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| DAVID IXBALÁN,
Fundación de Niños Artistas FOTOKIDS - Guatemala City GUATEMALA |
CHEN WANG, University of Florida,Gainesville, FL, "Nature of Florida" |
The 2009 contest offered over US$162,700 in prizes donated by 69 generous sponsors. The competition is open to students everywhere-at all ages-and to their teachers.
Students compete by age group: 9th Grade & Below, 10-11-12th Grades (High School) and College & University levels. Students in 9th Grade & Below compete in single images only and the other student levels and teachers compete in both single images and portfolios. Prizes are awarded in each category at the Grand, First, Second and Third Prize levels and to the schools of the Grand Prize winners.
Two PIEA International Traveling Photo Exhibitions tour major conventions, schools, colleges and museums for three years in the USA, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and Canada. The top prize-winning images are published in Photo Marketing Magazine. Winners are also posted on the World Wide Web on the PIEA Home Page Gallery.