APTA congratulates the following association members for their winning entries to the 2012 photo contest: Jan Black, PT, MSPT, first place; Megan Herrman, PT, and Gayati Mathur, PT, second place; and Bob Wellmon, PT, PhD, NSC, third place. Black will receive $500. Herman and Mathur will receive a total of $250. Wellmon also will receive $250. 

Physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students submitted 73 entries to the contest. The 3 winning photos and 5 honorable mentions are available at www.apta.org/PhotoContest/. They also will be displayed at association headquarters and may appear in APTA's online or print publications.  

Submissions to the contest were judged on how well they:

• Reflected the full scope of practice and depict strides in contemporary physical therapy practice, education, or research
• Depicted models of excellence in a variety of settings
• Portrayed a diverse population of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, patients, researchers, faculty, or students
• Reflected high quality in terms of aesthetics, composition, and technical standards  

Information on the 2013 photo contest will be available February 1 on APTA's website.