Bower, Barbara: - Barbara Bower is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Photography, and she has studied with some of the finest artists and photographers in the field. She holds the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman Degrees from the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). In addition, she holds the Accolade of Lifetime Photographic Excellence Degree from Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI). Barbara has received numerous First, Second, and Third Place Awards in WPPI print competitions and had the highest-scoring wedding print at a WPPI Award of Excellence Competition--a score of 99! She received the highest-scoring portrait at a Society of Northern Ohio Professional Photographers (SONOPP) Annual Print Competition and received the SONOPP Service Award Medallion for outstanding service to the association. Barbara's work has been published in several photographic books and magazines, and she is the coauthor of the book Infrared Wedding Photography, published by Amherst Media.