Recognitions

Rose competes with other professional photographers in competitions in Michigan and beyond. This page will keep you up to date on the most recent competitions so please check back here often.

Cheboygan Light Station

the old Cheboygan Light Station


This photograph was taken on a foggy morning at dawn of the old light station at Cheboygan, Michigan and presented in black and white for the competition. This spot was quiet even though there were about 10 other people watching the sun rise over the waster of Lake Huron with Leo and I.
Rose & Leo Hendershot

Rose and Leo at the Masters Degree ceremony

Rose received her Master of Photography Degree from the Professional Photographers of America in New Orleans on January 17, 2012. There was a class of 78 photographers receiving degrees at the annual photographers convention.

State Competition Rose Hendershot joined with other Michigan professional photographers for the convention held in Detroit from March 18 through 22, 2011.

These two photos received blue ribbons.

Michigan's Mackinaw Bridge

Majestic Mac

Leach Lake in Barry County

Leach Lake near Hastings

With a total print score (4 prints) of 419, Rose is once again in the Top 7 Michigan Photographers!!! Rose also received her 3rd Michigan Professional Photographers Service Award for assisting with the many programs and events for PPM.

  • Local Competition

    Mackinaw Bridge linking lower and upper Michigan

    The Majestic Mac

    “Local photographer Rose Hendershot of Photographic Memory in Hastings, Michigan was awarded the highest print scores of all entries in the annual Print Competition of Michigan Triangle Professional Photographers of Michigan on November 9, 2010. The highest scoring prints in the competition were The Majestic Mac, Sun Kissed and Surfs Up. The competition was very close with less than 3 points difference between the top 6 images.” The prints will go from the local Lansing area to regional in March 2011.

    Leach Lake near Hastings in mid-fall

    Sun Kissed

    South Haven, Michigan

    Surfs Up


    rural Barry County

    Country Livin'

    Christopher Morse plays his trumpet

    The Soloist

    2010 competition print by Rose Hendershot

    1937 Roadmaster Supreme bicycle

    The 2010 Professional Photographers of America competition was held in June and is on display in January 2011 in San Antonio, Texas. This is the largest competition with photographers from all over the world.

    Georgia fishing at the abandon grist mill

    Poor Mans' Choice

    The 2010 regional competition was for professional photographers from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Rose received a blue ribbon for Twi-Light, The Soloist featuring Christopher Mores from Hastings, 1937 Roadmaster Supreme and Poor Mans Choice all of which are here on this page.

    Point Betsey Lighthouse

    Twi-Light

    Rose submits work annually to local telephone directory art directors. She has been blessed to have several of her photographs chosen for the AT&T Telephone directory for Hastings and Wayland. In 2010, Rose’s work was selected for the Yellow Book for Battle Creek and Hastings.

    Wayland 2009/2010 AT&T Yellow Pages

    Hendershot chosen for Wayland, Michigan AT&T Yellow Pages cover


    Hastings AT&T Cover 2008

    2008 AT&T Hastings telephone directory cover


    Hastings AT&T Yellow Pages cover for 2007 - 2008

    2007-2008 AT&T Real Yellow Pages cover photo by Rose Hendershot


    Yellow Book cover photo by Rose Hendershot

    Yellow Book 2010-2011 cover photo by Rose Hendershot


    YMCA Camp Algonquin in Hastings

    Camp Algonquin is featured on the Hastings AT&T telephone directory by Rose Hendershot

    Hastings Yellow Book cover for 2011/2012

    Hastings Yellowbook Cover

    Charlton Park Church