PJ BOYLAN PHOTOGRAPHY

I’m happy to report some successes with my entries in my local and state camera club competitions. In my local club, the PhotoPictorialists of Milwaukee, my entry “Elephant Meets Land Rover”, won the Farber Award for the Best Photojournalism Print of the Year. In addition, I won the proficiency award in photojournalism slides and two of my photojournalism images won ribbons.

In the WACCO (Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization) spring competition, I won three medals and two ribbons:  medals for the Best Portrait and Best Alternate Portrait in the general slide category, and Best Nature in the small monochrome print category; and two ribbons in the large monochrome print category.

The winning photos in each category in the WACCO competition will be posted on the WACCO website:  http://www.wisc-camera.org/

Bad news–I have had to close my merchant credit card processing account. I can still accept credit cards through PayPal. The issue with credit card processing outside of PayPal is the exhorbitant fees. For a small, seasonal, low volume business, the fees are prohibitive. Recently, I was hit with a large new annual fee and the bank is applying it RETROACTIVELY! How fair is that? So I closed the account but they are holding me responsible for it anyway.  (  So, unless I can find a processing company with reasonable terms, please come to the summer art fairs armed with cash or checkbook. I will accept your personal check with identification. Also, we can arrange payment using PayPal. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

The Photographic Society of America, an international photography organization, is celebrating its 75th anniversary of existence this year. As part of the commemoration it has published a book–”The 75th Anniversary of the Photographic Society of America.” The book features selected images from members of PSA. My photo, “Blue Eyes”, was chosen as one of the featured images. The book, a fine limited edition work, sells for $50 plus shipping and may be purchased on the PSA website using PayPal. 

Here is the link:  http://www.psa-photo.org/