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Late-breaking information and reminders are posted on the NEWS FOR MEMBERS page.

It's WHNPA dues renewal time. We ask that you renew ASAP, so that your eligibility for the 2006 contest is determined early. Remember, your membership must be up-to-date if you plan to enter the contest!

VISIT THE CONTEST INFO PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS, AND REFERENCE IMAGES TO CALIBRATE YOUR MONITOR.

JOB HUNTING IN THE NEW YEAR? The Corcoran College of Art & Design has a Fall 2006 faculty position opening. Read the position description and qualifications in MEMBER NEWS.

IMPORTANT NEWS REGARDING PHOTOJOURNALISM ...
• December 01, 2005 - U.S. News Quits White House Photo Pool, Lays Off More Staff
U.S. News & World Report will pull its photographers out of the White House pool at the end of the year, ending a long tradition of rotating daily coverage of the President among the three major newsweeklies.
Read the full article by Daryl Lang...

Read Susan Walsh's 11/15/05 update to the membership regarding White House photo releases and a summary of the brewing controversy...

Production Summit 2006 • APA DC is hosting an all-day event for photographers and art directors/picture editors who are interested in improving their production skills. Ever wonder why big production shoots rarely occur in our area? Why does an ad agency from New York hire a photographer from LA to shoot in Washington, DC? Want to find out where all the production-grade talent is in the Mid-Atlantic region?

Spend the day with APA|DC and some of the top leaders in our industry as we discuss how to increase the Mid-Atlantic region's visibility and make this one of the top destinations for producing great work.

APA|DC's Production Summit 2006 is the first step in improving the level of production and talent in our region. This is a must-attend event for art directors, art buyers, photographers and producers. Come to this event and find out how to utilize all the elements and resources from the pool of unrecognized talent in our
region to put on successful high-end productions.

Location: The Frank E. Gannett Auditorium USA WEEKEND Magazine/Gannett
7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22107

Cost: APA members - $35.00, Non-members - $75.00 Please visit http://apadc.com for more info or send an email to info@apadc.com if you have questions about the program.

FEBRUARY 3 • A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2006, for Maurice Johnson at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3 Chevy Chase Circle, Chevy Chase, MD. A reception will follow.

FEBRUARY 7 • The next General Membership meeting will be on Feb. 7 , 2006 at Dennis Brack's studio. More details are available on the MEMBER NEWS page, and in additional e-mails and reminder cards. Nominations for WHNPA officer positions are open. Anyone interested in running for President, Vice President, Secretary, and E-board stills or video reps should contact the nominating committee- Stu Cohn, stucohn@aol.com, Jim Watson, james.watson@afp.com or John Poole, john@busybox.org. Voting will take place at the following meeting and new terms will begin after the "Eyes of History" dinner on May 6, 2006.

The Corcoran College of Art + Design presents its Senior Thesis Photojournalism show. This show will be next week, from FEBRUARY 15th to the 19th, with the opening reception on Thursday, February, 16th from 6-8 in Gallery 16 in the Corcoran Museum. Like all openings drinks and appetizers will be served and this will be a great opportunity for WHNPA members to meet new rising photojournalist and see ten solid photo projects. Thanks for your help and support of your future colleagues.

FEBRUARY 25 • The PhotoImaging Manufacturers & Distributors Association (PMDA) http://www.pmda.com announced the prestigious annual PMDA Awards given to outstanding individuals and services in the photographic industry. The awards will be given out at the annual PMDA awards dinner on Saturday, February 25, 2006, to be held at the Caribe Royal Hotel in Orlando, Florida, the night before the annual PMA show. The winner of this year’s “Person of the Year” Award is the Photo Kiosk. In addition, the “Photographer Award” will be given to the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA); the winner of the “Technical Achievement” Award will be Naoki Tomino, Nikon Corporation; and the “Norman C. Lipton Lifetime Achievement” Award will be given to Rudy Maschke and Ed Wagner. Read the except below, regarding the WHNPA's award:

Photographer Award: Since the beginning of the White House News Photographer’s Association (WHNPA) in 1921, WHNPA members have been covering events and activities of major world importance, traveling with presidents, photographing royalty, diplomats and newsmakers. They have been at the forefront of video and photographic technology, and they have recorded some of the world’s greatest moments. Through the years, many of these images have become part of history. Because of this illustrious background, PMDA honors the White House News Photographers Association with the “Photographer Award.” Accepting the award on behalf of the association will be Susan Walsh, President of WHNPA.

FEB 26- MARCH 1 - The annual PMA international convention and trade show in Orlando, Florida. READ MORE

Southern Short Course (MARCH 31 – APRIL 2)
Washington DC participants are encouraged to attend the 57th Southern Short Course in News Photography, which will be held Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2, 2006 at the Spartanburg Marriott at Renaissance Park in Spartanburg, SC. This year's faculty includes: Ami Vitale, Michael Williamson, Greg Schneider, Vince LaForet, Swayne Hall, Colin Mulvany, and last but not least Jack Rowland. In addition, Sports Shooter members Tommy Metthe, Todd Bennett and Jeff Blake will be running sports shooting and lighting seminars. There will be a wide range of breakouts from covering international assignments, natural disasters to creating online portfolios. There is also a special track created especially for students and new professionals. Check it out at: http://www.southernshortcourse.com

REEL JOURNALISM: Screenings and Symposia (MARCH 23–25) Academy Award nominated films GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (Best Picture) and WAR PHOTOGRAPHER (Best Documentary Feature) highlight three days of films depicting the world of journalism at American University’s School of Communication Reel Journalism Screenings & Symposia, March 23 – 25 at the Greenberg and Wechsler Theatres. Other Screenings include the Washington, DC premiere of DEMOCRACY ON DEADLINE: THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE FOR AN INDEPENDENT PRESS and a sneak preview of DATELINE AFGANISTAN: REPORTING THE FORGOTTEN WAR.

Panel discussions to explore and explain how journalists work, demystify the news business and discuss the important role of journalism in society as a whole will follow each film. Special guests include: Frank Bond, Newseum producer and former CBS WUSA-TV anchor Nick Clooney, legendary journalist (and George Clooney’s father) Bob Edwards, XM Satellite Radio host Patricia Finneran, festival director, AFI SilverDocs Christian Frei, director of WAR PHOTOGRAPHER Bill Gentile, producer and director of DATELINE AFGANISTAN Lori Grinker, journalist and author of AFTERWAR: Veterans from a World of Conflict Casey Murrow, Edward R. Murrow’s son Lynne Olson and Stan Cloud, co-authors of The Murrow Boys Bruce Shapiro, field director for the Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma Ken Silverstein, Los Angeles Times reporter Cal Skaggs, producer and director of DEMOCRACY ON DEADLINE Scott Wallace, television producer and photojournalist

TICKETS: Free for children & students w/ID &. $5 general admission for selected events.Visit american.tix.com or call 202-885-2527 for ticket information. For a complete schedule of events visit Reel Journalism Screenings & Symposia online or call Bettina Fisher, Reel Journalism program director, at 202-885-2074.

Blue Pixel is presenting another of its popular digital photography seminars this Sunday, March 26, at the Crystal City Sheraton. The all-day seminar is being taught by Daniel J. Cox, one of the worlds premier nature photographers, and is teamed with Nature Best Photography Magazine.

All WHNPA members who register online will get a $25 off coupon. Read the email newsletter for the discount code. The seminar will be high on inspiration and education, stories from the field and new digital technology. Nature lovers and nature photographers of all skill levels are invited to this very cool class.

APRIL 18 • GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:
The next WHNPA general membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at the National Press Club at 7:00 p.m. in the First Amendment Room. The Press Club is located at 529 14th Street, NW. WHNPA officer and executive board elections are to take place and a presentation by our newest partner DIGITAL RAILROAD , which provides photographers with an online archiving service and global marketplace. For more information, please see your membership mailing and see the website. This is a meeting that no member or photographer should miss! Forward this information to someone you know and bring a friend! Parking is easy at the Press Club. You can self park and leave your gear locked in the trunk if you need to. The rate is $7.50 after 6:30 pm. The Press Club will pick up parking if you have a tab over $20. Streets around the building also open up for parking at 6:30 p.m. after rush hour restrictions end. We'll have light snacks and drinks and have a cash bar available. Some members have decided to gather for dinner at the Press Club in the Fourth Estate dining room, located on the 13th floor at 5:30 p.m. This will be at members' expense. If you're interested please come early and join us for dinner.

WHNPA Presidential Exhibit AT THE NEWSEUM:
In case you missed the mailing and previous e-mails. The White House News Photographers Association and the Newseum are working together on a photographic exhibition scheduled to coincide with the 2008 Inauguration and the Newseum's reopening. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the work of WHNPA members who have documented the President of the United States since the founding of our association in 1921. We need your help to make this exhibition a success. While this may seem like a long way off, we are in need of your help NOW. We are asking all members, past and present, to submit the ONE or TWO of your best high-resolution photos of each president you have covered. We will need the proper credit, caption information and date for each image. We will also need to know the copyright owner of the image and the contact information for the copyright owner. We will especially need help from the veteran members of the association tracking down the work of our retired or deceased members. If any of you can contact the family or news organization of past members to get a high-resolution file of their images of past presidents, please do so. Since we are an all-volunteer organization, we are asking the membership to please take the initiative to help track down these images. You will determine the scope and success of this exhibition. We are only looking to display these images at the Newseum for this specific exhibition. It is imperative for the WHNPA to have the contact information for the photographer and copyright owner, especially if we look to expand this project. Once we have all of the images, we will work with the Newseum to determine what images will be a part of the exhibition. Please send a CD with the high-resolution images to the White House News Photographers Association, 7119 Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044 on or before April 21, 2006. If you are still in the process of locating the image or copyright owner, please don't let the deadline prevent you from tracking down the information. We would like to have an early idea of what images we have to work with, but we certainly want to have a representative group of images to highlight the historic and important work of our members. If you have any questions, please call the WHNPA office phone at 202-785-5230 or e-mail sawphotos@verizon.net, or WHNPA Business Director Heidi Elswick at heidi@whnpa.org.MORE INFO

This annual one-day workshop at the Corcoran College of Art + Design offers high school students a unique opportunity to hear how WHNPA members got the job, got the shot, and stay at the top of their game. WHNPA members review portfolios and answer questions about photojournalism. All participating students receive copies of “The Eyes of History” annual awards book as well as additional sponsorship items from our annual dinner.

DOWNLOAD THE POSTER (PDF FORMAT) TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM. MEMBERS, PLEASE HELP US PUBLICIZE THIS EVENT...SHARE NEWS OF THE SEMINAR WITH YOUR KIDS AND ASK THEM TO TAKE THE POSTER TO SCHOOL FOR DISTRIBUTION.

"The Eyes of History 2006" Awards gala - Saturday, May 6, 2006 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel.

The International Photographic Council (IPC), a non-governmental organization of the United Nations, has announced the recipients of its 8th annual Professional Photographer Leadership Awards. The winners will be recognized at the IPC’s “International Professional Photographer’s Month” luncheon at the United Nations in New York City on Wednesday, May 24th at 11:30 a.m. Mary Jane Hellyar, president, Film & Photofinishing Systems, Eastman Kodak Company is scheduled to be the keynote speaker.

The awards are presented each May, designated International Professional Photographer's Month, by the International Photographic Council, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) of the United Nations. The winners are selected by each of six professional photography organizations, from among their members: the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA); the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP); the Professional Photographers of America (PPA); the Wedding Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), the Advertising Photographers of America (APA) and the Professional School Photographers Association International (PSPA). Each organization decides which of their members receives the award each year based on the standards they use within their organization. The 2006 IPC WHNPA award recipient is Mannie Garcia. The full IPC PRESS RELEASE is available in PDF format.

"The Eyes of History 2006" exhibition • July 19 thru August 20, 2006 AT THE CORCORAN.

WHNPA MEMBERS' Opening reception at the Corcoran • JULY 20 6:30-8:30 (BY INVITATION)

How I Got That Shot/Award-Winning Photojournalists/Exhibition Viewing
Thursday, July 27 at 7:00pm
Co-sponsored with the White House News Photographers Association
Two of the most effective and acclaimed members of the White House News
Photographers Association show their work and describe how they captured
their prize winning images. Andrea Bruce of The Washington Post was
chosen by the Association as the 2006 Photographer of the Year - she was
awarded this honor for the third time. Her winning portfolio includes a
graphic picture story on the earthquake in Pakistan and striking images
from Pope John Paul II's funeral and a wrestling competition in Mexico.
Dai Baker of ITN, was chosen Television Photographer of the Year for his
riveting images of Katrina. His work reveals the great passion he has for
his job, one that he says he would probably do for free, just don't tell
his bosses. Dennis Brack, WHNPA president, introduces the evening.
Following the talk, participants may view The Eyes of History, 2006.
Corcoran and WHNPA Members $12, Public $16
For more information or to register for this event, call the Corcoran's
Office of Public Programs at 202.639.1770.

WHNPA General Membership Meeting:
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Time: 7:30 PM
The Frederick Douglass Museum
320 A Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 547-7424 http://www.nahc.org/fd/index.html

On the Agenda:
Copyright, contracts and intellectual property law:
A Quick Course for Editors & Photographers

Lawyers Christopher Winters and Brad Newberg from the team at Newberg & Winters LLP located in Tyson's Corner (www.newbergwinters.com) will present a "crash course" in how the law effects our industry and what rights we have over images, contracts and intellectual property. They will tailor the discussion specifically to news photographers, videographers and editors. The two former big firm lawyers branched away from that type of law to start a personalized, smaller firm specializing an intellectual property, copyright and patent issues for both corporate and individual clients.

This presentation will also help differentiate between things individuals can do on their own and which cases are best handled by
lawyer. Christopher and Brad will discuss everything from cease-and-desist letters to the Orphan Act of 2006. Following a brief question and answer session we'll have wine & cheese in the courtyard

Fran Trachtenberg, photographic collector and curator, Pablo Martinez Monsivais,photojournalist Associated Press, Andy Grundberg, Corcoran College of Art and Design, John Bodnar, video journalist, CNN • Photo/Gerald Martineau

general membership meeting at The National Press Club on Tuesday, Oct. 10th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Following a short business meeting, a panel discussion followed. The Panel portion of the evening was open to Corcoran students and members the Press Club.

OCTOBER 10 • It's Photojournalism--but is it Art? Should it be?

The distinguished panel:

Andy Grundberg, Corcoran College of Art and Design

Fran Trachtenberg: photographic collector and curator

John Bodnar, video journalist

David Snider of The Photography Channel will be presenting eight new videos about the work of some of the Geographic's most well-known photographers:

Jodi Cobb - Geisha
Sam Abell - The Photographic Life
Chris Johns - Wild at Heart
David Doubilet - Water Light Time
Steve McCurry - Afghanistan
David Alan Harvey - Tell It Like It Is
William Albert Allard - The Hutterites
Nick Nichols and Mike Fay - The Last Place on Earth

The Photography Theater at the National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium on Tuesday, October 17, 2006. Use the entrance on M Street NW, between 16th and 17th Street. The event is free and runs from 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm. Download the PDF flyer for more info.

IN MEMORIAM: Arnie Sachs

NOVEMBER 2-4 • PHOTOPLUS EXPO

The 2006 PhotoPlus Expo: World in Focus at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City takes place Nov. 2-4, 2006. WHNPA members can sign up for FREE passes to the show. Please go to www.photoplusexpo.com
and register using VIP Code PMEE1.

Look for your invitation to the Digital RailroaD PARTY IN NYC as part of PhotoPlus! This sounds like lots of fun, so if you're planning to be in New York for PhotoPlus please come and see your friends from the WHNPA and from Digital Railroad.

General Membership meeting Nov. 14, 2006, at the National Press Club. We'll have a 6:30 p.m. reception with light refreshments. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Dirck Halstead will show photographs and talk about his book: "A MOMENT IN TIME." Please watch your mailboxes for your postcards. See you there.

Dirck Halstead is one of America’s preeminent photojournalists, whose iconic images have graced more covers of Time magazine than any other photographer’s. From the battlefields of Vietnam to the halls of the White House to film sets around the world, Halstead’s sense of timing and eye for the revealing shot was unerring throughout his 50-year career. Among the 300 photographs in this collection are many that are instantly recognizable, such as Bill Clinton embracing Monica Lewinsky, or Nixon's famous V-for-victory sign. Others have become more resonant with the passage of time. Throughout, Halstead provides fast-paced, lively, and engaging accounts of his experiences in the field. A one-of-a-kind autobiography in words and pictures, Moments in Time is a half-century of history seen through one photographer’s lens. Dirck Halstead’s photos have won every major prize in the industry, including the Robert Capa gold medal and two Eisies. Halstead lives in Austin, TX. He is currently a senior fellow in photojournalism at the Center for American History at the University of Texas, and he runs the award-winning webzine the Digital Journalist.

DARFUR/DARFUR

Please join Darfur/Darfur for a photography exhibit and discussion of the crisis in Darfur with Congressman Donald Payne, International Crisis Group's Colin Thomas-Jensen, and photojournalist Mark Brecke, while benefiting Oxfam's relief work in the region. Film clips from the documentaries "The Devil Came on Horseback" and "They Turned Our Desert Into Fire" will also be screened.

Thursday, November 16, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Provisions Library 1611 Connecticut Avenue, NW 2nd. Floor (between Q and R Streets @ Metro Red Line Dupont Q St exit) Washington, D.C. 20009 Minimum Donation: $20.00 Tickets may be purchased at the door. Please RSVP at 323.634.2602 Proceeds to support Oxfam's relief work in Darfur and Darfur/Darfur. Supporters of this event include: Civilian Art Projects DC for Peace in Darfur G Fine Art Hill and Knowlton Provisions Library For more information about the exhibit, please visit http://www.darfurdarfur.org/ Darfur/Darfur is sponsored by Global Grassroots, a 501c3 organization. http://www.globalgrassroots.org/

The photo images featured in this program will later be projected onto the exterior walls of the United States Holocaust Museum in a multi-media production, "Darfur: Who Will Survive Today?," which runs from November 20 - November 26. (see details below)

Washington, D.C. DATES: 11.20 - 11.26, 2006 (USHMM)

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will project wall-sized images of the escalating genocide in Darfur on its 15th. Street facade during Thanksgiving week, marking the first time the national memorial’s exterior will be used to highlight contemporary genocide. The program “Darfur: Who Will Survive Today?” is a unique and highly symbolic Museum project, produced in association with DARFUR/DARFUR to draw attention to the continuing crisis in Darfur.

The projections will occur every night Nov. 20 - 26, 5:20 p.m. - midnight.

Nov. 20
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Opening Night Event
“Darfur: Who Will Survive Today?”
Our Walls Bear Witness

Opening remarks by Special Envoy to Darfur, Andrew Natsios; followed by eyewitness accounts from Holocuast survivor, Nesse Godin; Omer Ismail, a Darfurian refugee;and Clementine Wamariya, a survivor from the Rwandan genocide.

US Holocaust Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024

Admission: Free

To make reservations for the US Holocaust Museum official opening event, please call (202) 488-0407. For more information about the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, please visit www.ushmm.org

CAMERA CLUB OF NEW YORK EXHIBITS WHNPA PROJECT GRANT WINNER SUSANA RAAB'S PROJECT

WHNPA Project Grant winner Susana Raab's WHNPA-funded project Consumed is on display at the Camera Club of New York till the end of November. If you're in NYC and want to stop by to see the work, it is at 853 Broadway, 2nd Floor.

Watch a 3:37 minute video produced for WHNPA "The Eyes of History" 2005 gala, narrated by host Joe Scarborough and hosted by washingtonpost.com. The clip features an overview of the Association's history, along wit archival footage of such memorable events as the destruction of the Hindenberg, Harry Truman the morning after he won surprise re-election, President Johnson lifting his dog by the ears, the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, and other once-in-a-lifetime events covered by WHNPA still and video photographers.
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Videos from The Eyes of History 2005 Gala (May 21, 2005, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC) are also online, courtesy of washingtonpost.com.

View President Bush's speech and his hilarious slide show, "Snapshot of a Presidency," produced by the White House (10:04 mins), and Chick Harrity's Lifetime achievement award presentation (14:24 mins). Linked video requires REAL PLAYER. Thanks to WHNPA members Ed Eaves, and n John Poole, Jonathan Forsythe, and Ben de la Cruz of washingtonpost.com for helping us offer these videos online.

If you already have Real Player, view this year's gala videos. If you need to download REAL PLAYER, visit Real.com, click the Premium Video link, then click the FREE PLAYER button at the upper right hand corner.

Prior Eyes of History™ contests also remain online.Did you attend the 2004 Eyes of History Gala? Check out the festivities and find your photos. Nearly 500 party and awards ceremony photographs by Jacqueline Malonson are online.