WHNPA MEMBER NEWS-2004 to 2006 NEWS ARCHIVE

Charles Ommanney, Contact Press Images/Newsweek, Bush without Bush (detail)

WE ARE ARCHIVING AND SUMMARIZING NON-CURRENT NEWS ITEMS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPEARED ON THE WHNPA MEMBER NEWS PAGE. SEE WHNPA EVENTS AND THE EVENTS ARCHIVE FOR PAST CALENDAR INFO

MEMBER NEW: 2008 2007

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LAST YEAR WAS A VERY BUSY AND PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR WHNPA MEMBERS.
TO MAKE ROOM FOR 2007, SOME 2006 NEWS HAS MOVED TO THE WHNPA NEWS ARCHIVE
WHICH MAINTAINS A RUNNING LIST OF PAST EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEMBER
PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS, NEWS, ETC ....

THE WHNPA 2006 Holiday Party

The holiday party, held in conjunction with the Senate Press Photographers gallery is Dec. 14, 2006.
Please RSVP (members only)

Check out the Nikon Holiday page:

NPPA "CUTTING EDGE" COMPETITION WELCOMES WHNPA ENTRANTS

Effective immediately, the NPPA Cutting Edge Competition is now open to all visual editors, anywhere in the world!

Video editors who are not members of the National Press Photographers Association or the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA, see below) will now be able to enter the Competition with a per-entry fee of $10 (made payable to "NPPA, Inc."). These entrants will be able to submit one entry in each of the five categories, and WILL receive points toward the annual "NPPA Cutting Edge Editor of the Year" Award.

Members of the WHNPA have been able to submit to the contest for free for the past year, though did not earn points toward the annual "NPPA Cutting Edge Editor of the Year" Award. Effective immediately, WHNPA entrants will now be treated as if they were members of the NPPA. WHNPA entrants will simply supply proof of their membership in the organization ( e.i. photocopy of their membership card).

This is a very exciting time as we move forward to build up the reputation and prestige of the Competition, and do our part to build up the NPPA.

Happy Holidays, and Merry Christmas!

Jeramy Rosenberg
Chairperson
NPPA Cutting Edge Competition

REMEMBERING GORDON DAVIS

UPPER MARLBORO, MD (December 19, 2006) - WJLA-TV reports that the station's overnight photographer, Gordon Davis, 51, was struck by a car and killed around 2:40 a.m. this morning while walking across Route 301 in suburban Maryland after covering a fire at a shopping center. Reports say Davis was going back to his vehicle after filming a fire in a framing store in a shopping mall when he was hit by a southbound car. The driver immediately stopped and alerted firefighters, who attended to the injured photographer, police said. Davis was transported to the Southern Maryland Hospital Center where he was pronounced dead a short time after arrival. Funeral arrangements have been finalized and a memorial fund for his fifteen-year-old daughter, Megan, has been established. (READ MORE...)

REMEMBERING NAT TIFFEN

Nat Tiffen

Steven Tiffen, president of The Tiffen Company, today announced the passing of his father, and company founder, Nat Tiffen. The senior Mr. Tiffen passed away peacefully on November 21st.

The Tiffen Company was founded in 1938 by Nat Tiffen, with brothers, Leo and Sol. Bringing with him a passion to provide professional cinematographers and photographers with new and innovative filter optics, Nat Tiffen became an icon in this industry, many of whose members have acknowledged his inventiveness and creativity to their award winning accomplishments.

In 1984, Mr. Tiffen was recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the recipient of a Technical Achievement Award for his company’s filter lamination process. In 1999, he was again recognized, receiving a Scientific and Engineering award. Other notable awards include a Prime Time Emmy for Engineering Excellence presented in 1998.

Mr. Tiffen, whose wife, Helen passed away in 2004, is survived by his four children, Ira, Barbara, Sandra and Steven and eleven grandchildren. Steven Tiffen said of his father; “He was a great man. And now this great man has peacefully gone to his resting place to be with his beloved Helen, my mother and the love of his life. My father contributed so much to so many people and to the industry he loved and served. He always considered it a privilege to work in an industry he loved, doing what he loved to do. We will forever remember his quiet way along with his great strength and we will forever be grateful for a full life well lived. My family and I want to thank all of you for your thoughts of kindness and your prayers.”

The Tiffen Company located in Hauppauge, NY also has operations in Glendale,CA., Rochester, NY and Oxford UK. Photo courtesy of AMPAS®.

Arnie Sachs passed away Friday evening, November 3, 2006. He was 78 years old. During his distinguished 56-year career in photojournalism, he covered eleven presidential administrations. He is shown above accepting the WHNPA's lifetime achievement award at The Eyes of History 2001 Gala.

Please consult the WHNPA's in memoriam page for additional information.

It's been a sad week for journalism. CBS News has posted remembrances of award-winning journalist Ed Bradley, who died November 9. The Charlie Rose show included excerpts from a wonderful 1997 interview with Ed - if you missed it, here's the link to the online version, which can also be found on Google video

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, 5:20 p.m. - midnight. The 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

The Fall 2006 EDITION OF THE REPORT

The Fall edition of the WHNPA's newsletter THE REPORT features a remembrance of Vince Finnigan, a funny behind-the-scenes look at the temporary White House Press trailer, and a thought-provoking essay on digital photo manipulation and photojournalistic ethics by Robert Trippett, a freelance photojournalist for World Picture News. You can read Trippett's essay online or download the newsletter in PDF format.

Here's a brief excerpt:

The moment a photojournalist releases the shutter a sacred threshold is crossed. The instant after the shutter blinks open and closed, whether for a thousandth of a second to freeze the impact of a baseball bat on a ball, or for several hours to soak up the faint glow of a passing comet, the door also shuts for a photojournalist to manipulate that captured representation of reality. Any technical choices made before that moment are generally accepted as tools for achieving the photographer’s vision. Any digital post processing beyond generally accepted darkroom techniques are considered a prohibited manipulation of that sacrosanct moment of exposure.

Adobe PhotoShop is a powerful and insidiously seductive tool, offering control of a photograph to the level of individual pixels. We have all heard the career-ending horror stories about photojournalists who have selfdestructed using PhotoShop to flagrantly alter their photographs. Others may just fudge the line a little as they attempt to enhance their images. The latest PhotoShop flame out was a Reuters’ freelance photographer who manipulated a photo he took of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. In an attempt to delineate this murky line between vision and manipulation I thought it might be useful to pose a few simple questions: READ MORE ...

Manipulated images above are based on a cropped detail of a digital photograph (left) of President Bush, taken at the 2005 Eyes of History Gala. Original photo/Kevin Wolf

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 "MOMENTS IN TIME." Please watch your mailboxes for your postcard announcements. 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 saluting with his 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. 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. Halstead lives in Austin, TX.

MEMBER NEWS (FALL), KUDOS, AND WHEREABOUTS

NOTE FROM MAYA ALLERUZZO
After seven years as a Washington Times Staff Photographer, I've decided to join the Associated Press for a year in Iraq. I'll be primarily responsible for embedded coverage of U.S. troops. It promises to be an exciting year, but I look forward to seeing my Washington friends again. It's been so lovely to work here with all of you.

• Emmy awards to two WHNPA members. Congratulations to Travis Fox who accepted an Emmy award for news & documentary for advanced media for a production of the Katrina series on washingtonpost. com and to video journalist Ben de la Cruz, who received an Emmy for his “Homeless in D.C.” series on washingtonpost.com

• WHNPA Project Grant winner Susana Raab reports: "I have some good news: 1) my WHNPA funded project, Consumed, is on display at the Camera Club of New York till the end of November. If anyone is in NYC and wants to see the work it is at 853 Broadway. 2nd Floor. 2 ) I received the grand prize at the Lexington Art League's annual juried show (juried by National Geographic photographer, Sam Abell) for a body of work that contained two pieces from Consumed; 3) an image from my project on migrant tomato pickers in Immokalee, Florida (which I used my WHNPA grant to produce) received an Honorable Mention at Richmond's 1212 Gallery by juror Stephen Perloff, editor of the Photo Review, and 4) lastly, the same image from Immokalee (again funded by WHNPA - THANK YOU THANK YOU!) was a finalist in the Gordon Parks International Photo Competition in Fort Scott, Kansas." Preview Susanna's examples of these projects in Susana's online portfolio at http://www.susanaraab.com.

• Bloggers beware: Brooks Kraft and Christopher Morris will show White House images with their comments. http:www.time.com/time/politics/whitehouse/photos

• Check out David Hume Kennerly's review of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS on the American
Photo website -- PopPhoto October 2006
http://www.popphoto.com/photographynewswire/3243/movie-review-flags-of-our-fathers.html

• Karen Ballard is on assignment in Zagreb, Croatia photographing Terrence
Howard and Richard Gere – a bit better than a headshot on the Hill.

• Photographers had the chance to make their own portraits and these portraits were
projected instantly at Pablo Martinez Monsivais’ wedding in St. Michael. Imaginationand creativity ruled at this wonderful event.

• Percy Arrington is enjoying retirement. He is working on his boat, taking a couple of
courses in navigation, and getting ready to go to his college reunion.

• Former WHNPA member Gary Kieffer was recently spotted in a drop zone waiting for the 173rd to jump into the Grafenwoeher Training area in Eastern Germany (see photo in October newsletter). Retirement in Tuscany is planned, along with a promised guest bedroom for WHNPA members!

• Former WHNPA President Susie Walsh shares this photo of 6-month-old Johnny.

John Bodnar, video journalist, CNN and Dennis Brack, Black Star at the October meeting • Photo/Gerald Martineau

general membership meeting at The National Press Club on Tuesday, Oct. 10th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Panel discussion (info below) followed the meeting.

It's Photojournalism--but is it Art? Should it be?
The distinguished panel members presenting views on this topic include:

Andy Grundberg, Corcoran College of Art and Design

Matt S. Witkovsky, National Gallery of Art

Fran Trachtenberg: photographic collector and curator

John Bodnar, video journalist

Pablo Martinez Monsivais: photojournalist, The Associated Press

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

NIKON PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (NPS) TEAMS UP WITH PENN CAMERA IN WASHINGTON , DC

Penn Camera’s 840 E St, NW location is now the official alternate drop-off location for Nikon Professional Service (NPS) Member repairs. NPS repairs are being handled by Strauss Photo Technical Service in Washington, DC.

For NPS Member’s convenience, Penn Camera has added it’s 8357E Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA (Tysons Corner) outlet as an alternate NPS repair drop off location. READ PRESS RELEASE FOR MORE INFO.

ATTENTION VIDEO MEMBERS -- NOTE FROM NPPA ABOUT 2007 SEMINARS AND CONTESTS

Subject: TVQECC
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006
From: Jeramy Rosenberg <nppaediting@gmail.com>

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Final results from the Third Quarter NPPA Television Quarterly Editing Clip Contest are now available at

http://www.nppa.org/competitions/quarterly_clip_contests/TV_editing

I'd also like to announce a couple of changes for next year.

First...
The NPPA Cutting Edge Seminar will take place as scheduled in January 2007, however, there will be a second seminar scheduled for late summer of 2007 as well. Beginning in 2008, the seminar will be held in late summer from then on. For more information, please contact the Seminar Director, Shawn Montano, at shawnmontano@gmail.com.

Second...
Because of the change in the Cutting Edge Seminar date, the contest y ear no longer needs to run from Fourth Quarter of one year to the Third Quarter of the next. So, the 2007 contest year will be a FIVE-QUARTER contest year:

Fourth Quarter 2006
First Quarter 2007
Second Quarter 2007
Third Quarter 2007
Fourth Quarter 2007

Beginning with First Quarter 2008, the contest year will run a standard calender year, from First Quarter to Fourth. There has been much discussion on the best way to enable this change, and this is what we believe will be the fairest for everyone involved.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this change, you may feel free to contact me.

Thank you for your time, thank you to the judges for your hard work, and thank you all for entering. Congratulations to our Third Quarter winners!

Sincerely,

Jeramy Rosenberg
NPPA TVQECC Chairperson

Labor Day picnic! Mark your calendar! Monday, Sept. 4th... watch your mailboxes for the invitations!

PROJECT GRANT

Exciting news from WHNPA project grant winner, Susana Raab!

"... wanted to share some recent good news about my WHNPA funded project, Consumed. Consumed made the Photo District News Photo Annual, and won an Honorable Mention in the Documentary Project Competition AND Print Competition/Social Issue at the Ernst Haas/ Golden Light Awards of the Maine Photographic Workshops, juried by Kathy Ryan of the New York Times Magazine and Catherine Johnson, Art Buyer, Arnold Worldwide. Additionally, three images from Consumed just received an Honorable Mention in the Camera Club of New York's annual juried competition, juried by Antonin Kratochvil, of the agency VII. These images will be shown in New York City in October."

Congratulations Susana!

Start thinking about your own project... What more could you want. Free money to work on your OWN project and then have it highlighted at the WHNPA General membership meetings and the Eyes of History Award gala! See the website for the grant application and rules! Hurry...the deadline for receiving entries is October 15th!

KEEP US UP TO DATE
Please help us keep the databases current, so if you have moved or changed contact information, please email the webmaster, so both of us can be correct. Returned postage costs so much money. We need to be as responsible as possible. If you know someone who has moved asked them if they've let us know!

A note to the members from WHNPA president Dennis Brack

This is a perfect time to ask WHNPA members what they would like from their association.
What follows are a few questions, but please let the e-board know your thoughts on things
that may not be included on this list.

• What can WHNPA do for its members?

• What projects, issues would you like WHNPA to work on?

• What kind of meetings would you be interested in and would attend?

• Where is the ideal location for a WHNPA meeting?• Perhaps there is a better time or format for the meetings?

• In addition to regular meetings, any interest in informal social meetings? (Could be at the lunch or cocktail hour?)

• What are your feelings about the Contest? What changes would you suggest?

• What are your suggestions to improve the dinner? The Contest? The Exhibit?

Please let us know...thanks for your time.

Dennis

SEND A NOTE TO DENNIS mail form

Thanks to Pete Souza of the Chicago Tribune for sharing this glimpse inside the White House! Now you can share
26 seconds in the life of a WHNPA photographer...click link or the screenshot below to view (Flash video, registration required)

Vince Finnigan THE WHNPA REMEMBERS Vincent Alexander Finnigan

Long-time WHNPA member Vincent Finnigan passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 1, 2006. He is survived by his five children, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Mr. Finnigan was a former President of the Professional Photographers Society of Greater Washington D.C., a member of the Professional Photographers of America (achieving the Photographic Craftsman Award), a member of the White House News Photographers Association (where he founded the White House News Photographers Association High School Photography seminar which is an on-going annual event), and a member of the National Press Photographers Association. He was a free-lance photographer for over 50 years in the Washington, D.C. area, covering a wide range
of assignments, from portraits and weddings, to political events and international news stories (as a photo correspondent for the Keystone Press based in Europe). Mr. Finnigan's photographic assignments took him around the globe to Asia, Australia, South America, Europe, and all over North America. (READ MORE...)

WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST

For those of you interested in entering the next World Press Photo Contest, the Entry Rules, Guidelines and Entry Form for the 2007 contest are now available for download in PDF format. The deadline is January 11, 2007. You may also wish to visit their site at http://www.worldpressphoto.nl for more info.

JOHN HARRINGTON:

Congratulations to John Harrington on the publication of his new book, BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS. Thomson Course Technology www.courseptr.com

This three hundred and thirty page book is a text book of how to go about the business of being a professional photographer.

David Burnett on Harrington¹s book. "Well, it¹s about time that someone put together a map of how to operate in the photography business world. John is very knowledgeable about both photography and business... He knows what he's talking about, and this book should save a lot of bad deals from happening, and turn many of them into good deals."

More info and online order form

The Photography Theater @ National Geographic - October 17, 2006

I'm writing to invite you to come to my latest presentation of The Photography Theater at the National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium on Tuesday, October 17, 2006. The event is free and runs from 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm. Download the PDF flyer for more info.

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GARY HAYNES

A book about UPI Newspictures that will be in bookstores the first week of September, "Picture This!" published by Time/Warner Hachette. The "author" is Gary Haynes. That would be me. Several WHNPA members worked for UPI and are represented in this 256-page book, which is a tribute to a once-great company (which exists today in name only, with fewer than two dozen employees, none of them photographers) that for 30 years went toe-to-toe with the larger and richer Associated Press and, more often than not, out-shot and out-thought them.

Walter Cronkite wrote the foreword. He, as many of us did, started our careers with UPI. The text and the newly written captions tell not only about the pictures, but how some of them came to be -- a photo of George Bush in the surf shot by WHNPA member Joe Marquette with an instant camera -- that sort of thing.

For more information on the book and a personal account by Gary Haynes, visit the WHNPA BOOKS page.

FROM PETE SOUZA - OBAMA IN AFRICA

During Senator Obama's recent trip to Africa, I produced on deadline seven audio slide shows for the Chicago Tribune. Please have a look. The one below is the day he visited his home village:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/broadband/chi-obamahome2-flashhtml,0,6772551.htmlstory

The others can be seen at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/obama

Thanks for looking,
Pete

GERALD HERBERT recently biked the Blue Ridge Parkway. A lot of photographers have been asking him about the trip, both before and after. so he created a blog with pictures. Check out the trip at:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journal/gerald

MICHAEL PETERSON CBS cameraman Bob Peterson's son was killed in a auto accident on July 29th. Michael Peterson was working his way to the top of his game. Michael entered our profession working as a sound for his father's production company. He went on to work on productions such as "AMERICA'S MOST WANTED". An extended assignment covering the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina took up a large part of last year. On this story he ran into his father and his brother covering the same story. Michael achieved a great deal in a brief period, but above all Michael Peterson was "Everyone's Best Friend."

A celebration of Michael's life was held at 11:00 AM on September 16th, at the Potomac United Methodist Church , 10300 Falls Road, Potomac, Maryland.

LABOR DAY PICNIC - MONDAY SEPT 4

Download info and directions in PDF format (200k).

Summer is almost over. Vacations are wrapping up and Congress is almost back in session. The busy fall will soon begin.

Before you get too busy and too down about the end of summer, plan on coming out and celebrating with your fellow WHNPA members, along with other members of the Washington Press Corps at a WHNPA Labor Day Picnic on Monday, Sept. 4, starting at 11 a.m. at Fort Hunt Park, just south of Alexandria, Va.

We'll have plenty of food and drink and fun, so bring the family and
plan on having a great time.

Directions to the picnic (it's just a couple of miles south of
Alexandria on the GW Parkway) are in the PDF above.

Please let Heidi know as soon as possible if you're coming so we can have enough tasty food and cold drinks.

NEWSEUM LOOKING FOR IMAGE OF GARRETT GRAFF

The Newseum is looking for a photograph from the March 7, 2005, White House press briefing -- specifically, a shot showing Garrett Graff, the first blogger to get a press pass from the White House. The Newseum needs a color shot of him on that day to use in an exhibition about the First Amendment. Please let us know if any of the WHNPA photographers has such a photo. Contact mdavidson@freedomforum.org

WHNPA newsletter

Download the July edition of THE REPORT in PDF format (768 k)

(July 22, 2006)

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Eyes of History" opening reception at The Corcoran so successful, especially WHNPA member Susan Castoro, who curates the show. Thanks also to members who generously volunteered to deliver the remaining awards/ plaques to their colleagues.

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First exciting benefit of the WHNPA/ Digital Railroad partnership!

As we announced recently, Digital Railroad has partnered with WHNPA to providenew programs and services that will increase market opportunities for WHNPA members. The first benefit of this new alliance is that WHNPA members are eligible for significant discounts when joining Digital Railroad.

Digital Railroad provides photographers with powerful tools to create professional online archives and to manage, market and sell images globally. Now as a WHNPA member- you will receive a 15% discount on the annual membership- HOWEVER_ if you subscribe BEFORE September 15, 2006, you will receive a full 25% discount on the annual membership fee. A savings of almost $250.00!

To take advantage of this limited time offer, go to: http://www.digitalrailroad.net/corpsite/whnpa.html

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(July 26, 2006) WHNPA MEETING UPDATE

The July 25th meeting brought a great deal of valuable information to the members who came to the meeting at the Frederick Douglas home on Capitol Hill. John Harrington related his experiences with working with Digital Railroad and provided handouts which detailed his workflow in posting work on his Digital Railroad site. John is willing to help WHNPA members. (john@johnharrington.com)

Brad Newberg and Chris Winters of the Vienna, Virginia law firm of Newberg & Winters gave a Power Point presentation of what photographers should know about some of the legal issues that effect their work. They ended by telling us that their presentation would be posted on their web site http://www.newbergwinters.com.

If you have questions, contact brad.newberg@newbergwinters.com or christopher.winters@newbergwinters.com

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

See you there.

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 MEMBERS FEATURED AT NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery has opened after a seven year remodel.
This museum is a showcase for portraiture that celebrates the vision and creativity of Americans.
fWHNPA members are featured in exhibits throughout the museum. Check out the opening exhibition!

Babe Ruth's Final Game by WHNPA member Nate Fine

President Harry Truman by WHNPA member Frank Cancellari

President John F. Kennedy by WHNPA member George Tames

July 10, 2006

Congratulations to everyone involved with the 2006 "Eyes of History" awards gala. The evening was filled with excitement and even featured a write up in the June issue of PDN.

Click to view hundreds of pictures of the May 6th awards gala by Kevin Wolf.
(Images will open in a new browser window)

The date for next year's awards gala is now set for April 28th, 2007, at The Ritz Carlton, Washington.

Speaking of the contest, the "Eyes of History, 2006" Exhibit at the Corcoran opened on July 19th with an opening reception and awards presentation on THURSDAY, JULY 20th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. WHNPA President, Dennis Brack handed out awards and plaques.

If you have not submitted your selection for the Newseum Project...please do so ASAP. DO NOT FEDEX to the PO BOX! Use US MAIL or contact Heidi and she'll give you an alternate mailing address for FEDEX, etc.

NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to our newest members, Michael Smith and Christopher Greenberg! Please welcome them and encourage them to get involved. Remember...this is YOUR association!

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WASHINGTONIAN ARTICLE: Reporters as Shooters—the Newest New Journalism Arrives at the Washington Post

Shortly after Steve Coll became managing editor of the Washington Post in 1998, he wrote a memo about the coming marriage of print and Internet journalism. He said that future reporters would be outfitted with video cameras, which could be attached to their hats, almost like the little press cards stuck in fedoras back in the old days.In the newsroom, reporters laughed and called the futuristic reporting device “hatcam.”No one’s laughing now: The Post is shipping digital video cameras to its bureaus. Post reporters are expected to report in multimedia...

Read the full article, whiich mentions several WHNPA members, at: http://www.washingtonian.com/buzz/2006/0619.html

( May 6, 2006)

The Eyes of History Awards Gala at the Ritz Carlton was a great success. Photos have been posted.
Read Daryl Lang's PDN online article "War And Disaster Images Stand Out At WHNPA Gala":

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002463965

( May2, 2006)

BOOK NEWS

Congratulations to WHNPA member Arthur Grace on the publication of his new book, State Fair.

Arthur Grace’s State Fair is an affectionate, skillful, and keen observation of a quirky phase of our human comedy. In deceptively casual black-and-white photographs totally absent of attitude and theatrics, his instant observation quickly cuts to the chase, presenting visuals with nothing superfluous and nothing left out. Let us thank our lucky stars that Grace has taken the time and energy to examine and bring us something of our American culture that is original, unique, and essentially uncorrupted.”
Elliott Erwitt (from the dust jacket of State Fair)

State Fair By Arthur Grace

“I couldn’t help thinking if aliens ever landed on Earth and you only had a few hours to help them understand America, all you would have to do is take them to any state fair. For me, a state fair is a microcosm of America--in all its glory and weirdness—at any given point in time.”

-Arthur Grace (from the introduction)

From prize winning pigs to corn dog-eating contests, from beauty queens to marching bands, from gravity defying midway rides to miracle machines for back pain, from butter sculptures to demolition derbies, state fairs are a mother lode of pure Americana.

State Fair is a visual distillation of Arthur Grace’s photographic odyssey through fairs in ten states – California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia. Time and again, regardless of geographical location, Grace’s images deftly capture with remarkable authenticity the strange mixture of the traditional, the kitsch, and the off-the-wall that is unique to these annual gatherings, which began as a celebration of rural American life and have evolved into super-sized extravaganzas. Sure to bring back vivid memories for anyone who’s ever attended a state fair, and bound to entice the uninitiated.

State Fair was released in April, 2006. ISBN 0-292-71287-1 $34.95 hardcover 9 ½ x 9 ½ in. 128 pp. 96 duotone photos.

Arthur Grace is a former staff photographer for Newsweek magazine. Throughout his award-winning career, his photographs have appeared in magazines worldwide, including on the covers of Life, Time, Newsweek, Paris Match, and Stern. He has published two previous books, Choose Me: Portraits of a Presidential Race and Comedians. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Debra.

For a selection of images from this and other books, visit Arthur Grace's web site

( April 30, 2006)

NEW ARRIVAL

CONGRATULATIONS to your WHNPA President Susan Walsh, who on Tuesday night delivered a beautiful and healthy baby boy. John Joseph Widmayer III weighed in at 7.5 lbs. and is 20.5 inches long. Father J.W. is overjoyed. All are doing well and expected to be released from the hospital on Saturday.

WHNPA's newest members:

Kristoffer Tripplaar, student member
J. Carrier, Freelance
Ronald Beverly, AOL
Elizabeth Bruneau, AOL
Lauren Dobkin. AOL
Jolie Novak, AOL
Fredy Perojo, AOL
Bryan Rinnert, AOL
Rachel Rique, AOL
Amy Schriber, AOL
Adrienne Williams, AOL

( April 16, 2006)

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 or CLICK TO DOWNLOAD/PRINT A PDF of this information.

Please help The WHNPA spread the word about the High School Seminar to be held on Sunday, April 30, 2006, at The Corcoran College of Art + Design. A poster for you to share with your local High Schools is available for download.

(April 1, 2006)

MANNIE GARCIA WINS 2006 IPC WHNPA LEADERSHIP AWARD

IPC AWARDS 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 award recipients are as follows:

Mannie Garcia / IPC WHNPA Leadership Award
George Long / IPC ASMP Leadership Award
Jo Alice & Tom McDonald / IPC PPA Leadership Award
Rick & Deborah Ferro / IPC WPPI Leadership Award
Barbara Bordnick / IPC APA Leadership Award
Anthony J. Cilento, Jr. / PSPA

Luncheon reservations are due by May 8, 2006. For information, contact Priscilla Chu, Cygnus Business Media, at 631-845-2700, Ext. 341. E-mail: priscilla.chu@cygnuspub.com

The International Photographic Council (IPC) is a multinational non-governmental organization of the United Nations, composed of representatives from every major sector of the photographic industry. Founded in 1974, it is dedicated to increasing worldwide recognition of photography as a universal means of communication through the adoption of a motto, “Peace through Understanding, Understanding through Photography, the Universal Language.” PRINTABLE PDF OF THIS PRESS RELEASE

(March 11, 2006)

Some exciting news! Tess Talulla Clendenin has arrived. Feb. 23 at 8:54 p.m. Congratulations to proud parents Jay Clendenin and Nancy Pastor. Also, best wishes to George Bridges and his wife on the birth of their son. Lawrence Jackson and his wife welcomed their son! What's in the water?!

WHNPA President Susan Walsh has just returned from PMA in Orlando, where she accepted the Photographer of the Year award on behalf of all WHNPA members! Many thanks to NIKON for their support of our nomination. The traveling "Eyes of History" exhibition was also on display for guests to enjoy prior to their dinner ceremony.

Please welcome our newest members when you see them: Meredith Forrest, Deborah Gardner, Michael Huffman, Bob Houlihan, Peter Lockley, Guy Solimano and Michael Swann.

This is the last e-mail some of you will receive, as you have not renewed your membership. Please renew online or return your renewal form TODAY!

In our efforts to keep ALL databases up to date, we are asking all members to please check their contact information on the website. Please check and submit any corrections online, or drop a note to the WHNPA webmaster. If you've moved let us know. If you are changing e-mail addresses let us know. We are getting undeliverable mail and e-mail; be sure to keep us up to date so we can keep you up to date about your association.

(March 5, 2006)

Keep in touch ...members, let us know where you are and what you're doing....

Pete Souza's newsblog from New Orleans: After Mardi Gras:
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/photos/after_mardi_gras/index.html

Join Travis Fox of washingtonpost.com at the fifth annual Multimedia Bootcamp workshop at UNC Chapel Hill. If you're interested, sign up early!

Multimedia Bootcamp Workshop • May 6-12, 2006

The fifth annual Multimedia Bootcamp Workshop at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be held May 6-12, 2006. The workshop is designed for working visual journalists who are interested in exploring multimedia storytelling. We feature six days of intensive skills training, including Flash, Dreamweaver, advanced Photoshop and audio and video content gathering and editing, as well as daily presentations from leading multimedia designers, storytellers, and producers.

Each participant is assigned a dedicated computer terminal for the week and will have the opportunity to meet and work with industry leaders including, Brian Storm (MediaStorm), Karl Kuntz (Columbus Dispatch), Joe Weiss (Raleigh News & Observer), J. Carl Ganter (MediaVia), WHNPA MEMBER Travis Fox OF washingtonpost.com, J. Paige West (Second Story), Andrew DeVigal (Interactive Narratives), Alberto Cairo (UNC-CH), Laura Ruel (UNC-CH), Mike Noe (Rocky Mountain News), Geoff McGhee (New York Times) and others. The workshop is limited to the first 25 paid registrants. Complete details and the registration form are available online at http://www.ibiblio.org/bootcamp

** update 3/5/06 the UNC site states that there is a waiting list...

Northern Short Course in Photojournalism is scheduled for March 9-11, 2006, in Cherry Hill, NJ. It's a great program with lots of new materials and speakers. The NSC web site has the latest information: http://www.northernshortcourse.com

Southern Short Course in News Photography: Because of the rich history in photojournalism, he says they'd like to encourage more attendance and contest entries from the D.C. area.

The 57th Southern Short Course in News Photography 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: http://www.southernshortcourse.com

If you're planning to attend the Eyes of History Gala (May 6) and need to reserve a hotel room, scroll down for updated information on participating hotels and WHNPA reservation codes ....

(02-25-06)

WHNPA President Susan Walsh accepts the PMDA AWARD on behalf of the WHNPA for excellence in photojournalism on February 25 in Orlando, Florida.

(02-17-06)

National Public Radio interviews WHNPA President on the subject of press photo handouts. Tune in at http://www.onthemedia.org

(02-11-06) UPCOMING WHNPA ELECTIONS • NOMINATING COMMITTEE RESULTS

Members... Below are the important results from the nominating committee. Please check the site and watch for emails regarding voting procedures. Read the WHNPA BYLAWS for additional information. Voting will take place at the next general membership meeting, and new terms will begin after the "Eyes of History " dinner on May 6, 2006.

President:
Dennis Brack

VICE PRESIDENT:
Stu Cohen

Treasurer:
Jon Elswick

Secretary:
Jamie Rose

TV Rep:
Ed Eaves
Pierre Kattar
OPEN

Stills Rep:
Nikki Kahn
Susan Biddle
Jim Watson

• • •

A letter from NPPA for our video members....

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Beginning with the First Quarter of 2006, members of the White House News Photographers Association will be eligible to compete in the NPPA Television Quarterly Editing Clip Contest. WHNPA members will have all the rights of NPPA members in this contest, except they will not receive points toward the NPPA Cutting Edge Editor of the Year Award. To enter, they will submit a photocopy of their WHNPA membership cards rather than filling out the NPPA membership number portion of the official entry form.

This arrangement is mutually beneficial. For the WHNPA, it gives their video editors an opportunity to compete in a national contest, four times a year, in addition to the annual "Eyes of History" contest. It also gives them an opportunity to have their work critiqued. It gives the NPPA more exposure in an important market, at the local, national and international levels. It creates greater exposure within the WHNPA, strengthening the bond between the two organizations. It further expands the TVQECC outside of Denver, and will raise the level of quality among our winners. It pushes forward the level of photojournalism we hope to achieve, and that is why we exist. Finally, it could ultimately add new members to the NPPA.

I look forward to working with the WHNPA and strengthening the relationship between the two organizations.
Sincerely,

Jeramy Rosenberg
NPPA TVQECC Chairperson

(02-01-06) PRESS RELEASE WHNPA STILLS CONTEST - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PDF format)

STILLS CONTEST RESULTS AND WINNING ENTRIES ARE posted in the CONTEST WINNERS secTion.

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: ANDREA BRUCE, THE WASHINGTON POST

POLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR: CAROL T. POWERS, FREELANCE

WINNING TELEVISION CONTEST QUICKTIME VIDEO CLIPS are online.
Go to the contest page and select VIDEO or EDITING tabs for the selection.
Many thanks to washingtonpost.com for hosting these video excerpts!

(01-30-06) NEWSLETTER

Congratulations go out to Andrea Bruce of The Washington Post, for winning "Photographer of the Year" in the 2006 "The Eyes of History" stills contest, and to Freelance photographer Carol Powers for "Political Photo of the Year 2006."

Many congratulations to all the winners and to everyone that entered. Anyone that attended the judging over the weekend knows that a lot of difficult decisions were made. To see the complete list of winners and their photos,visit CONTEST WINNERS section.

Many THANKS to Pete Souza of The Chicago Tribune and his committee for organizing this contest. A lot of time goes into making this contest a success.

Reminder, General Membership meeting on Tuesday, Feb., 7, 2006 at Dennis Brack's Studio, 318 Third Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 202.547.1176. On the agenda, Ben de la Cruz's work and a look at some of the stills winners. Please contact Stu Cohn at stucohn@aol. Com, Jim Watson at james.watson@afp.com or John Poole at john@busybox.orrg, if you would like to run for the following WHNPA officer positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, E-board video and stills rep.

Please consider volunteering your time. This is YOUR association and we need volunteers to continue the important work of The White House News Photographers Association. For the last 85 years, the WHNPA has been working to promote photojournalism, foster relationships within the Washington community and develop educational programs for our colleagues and students.

The "Eyes of History" awards gala will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at The Ritz Carlton in Washington , D.C. Watch your mailboxes for your invitations.

If anyone knows of internship programs in the Washington and New York areas, please e-mail us with names and contact information. Heidi would like to start a file for the student volunteers.

(01-25-06)

This weekend is the judging of the annual "Eyes of History" contest at The Corcoran College of Art+ Design. The judging schedule is listed in the CONTEST INFO section. The judging is open to all and you are warmly invited to attend this exciting event! Hoping to see many of you there. STILL CONTEST JUDGES BIOS

The next WHNPA General Membership meeting is scheduled for Tuesday. Feb., 7th, at 7:00 p.m. at Dennis Brack's Studio... 318 Third Street, NE. 202-547-1176. Watch for your little yellow postcards in the mail. On the agenda... washingtonpost.com video journalist Ben de la Cruz presents a selection and a look at some winning stills from the contest. Nominations for WHNPA officer positions are open. Anyone interested in running or President, Vice President, and Secretary, 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.

The Traveling exhibition of "The Eyes of History" will be on view in Orlando, Florida, on February 25 as WHNPA President Susan Walsh will accept the PMDA AWARD on behalf of the WHNPA for excellence in photojournalism. The PMA international convention and trade show runs from FEB 26 - MARCH 1.

Production of the "2006 Eyes of History" book has begun. If you would like to place an ad or congratulatea colleague, please let me know and I'll send you the specs and rates sheet.

And... finally.... Thanks to everyone who has paid your membership dues. To the few who have not, please do so that we have you up to date in the database, and don't forget to notify us when you move, change jobs, phone numbers...etc. Again, you may pay via PayPal.

Thanks for your time and best of luck to everyone who entered the "Eyes of History" stills contest.

(1/20/06)

Congratulations to everyone who entered the WHNPA "Eyes of History" TELEVISION CONTEST. An incredible amount of time and effort went into making very difficult decisions. You can see excerpts of the WINNING VIDEOS online. DAI BAKER won as video photographer of the year and TRAVIS FOX won as editor of the year. Read more about it in the WHNPA PRESS RELEASE.

VISIT CONTEST WINNERS PAGE FOR A LIST OF TV AWARDS. TV CONTEST JUDGES' bios are available online. Congratulations to all the TV contest winners, and a hearty thanks to the contestorganizers for a job well done! Video clips are posted in the CONTEST WINNERS section. The Stills WHNPA "Eyes of History" contest is fast approaching. Judging is open and will be held at The Corcoran on January 28 & 29th. Please make an effort to watch this amazing process.If you or someone you know wishes to place an advertisement in the Eyes of History" book, please let Heidi know and she'll get you the necessary information.to see a WHNPA member on the other side of the lens!

NEW MEMBERS

Please welcome the newest members of the WHNPA: Luiz Ribeiro, The New York Post, Jamie Rose, Freelance, Kevin Dietsch, UPI, Sammy Changuris, WJLA. Joel Witte of WTTG, joined in July of 2004 and BJ Forte also, WTTG, joined in June. Other recent members include James Watson, Karl Ferron, Christopher Assaf, Amy Davis, Andre' Chung, Lloyd Fox, Kimberly Hairston, Nanine Hartzenbusch, David Hobby, Doug Kapustin, Chiaki Kawajiri, Jed Kirschbaum, Jr., Kenneth Lam, Monica Lopossey, John Makely, Elizabeth Malby, Algerina Perna, Barbara Taylor, and Eugene Sweeney, Jr.

( May 6, 2006)

The Eyes of History Awards Gala at the Ritz Carlton was a great success. Photos/videos will be posted when available... stay tuned... Read Daryl Lang's PDNonline article "War And Disaster Images Stand Out At WHNPA Gala":

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002463965

Photo © 2005 Susana Raab
WHNPA 2005 PROJECT GRANT AWARDED TO SUSANA RAAB
Washington, D.C. freelance photographer Susana Raab has been selected as the
winner of the White House News Photographers Association 2005 Project Grant.
READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT...

PMDA AWARD TO WHNPA

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 “Photographer Award” will be given to the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) Read the full PMDA press release detailing the awards, and the except below, regarding the WHNPA:

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. See PMDA’s site www.pmda.com for more info.

The White House News Photographs Association traveling contest winners exhibit is currently on display in the lobby of the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

The National Press Club 5K RuN/WALK on Saturday Sept. 9. The registration is $30 with a free breakfast for the first 1,000 registered. Click the link below to sign up:

https://www.npcpress.org/programs/5k/2006registration_form.cfm

*Registration for the NPPA 2006 Flying Short Course is now open.

The 2006 Flying Short Course:
A Unique Lineup of Photojournalists, Editors, and History

NPPA’s 49th annual Flying Short Course is coming up in October and this year’s
line-up of speakers promises a program that will be long remembered, including
photojournalism’s living legend John G. Morris of Paris; Best Of Photojournalism’s
Photojournalists of the Year David Guttenfelder of the Associated Press and Josh
Meltzer of The Roanoke Times; Gail Fisher of the Los Angeles Times; WHNPA member
Michel duCille of The Washington Post; and Colin Mulvany of the Spokesman-Review.

The Flying Short Coursewill follow last year’s successful model of offering a full
day of local and regional programs packaged with a second full day of presentations
and sessions by the national traveling faculty, and of being hosted by and
affiliated with a college photojournalism program at each of the three national
stops.

“This year’s program is going to be something special,” event organizer David
Einsel said today. “We have a great mix of professionals and topics of discussion.
But, I am especially excited about having John G. Morris on the faculty. John has
touched the lives of so many photographers and editors – both directly and
throughhis work. Here is a guy who has worked with W. Eugene Smith, Robert Capa,
Alfred Eisenstaedt, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, to name just a few. These
photographers set the standards for the rest of us, and John was there with them.
He was the first executive editor of Magnum Photos and has worked at Life, National
Geographic, and a number of the leading newspapers in America. John has lived the
history that is the basis for almost everything we do as visual journalists. What
an absolutely amazing opportunity this is to be able to see, in person, one of the
true legends of our time.”

The Flying Short Course’s first day kicks off on Friday, October 20, 2006, at Temple
University in Philadelphia, PA, with presentations by the national traveling
faculty. The local and regional hands-on workshops and break out sessions will
follow all day on Saturday, October 21. (Read more)

WASHINGTONIAN ARTICLE: Reporters as Shooters—the Newest New Journalism Arrives at the Washington Post

In the newsroom, reporters laughed and called the futuristic reporting device “hatcam.”No one’s laughing now: The Post is shipping digital video cameras to its bureaus. Post reporters are expected to report in multimedia...

Read the full article, whiich mentions several WHNPA members, at: http://www.washingtonian.com/buzz/2006/0619.html

(April 1, 2006)

MANNIE GARCIA WINS 2006 IPC WHNPA LEADERSHIP AWARD

The 2006 IPC award recipients are as follows:

Luncheon reservations are due by May 8, 2006. For information, contact Priscilla Chu, Cygnus Business Media, at 631-845-2700, Ext. 341. E-mail: priscilla.chu@cygnuspub.com

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Seminar March 26, 2006, at the Crystal City Sheraton. Blue Pixel presents another of its popular digital photography seminars on Sunday, taught by Daniel J. Cox, one of the worlds premier nature photographers, teamed with Nature Best Photography Magazine. 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.

MARCH 23-25, 2006 REEL JOURNALISM: Screenings and Symposia AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

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, March23 - 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, photojournalist, producer and director of DATELINE AFGANISTAN, Lori Grinker, photojournalist and author of AFTERWAR: Veterans from a World of Conflict. Casey Murrow, educator and 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.comor call 202-885-2527 for ticket information.

Reel Journalism is presented by AU's School of Communication, in partnership with WAMU88.5 FM, the Newseum, The Washington Post, Visual Aids Electronics, Center for Social Media the SOC Undergraduate Council, AU's Office of Campus Life, The Eagle, the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma, CBS News - Washington and Swiss Embassy.

For a complete schedule of events visit Reel Journalism Screenings & Symposia (www.soc.american.edu) online or call Bettina Fisher, Reel Journalism program director, at 202-885-2074.

(March 11, 2006)

Please welcome our newest members when you see them: Meredith Forrest, Deborah Gardner, Michael Huffman, Bob Houlihan, Peter Lockley, Guy Solimano and Michael Swann.

This is the last e-mail some of you will receive, as you have not renewed your membership. Please renew online or return your renewal form TODAY!

Multimedia Bootcamp Workshop • May 6-12, 2006

** update 3/5/06 the UNC site states that there is a waiting list...

Southern Short Course in News Photography: Because of the rich history in photojournalism, he says they'd like to encourage more attendance and contest entries from the D.C. area.

If you're planning to attend the Eyes of History Gala (May 6) and need to reserve a hotel room, scroll down for updated information on participating hotels and WHNPA reservation codes ....

The Eyes of History Awards Gala at the Ritz Carlton was a great success. Read Daryl Lang's PDNonline article "War And Disaster Images Stand Out At WHNPA Gala":

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002463965

PMDA AWARD TO WHNPA

The “Photographer Award” will be given to the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) Read the full PMDA press release detailing the awards, and the except below, regarding the WHNPA:

2006 CASEY MEDALS FOR MERITORIOUS JOURNALISM - DUE MARCH 1

Apply now for the 2006 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, honoring distinguished coverage of children and families. First-place winners in 14 categories receive $1,000 and are honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Award categories include newspapers, magazines, television, radio, photojournalism and online. Work must be published or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2005. Entries are due on March 1, 2006. Download the rules and an entry form at http://cjc.umd.edu/pdf/awards/2006_Casey_Medal.pdf

The Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families (CJC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan program of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park, and is funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. More than 2,000 journalists have applied for Casey Medals since 1994. For more information about previous winners, visit http://cjc.umd.edu/awards/index.html

Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families (CJC) 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 320 College Park, MD 20740 Phone: 301.699.5133 Fax: 301.699.9755 E-mail: info@cjc.umd.ed

(02-25-06)

WHNPA President Susan Walsh accepts the PMDA AWARD on behalf of the WHNPA for excellence in photojournalism on February 25 in Orlando, Florida.

(02-17-06)

National Public Radio interviews WHNPA President on the subject of press photo handouts. Tune in at http://www.onthemedia.org

(02-16-06)
THE Corcoran College of Art + Design presents its Senior Thesis Photojournalism show. This show will run 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.

(02-15-06)

If you're planning to attend the Eyes of History Gala (May 6) and need to reserve a hotel room, scroll down for updated information on participating hotels and WHNPA reservation codes ....

(02-11-06)
Members... Below are the important results from the nominating committee. Please check the site and watch for emails regarding voting procedures. Read the WHNPA BYLAWS for additional information. Voting will take place at the next general membership meeting, and new terms will begin after the "Eyes of History " dinner on May 6, 2006.

President:
Dennis Brack

VICE PRESIDENT:
Stu Cohen

Treasurer:
Jon Elswick

Secretary:
Jamie Rose

TV Rep:
Ed Eaves
Pierre Kattar
OPEN

Stills Rep:
Nikki Kahn
Susan Biddle
Jim Watson

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A letter from NPPA for our video members....

I look forward to working with the WHNPA and strengthening the relationship between the two organizations.
Sincerely,

Jeramy Rosenberg
NPPA TVQECC Chairperson

(02-07-06)

General Membership meeting on Tuesday, Feb., 7, 2006 at Dennis Brack's Studio, 318 Third Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 202.547.1176. On the agenda, Ben de la Cruz's work and a look at some of the stills winners. Please contact Stu Cohn at stucohn@aol. Com, Jim Watson at james.watson@afp.com or John Poole at john@busybox.orrg, if you would like to run for the following WHNPA officer positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, E-board video and stills rep.

(02-03-06) A memorial service is scheduled at 2 pm for Maurice Johnson at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3 Chevy Chase Circle, Chevy Chase, MD. A reception will follow.

(02-01-06) PRESS RELEASE WHNPA STILLS CONTEST - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (PDF format)

A letter from NPPA for our video members....

I look forward to working with the WHNPA and strengthening the relationship between the two organizations.
Sincerely,

Jeramy Rosenberg
NPPA TVQECC Chairperson

January 2006

Congratulations to everyone who entered the WHNPA's The Eyes of History 2006 contest. An incredible amount of time and effort went into making very difficult decisions. You can see a COMPLETE LIST OF AWARDS AND WINNING ENTRIES online.

(1/30/06) Photogs Slam White House Use of Staged Pictures
By Joe Strupp, editorandpublisher.com, Published: January 30, 2006 12:05 AM ET

NEW YORK-- White House photographers aren't looking for a handout these days. In fact, they've gotten far too many.While the practice of providing news organizations with staged photos of events involving the president goes back decades, veteran shooters at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue say it has become almost a regular occurrence with the Bush Administration. A review of Associated Press archives found that during the entire eight years of the Clinton administration, only 100 handout photos of events were released to the press. During the first five years of Bush's presidency, more than 500 have been distributed. The key is that each of these events was closed to news photographers....
(READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON EDITORANDPUBLISHER.COM )

(01-29-06)

Sunday, January 29, 2006; ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and his cameraman DOUG VOGT were seriously wounded Sunday in a roadside bomb attack near Taji, according to a statement from ABC. READ LATEST REPORT ON ABCNEWS.COM

WHNPA OBJECTS TO WHITE HOUSE PHOTO RELEASES:

As you know, The White House News Photographers Association is voicing a strong objection to the White House's increasing use of "official" photo releases. Track ongoing developments in this important story --additional developments will be detailed here.

(1/22/06)The WHNPA believes that dealing with handout photos at the time handout restrictions are imposed is the best way to stop the trend of preventing independent press coverage of an event. In doing so, we can prevent organizers or governments from imposing additional restrictions down the line. Ensuring our ability of the independent press to cover events of public interest should be our main priority. We encourage and support those news orgaizations who are willing to take the initial hard decision to boycott or refuse coverage in order to secure press access in the future. READ MORE

(January 2006) SENATOR PRAISES NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS COVERING ALITO HEARING

WHNPA honorary member Sen. Leahy, D-Vt., posted comments about the news photographers covering the Alito Hearing. Please note: the photographer Senator Leahy kicked (see end of story) was non other than WHNPA member Doug Mills of the New York Times!!!

http://leahy.senate.gov/issues/SupremeCourt/SCHeardattheHearing011106.html

(1/30/06) Photogs Slam White House Use of Staged Pictures
By Joe Strupp, editorandpublisher.com, Published: January 30, 2006 12:05 AM ET

(01-29-06)

WHNPA OBJECTS TO WHITE HOUSE PHOTO RELEASES:

SENATOR PRAISES NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS COVERING ALITO HEARING

http://leahy.senate.gov/issues/SupremeCourt/SCHeardattheHearing011106.html

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2005 NEWS ARCHIVE (SEE EVENTS ARCHIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INFO)

December 2005

U.S. News Quits White House Photo Pool, Lays Off More Staff

December 01, 2005, By Daryl Lang

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 REST OF THIS STORY

November 2005

PMDA ANNOUNCES AWARD:

NY, NY, November 16, 2005 -- The “Photographer Award” will be given to the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) Read the full PMDA press release and the except below, regarding the WHNPA's 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.

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WHNPA 2005 PROJECT GRANT AWARDED TO SUSANA RAAB
Washington, D.C. freelance photographer Susana Raab has been selected as the
winner of the White House News Photographers Association 2005 Project Grant.
READ MORE ...

October 2005

PHOTOPLUS TRADE SHOW IN NYC

PhotoPlus is the premier trade show of the industry. The traveling exhibition of the Eyes of History was showcased in NYC for three days in late October. Our work was seen by the many attendees, speakers and exhibitors at this major show, and they've asked us back again next year.

May 2005

WHNPA EYES OF HISTORY 2005 GALA

President Bush addresses the audience at the 2005 Eyes of History Gala at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington
Photo/Kevin Wolf
GALA PICTURES + VIDEO CLIPS

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 John Poole, Jonathan Forsythe, and Ben de la Cruz of washingtonpost.com for helping us offer this memorable video online!

If you already have Real Player, click the thumbnails or links to launch the 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.

Click theSE LINKS TO VIEW 2005 Gala: VIDEOS and PHOTOS

Many, many thanks to everyone who helped make a most memorable evening for the WHNPA, The President and those who watched on C-SPAN. CNN also had several clips running on Sunday about the dinner and the President's remarks.

Read the pool report that was filed minutes after the President left the gala Saturday. Several members of the pool come back and join us for the rest of the evening.

Photo/Kevin Wolf

CONGRATULATIONS TO CHICK HARRITY, who has been chosen as this years Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Please make every effort to congratulate him on his outstanding and inspiring career. CHICK HARRITY has been in the Photojournalism business for 48 years, 35 of them in Washington DC. His first staff job was in 1956 with his hometown newspaper in Reading, Pa. He moved to York City with the Associated Press in 1965, then to Albany and Chicago for a year each before moving to the AP Washington DC bureau in 1968. In 1981 he relocated across town at US News and World Report Magazine where he stayed for twenty years, being named chief photographer in 1985. On April Fools day of 2001 he left US News to move to northern California where he is now the Photo Coach and contributing photographer for the Calistoga Tribune. A new and thriving 1,250 circulations weekly at the top of the Napa Valley. Highlights along the way included receiving the Associated Press Managing Editors award for Excellence in Photography, being named the White House News Photographer's Association Photographer of the year and being awarded the Leica Medal of Excellence for Photojournalism. He was a Board Member of the White House News Photographers Association for 10 years and a member of the U.S. Senate Standing Committee for 23.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/whnpa/whnpa-2.ram

CHICK HARRITY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD & SURPRISE REUNION with "The Baby in a Box", 14:24)

President Bush Charms The Press At WHNPA Gala *By Jay DeFoore : Armed with a slew of jokes and a slideshow featuring photographers going to unusual lengths to get their shots, President Bush won over a tough crowd at the White House News Photographers' Association's annual dinner May 21 in Washington, D.C....

READ THE Full account of the WHNPA dinner and president bush's slideshow in Photo District News
(Story includes Reuters photos by Chip Somodevilla.)

photo/Chick Harrity, Associated Press

2005 GALA COVERAGE

President Bush Charms The Press At WHNPA Gala *By Jay DeFoore : Armed with a slew of jokes and a slideshow featuring photographers going to unusual lengths to get their shots, President Bush won over a tough crowd at the White House News Photographers Association's annual dinner May 21 in Washington, D.C. ... READ THE Full account of the WHNPA dinner and president bush's slideshow in Photo District News (Story includes Reuters photos by Chip Somodevilla.)

Bush Honors White House Photographers The Associated Press Saturday, May 21, 2005; 10:09 PM WASHINGTON -- Introducing himself as "Laura Bush's straight man," President Bush thanked photographers covering the White House for the work they do but spent most of his time at their awards dinner Saturday narrating a series of joke photos he brought along."I know you think you are documenting the Bush presidency, but you have nothing on my mother," he said at the start of a series of photos showing former first lady Barbara Bush taking snapshots...Read the full article on washingtonpost.com

May 22, 2005 Bush Honors White House Photographers: Bush Holds Lighthearted Show-And-Tell With News Photographers at Annual Awards Dinner ABCNEWS.COM

May 22, 2005 USATODAY.COM Bush holds court with news photographers

CNN.COM coverage of the WHNPA gala (includes photos by AP and Reuters)

May 23, 2005 (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Vietnam war picture that touched a nation can still surprise Washington: In 1973 photographer Chick Harrity snapped one of the Vietnam War's most memorable images. It showed a baby girl, named Tran Thie Het Nhanny, lying in a cardboard box next to her brother, who begged on the streets of Saigon... Read the full story about their reunion at this year's WHNPA gala and see the original 1973 photo in The Sydney Morning Herald. Story also includes press coverage of President Bush's remarks (and slide presentation!) at the WHNPA dinner. (Registration required to view article)

2005 CONTEST COVERAGE IN THE NEWS

Post Photographers Honored (Saturday, February 12, 2005 - registration required) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18578-2005Feb12.html

This washingtonpost.com article features their staff's award-winning photographs in this year's "The Eyes of History™ contest. An online Gallery "Post Wins photojournalism honors" accompanies the article.

Woodall Wins Top Honors in Eyes Of History Contest PDN ONLINE article by David Walker (February 09, 2005)

Times Photographers Honored (February 8, 2005) by Jennifer Harper, Washington Times http://washtimes.com/national/20050207-110644-5518r.htm

NPPA article Three Entries In WHNPA's "Eyes Of History 2005" Contest Lead To New Guidelines; Andrea Bruce Woodall Is POY Again By Donald R. Winslow, News Photographer magazine (February 9, 2005)

WHNPA MEMBERS FEATURED ONLINE:

ERIC DRAPER: Bush's Photographer Shares Inside View of Presidency by Eleanor Stables for National Geographic News (February 18, 2005) " George W. Bush is accustomed to undivided attention, but no one is more focused on his every move than Eric Draper, the U.S. President's personal photographer. Read more at: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/02/0218_050218_president.html See related photo essay by Eric Draper and other official White House photos at:http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/gallery/photoessay/index.html

"Changing the Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate" by Alison Beck, with photos by WHNPA member Melina Mara, are posted on Dirck Halstead's Digital Journalist site. See http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0502/mara_intro.html

PHOTOJOURNALISTS AND THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY: CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Interesting web presentation featuring the work of WHNPA members Dirck Halstead, Diana Walker, Wally McNamee and David Hume Kennerly. Collectively they've circled the globe, produced close to 200 magazine covers, earned numerous awards and photographed every president from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush. Through it all, their unforgettable images have shaped the way we view our world. http://www.cah.utexas.edu/photojournalism/photojournalists.php

For related photographs of Richard Nixon,Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton see: http://www.cah.utexas.edu/photojournalism/presidents.php

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The Eyes of History™ 2005 winners visit the OVAL OFFICE. White House Photo by Paul Morse (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) Left to right: Ben de la Cruz, David Goulding, Michael Connor, Carol Guzy, David Ewing, Liz O. Baylen, Christina Pino-Marina, Gary Hershorn, Charlie Dharapak, David Burnett ,Charles MacDonald, Gordon Swenson, Mark Rabbage, President Bush, Brian Hopkins, WHNPA President Susan Walsh, Dai Baker, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Chuck Kennedy, Juana Arias, John Poole, Douglas Graham, Mark Thalman, Pierre Kattar

2005 STILLS CONTEST RESULTS & WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: ANDREA BRUCE WOODALL, THE WASHINGTON POST
POLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR: LIZ O. BAYLEN, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

2005 VIDEO CONTEST RESULTS AND WINNING VIDEOS

VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: DAI BAKER, ITN VIDEO EDITOR OF THE YEAR: JOHN POOLE, WASHINGTONPOST.COM

2004 NEWS ARCHIVE (SEE EVENTS ARCHIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INFO)

WHNPA AWARDS $5,000 PROJECT GRANT

Laura Sikes, a freelance photographer living in Alexandria, Virginia, has been chosen the recipient of the WHNPA 2004 Project Grant by the WHNPA Education Committee.

Her project, "Poor From the Start", will document the lives o the residents of DeSoto County, Florida who were struck by Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne during the summer. DeSoto County has a diverse population, but U.S. Census Bureau dat shows almost 25% of the nearly 34,000 people live below the poverty level - and that was before the hurricanes of 2004.

"Although Florida newspapers will undoubtedly do a great deal of coverage of the reconstruction, I image it will almost all be local and Laura's approach will offer a look at one small, primarily agricultural region that was slammed by Mother Nature," WHNPA Education Committee Chairman Leighton Mark said. "The grant will not only assist Laura in her project but will provide a national stage showing what these people are going through to put their lives back together."

PRESS RELEASE

AWARDS PRESENTATIONS + GALA PHOTOS THE EYES OF HISTORY™ 2004

WHNPA members Michael Robinson Chavez, Karen Ballard, Pete Souza, Lucian Perkins, Carol Guzy, Melina Mara, Brooks Kraft, David Snyder, Christopher Morris, and other other colleagues discuss their work. See these interesting video clips online at http://www.photographychannel.tv

WHNPA member Jim LoScalzo's article in US NEWS & WORLD REPORT http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/041213/usnews/13loscalzo.htm

You may also enjoy the magazine's historical photo essay "Picturing the Presidents"

DON'T PHOTO! The First Draft of History in Images of the 2004 Campaigns: As seen by those who saw it first. A number of WHNPA members have contributed 2004 campaign pictures to this web site. Check it out! http://209.150.59.148:8080/dontphoto/dontphotoindex.html

Order a past contest book/DVD

IN MEMORIAM

In-depth remembrances of our deceased friends and colleagues are on the in memoriam page.

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Membership renewals:

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