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Congratulations Javier Sotomayor! November 2023 PFRE Photographer of the Month

Congratulations to Javier Sotomayor, November 2023 PFRE Photographer of the Month! The theme this month was "Open." Javier Sotomayor - Entry #879 Dave Koch - Entry #877 Peter Wingfield - Entry #874 Here's what Javier has to say: Hello First of all I wa ...

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For over a decade, photographers from around the world have participated in PFRE’s monthly photography contests, culminating in the year-end crowning of PFRE’s Photographer of the Year. With a new theme each month and commentary offered by some of the finest real estate & interior photographers anywhere, these contests offer a fun, competitive environment with rich learning opportunities. 

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Brandon Cooper

Based out of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, Brandon runs Realpics, a successful volume based real estate photography business that photographs 750-1000 homes per year offering photography, videography, 3D tours, and measurement services. He also founded the PMRE Conference for real estate photographers, with over 300 attendees in 2022.

Charlie Dresen

Charlie Dresen is a realtor and real estate photographer/videographer based in Steamboat Springs, CO. With more than 18 years of experience as a real estate agent, he has received numerous awards including the Sotheby's Global Summit Top 1% of brokers nationwide and Steamboat Springs “Best of the Boat” from 2014 to 2017.

Devon Higgins

Devon is the VP of Sales for PhotoUp & FolioWebsites, delivering real estate photo editing services and website builder for photographers. He has been helping real estate photographers scale and grow their businesses since 2014.

Garey Gomez

Garey Gomez is an architectural photographer, speaker, and educator based in Atlanta. Since 2015, he has been working with award-winning architects, interior designers, developers, and remodelers to capture stunning imagery for their portfolios. In 2019, he was awarded the PFRE Photographer of the Year.

Josh Mais

Based out of Kansas City, Josh owns and operates Sherpa Media, a real estate photography, video, and virtual tour business. He also founded Show & Tour, a software for real estate photographers to deliver projects more professionally, streamline their workflow, and create new value with services such as property websites and custom players.

Kerry Bern

Kerry Bern is the owner of Professional Real Estate Photography (PREP) which provides architecture and interior photography services throughout the Des Moines, Iowa region. He was awarded the PFRE Photographer of the Month for January 2016.

Larry Lohrman

Larry Lorhman is the founder of the PFRE website, blog, and community. Over the decades, he came to be known as one of the founding influencers in the real estate photography industry. He is the author of many books, including the popular “The Business of Real Estate Photography“.

Mike Boatman

Mike Boatman has 40 years of experience as a commercial and architectural photographer. He has achieved numerous recognitions in his career including the Omni International Silver Award (Cortelco Brochure Russian), Graphic Communications Award Memphis Design, Communication Arts in Advertising Award (Glove Catalog), and Communication Arts in Advertising Award (Cleo Annual Report).

Michael Lefebvre

Michael Lefebvre has over 10 years of experience in interior and architectural photography. Before pursuing a career in photography, he worked as a full-time real estate agent and has analyzed and calculated market values on over 1,500 Massachusetts properties. He was awarded the PFRE Photographer of the Year 2018.

Pierre Galant

Pierre Galant is a Los Angeles-based architectural, interiors, and real estate photographer. He works with noteworthy designers, architects, builders and accomplished real estate agents who seek to distinguish themselves visually from competitors. He was awarded the PFRE Photographer of the Month for January and March 2019.

Tacey Jungmann

Tacey Jungmann has over 16 years of experience as an architecture, design & real estate photographer. She is currently based in Washington state and is the owner of Snowberry Lane Photography. She was awarded the PFRE Photographer of The Month for October 2018.

Tony Colangelo

Tony Colangelo is an award-winning interiors and architectural photographer. Many of his clients won the heralded Gold CARE Award from the Victoria Residential Builders Association, with many others attaining ‘finalist’ status. Furthermore, his work has been featured in Modern Home Victoria, Boulevard Magazine, Westcoast Home & Design, the Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times-Colonist, Richmond Hill Post, as well as a feature article on Houzz.

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