Announcements and Anniversaries

Good News about BetterPhoto Members

	Member		8 Special Announcements
1.	Stephanie A. Laird  Graduate  Member Since: 2005 USA		A big "Way to go!!" is extended to Stephanie Laird for having two of her images accepted by Leanin' Tree - a major Western art greeting card company. Her photos will be used in Leanin' Tree's 2009 card line. Be sure to check out Stephanie's Pro BetterPholio.
2.	Tom Schmitt Member Since: 2005 USA		Congratulations to Tom Schmitt, whose awesome photo graces the November 2008 cover (subscriber edition) of Popular Photography magazine! Tom is also a multiple winner in BetterPhoto's monthly contest. You can check out more of Tom's fine photography in his Basic BetterPholio.
3.	Lynn Tait Member Since: 2005 Canada		Congratulations to Lynn Tait, whose first-place photo appears on the cover of Toward the Light: Journal of Reflective Word & Image. Also, Lynn has a photo and poem in the literary ezine Inscribed: a Magazine for Writers; four images (including cover) in the poetry anthology Sounding the Seconds; and a cover shot on the upcoming poetry book Ghosts of Water Street. Visit Lynn's Basic BetterPholio.
4.	Jay Valle Member Since: 2006 USA		Congratulations to Jay Valle for his exhibit at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists Gallery in Ridgefield, CT. Keep up the good work, Jay! Also see Jay's Basic BetterPholio.
5.	Kathy Cline  Graduate  x 5 Member Since: 2006 USA		Congratulations to Kathy Cline for her selection in the "All Things Horses Exhibition," which runs through September 27th, 2008, at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO.! Check out Kathy's beautiful work in her Basic BetterPholio.
6.	Samantha L. Dean Member Since: 2006 USA		Congratulations go to Samantha Dean, who had nine photos selected for display at Clarian Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN! The images were selected from thousands of entries for the hospital's Photos for Health exhibit. See Samantha's fine photography in her Basic BetterPholio.
7.	Melissa A. Olsen Member Since: 2007 US		Kudos to Melissa Olsen for her eye-catching photo that was accepted for the "All Things Horses Exhibition," which runs through September 27th, 2008, at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO. In addition, Melissa won 3rd place in the Longmont, CO, “Art Through the Lens 2008” contest! To see more of Melissa's work, check out her Pro BetterPholio: melolsenphotography.com
8.	Joseph N. DiGilio  Graduate  Member Since: 2007 USA		Photo Discussion #1000000!! Joseph DiGilio's recent "Crane" photo prompted many well-deserved accolades from fellow members ... in fact, it became BetterPhoto's 1 millionth discussion! Way to go, Joseph (and BP)!! "I have been a member for 1 year," says Joseph. "As the result of my association with BetterPhoto and the talented people I have met, I am a better photographer." To see more of Joseph's fine work, check out his Basic BetterPholio.
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Anniversaries

The following BetterPhoto members are celebrating their anniversary today! Happy anniversary!

	Member Name	Country	Since	Home Page
1.	Lesley Fentiman		2001
2.	Joel Kaye	USA	2003
3.	Adrien McKechnie	USA	2003
4.	Arnold D. Knott Sr.	USA	2003
5.	Pamela J. Pearson  Graduate  x 3	USA	2003
6.	Melanie Harris	USA	2003
7.	Alejandro Cerutti  Graduate  x 6	USA	2003
8.	Ron Burgis		2003
9.	Ismael Roberto	USA	2003
10.	Mendy	USA	2003
11.	Chuck D. Lawhead  Graduate	USA	2004
12.	Siddharth Sachar	India	2004
13.	Margaret A. Radecky	USA	2004
14.	Turhan V. Brandon	USA	2004
15.	Sharon L. Blakemore  Graduate  x 2	USA	2004
16.	Lynne Sass  Graduate	USA	2004
17.	Lawrence Cooke		2004
18.	Deanna Grigus  Graduate  x 3	U.S.A.	2004
19.	Ken Ilio  Graduate  x 7	USA	2004
20.	Tina M. Ernspiker	USA	2004
21.	Karen A. Harper  Graduate  x 3	USA	2004
22.	nancy lynch  Graduate  x 17	usa	2004
23.	Kim Owen  Graduate  x 4	USA	2004
24.	Sanaa Unus  Graduate  x 2	USA	2005
25.	Joyce Brant  Graduate  x 3	Canada	2005
26.	Bret `. Culp	Ca	2005
27.	Mike D. Shullaw	USA	2005
28.	Lori A. Moore  Graduate  x 9	USA	2005
29.	Seth Austin	USA	2005
30.	Bettie	USA	2005
31.	Shannon Dimmitt	usa	2005
32.	Balitaranto O. Dewo	Singapore	2005
33.	Hollie M. Nicholson	USA	2005
34.	Lino V. Almuenda	Philippines	2006
35.	Juraj Filipeje	Slovakia	2006
36.	Kelley Hague  Graduate  x 2	USA	2006
37.	Steve L. Shore	Canada	2006
38.	Sean Duffy		2006
39.	Matt V. Greaney	USA	2006
40.	Connie J.	USA	2006
41.	NICOLE BIXBY	USA	2006
42.	Anton Foltin	USA	2006
43.	Rafael Delgado	USA	2006
44.	Odi Oiko	greece	2006
45.	Linda W. James	USA	2006
46.	Afs Me Hos	iran	2006
47.	Marva L. Sherry	USA	2006
48.	Barbra Markham  Graduate  x 2	USA	2006
49.	Varli José Dorighello	Brazil	2006
50.	Christine Czernin-Morzin  Graduate  x 6	Austria	2006
51.	Michele Haire	USA	2006
52.	David K. Springwater  Graduate  x 7	USA	2006
53.	Robin Thompson	USA	2006
54.	Matthew Weitz	USA	2006
55.	Bill Phelps  Graduate	USA	2006
56.	ayman m. hussin	saudi arabia	2006
57.	Nicole J. Garcia	USA	2006
58.	Alice Berkshire		2006
59.	Kirsten Jetté	Canada	2006
60.	Marilee A. Anderson  Graduate  x 2	USA	2006
61.	Jennifer Oakes	USA	2006
62.	Jennifer B. Short  Graduate  x 4	USA	2006
63.	Sony Antony	india	2006
64.	David M. Chapman	Japan	2006
65.	Matthew C. Rogers	USA	2006
66.	Muriel A. Greenleaf	USA	2006
67.	Fred Botha	South Africa	2007
68.	Steve Cable	Australia	2007
69.	Karan Bhatia	INDIA	2007
70.	Gary Biron		2007
71.	Angela J. Phillips	USA	2007
72.	Richard Thomas	USA	2007
73.	Pieta	Netherlands	2007
74.	Tim G. Elliott	canada	2007
75.	Lois Evelyn Kerr	USA	2007
76.	Gary L. Williams	USA	2007
77.	Windy Spence-Graham	USA	2007
78.	Peter W. Olsen  Graduate	USA	2007
79.	Janice Ware	USA	2007
80.	LaTosha L. Stalter	Japan	2007
81.	Calin Hanchevici	Canada	2007
82.	Nancy	USA	2007
83.	bill young  Graduate	usa	2007
84.	Bill	USA	2007
85.	Alison Cilliers	USA	2007
86.	Jessie L. Cole	USA	2007
87.	Keri Coleman	USA	2007
88.	Bernie J. Boutin	Canada	2007
89.	Mehdi Kavei	iran	2007
90.	Donna C. Arnold	USA	2007
91.	Judy L. Mudie		2008
92.	Travis Simmons  Graduate	USA	2008
93.	Tanja Mamas  Graduate	USA	2008
94.	Lindel D. Campbell	USA	2008
95.	Michal Witkowski		2008
96.	Douglas Pignet	USA	2008
97.	Joffre Oliveira	Brazil	2008
98.	Matthew L. Renegar  Graduate	USA	2008
99.	Biswajit Tripathy		2008
100.	Layal A. Saeed  Graduate  x 2	Bahrain	2008
101.	Mike Wakashige	USA	2008
102.	Julie A. Halloran		2008
103.	Eddie R. Timola		2008
104.	Shelby Clem Lynn Clem		2008
105.	Clyde Boucher		2008
106.	Susan Fairbairn  Graduate  x 2	USA	2008
107.	Michael P. Sinclair		2008
108.	Sean R. Harris		2008
109.	Michelle Jimenez		2008
110.	Steven Wynn	United States	2008
111.	Robbie W. Ringwall		2008
112.	Deborah A. Davidson	USA	2008
113.	Marenda L. McGinley	USA	2008
114.	Elizabeth A. Thome		2008
115.	Clifton C. Hodges  Graduate  x 2	USA	2008
116.	Mark Kuch		2008
117.	Marina Daniel  Graduate	USA	2008
118.	Andrea Rodger	USA	2008
119.	tracy chacon  Graduate	usa	2008
120.	Sean J. Tobin		2008
121.	Vivek Joseph		2008
122.	Greg Koch  Graduate	U.S.A.	2008