The five winners of Elevation 2008, PhotoShelter’s first annual student-to-pro award and competition, have been announced. The five grand prize winners will receive a portfolio from the award’s sponsors, and be a featured photographer in the PhotoShelter Collection’s May 2008 Editors’ Showroom. “We’re thrilled to recognize the 2008 ELEVATION student winners and assist in their transition to the pro level with the help of outstanding judges and sponsors,” said Meagan Ziegler-Haynes, Director of Photography of PhotoShelter. “Today’s winners should be proud – our distinguished judges felt that their work stood out among hundreds of entries, and now they’ll stand out in the market too.”