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Winter 2001
Bill Martinelli receives the Commercial Photographer of the Year Award for 2000 from the Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area.

Spring 2000
Julie Olson presented a lecture on digital photography for the Professional Photographers of Nevada.

Bill Martinelli and Julie Olson presented lectures on digital photography for the Professional Photographers of Ontario, Canada.

Summer 1999
The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) awarded Bill Martinelli the Master Artist (MA) degree. He earned this degree by demonstrating his skills in the use of digital retouching. He is one of only two persons in the world to have earned all degrees offered by PPA.

Seven images by Jeff Sladcik and Bill Martinelli were accepted for exhibit in the 108th International Exposition of Professional Photography in Atlanta, GA. The work was shown at the Georgia World Congress Center, July 25-27. The images displayed were selected by a panel of 47 eminent photographers from the U.S. and Great Britain.

Bill Martinelli was honored with the Electronic Imaging Artist of the Year award from the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). His image, annual report illustration, is part of the permanent Loan Collection of the PPA.

Julie Olson presented lectures on digital photography for professional photography associations in Chicago, Illinois and Riverside, California.

Winter 1999
Martinelli Studios hosted a seminar on Digital Photography for the Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area (PPGBA). The workshop included discussion of digital photography and its applications for commercial photographers, an overview of equipment and a demonstration of Live Picture software.

Julie Olson was the featured speaker at a monthly meeting of the Professional Photographers of the Monterey Bay Area. Her presentation covered the business aspects of implementing digital technology into a photographic studio.

Fall 1998
Julie Olson was appointed chairman of the Professional Photographers of America TRAK committee. TRAK, Technology to Recover Abducted Kids, uses photographs to help to reunite missing children with their families.

Summer 1998
Julie Olson and Bill Martinelli presented lectures on digital photography to the annual conference of the Professional Photographers of Florida.

Bill Martinelli was a featured speaker at the Professional Photographers of America International Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Martinelli Studios hosted an evening workshop on Commercial and Digital Photography for the Association of Minority Professional Photographers.

Spring 1998
Julie Olson and Bill Martinelli presented lectures on digital photography to the annual conference of the Professional Photographers of the Bahamas.

Winter 1998
Martinelli Studios web site was selected as a finalist in the Professional Photographers of America An-Ne marketing competition for Internet Promotion.

Fall 1997
Julie Olson was elected Secretary for the Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area, a 270-member association.

Summer 1997
Julie Olson received the Master of Electronic Imaging Degree from the Professional Photographers of America, recognizing her proficency in digital photography. As of this date, fewer than 25 persons worldwide had attained this achievement and Ms. Olson was only the second woman to receive this prestigious designation.

Spring 1997
Bill Martinelli was a featured artist in the "The Visible Spectrum," College of San Mateo Alumni Exhibition in Belmont, California.