1 year 1 month milestones - the addition of 2 new administrators

"At Last!" -  sample entry for photo challenge 9 photo by Gina Vi

dp+ is 1 year and 1 month as a group on 17 August 2012. Originally a Friendster group in 2007, many developments occurred since Digital Photography Plus' inception as a Facebook group on July 17, 2011. Here are our first year, first month milestones:

1. dp+ group site members - 1,143 members
It should be noted that in the latter half part of dp+ 11 months existence as an Facebook group, most of the addition to the group came from voluntary membership and addition to the group by dp+ members. Only a few became members through invites from dp+.

2. Number of Likes on dp+ official Facebook site - 779 Likes
To all dp+ members - please support our official facebook page through likes found on this link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Digital-Photography-PLUS/242285489128553

3. dp+ site members - 188 members - check out this link: http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-was-dp-9th-month-in-existence-as.html

Edmund Chan

4. HDR department head, Edmund Chan, is now part of the dp+ administration as Content Creator.

5. dp+ photo challenge 9 - with Happiness Captured as theme - awaits dp+ Pick result, and  to be posted is the announcement of dp+ photo challenge 10 theme for the month of September. Here is the official entries album to photo challenge 9:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.366248333447778&type=1

6. A Picbadge site for the group still in operation. This is dp+ official picbadge page: http://www.picbadges.com/digital-photography-plus/2345457/#

7. Continuation of presentation of Certificates of Photography Excellence to the winners of dp+ Popular Votes Pick and the dp+ Pick

8. Continuous issuance of Certificate of Appreciation to the dp+ Pick Panel of Judges

9. New daily photo challenge in the making and to be announced later.

photo of Matthew Matchinsky by Matthew Matchinsky

10. Addition to the dp+ team of  a new co-administrator as Content Creator  - Matthew Matchinsky.

In behalf of all of the administrators, thank you to each and every member who continue to support the group. 

We appreciate your photo sharing and insights, appreciation of other members' works, joining the photo challenges as entrant or as voter or as a judge, and for the simple act of lending strength to the group when and where needed.

Congratulations to all those who won our photo challenges may they be the Popular Votes Pick or the dp+ Pick. Here's hoping for more challenges to overcome and many many more monthsaries and year-long anniversaries to come. Happy shooting to all - cheers!