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Volunteers stuffing goodie bags for Saturday night's dinner....
TICKET PICK UP
The 2009 ‘Eyes of History’ 88th Annual awards gala is on for THIS Saturday night.
You may provide Heidi with a fed ex number/label and she will send you your tickets or she will be at The Ritz Carlton AFTER 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 28th for pick up, most of the day on Friday and Saturday morning.
We are encouraging everyone to have tickets early, as will-call is severely limited.
The evening is shaping up to be a spectacular honor of your work.
To those on assignment and unable to attend… you’ll be missed… To those of you looking for work… you’ll be thought of.
Remember.. YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ATTEND and CARRY IT WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES!
You must also be present and have your ticket with you to be eligible for the Continental Airlines drawings!!!
IMPORTANT GALA INFORMATION
We’re less than three weeks away from the 2009 Eyes of History gala and there is still time to get your ticket. The board and the dinner committee have worked hard to keep ticket prices low while providing a great value and entertaining evening for everyone.
If you have not yet received your ‘official” invitation in the mail yet, please use the following link to purchase tickets online. Please follow up after you purchase your ticket with a e-mail to heidi to make sure I get you a seat. There are still a few seats available! Deadline is THIS Friday, May 15! Come out and support your colleagues, have some fun and see the amazing work produced by the winners. It will be a truly exceptional event!
http://www.whnpa.org/tickets/2009onlinebuy.htm
The menu will be posted shortly!
Also, ticket pick up locations will be announced shortly, watch the web site and blog for details! If you want Heidi to ship your tickets, please provide her with a Fed Ex account number.
GOLFING FOR THE WHNPA
The WHNPA annual Golf Scramble is scheduled for Friday, May 29. Please see the following link to register… ALL skill levels are encouraged to play … There are great prizes in store for participants again this year…
http://www.whnpa.org/events/golfstore.htm
IN OTHER NEWS
Congratulations to the newly elected WHNPA Executive board:
John Harrington, Freelance, President
Paul Morse, Freelance, Vice President
Jon Elswick, Associated Press, Treasurer
Ron Sachs, Consolidated News, Secretary
Fletcher Johnson, ABC News, Television Representative
Allison Shelly, Washington Times Stills Representative
The press release about the election is also on the web site. The new board members take on their new duties at the close of the awards gala.
WHNPA MERCHANDISE
Want some WHNPA branded merchandise. We’ve selected some great products from Land’s End that can be embroidered with WHNPA logos!!!! Exclusive to our members.. Check your email from HEIDI for the URL needed to place your order. The info will not be posted on our site or blog.
DUES
There are a few of you who still have not paid your dues for 2009. Please do your part to maintain your status in your association.
MOVING?
We hate to get returned mail and know you’re missing out on something great the association sends to you. Drop Heidi a note if you change your e-mail address or move.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT -- INVITATIONS TO THE WHNPA DINNER HAVE BEEN MAILED OUT. If YOU DID NOT RECEIVE ONE, OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO BUY EXTRA TICKETS, READ THE DINNER FACT SHEET. TICKETS ARE VERY LIMITED. THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE BY MAIL ORDER ONLY ... WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING ONLINE SALES. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, SO DON'T WAIT! BE SURE TO GET YOUR TICKETS BEFORE MAY 15th.
SIgn UP FOR GOLF TOURNAMENT ... you can pay your fees online. READ THE PDF FLYER fOR MORE INFO.
MARY CALVERT RECEIVES 2009 IPC AWARD
Congratulations to Mary Calvert, who received the WHNPA's 2009 IPC Professional Photographer Leadership Award during the 11th annual IPC International Professional Photographers Month Luncheon, held at the United Nations in New York City on May 7. READ MORE
2009-2010 EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCED: HARRINGTON AND MORSE TO HEAD THE WHNPA
Nation’s Leading Photojournalist Association Elects Officers
(WASHINGTON, D.C. –April 30, 2009) – The White House News Photographers Association announced that John Harrington was elected WHNPA President and Paul Morse has been elected as Vice- President at its general membership meeting held on Wednesday, April 29 at The National Press Club in Washington.
John Harrington is a Washington DC- based freelance photographer with over 19 years covering Washington and the world, and has served as the Vice-President of the WHNPA for the past year. In 2007 John was recipient of the United Nations Leadership Award by the International Photographic Council, and is the author of the best-selling book Best Business Practices for Photographers.
Paul Morse is a Washington - based freelance photographer covering editorial and commercial assignments. Previously he worked as the Deputy Director of Photography of the White House Photo Office from 2001 to early 2007 and at the Los Angeles Times as a staff photographer from 1995 to 2001.
Jon Elswick of The Associated Press was re-elected to his fifth term as WHNPA Treasurer.
Ron Sachs of Consolidated News Photos was elected to his second term as Secretary.
Allison Shelly of The Washington Times and Fletcher Johnson of ABC News were elected as board representatives.
The White House News Photographers Association is an 88-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the efforts of Washington’s professional photojournalists. The WHNPA aims to provide professional and educational outreach to its members and the community through scholarships, programming, an annual competition and a celebration of the industry at the annual Eyes of History Gala.
The top winners of the still, television and New Media contests will be honored at the annual “Eyes of History” Gala on May 30, 2009, at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington. The black-tie event celebrates all the winning photojournalists and the President of the United States. Nearly 1,000 guests, including government dignitaries and industry celebrities, attend.
For more information please contact executive director Heidi Elswick at (301-606-8251).
For further information about ‘The Eyes of History™ visit the WHNPA website at www.whnpa.org.
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The WHNPA and “The Eyes of History™” are sponsored in part by Nikon, Tiffen/Domke, Microsoft, PNY, and Continental Airlines.
General MEMBERSHIP MEETING - ApriL 29 at 6:30 PM, National press Club
A packed room of both video and still members attended the meeting at the National Press Club. With the nominations closed and no opposition to the slate, the top four positions and the two E Board positions were announced:
John Harrington, President
Paul Morris, Vice President
Jon Elswick, Treasurer
Ron Sachs, Secretary
Fletcher Johnson, video representative EBoard
and Alison Shelly still representative E Board
Dennis Brack introduced Hilary Araujo of Tiffen who began the meeting program, which contained information about the New Steadicam, the new Lowel Lights, and Tiffen Dfx.
image 1: Hilary Araujo of Tiffen introduces the speakers
Image 2: Peter Abraham of Tiffen demonstrates the latest Steadicam rigs
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Image 3: Eric Druker of Lowel Light talks about the latest Lowel Lights
Orlando Luna of Apple, Inc. brought his Macbook Pro to demonstrate Tiffen DFX.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Peter Abraham, a Steadicam® Operator for 21 years, has worked for The Tiffen Company as Steadicam Workshops coordinator and instructor, salesman and contributor to Steadicam design. He will be demonstrating the latest rigs from Steadicam that work with today’s compact HD cameras or latest generation DSLR cameras offering HD video as well.
Eric Druker has been in the Motion Picture/Television/Image Creation industry for over 23 years and has been Manager of Eastern Sales at Lowel-Light Mfg. Inc. since 1996. He demonstrated the latest innovations in lighting including the new Lowel Blender that mixes Daylight and Tungsten LED’s to perfectly match the lighting of your location
Orlando Luna, Senior Systems Engineer from Apple Inc. presented Tiffen Dfx Software on the Macintosh Platform with Apple Aperture and Final Cut Pro as part of your convergent workflow process. Orlando is a photographer, filmmaker, and educator, whose photography credits include the New York Times, Nike, Newsweek, and MTV. He previously directed Luna Studio, a multimedia organization established in 1987 in Miami, Fla.
LIFE On the ROAD - ArNOLD, MISSOURI
White House photographer Pete Souza stretches out at the Obama town hall meeting in Arnold, Mo. (04-29-09)
PROJECT GRANT WINNER ANNOUNCED - MARY CALVERT, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER, photo by Mary Calvert
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 10, 2009) – Mary Calvert, staff photographer for The Washington Times, has been chosen as the recipient of the White House News Photographers Association 2008 Project Grant.
The grant, recently increased to $10,000, with a matching amount from PNY Technologies Inc., will fund “Forgotten Victims: Rape as a Tool of War”, which Calvert plans to produce in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been engulfed in on-again-off-again warfare for years.
Recent fighting in the eastern Congo has sparked fears of a civil war in the country - known as Zaire for several decades and originally named the Belgian Congo. The Second Congo War that began in 1998 is sometimes referred to as the “African World War” and despite the 2003 peace accords, fighting continues in eastern Congo - where the prevalence and intensity of rape and other sexual violence has been described as the worst in the world. The war is the world’s deadliest conflict since the Second World War with more than five million people killed.
READ MORE AND VIEW A SLIDESHOW
Learn about the WHNPA EDUCATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM
In Memoriam: Woodrow Robert Wilson. (READ MORE)
Mathew Cavanaugh, Lawrence Jackson, (in his new job as a White House photographer), Brendan Smialowski, Brooks Kraft, and Rich Lispki work around President Obama’s teleprompter during the President’s second news conference in the East Room of the White House. Photo: Paul Richards/AFP
Pete Souza names WHNPA members to White House Photo Staff
In February Pete Souza named Chuck Kennedy to be the assistant director of the White House Photography office and Lawrence Jackson to be an official photographer. Today, Pete Souza named Rick McKay to be a White House photo editor.
Souza also named Alice Gabriner, former chief photography editor, to the White House photography editor and Jennifer Poggi to be on the picture edit staff. Samantha Appleton was added to the White House photography staff in February.
Momenta Workshops - WHNPA members' discount
We at Momenta Workshops value WHNPA and appreciate all you have done to advance the field of documentary photojournalism. Our workshops help advance the careers of professional photographers with skills relevant to our changing industry. We are committed to elevating and supporting the community of visual journalists and artists around the world.
Momenta is offering a discount of 10% to all current WHNPA members for our 2009 lineup of workshops, including the upcoming DC workshop during Memorial Day (http://momentaworkshops.com/memorialday09.php). Please feel free to visit our website to see all of our workshop details at www.momentaworkshops.com <http://www.momentaworkshops.com> or email info@momentaworkshops.com for help with registration.
We have an exciting multimedia audio and video weekend workshop in Washington, DC over Memorial Day weekend May 23-25. We’ll be announcing two instructors at the end of this month. This will be a Metro-friendly workshop that will help train you in the gear and software needed for audio or video production. You will learn Final Cut Express, audio interviewing techniques, video production and editing basics.
Our workshops range from domestic weekend trips like the Battle of Sacramento, KY with Jim Lo Scalzo (http://momentaworkshops.com/sacramento09.php) to remote locations in isolated Myanmar (http://momentaworkshops.com/myanmar09.php). Our instructors include Magnum’s David Alan Harvey and National Geographic’s Ami Vitale as well as WHNPA members like Chris Usher and Carol Guzy.
Momenta Workshops
www.momentaworkshops.com || info@momentaworkshops.com || mobile: 202.203.8758
Friday, February, 20, 2009, at 6:30 - General Membership meeting at National Geographic featuring presentations by the 2009 Stills Contest judges.
Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22, 2009, Stills, Television, and New Media Contest, at National Geographic.
Student Contest Entry Deadline: March 1. Student Contest
Judging March 7.
The 2009 ‘ Eyes of History’ Awards gala at the Ritz Carlton, Saturday, May 30, 2009. Please make plans NOW to attend. We expect an early sell out!
RECENT NEWS, PHOTOS, & MEDIA NOTES
For more information on FOTOBAMAWEEK, visit fotoweekdccontest.org (deadline March 15)
IN MEMORIAM: Elizabeth "Betty" Jarden McDougall, the wife of University of Missouri emeritus journalism professor Angus McDougall, has died She was 93. In 2008 the McDougalls made a substantial gift to the Missouri School of Journalism to preserve for research and educational use the work of photojournalists, establishing The Angus and Betty McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies. More info and photo at NPPA.org
http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/02/mcdougall.html
Feb 10, 2009 Letter to President Obama confirming WHNPA's support for the resumption
of news coverage of U.S heroes returning to Dover Air Force Base.
INVITATION TO EXHIBITION OPENING
DAVID BURNETT - SOUL REBEL: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF BOB MARLEY
FEBRUARY 6 - GOVINDA GALLERY (GEORGETOWN)
David Burnett (member in long standing!) invites members and guests to the Opening Reception for "Soul Rebel" - An Intimate Portrait of Bob Marley, an exhibit of photographs at Govinda Gallery, 1227 34th St. NW (Georgetown) Washington DC from 6-9 PM Friday February 6th
PLEASE READ ( PDF ) THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE WHNPA TO THE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF
Letter from WHNPA President Dennis Brack to Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff Jan 22, 2009
Read the Jan 22nd story by Daryl Lang on PDNOnline: White House Closes Obama Oath Re-Do To Press Photographers
U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order on Executive Branch ethics as news photographers document it at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)
photo/David Kleber
Post-party message from Heidi
Dear WHNPA members,
Thank you all so much for helping make the WHNPA Inaugural party last night such a wonderful success. Special thanks to everyone who helped create a memorable event for your colleagues.
Thank you again to our sponsors, NIKON, PNY and TIFFEN for providing incredible goodies for door prizes!! The atmosphere was so electric, even the bartender commented!!!
Remember also… the contest deadlines are coming…. All contest rules and deadline information is posted on the whnpa web site at http://www.whnpa.org/contestinfo
Contest judging will be held Feb. 21 and 22 at National Geographic.
Awards gala will be held on May 30, 2009. The demand for tickets is high so PLEASE make plans NOW to attend.
Happy Inaugural!
Heidi
Photo/ Paul J. Richards Washington Chief Photographer/Assignment Editor, Agence France-Presse
Think of all the places we have gone in our careers having to wear a hair net, helmet, vest, goggles, that never mattered, and here nothing, it is one slip up and you are toast...about a 100 foot climb with your gear. See our blog for more of Paul's photos of the climb.
Thank you for your interest in the WHNPA and the Inauguration party. Unfortunately, we have reached our capacity and we are no longer accepting additional guests. Admission to the event has a security checkpoint that does require your name to be on the guest list and a WHNPA membership card or Inauguration credentials issues by the PIC. Thank you for your understanding and have a safe and productive Inauguration week.
** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NIKON - INAUGURATION 2009** (updated 1/15/09)
In support of credentialed media photographers for the 2009
Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, Nikon
Professional Service (NPS) will operate a limited loaner depot
Saturday, Jan. 17 and Sunday, Jan. 18 (10am to 5pm) at the Washington
Post newspaper located 1150 15th Street NW, in Washington, DC.
NPS is tentatively scheduled to operate from the Dirksen Senate Office
Building on Monday, Jan. 19 for photographers credentialed for the
U.S. Capitol. Both locations will have a Nikon service tech for
cleaning and checking Nikon cameras and lenses.
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EXHIBITION THROUGH JANUARY 31 -- QUILTS FOR OBAMA
This exhibit is free and open to the public. No invitations are being sent. Come when you can!
Quilts for Obama: An Exhibit Celebrating the Inauguration of our 44th President
Roland L. Freeman, Guest Curator
Through January 31, 2009
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
801 K Street, NW (at Mount Vernon Square); Washington, DC 20001 202.882.7764
Gallery Hours: 10 AM-5 PM, Tuesday-Sunday
(Closed Inauguration Day, 1/20/09)
Download PDF for more info
New Media Contest rules and guidelines have been posted. Read all about it and submit before 11:59 PM on Jan. 31st.
TV Contest rules have been posted
Pete Souza named President Obama’s White House Photographer
WHNPA member Pete Souza will be returning to the White House, but this time
as the head of the White House photography team and the official White House
Photographer.
When WHNPA members heard the news that Pete had taken the position, a loud
cheer rang out in the White House Press Room. “They could not have selected
a better person for the job” says WHNPA President, Dennis Brack.
For more information:
http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/01/souza.html
World Press photo contest Download PDF (entry deadline is January 15, 2009)
Revisit the blog archive for a quick review of the last year, or....
Scroll through the January through December 2008 NEWS ARCHIVE PAGE to recap the busy year!
Revisit past events on the 2007 ARCHIVE PAGE which has its own page.
2005 through 2006 member news is located in the MEMBER NEWS ARCHIVE ....
Visit the CONTEST section to revisit past contest photos and videos.
Contest books/DVDs
We have prior years' contest books and DVDs that you can order online.
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