Photographer’s work goes to exhibition

MILLSTONE — Two photographs created by Mary Anne Broderick of Mary Anne Broderick Photography in Millstone Township have recently been accepted into the general collection of the Professional Photographers of America’s 2014 International Photographic Competition.

Broderick’s work will be on display at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tenn., from Feb. 1-3, according to a press release.

This international photographic exhibition is held in conjunction with Imaging USA, an annual convention and expo for professional photographers and several photographic associations.

A panel of 45 jurors from across the United States selected the top photographs from nearly 5,000 entries at Gwinnett Technical College in Georgia.

Judged against a standard of excellence, just over 1,800 images were selected for the general collection and 918 (roughly 18 percent) were selected for the loan collection — the best of the best.

The loan collection images will all be published in a “loan collection” book and more than 200 selected general collection images will be published in the “Showcase” book by Marathon Press, according to the press release.

Titled “Pugs Just Wanna Be Loved” and “Brady,” Broderick’s photographs will be in the international photographic exhibition alongside other top photographic works from the competition and traveling and special invitational displays. These images constitute one of the world’s largest annual exhibits of professional photography gathered simultaneously under one roof, according to the press release.