Photographer Steve Buck, who runs a photographer studio in Burien, has been named the Seattle Professional Photographers Association's (PPA) best photographer of 2010.
Buck has been making photos professionally for the past 10 years. He photographs high school senior portraits, weddings, child and family pictures as well as commercial photography.
He said photography was a childhood dream, and to now win best photographer in Seattle is an amazing experience.
The Seattle PPA hosts monthly photo contests, which are voted on by other PPA members. Every photographer who has a photo that places receives a certain amount of points for that photo. First place earns the most points, followed by second and third place. At the end of the year, the photographer with the most points becomes the PPA's photographer of the year.
After a couple of months of submitting and earning awards for photos, Buck said he began to take the contests more seriously, and strive for winning photographs each month.
After winning the PPA award he said he plans to enter more state and national photo contests.
His photography studio, Photography by Steven, is located at 243 S.W. 152nd St.