Chelmsford Resident Wins Spot In 2022 World Photographic Cup

CHELMSFORD, MA — Chelmsford resident Luciana Calvin recently won a spot on Team BRAZIL at the 2022 World Photographic Cup, set to take place on March 28 in Rome, and has been chosen as a finalist in the children’s category of the Grand Imaging Awards from Professional Photographers of America (PPA).

Calvin’s image “Treasure Hunting” was selected by an international panel organized by Brasil Photo Awards to be part of their World Photographic Cup team and was also selected by a panel of 36 eminent jurors from across the United States out of 5,000 total submitted entries at PPA headquarters in Atlanta.

“It’s a great honor to win a spot on Team BRAZIL and to be a finalist at the Grand Imaging Award,” said Calvin in a statement. “These are amazing groups to be a part of. I push myself to be a better photographer each year, and to be recognized and given the chance to represent my country is just icing on the cake.”

The World Photographic Cup, co-founded by PPA and the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) with a mission of uniting photographers in a spirit of friendship and cooperation, features 35 countries that will square off next year.

Each country’s team picks its own photographers and images to enter. Teams may submit up to three images in each of six categories and gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to the individual creator in each category. Teams are awarded points based on an aggregate score of the top ten placements in all categories and the World Photographic Cup is awarded to the team that receives the highest overall score. Team Brazil took home the cup last year.

The Grand Imaging Awards winners will be announced at the upcoming Imaging USA, one of the largest annual conventions and expos for professional photographers, which will be held from January 16 to 18 in National Harbor, Maryland.

For more information on the World Photographic Cup and to view the finalist images from around the world, visit WorldPhotographicCup.org. To learn more about the 2022 Grand Imaging Award and to view the finalist images, click here. Calvin’s website can be accessed here.