Winners Announcement   Dear Cole,   Congratulations on being a winner at 2007 Black and White Spider Awards.   Thousands of images were received from over sixty countries and your work received a high percentage of votes overall. Certainly an outstanding achievement, well done!   The judging panel were passionate about viewing the works, taking eight weeks to hand pick the winners and nominees. The Awards could not have asked for a better group of professionals to work with. All credit goes to the judges and the photographers who provided the best images in their class.     PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Professional   1st. MICHELE CLEMENT - USA 2nd. ADAM HINTON - UK 3rd. WERNER BRANZ - AUSTRIA   PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Amateur   1st. JULIO HARDY - SPAIN 2nd. COLE THOMPSON - USA 3rd. SJ CARTER - USA View the complete > 2007 Winners and Nominees     Congratulations once again on your achievement and we wish you a most successful photography year.   Best wishes, Basil O'Brien Creative Director   Black and White Spider Awards http://www.thespiderawards.com   Black and White Spider Awards Judged by the most respected names in photography 369 S. Doheny Drive, Suite 323, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA 8 Shepherd Market, Suite 639, Mayfair, London W1J 7JY, UK Telephone: USA 1 (310) 499-4324 / UK +44 1672-519-951 Website: http://www.thespiderawards.com