Drake Busath (Master Photographer, Craftsman).
Drake Busath, owner of Busath Photographers, is a sec-
ond-generation professional photographer. He has spo-
ken all over the world and has been featured in a wide
variety of professional magazines. He operates a success-
ful wedding and portrait studio, as well as a successful
photography workshop in Italy.
AnthonyCava(BA,MPA,APPO).With his brother
Frank, Anthony Cava owns and operates Photolux Studio
in Ottawa, ON. Ten years ago, Anthony joined WPPI
and the Professional Photographers of Canada, and was
the youngest Master of Photographic Arts in Canada. He
won WPPI’s Grand Award with the first print he ever en-
tered in competition.
Bruce Dorn and Maura Dutra.These award-win-
ning digital imagemakers learned their craft in Holly-
wood, New York, and Paris. Maura has twenty years’
experience as an art director and visual effects producer,
and Bruce capped a youthful career in fashion and adver-
tising photography with a twenty-year tenure in the very
exclusive Director’s Guild of America. They have earned
a plethora of industry awards for excellence in image-
making, and now teach worldwide.
Fuzzy and Shirley Duenkel.Fuzzy has been honored
with numerous awards, including four Fuji Masterpiece
Awards. In 1996 and 1997, he was named Photographer
of the Year for the Southeastern Wisconsin PPA. Fuzzy
has had fifteen prints selected for National Traveling
Loan Collection, two for Disney’s Epcot Center, one for
Photokina in Germany, and one for the International
Hall of Fame and Museum in Oklahoma.
Jim Fender.Jim Fender is part of Fender Donisch
Photography in Naperville, IL. Fender has won numer-
ous awards including many local honors, Fuji Masterpiece
awards, and Kodak Gallery Awards. He also has several
prints on display at Epcot Center in Disney World as well
as in the PPA Traveling Loan collection. His studio has
won the Top Wedding Album for the state of Illinois sev-
eral times.
Deborah Lynn Ferro.A professional photographer
since 1996, Deborah Lynn calls upon her background as
a watercolor artist. She has studied with master photog-
raphers all over the world, including, Michael Taylor,
Helen Yancy, Bobbi Lane, Monte Zucker, and Tim Kelly.
In addition to being a fine photographer, she is also an
accomplished digital artist.
Frank A. Frost, Jr. (PPA Certified, M.Photog.,Cr.,
APM, AOPA, AEPA, AHPA).Frank Frost has been
creating his classic portraiture in Albuquerque, NM, for
almost twenty years. Along the way, he has earned nu-
merous awards from WPPI and PPA. His photographic
ability stems from an instinctive flair for posing, compo-
sition, and lighting.
Jennifer George Walker.Jennifer George Walker
runs her studio out of her home in the Del Mar, CA,
an affluent neighborhood that is close to the beach and
a variety of beautiful shooting locations. She has won
the California Photographer of the Year and received the
People’s Choice Award 2001 at the Professional Photog-
raphers of California convention. In 2003, Jennifer was
the Premiere category Grand Award winner. For moire,
visit http://www.jwalkerphotography.com.
Jeff and Kathleen Hawkins.Jeff and Kathleen oper-
ate a fully high-end studio in Orlando, FL. Jeff Hawkins
has been a professional photographer for over twenty
years. Kathleen Hawkins holds a Masters in Business Ad-
ministration and served as past president of the Wedding
Professionals of Central Florida (WPCF) and past affiliate
vice president for the National Association of Catering
Executives (NACE). As a team, they have authored nu-
merous instructional books for photographers.
Elizabeth Homan.Elizabeth Homan owns and oper-
ates Artistic Images, where she is assisted by her husband,
Trey, and her parents, Penny and Sterling. Elizabeth
holds a BA from Texas Christian University and was the
decorated as the youngest Master Photographer in Texas
in 1998. She holds many awards, including ten Fujifilm
Masterpiece Awards, Best Wedding Album in the South-
west Region (six years), and two perfect scores of 100 in
print competition.
Judy Host.Judy Host has won numerous awards for
her photography and been featured in a number of pub-
lications for her outstanding environmental portraiture.
The PPA from whom she has received a Masters and a
Craftsman degree has selected her work for National Ex-
hibition. She has also received three Kodak Gallery
Awards. Many of her images have been exhibited at
Epcot Center and are part of a traveling loan collection.
Kevin Jairaj.Kevin Jairaj is an award-winning wed-
ding and portrait photographer whose creative eye has
earned him a stellar reputation in the Dallas/Fort Worth,
TX, area. He is formerly a fashion photographer who usesTHE PHOTOGRAPHERS 121