Brody attended the Professional Photographers Society of New York State annual convention in 2006. He was awarded a blue ribbon for his portrait entitled "Sister's Embrace", a blue ribbon for his portrait entitled "Kelli and Jonathan", and a blue ribbon for the wedding album he designed for Glyn & Michelle. This was the first year he entered an album into competition, so he was very pleased that he received a blue ribbon.
In 2003, Brody was awarded two Blue Ribbons, a Judges Choice Award, and two Court of Honor Awards in the annual Professional Photographers of the State of New York print competition. He was honored again when one of his Blue Ribbon prints was chosen as one of the Top Images of the Year in the Professional Photographers of America International Print Competition.
"Me & My Shadow"
PPSNY Blue Ribbon, Illustrative Category
Judges Choice Award
Court of Honors Award
PPA International Print Competition Winner
In 2003, Brody was awarded two Blue Ribbons at the Professional Photographers Society of New York State Talent Exchange Program.
Brody was awarded a score of 95 for his "Morning Reflection" image at the 2004 annual Professional Photographers Society of New York State print competition. This was the highest score awarded in the entire competition. He was awarded a Blue Ribbon, a Judges Choice Award, a Court of Honor Award, and was awarded his 320 pin.
"Morning Reflection"
PPSNY Blue Ribbon, Illustrative Category
Judges Choice Award
Court of Honors Award
Brody entered the 2005 Professional Photographers Society of New York State print competition, Brody was awarded two blue ribbons for his prints "Little Britches" and "Walk through a rainbow." He was also awarded a Court of Honor for "Little Britches" and was awarded his 320 pin. A Court of Honor recognizes an image as being one of the best in the state. PPSNYS issues a 320 pin to photographers who show a consistent high standard of quality throughout their photography.
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"Little Britches"
PPSNY Blue Ribbon, Portrait Category
Court of Honors Award
"Walk through a rainbow"
PPSNY Blue Ribbon, Illustrative Category
Welcome to my website. Thank you for taking the time to visit. This page allows me to showcase current projects, post some of the accolades I have been fortunate enough to receive, and introduce you to my incredibly supportive and loving family. No one person can do it all by themselves. This certainly holds true in my case. This is my wife and business partner, Suzanne. Without her I would be just another guy with a camera who likes to take pretty pictures. Surrounding us every day are the five most important people in our lives. If ever you have wondered what motivates and inspires us to be successful and creative, the answer is in this family portrait. Of course none of this would be possible without our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are truly blessed and forever thankful to Him. May God bless you as He has blessed us.
In April 2008, Brody attended the Professional Photographers Society of New York State annual convention. He was awarded four blue ribbons for his images entitled "Mohawk Warrior", "No Goal", "Unfolding", and for an album he designed of the Buffalo Bills 2006 season. At the awards banquet, he was also given a Judges Choice Award for his "Mohawk Warrior" and received a Court of Honor for his Buffalo Bills album. These images and album went on to be included in the General Collection of the PPA International Print Competition.
5-28-2008 The Wheeler family has wonderful news to report. The sixth member of the Wheeler family has arrived. We are so proud to announce the birth of our forth child, Grace Marie. This is the front of the birth announcement we created to bring this news to many of our friends and family. If you have something special you would like to tell your friends and family about, give me a call and I will create a custom designed postcard just for you.
In all of the years I have been competing, 2008 was the first time all four entries score 80 or above. This was a big accomplishment for me. A huge thank you goes out to all of the people that helped make this possible.
1-1-11 Happy New Year! Elijah Leo Wheeler arrived at 3:17 AM on New Year's Day. We are all so excited to welcome this perfect little boy into our family. I guess now that there are seven of us, we can officially we called the Wheeler Clan!
June 2010, Brody is proud to announce the release of his first book. Prayers for Those Who Grieve was written by Jill Kelly and published by Harvest House Publishing. It is available in most book stores and through ChristianBook.com.
April 2011, ECPA announced 2011 Christian Book Award Finalists - Prayers for Those Who Grieve was chosen as a finalist in the Inspiration category.
August 13, 2010, Brody went to Africa for two weeks. He climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with Kids Escaping Drugs and then went on a safari on the African plains. To find out more about this adventure and Kids Escaping Drugs, please click on this link.
To watch the WGRZ documentary about the climb, click here.
March 2011 - Brody attended the 1st. annual "Photo Northeast" professional photographer convention and print competition held in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. This engagement brought together top photographers from around the world to share their experience and expertise local photographers. The print competition included professional photographers from New York and New Jersey. One of the images Brody chose to enter into the print competition is entitled "The Protector", pictured above on the left. He created this image during his recent trip to Tanzania, Africa. This image was a blue ribbon winner in the Portrait Category of the competition. It was also chosen for the Court of Honor Award and the Kodak Gallery Award for Excellence in Photography. "The Protector" will go on to compete at the national level for the Kodak Gallery Elite Award. The image above on the right is entitled "Off To Church." Brody captured this image in the local town of Randolph, located in Cattaraugus County, New York. This image was awarded a blue ribbon in the Illustrative Category of the competition. Both images will go on to compete at the national level in the Professional Photographers of America competition.
