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Friday, February, 20, 2009, General Membership meeting at National Geographic featuring presentations by the 2009 Stills Contest judges.
Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22, 2009, Stills, TV, and New Media Contest judging at National Geographic. Further details and information will be on the site as they are available.
Student contest entry deadline will be March 1st at midnight, and the judging will be on Saturday, March 7.
(We anticipate opening the call for entries on Feb 1).
Saturday, May 30, 2009. The 2009 ‘ Eyes of History’ Awards gala at the Ritz Carlton in Washington. Please make plans NOW to attend. We expect an early sell out!
Looking back through The Eyes of History™
This is just a sampling of some of last year's winning entries. View the 2008 contest ....
HISTORY OF THE WHNPA
Watch a 3:37 minute video produced for WHNPA "The Eyes of History" 2005 gala, narrated by host Joe Scarborough and hosted by washingtonpost.com. The clip features an overview of the Association's history, along with archival footage of such memorable events as the destruction of the Hindenberg, Harry Truman the morning after he won surprise re-election, President Johnson lifting his dog by the ears, the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, and other once-in-a-lifetime events covered by WHNPA still and video photographers.
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Do you need copies of previous contest books? The 2007 book is available for $20 plus $5 shipping/handling. Visit the online store. Please note: some books/DVDs from previous contests (2006, 2005, 2004,2003,2002...) remain available -- see store for prices and details.
2008 WHNPA Photographer of the Year: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post
2008 WHNPA Political Photo of the Year: Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times
AWARD WINNING 2007 PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS remain online. Thanks to washingtonpost.com for hosting our videos, and to National Geographic Channel for hosting the 2007 Eyes of History contests.
The preview above requires Flash, but the slideshow does not.
THE EYES OF HISTORY 2005 GALA PICTURES and VIDEOS REMAIN ONLINE
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 these videos online.
If you already have Real Player, view this year's gala videos. If you need to download REAL PLAYER, visit Real.com, click the Premium Video link, then click the FREE PLAYER button at the upper right hand corner.
