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TOP WPJA PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR 2007:

Photographer	Location	Total Points

1. Ben Chrisman	CA-N, USA	64
2. Eric Lagstein	NJ, USA	50
3. Carlo Carletti	ITALY	45
4. Christian Keenan	ENGLAND	39
5. David Murray	ME, USA	37
Jeremy Lawson	MO, USA	37
7. Mark Earthy	SWEDEN	30
8. Christobal Perez	NC, USA	28
9. Noah Wolf	MN, USA	26
Robert Mirani	MA, USA	26
11. John Santerre	ME, USA	25
Ryan Anson	CA-N, USA	25
Tony Marin	AUSTRALIA	25
14. Dominique Cabrelli	FRANCE	21
15. Matt Kim	CA-N, USA	20
Kent Meireis	CO, USA	20
17. Steven Bridges	TN, USA	19
18. Jonathan Kirshner	IL, USA	18
Erwin Darmali	CA-S, USA	18
20. Lauren Brooks	OR, USA	17
Christopher Gendron	WA, USA	17
Peter Pawinski	IL, USA	17
Jane Shauck	CT, USA	17
Merri Cyr	NY-C, USA	17
Kym Skiles	TX-N, USA	17
26. John Zich	IL, USA	16
Daria Bishop	VT, USA	16
David Christensen	GA, USA	16
Joanna Bolick	NC, USA	16
Hun Kim	WA, USA	16
James Lee	CA-N, USA	16
Kelly Flora	KY, USA	16
Adam Welch	CO, USA	16
Gulnara Samoilova	NY-C, USA	16
Megan Resch	AZ, USA	16
Peter Doyle	NY-C, USA	16
Buffy Goodman	AB, CAN	16
Matt Adcock	GA, USA	16
Della Chen	WA, USA	16
39. Amy Enderle	MO, USA	15
Bill McCullough	TX-C, USA	15
Nikos Papadopoulos	GREECE	15
Steve Warmowski	IL, USA	15
Danny Iskandar	IN, USA	15
Patrick Low	MALAYSIA	15
Dennis Viera	CA-S, USA	15
Jeffrey Lau	NY-LI, USA	15
Shelley Woodworth	NJ, USA	15
Sean Meyers	NC, USA	15
Joe Craig	PA, USA	15
Gary Ventura	NY-U, USA	15
Marco Ficili	ITALY	15
Reena Rose Sibayan	NJ, USA	15
Larry Stanley	MT, USA	15
Clifford Brunk	CA-N, USA	15
Tracy Turpen	SC, USA	15
Eric Cable	OR, USA	15
Andre de Saint Phalle	VT, USA	15
Craig Wolfrom	ID, USA	15
Samm Blake	AUSTRALIA	15
61. Thomas Graves	MD, USA	14
62. Elizabeth Pugliese	IN, USA	13
Sam Dean	VA, USA	13
64. Brad Walters	CO, USA	12
Frederick Ng	CA-N, USA	12
Elaine Soong	AB, CANADA	12
Michelle Frankfurter	MD, USA	12
68. Katrina Wallace	AZ, USA	11
Jenna Walker	CO, USA	11
Dave Arntson	ND, USA	11
Tod O'Driscoll	AZ, USA	11
John Ly	TX-S, USA	11
Rich Janniello	NY-C, USA	11
Chris Moseley	TX-N, USA	11
Mary Sledd	TX-C, USA	11
Marc Andrew	MN, USA	11
Kyle Larson	WA, USA	11
Neil Palmer	ENGLAND	11
Marcel Siegle	CA-N, USA	11
80. Edmund Tham	MALAYSIA	10
Michael Lyn	FL, USA	10
Melia Sorenson	BC, CANADA	10
Anil Tohani	ENGLAND	10
James Christianson	CO, USA	10
Nadra Edgerley	ME, USA	10
Glen Stubbe	MN, USA	10
Lauren Cohn-Frankel	CA-N, USA	10
Kelvin Koh	SINGAPORE	10
Jeremy Igo	NC, USA	10
Jake Holt	TX-C, USA	10
Genya Garrett	FL, USA	10
Mike Topham	VA, USA	10
Peter Van de Maele	MEXICO	10
Jennifer Skog	CA-N, USA	10
Angela Swan	IL, USA	10
Rob Snavely	CA-N, USA	10
Eric Cousineau	NM, USA	10
Melisa McKolay	MI, USA	10
Kellie Kano	NC, USA	10
Rick Collins	BC, CANADA	10

TOP WPJA PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR 2006:

Photographer	Location	Total Points

1. Carlo Carletti	ITALY	70
2. Evrim Icoz	OR, USA	60
3. Ira Lippke	CA-S, USA	45
4. Joanne Dunn	ITALY	40
5. Matt McGraw	NC, USA	30
6. Mark Earthy	SWEDEN	30
7. Malgorzata Woszczyna	NYC, USA	30
8. Sarah Bastille	MA, USA	25
9. Clinton James	WA, USA	25
10. Ben Chrisman	CA-N, USA	25
11. Jonathan Adams	WY, USA	25
12. Bill McCullough	TX-C, USA	25
13. David Crane	CA-S, USA	20
14. Sergio Lopez	AZ, USA	20
15. Cameron Gillie	LA, USA	20
16. Brian Tsai	TX-C, USA	20
18. Jessica Johnston	MI, USA	20
19. David Murray	ME, USA	15
20. Benjamin Rusnak	FL, USA	15
21. Greg Gibson	VA, USA	15
22. Justine Ungaro	VA, USA	15
23. Gabriel Mendes	SINGAPORE	15
24. Michael Albert	NH, USA	15
25. Christobal Perez	NC, USA	15
26. Rosemarie Hyc	CA-N, USA	15
27. Joel Maus	CA-S, USA	15
28. Brett Butterstein	CO, USA	15
29. Anne Almasy	GA, USA	15
30. Joseph Gjudinis	VA, USA	15
31. Eric Dean	FL, USA	15
32. Erwin Darmali	CA-N, USA	15
33. Tony Marin	AUSTRALIA	15
34. Frederick Ng	CA-N, USA	15
35. Porter Gifford	MA, USA	15
36. Jennifer Stanton	WA, USA	15
37. Marianne Earthy	SWEDEN	15
38. Melissa Mermin	CA-N, USA	15
39. Paulina Westerlind	SWEDEN	15
40. Len Spoden	VA, USA	15
41. Scott Hopkins	PA, USA	15
42. Corey McNabb	NC, USA	15
43. Joe Nicholson	WA, USA	15
44. Kevin Beasley	LA, USA	15
45. Adam Welch	CO, USA	15
46. Rachel Gracie	NY-U, USA	15
48. Erin Beach	CA-N, USA	15
49. Matt Grazier	MA, USA	15
50. Christopher Prinos	MA, USA	15
51. Stephen Loh	SINGAPORE	15
52. Michael Temchine	DC, USA	15
53. Brian Phillips	MA, USA	15
54. Armando Solares	FL, USA	15
55. John Hudetz	CO, USA	15
56. Leda Zych	MN, USA	15
58. Craig Fritz	NM, USA	15
59. Elaine Soong	AB, CAN	10
60. Michael Lyn	FL, USA	10
61. Huy Nguyen	TX-N, USA	10
62. Jessamyn Harris	CA-N, USA	10
63. Kelvin Koh	SINGAPORE	10
64. Me Ra Koh	WA, USA	10
65. Hun Kim	WA, USA	10
66. Dan Harris	FL, USA	10
67. Matt Adcock	GA, USA	10
68. John Prutch	WA, USA	10
69. Rob Sigler	NY-U, USA	10
70. Matt Kim	CA-N, USA	10
71. Michelle Otto	TX-C, USA	10
72. Joe Milton	OR, USA	10
73. Bianca Palmer	NC, USA	10
74. Robert Mirani	MA, USA	10
75. Angela Lang	CA-N, USA	10
76. Stephen Bebb	BC, CAN	10
77. Antonio Pulsone	MA, USA	10
78. Paula Luna	CA-S, USA	10
79. Marco Simonelli	MO, USA	10
80. Iklil Nye	WA, USA	10
81. Aaron Willcox	CA-S, USA	10
82. Eric Lagstein	NJ, USA	10
83. Britta Trygstad	ND, USA	10
84. Marine Fonteyne	ITALY	10
85. Grace Kim	WA, USA	10
86. Jennifer Sanford	OR, USA	10
87. Mark Adams	GA, USA	10
88. Sol Tamargo	MEXICO	10
89. Charlotte Geary	CO, USA	10
90. John Ly	TX-S, USA	10
91. Evangeline Cesar	MI, USA	10
92. Mike Kehr	DE, USA	10
93. Joe Dickie	MN, USA	10
94. Joel Wiebner	PA, USA	10
95. Stacey Kane	ME, USA	10
96. Rhee Bevere	CA-N, USA	10
97. Bill Morgan	OH, USA	10
98. Jonathan Kirshner	IL, USA	10
99. Steve Krongard	NY-U, USA	10
100. Stephan Maloman	FL, USA	5
101. Brian Walski	CO, USA	5
102. Jennifer Bebb	BC, CAN	5
103. Heather Mabry	TX-C, USA	5
104. Susan Stripling	FL, USA	5
105. Shane Carpenter	MD, USA	5
106. Stephen Seward	MO, USA	5
108. Meg Baisden	FL, USA	5
109. Gary Ventura	NY-U, USA	5
110. Echard Wheeler	VA, USA	5
111. Neil Cowley	NY-U, USA	5
112. Sonia Smith	NJ, USA	5
113. Jennifer Skog	CA-N, USA	5
114. Larry Stanley	SWEDEN	5
115. Juliana Wiklund	SWEDEN	5
116. David Wittig	IL, USA	5
117. Lina Jang	NYC, USA	5
118. John Santerre	ME, USA	5
119. Janelle Lowrance	TX-N, USA	5
120. Tim Zielenbach	GA, USA	5
121. Dave Robbins	NYC, USA	5
122. Scott Lewis	NJ, USA	5
123. Jeff Ascough	ENGLAND	5
124. Ashley Garmon	TX-C, USA	5
125. Richard Esposito	CT, USA	5
126. Mark Andrew	MN, USA	5
127. Lacey Gadwill	NC, USA	5
128. Kathleen Perez	NC, USA	5
129. Brooke Lagstein	NJ, USA	5
131. Sean McLellan	TN, USA	5
132. Linda Wallace	NC, USA	5
133. Joseph Kohn	CA-N, USA	5
134. Kym Skiles	TX-N, USA	5
135. Heidi Huber	CA-N, USA	5

TOP WPJA PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR 2005:

Photographer	Location	Total Points

1. Huy Nguyen	TX, USA	55
2. Linda Wallace	NC, USA	50
3. Mindy Myers	IA, USA	45
4. Brian Tsai	TX, USA	30
5. David DeDios	AZ, USA	30
6. Heather Mabry	TX, USA	30
7. Ben Chrisman	NM, USA	30
9. Karin von Voigtlander	NY-U, USA	30
10. Greg Gibson	VA, USA	30
11. Benjamin Rusnak	FL, USA	30
12. Michael Barber	OH, USA	25
13. Neil Cowley	NY, USA	25
15. Craig Mitchelldyer	OR, USA	25
16. Anna Kuperberg	CA-N, USA	20
17. Wendy Woods	MN, USA	20
18. ChiKuang Hwang	SINGAPORE	20
19. Scott Juarez	TX-N, USA	20
20. Hun Kim	WA, USA	20
21. Matt McGraw	NC, USA	20
22. Karen Gordon	NY-C, USA	20
23. Gary Allen	NC, USA	20
24. Anne Ryan	IL, USA	20
25. Stacey Kane	ME, USA	15
26. John Mireles	CA-S, USA	15
27. Ulysses Ashton	NY-U, USA	15
28. Josh Johnston	IL, USA	15
29. Abigail Seymour	NC, USA	15
30. Jay Premack	DC, USA	15
31. Carl Walsh	ME, USA	15
33. Kimberley Bednarski	WI, USA	15
34. Susan Stripling	FL, USA	15
35. Christobal Perez	NC, USA	15
37. Carlo Carletti	ITALY	15
38. Angela Swan Mistry	IL, USA	15
39. Josef Isayo	CA-S, USA	15
40. Michele Waite	WA, USA	15
41. Dave Cheung	AB, CAN	15
42. Quin Cheung	AB, CAN	15
43. Tara Arrowood	CA-N, USA	10
44. Aaron Watson	VA, USA	10
45. Richard Esposito	CT, USA	10
46. Michael Dibari	MD, USA	10
47. Christopher Prinos	MA, USA	10
48. Ralph Wilson	PA, USA	10
49. Vanessa Hall	AUSTRALIA	10
50. Glen Cooper	MA, USA	10
51. Laura Piazza	NH, USA	10
52. Peter Pawinski	IL, USA	10
53. Douglas Weaver	MD, USA	10
54. Meg Runion	VA, USA	10
55. Fiorentini Massimo	ITALY	10
56. Joel Maus	CA-S, USA	10
57. Shalista Anderson	SD, USA	10
58. Jonathan Adams	WY, USA	10
59. Mary Steinbacher	PA, USA	10
60. Barbara Kyne	PA, USA	10
61. Shane Carpenter	MD, USA	10
62. Florent Vidal	AUSTRALIA	10
63. Barbara Casagrande	ITALY	10
64. Allegra Gilbert	VA, USA	10
65. Craig Strong	OR, USA	10
66. Daniel Min	VA, USA	10
67. Fadi Kheir	NYC, USA	5
68. Sergio Lopez	AZ, USA	5
69. Cameron Gillie	LA, USA	5
70. Amy Deputy	MD, USA	5
71. Todd Hougas	CT , USA	5
72. David Crane	CA-S, USA	5
73. Ira Lippke	CA-S, USA	5
74. Eric Cable	OR, USA	5
75. Maurice Ramirez	CA-N, USA	5
76. Michael Schwarz	GA, USA	5
77. Jake Holt	TX-C, USA	5
78. Marc Climie	GA, USA	5
79. Agaton Strom	NY-C, USA	5
80. Marc Andrew	MN, USA	5
81. Melissa Mermin	CA-N, USA	5
83. Liana Lehman	GA, USA	5
84. Brad Emmons	OK, USA	5
85. Andrey Mikityuk	NE, USA	5
86. Della Chen	WA, USA	5
87. Bill McCullough	TX-C, USA	5
88. Raymond Soemarsono	CA-S, USA	5

TOP WPJA PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR 2004:

Photographer	Location	Total Points

1. Gary Allen	NC, USA	87.5
2. Eric Cable	OR, USA	70
3. Dean Saffron	AUSTRALIA	60
4. Marie Labbancz	NJ, USA	60
5. Neil Cowley	NY-U, USA	55
6. David Murray	ME, USA	55
7. Bill McCullough	TX-C, USA	55
8. Cameron Gillie	LA, USA	46.25
9. Greg Blomberg	TX-N, USA	35
10. John Hong	WA, USA	35
11. David Jay	CA-S, USA	32.5
12. Kevin Swan	IN, USA	30
13. Brian Phillips	MA, USA	30
14. Kelly Moore Clark	LA, USA	30
17. Olivier Lalin	NY-C, USA	25
18. Christobal Perez	NC, USA	25
19. Susan Stripling	FL, USA	25
20. Ben Rusnak	FL, USA	25
21. Michael DiBari	MD, USA	25
22. Stacey Kane	ME, USA	25
23. John Mireles	CA-S, USA	25
24. John Zich	IL, USA	20
25. Michael Leslie	PA, USA	20
26. Natalie Galyon	TX-N, USA	20
27. Michele Waite	WA, USA	20
28. Tamara Millikin	CA-N, USA	15
29. Joseph Hong	WA, USA	15
30. Thomas Graves	MD, USA	15
31. Craig Mitchelldyer	OR, USA	15
32. Melissa Mermin	CA-N, USA	15
33. Douglas Weaver	MD, USA	15
34. Bryan Morgan	NEW ZEAL	15
35. Dennis Mock	CA-S, USA	15
36. Robin Parrott	CA-N, USA	15
37. Heather Mabry	TX-C, USA	15
38. Sue Cunningham	CT, USA	15
39. Liesl Cowley	NY-U, USA	15
40. Matt McGraw	NC, USA	15
41. Julie Gelfand	NY-U, USA	15
42. Scott Juarez	TX-N, USA	15
43. Carl Walsh	ME, USA	15
44. Tim Zielenbach	GA, USA	15
45. Alex Ze-evi Christian	NY-C, USA	15
46. Todd Hougas	CT, USA	15
47. Mark Kegans	IA, USA	15
48. Joseph Stefanchik	TX-N, USA	15
49. Sandi Foraci	MD, USA	15
50. Bart Breslow	PA, USA	15
51. Joseph Milton	OR, USA	15
53. Matt Adcock	GA, USA	15
54. Michael Kitada	CA-S, USA	10
55. Amy Raab	MD, USA	10
56. Melissa Hester	AZ, USA	10
57. Daniel Sheehan	WA, USA	10
58. Michael Barnholdt	MN, USA	10
59. Kevin Weinstein	IL, USA	10
60. Melissa Bonvini	ME, USA	10
61. Andre Maier	NY-C, USA	10
62. Roger Winstead	NC, USA	10
63. Jeff Andrews	BC, CAN	10
64. Michelle Patterson	TX-C, USA	10
65. Carey Kirkella	NY-C, USA	10
66. David De Dios	AZ, USA	10
67. Kathi Littwin	NY-C, USA	10
68. Fadi Kheir	NY-C, USA	10
69. Sergio Lopez	AZ, USA	10
70. Clare Marie Barboza	WA, USA	10
71. Karin von Voigtlander	NY-U, USA	10
72. Christopher Record	NC, USA	10
73. Chris Humphreys	CA-S, USA	10
74. Daniel Rohde	NC, USA	7.5
75. Annaliese Moyer	OR, USA	5
76. Diana Lott	TX-C, USA	5
77. Beverly Barrett	TX-C, USA	5
78. Chuck Eaton	NC, USA	5
79. Jessica Weatherwax	CO, USA	5
80. Joel Maus	CA-S, USA	5
81. Dawn Earles	LA, USA	5
83. Trish Gilmore	RI, USA	5
84. Anne Ryan	IL, USA	5
85. George Weir	PA, USA	5
86. Earl Christie	MA, USA	5
88. Jamie Bloomquist	ME, USA	5
89. Bridget Besaw Gorman	ME, USA	5
90. Ira Lippke	CA-S, USA	5
91. Matt Lit	CO, USA	5
92. Vanessa Hall	AUSTRALIA	5
93. Peggy Bair	KS, USA	5
94. Richard Nowitz	MD, USA	3.75
95. George Martell	MA, USA	2.5
96. Huy Nguyen	TX-N, USA	1.25
97. Victor Junco	FL, USA	1.25

TOP WPJA PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR 2003:

Photographer	Location	Total Points

1. Eric Francis	NE, USA	95
2. Huy Nguyen	TX-N, USA	85
3. Bill McCullough	TX-C, USA	60
4. David Murray	ME, USA	55
5. Amy Deputy	MD, USA	50
6. David Beckstead	WA, USA	45
7. Gary Allen	NC, USA	35
8. Craig Strong	OR, USA	32.5
9. Joe Milton	OR, USA	32.5
10. Neil Cowley	NY-U, USA	30
11. John Hong	WA, USA	30
12. Joseph Hong	WA, USA	30
14. David De Dios	AZ, USA	20
15. Jason Hudson	AR, USA	15
16. Kurt Miller	CA-S, USA	15
17. Natalie Galyon	TX-N, USA	15
18. Cameron Gillie	LA, USA	15
19. Michele Waite	WA, USA	15
20. Jeff Andrews	BC, CAN	15
21. Justin Ide	MA, USA	15
22. Pam Hults	LA, USA	15
23. Jennifer Dery	CA-S, USA	15
24. Val MacKenna	FL, USA	15
25. Matt Lit	CO, USA	15
26. Mike Irvin	TX-N, USA	15
27. Liesl Cowley	NY-U, USA	10
28. George Martell	MA, USA	10
29. Jonathan Adams	WY, USA	10
30. Suzanne Mapes	CA-S, USA	10
31. David Gonzales	WY, USA	10
32. Mark Romine	IL, USA	10
33. Marc Climie	GA, USA	10
34. Juan Torres	OR, USA	10
35. Robin Parrott	CA-N, USA	10
36. David Agnello	WY, USA	10
37. Marci Fong	WA, USA	10
38. Eric Cable	OR, USA	7.5
39. Roman Grinev	MD, USA	7.5
40. Sara Sun	MA, USA	5
41. Paul Sanders	WA, USA	5
42. Kim Koluch	OH, USA	5
43. Roger Winstead	NC, USA	5
44. Mike Day	ON, CAN	2.5
45. Susan Stripling	FL, CAN	2.5
46. Christopher Record	NC, USA	2.5