04/17/07-The Gloucester Daily Times-Biz Section-Rockport Photo Parlor Wins Awards

Sweet Remembrances, the old-time photo parlor on Bearskin Neck, recently won several awards in the Antique and Amusement Photographers International 2007 Photo Contest.

AAPI, the old-time photo industry's largest photography association, includes members from the United States, Canada, and several other countries.

Sweet Remembrances, which has been a Rockport tradition for 24 years, took one first, one second and one third place prize, four honors, and one achievement award in as many categories.

The awards were presented at the annual convention of Antique and Amusement Photographers International, held in Las Vegas in February.

This is the second year in a row that Sweet Remembrances entered an industry photo contest and won.

Last year, the Rockport businesss entered the Central Casting Photo Contest and won six ribbons out of seven entries made.

"We are proud to have proven our consistency in producing quality photography, despite the general impression that these are just souvenir shots," said owner Zorylee Diaz-Lupitou in a statement.

The portraits entered into the contest were created by members of the staff including Diaz-Lupitou of Rockport, Jennifer Mineo of Rockport, Paul Masse of Salem, Michael Kahn of Beverly, Laura White of Beverly and Anne Thornton of Salem.