About the Photographer...
ABOUT ME
Rick Massarini has been a Professional Photographer since 1973. He has received the designation of "Master Photographer" from the Professional Photographers of America and is one of only four active "Master Photographers" in the New Orleans area. He was admitted into membership in the Professional Photographers of Louisiana and the Professional Photographers of America in 1979, and is an invited member of the American Society of Photographers.
Rick is a member of the following Professional organizations:
American Society of Photographers
Professional Photographers of America
Professional Photographers of Louisiana (currently President)
Southwest Professional Photographers Association
Southeast Louisiana Professional Photographers Guild
In January of 2006, Rick was Internationally honored by the Professional Photographers of America "for Outstanding Service to Professional Photography" by being presented with the PPA "Directors Award". The "Directors Award" is the highest honor that can be given by the Board of Directors of the Professional Photographers of America, and has been awarded to only 104 individuals Internationally since the award's establishment in 1958. The award was presented at the 2006 PPA National Convention in Austin, TX. by PPA Chairman of the Board, Robert Lloyd, and PPA President, Ann Monteith. (for more information, click on the photo at the top left above)
Rick is the current President of the Professional Photographers of Louisiana. He has also served as the Chairman of the PPLA Photographic Competition Committee where he organized and ran all of the annual print competitions of the Professional Photographers of Louisiana. In 2006, Rick won the First Place award for the Best Commercial Image in the State of Louisiana.
At the recently completed 2009 PPA International Judging, Rick earned the title of PPA Photographer of the Year by having all 4 of his entries accepted for exhibition at the 2010 PPA International Exhibition in Nashville. Additionally, one of his images from this year's International Competition was selected for inclusion in the PPA "Showcase Album", a small selection of some of the finest images from this year's International Competition's General Exhibit.
He has had his images accepted for International Exhibition at the Professional Photographers of America's International Exhibitions and also permanently retained by the PPA for inclusion in the prestigious PPA "Loan Collection" . Elements of the PPA Loan Collection travel Internationally as the Professional Photographers of America's Exhibition of the finest examples of photographic artistry in the world. Most recently, the "Loan Collection" traveled to China for exhibition at the Professional Photographers of China's National Convention.
On the National level, Rick is a member of a very small group of Professional Photographers who work behind the scenes each year at the Professional Photographers of America's International Print Judging and International Photographic Exhibition. Rick is also a member of the Print Competition Committee of the Southwest Professional Photographers Association.
(Professional Photographers of America is the world's oldest and largest organization of Professional Photographers. The association is over 125 years old and currently has a membership of over 22,000 members.)
2006 PPA Chairman of the Board, Robert Lloyd and PPA President, Ann Monteith presenting the PPA "Directors Award" to Rick Massarini at the 2006 PPA National Convention in Austin, TX.
Rick Massarini, M.Photog.
PPA - Master Photographer
President - Professional Photographers of Louisiana (2009-2010)
For more information:
Phone 504-341-4240
email: MassPhoto@aol.com
2009 PPA President Dennis Craft presents Rick Massarini with the degree of "Master of Photography" at the 2009 PPA National Convention in Phoenix, AZ. Present with Rick at the presentation was his wife, Barbara.
