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Like many others who photograph horses, our judges began their careers with a dream. And image after image, made that dream into a professional reality.
As respected members of the Equine Photographers' Network, we are proud to introduce our judges for Equine Ideal: Winter 2010 Online Photography Contest.
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Bev Pettit
Bev earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Minnesota, graduating cum laude in Art Education. After college Bev worked in fine art, technical and art education positions with a stint in teaching photography at a community college in California.
Deciding on photography as her artistic medium of choice came naturally when Bev moved to Hong Kong in 1991. Carrying a 35mm film camera was compatible with her travel style as she backpacked the cities and back roads of Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, India and China. For the next six years she documented Asian culture for personal projects as well as magazines, HK tourism, commercial assignments and educational book publishers worldwide while working full-time as research print manager for a large American investment bank. Pettit moved to London in 1999 where she worked at the European headquarters for the bank for another three years.
Growing up in a small town in Southern Minnesota, Bev started riding horses at a very young age. Her years working in large cities overseas made it difficult to own horses. After returning to the US in 1999 it was natural for her to blend her love of horses with photography. She now lives on a small ranch in Northern Arizona with her family and five horses. Today Pettit specializes in photographing horses, both domestic and wild.
Bev Pettit
BevPettit Fine Art Photography
www.BevPettit.com
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Laura Cotterman
Laura Cotterman is a commercial photographer specializing in horse, farm and agriculture images located in Virginia's hunt country. She has been in and around the horse business for
30 years breeding and training race and sport horses. She lives in Delaplane with her husband Mark who is a farrier serving the hunter/jumper clientele in the Middleburg area. Her
photos appear in numerous publications throughout the US and Canada. She brings a lifetime of horsemanship to her judging duties in addition to her passion and enthusiasm for horses and
photography.
Laura Cotterman
www.lauracotterman.com
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