The IAM is repeating its members-only photography contest again this year and you are encouraged to enter. You can download a complete contest entry form by clicking here. (You must have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to access the form).
Or request a contest entry form by mail:
IAM Photo Contest
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, MD
20772-2687
Photo entries should catch IAM members at work in un-posed photos. If your entry wins, you'll win a cash prize and your photo will appear in the 2007 IAM Calendar. (Proceeds from sales of the calendar are donated to Guide Dogs of America.)
Photos may be in a film or digital format. However, digital photos must be shot with a digital camera with at least three megapixels and must be set at the "fine" setting.
There is no fee to participate in the contest and the deadline for entries is June 30, 2006.
Contest Winners will be announced in September 2006.
The 2005 contest winners are at the right. Click on the each picture to see a larger version, or check out the 2006 IAM Calendar.
Contest Rules
Entry Form
Photography Tips
2004 Winners
2003 Winners
2002 Winners
2001 Winners|
First Place
Submerged Arc Welding
By Benjamin Castic, Local Lodge 41.
Southside Machine Works, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri.
Gary Gorham is submerged arc welding a 72-inch diameter gear blank.
Second Place
TIG Weld on Titanium
By David B. Cummins, Local Lodge 2003.
Army Fleet Support, Inc., Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Joe Frederick uses his TIG welder on a titanium aircraft component.
Third Place
The Final Touch
By Ellen M. Arbogast, Local Lodge 1345.
Dorma Architectural Hardware, Steeleville, Illinois.
Denise Liefer completes the final door assembly.
Honorable Mention
Ready to Weld
By Tambra Hughes, Local Lodge 1189.
Listerhill Total Maintenance Center, Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Welder Ronald McDougal prepares to do maintenance welding.
Honorable Mention
Repairing a Colorliner Press
By Glenn W. Shreffler, Local Lodge 648.
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., Conshocken, Pennsylvania.
Machinist Norman Loudenslager makes necessary repairs to a colorliner press to make it ready for production..
Honorable Mention
Vibration Analyst
By Oswaldo Cruz, Local Lodge 1414.
IAP World Services, Moffettfield, California.
Capturing vibration data on exhaust fan bearings with a vibration analyzer/collector.