Guild Meeting: "Understanding What Makes a Competition Image Score Well"
Thu, Jan 15
|Colorado Springs
Learn from Larry Adkins, our speaker. If you’re new to image competition, it can feel like a game. It’s possible you have only a passing familiarity with the 12 Elements of a Merit Image. But do you really understand what they mean?
Time & Location
Jan 15, 2026, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM MST
Colorado Springs, Fire Station 19, 2490 Research Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80920, USA
About the Event
This presentation is an overview of the 12 Elements of a Merit Image. These 12 Elements are used to judge images for professional quality and prestigious awards within PPA competitions at the local, state, and national levels. When you master these elements, your images will score better at competitions, you will gain the admiration of your peers, and your work will be recognized in PPA’s Imaging Excellence Collection exhibit during PPA’s annual convention, Imaging USA.
Larry Adkins (Winding Hills Photography) is an award-winning landscape photographer from Monument, CO who has been recognized for his outstanding photography by the Professional Photographers of Colorado and the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). He is passionate about photographic competition, and enjoys sharing his knowledge and lessons learned with other photographers so they can grow in their artistry and craftsmanship.