Long Beach Woman Makes Team USA for the 2018 World Photographic Cup.
 30 countries are participating in the highly anticipated international event co-founded by Professional Photographers of America
Long Beach, CA– Long Beach photographer, Kristi Sutton Elias, recently won a spot on Team USA at the 2018 World Photographic Cup, to be held in Queensland, Australia.
Elias’s image, “The Goddess Athena” was selected to be part of Team USA by a national association composed of professional photographers. The team was officially announced at the Imaging USA 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.

2024 Awards - Kristi Elias received 1st place for the prestigious Master Photographers International Mentorship Award.

• First Place Mentorship Award - MPI
• Forth Place Mentorship Award - MPI
  
• First Place for Underwater Photography - MPI
  
• Judges Choice Award - MPI
  
• 3rd Place for Maternity Photography - MPI

2023 Awards

• 2nd Place Mentorship Award - MPI
• 1st Place Underwater Photography - MPI
• 1st Place Portrait Story - MPI
• Top 10 for Maternity - The Icon Awards
• Top 10 for Individual - The Icon Awards
• 6 Icon International Photography Awards
  

• Platinum Medalist - PPA
• California Photographer of the Year - PPC
• Illustration Photographer of the Year - PPC
• 10 Merit Awards - PPC
  
• Four Judges choice awards - PPC
• Third place award - ASP
  
• Photographer of the Year - PPA
• Four Imaging Excellence Award - PPA
• ASP State elite Award
• Sunset Print Award, best print in competition - Professional Photographers of California
• 5 Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI
  

• Tripple Master of WPPI
• 5 Honors of Excellence Awards for WPPI's International print competition - 2021
• 6 Honors of Excellence Awards for WPPI's International print competition
  
• 10 Merit Awards for PPC 
• California Photographer of the Year - PPC
• Illustration Photographer of the Year - PPC
• Four Judges choice awards - PPC
• First and second place award - ASP
  
• Diamond Photographer of the Year - PPA
• Four Imaging Excellence Award - PPA
• ASP State elite Award
• Sunset Print Award - PPC

• ASP Fellowship Award - American Society of Photographers
  
• 3rd Place - WPPI's portrait contemporary
  
• 4 Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI's
  
• 10 Merit Awards - PPC
  
• 5 Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI
• 6 Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI
  
• Diamond Photographer of the Year - PPA
• Imaging Excellence Award - PPA
• Gold Photographer of the Year for Master Artist- Professional Photographers of America IPC
  
• Sunset Print Award - PPC
  
• Senior Portrait Photographer of the Year PPC
• Top 10 Photographers of California - PPC
• Orange County Photographer of the year for Portrait Photography
  
• Orange County Photographer of the Year
  

• Diamond Photographer of the Year - PPA
• Gold Photographer of the Year for Master Artist- Professional Photographers of America IPC
  
• 14 merit awards - PPA
• Orange County Photographer of the Year
  
• 1st Place in Creative Portraiture - WPPI
• 3rd Place in Illustration - WPPI
• 6 Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI
• 3rd place award Maternity portrait category - WPPI
  
• 7 Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI
  
• Print competition Judge - WPPI
  
• Received my Double Masters from WPPI Wedding and Portrait Photographers International
  
• Four Merit Awards - PPA
  
• Sunset Print Award - PPC
  
• California Photographic Artist of the Year Award
  
• California Portrait Photographer of the Year Award
  
• Judges Choice Award - PPC
• Top 10 Photographers in California Award - PPC
  
• Six Merit Awards - PPC
• Orange County Photographer of the Year Award
  
• Portrait Photographer of the Year Award - PPOC
  
• Open Photographer of the Year Award - PPOC
  
• Representing Team USA in the World Photographic Cup - PPA
  

• Third place for Illustration - WPPI
  
• Three "Honors of Excellence Awards" - WPPI
  
• Scored a perfect 100 - PPC
• Gold Master Artist Photographer of the Year - Professional Photographers of America
• Silver Photographer of the Year - PPA
• Six Merit Awards - PPC
• Second place in Illustration - WPPI
  
• 5 Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI
  
• ASP State Elite Award
  
• Sunset Print Award - PPC
• Seven merit Awards - PPA
• Canon Par Excellence Award for Master Artist
  
• Eight "Honors of Excellence Awards" - WPPI
  
• Six Merit Awards - PPC
• Orange County Photographer of the Year
  
• Orange County Portrait Photographer of the Year
  
• Orange County Master Artist of the Year
  
• Received Photographic Craftsman & Master Artist Degree - Professional Photographers of America 
  

• Diamond Photographer of the Year - PPA
• Platinum Master Artist Photographer of the Year 
  
• Second place in Illustration Division - WPPI
  
• Five Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI
  
• First place in Commercial Division - WPPI
  
• Seven Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI
  
• California Photographer of the Year - PPA
• Canon Par Excellence Award Artist - PPA
• ASP District Medallion
  
• First place - highest scoring  print case - Professional Photographers of America's
  
• Second place for highest scoring Master Artist print case - PPA
• 2nd place in Illustrative/commercial - PPA
• Four Merit Awards Master Artist -PPA
• Four Merit Awards open print case - PPA
• Peoples Choice Award - PPC
• Prestigious ASP State Elite Award
  
• LexJet-Sunset Award - PPC
• Three Honorable Mention Awards - PPC
• Top Ten Cases Award - PPC
• California Master Photographer Degree - PPC
  
• Third Place in Illustration - WPPI
• Eight  "Honors of Excellence Awards" - WPPI
  
• Best of Show - PPOC
• 1st Place Award in Master Artist - PPOC
  
• 1st Place Award in Portraiture - PPOC
• 1st Place Award - WPPI
  
• 3rd Place Award - WPPI
  
• 3rd Place Award - WPPI
  
• Eight Honors of Excellence Awards - WPPI

• 1st Place Award for Artist - PPOC
• 1st Place Award & Best in category PPOC
• Four Merit Award for Portraiture - PPA
• "Platinum Photographer of the Year" Award - PPA
  
• "Gold Master Artist of the Year Award" - PPA
• 5 Prestigious Loan Collections - PPA
  
• Eight Merit Awards - PPA
  
• 1st Place Award & Best in category artist - PPOC
  
• 1st Place Award & Best in open category PPOC
• Eight "Honors of Excellence Awards" - WPPI
  
• Awarded Master of Photography - WPPI
  
• PPA elected to serve the state of California as a PPA Councilor 2015-2018
• "Best of Show" - PPOC
  
• 1st Place Award for Portraiture - PPOC
• 1st Place Award for Master Artist - PPOC
  
• 1st Place Award & Best in category PPOC
• Four Merit Award for Portraiture - PPOC
• Studio Portrait Photographer of the Year  - PPC
• Photographic Artist of the Year Award - PPC
  
• Two Judges Choice Awards - PPC
• LexJet-Sunset Award - PPC
• Prestigious ASP State Elite Award - PPC
• California Photographer of the Year - PPC
  
• Presidents Award - PPOC
• Awarded PPOC service medallion 2015
• Nine "Honors of Excellence Awards" - WPPI
  
• "Best of Show" - PPOC P
• 1st Place Award & Best in category -PPOC
• 1st Place Award & Best in category for -PPOC
• Merit Award for Portraiture - PPOC
• "Photographer of the Year Award" - PPLAC
  
• "Portrait Photographer of the Year " - PPLAC
  
• "Master Artist of the Year Award" - PPLAC
  
• "Photographer of the Year Award" - PPOC
  
• "Portrait Photographer of the Year Award" - PPOC
  
• Awarded Master Photographer Degree PPA

Kristi's Fine art Portraits

Workshops for Photographers

Underwater Portrait Studio

In Client Homes