WHNPA • NIKON • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Inaugural Party January 18, 2005 Slideshow of photos by Dimitrios Panagos
JANUARY
18: INAUGURAL PHOTOJOURNALISTS' CELEBRATION Sponsored by the WHNPA and Nikon, along with the National
Geographic Society.
Members-only, by invitation.
JANUARY
20: INAUGURATION DAY
EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI
RELIEF
As the toll of death and destruction mounts,
scenes of the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster
dominate the news. Images and videos of the devastation
are chronicled in washingtonpost.com's Camera
Works, the NY Times' multimedia feature Asia's
Deadly Waves, and on the web sites of all major news
organizations. International aid organizations
are accepting donations to help victims of the powerful
earthquake and resulting tsunamis that caused widespread
destruction in parts of Asia and Africa. If you are planning
to contribute, here are some convenient links to a variety
of established international relief organizations: GOOGLE tsunami
relief page • USAID.GOV list
of non profit relief agencies • CNN list
of aid agencies
VIDEO
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR:DAI
BAKER, ITN VIDEO EDITOR OF THE
YEAR: JOHN
POOLE, WASHINGTONPOST.COM
View Winning
Videos in
all categories (Contest
requires QuickTime™ and Flash)
FEB 24 • GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
LOCATION: Dennis Brack's studio, located
at 318 Third Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002. Phone
is 202.547.1176. The building is located between
Mass. Ave and Third St., NE. It is a red brick
building at the rear of the alley. Please refer
to your yellow postcard for a map. PLEASE PLAN
TO ATTEND, as there will be discussion about the new
contest rules and the pictures that were disqualified
and almost disqualified, causing us to implement the
new rules will be shown. Some discussion may take
place about the video contest rules, as well. Food, fun,
friends, fellowship and a side show of US! Come
on by and participate in YOUR association. Your car cards
and membership cards will be arriving shortly. Thank
you for your patience. Reminder...please pay your dues
if you have not yet done so.
FEB
25 • Photo Exhibition: Behind the
Velvet Rope WHNPA member Chris Usher
has a gallery show opening in his home town of St.
Louis, MO at the Webster University May Gallery of
Photography.
MARCH
2005
MARCH
12 • NORTHERN SHORT COURSE Reston Sheraton, Reston,
VA.
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB SEMINAR March
14, 7:00-9:00 PM The National Press
Club's Photography Committee will present its fifth professional
seminar, "Photographing the White House" featuring
a panel of distinguished photojournalists and Pulitzer
Prize winners. The seminar will take place on Monday,
March 14, 2005 in the NPC's Bourke White Room from 7:00
- 9:00 p.m. The panelists are: Stephen Crowley,
New York Times; Dennis Brack, Black Star; Joe Marquette,
European Press Agency; and Brooks Kraft, Time Magazine.
Jim Wallace, Vice Chair of the NPC Photo Committee will
be the moderator. There is no charge, but to reserve
a spot, call Pat Nelson at 202.662.7501. Priority
seating will be reserved for NPC members. For further
information, e-mail Marshall H. Cohen, Chair, NPC Photo
Committee at bigmarsh@erols.com or Jim Wallace at wallacephotod@aol.com.
The National Press Club is located at 529 14th St., NW,
at F Street and Metro Center (exit 13th St.)
FOR THOSE
OF YOU WHO MISSED IT, THIS PROGRAM WAS BROADCAST ON
CSPAN AND A VIDEOTAPE IS AVAILABLE ON CSPAN.ORG
MARCH
17 • MILITARY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR CONTEST The
Dept. of Defense is looking for a judge for their Military
Videographer of the Year contest. If you have
the time and are interested in being a judge on March
17, 2005 please call Ken Hackman at 818-763-4882 or
email him at ken@earthlink.net.
THE EYES
OF HISTORY™ 2005 GALA AWARDS DINNER Saturday,
May 21
SATURDAY,
MAY 21, 2005
RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL
1150 22ND STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC
RECEPTION 6:00 P.M
DINNER 8:00 P.M.
DANCING, DESSERT AND DRINKS 10:00P.M. TO 1:00 A.M.
BLACK TIE
165 GALA PHOTOSby
Kevin Wolf are online. The animated preview below requires Flash, but the full SLIDESHOW does
not. Enjoy the party!
Reception
at the Corcoran Hemicycle, Thursday, May 26,
2005, 6:00-
8:00 PM for WHNPA members and invited guests.
How I Got
That Shot: An Evening with Award-Winning Photo
Journalists/Exhibition ViewingJune
7, 2005 Lecture at the Corcoran College
of Art+Design, sponsored with the White House News
Photographers Association, Tuesday, June 7, 7:00
pm, Members $12, Public $16
Two of the most effective and acclaimed
members of the White House News Photographers' Association
show their work with slides and describe how they
captured their prize winning images. In The Eyes
of History 2005—Stills Contest, Andrea Bruce
Woodall, The Washington Post, was chosen Photographer
of the Year for the second time. She won first place
for her “Afghan Elections” photograph
(Picture Story - News), and first place for her picture “Widow's
March,” (Feature Story). Pablo Martinez Monsivais,
Associated Press, won first place for “Marine
One” (Presidential Category) and second place
for “Greenspan” (Capitol Hill section).
Following the talk, participants may view The Eyes
of History, 2005.
CALLING
ALL VIDEO SHOOTERS ... There
will be a video membership meeting on Thursday,
June 16 at WTTG (Channel 5) at 7:00 p.m.
to discuss all areas of the video contest and
to elect an official Video contest committee,
among other areas of interest. For more information
or if you need directions, contact Doug Wilkes
at Dougwilkes@yahoo.com or call Pege Gilgannon
at 202.345.1937. Hope to see many of you there.
GOLF TOURNAMENT RESCHEDULED
FOR JUNE 20
Luncheon at noon, tee off at 2pm. (Enter
via the Virginia Ave. gate. ) If you would like to
play, please contact fellow WHNPA member Mark
Abraham at Mark_Abraham@saa.senate.gov for
more information. Remember, not everyone gets to
play Andrews! It' s a privilege to be invited. Gather
up your friends and play. Great prizes, food
and friendship.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING The next WHNPA general membership
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
June 28, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at WTTG-Channel
5, 5151 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. (Entrance on Harrison
St., - Guard Shack at Parking Lot. Tell them you
are there to see Doug Wilkes. Doug is usually outside
waiting for us. Highlights to include: Video Highlights
from the "The
Eyes of History" dinner, and
a Special Viewing of the 1982 Classic gag reel "Tapes
of Wrath." A discussion of ByLaws is
also on the agenda...
See more Katrina/New Orleans images by Gary Fabiano in our Member Gallery
National Press Club Photo Seminar on Oct. 6, 2005 Panel to Present Internet Copyright Protections
Do you know when your work on the Internet could be copied? Do you know when you may
violate copyright laws by downloading and using material from the Internet? Experts
on Internet issues will present "Copyright and the Internet? What You Can Use and How
to Protect Your Work" at an NPC Photography Committee panel on Thurs., Oct. 6, from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The topic will be explored by Attorney Sherrese Smith, The Washington Post; photojournalist Stephen R. Brown, author of "WWII Memorial: Jewel of the Mall," and reporter Lorraine Woellert, BusinessWeek. NPC's Joy Chambers, attorney, will moderate. Reserve at 662-7501. For further information contact Joy Chambers, program coordinator, at (703) 587-5166, or Marshall H. Cohen, chair, Photography Committee at 364-8332.
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. Photo byAlex Wong/Getty
Extra copies of THE EYES OF HISTORY 2005
CONTEST BOOK are available ... If
you'd like to purchase contest books or
DVDs, visit our online
store.
The 2005 book will be
available online shortly. 2004 Eyes of History contest
book and DVD are available for $25 + $5 shipping/
handling. Visit the online
store to purchase extra copies of this publication. Contest
books for 2003 and 2002 are still available for $25
plus shipping & handling. A
few copies of earlier years' contest books remain
available.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING DECEMBER 6 at WTTG/FOX 5
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Watch your mailboxes for the little yellow postcards, or check back here for details. This is a great opportunity to do some holiday shopping, with our annual "Clean out the warehouse sale!" Laura Sikes will show images from her WHNPA grant project activity, thus far. We can't wait to see what she's done in a year's time
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 6:30-8:30 PM. MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO THE ANNUAL WHNPA HOLIDAY PARTY. Look for your invitations in the mail, and please RSVP accordingly.
2005 WHNPA PROJECT GRANT AWARDED TO SUSANA RAAB
November 11, 2005 Washington, D.C. freelance photographer Susana Raab has been selected as the winner of the White House News Photographers Association 2005 Project Grant. Her project, "Consumed: The Culture and Legacy of Fast Food in the United States," examines the culture and the legacy of fast food production in the United States, focusing on four aspects of the multi-billion-dollar fast food industry: Marketing and advertising; the labor force - the largest outside of the U.S. government; obesity in the nation as a side-effect of fast food over consumption and the impact of the industry on the national landscape. READ MORE...
Exhibition now through Jan 1, 2006 • Behind the Velvet Rope
Behind the Velvet Rope, an exhibition of photographs by WHNPA member Chris Usher opens November 11 at the Ainslie Art Center, Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia
Washington, DC (November 4, 2005)--In 1998, while on assignment at the White House, award-winningphotojournalist Chris Usher began pointing the Leica he always wears around his neck away from the President of the United States. Thus began Behind the Velvet Rope, an ongoing documentary project shot entirely with two Leica rangefinder cameras on Kodak Tri-X black and white film.
His primary subjects are not, as one might expect, the President, presidential candidates and other Washington notables. Instead, Usher focuses on the men and women who work tirelessly to create, manipulate, and disseminate the essence of the Presidential persona to the public. These often unknown but vital players include the Clinton and Bush administration staffs, the Gore and Bushcampaign staffs, the local media and event staff, the Secret Service, the ever-present White House Press Corps, and lastly, the constituents the presidency serves.
The 51 images in this exhibition were selected from more than 20,000 as representative of the kinds of pictures Usher likes to make. “In my personal work,a photo has to mean something. Otherwise, it’s just a pretty picture. I try to make pictures that are well composed, make good use of available light, and capture a moment.” Usher combines his experience as a veteran photographer and approach to shooting “as if I were seeing everything through the eyes of a ten year old child.”
The exhibition opens Friday, November 11, 2005 inthe Ainslie Art Center, Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia with a reception at 5:30pm. The exhibition runs through January 1, 2006. Additional venues will be announced at a later date.
WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST 2006
Entry Rules, Guidelines and Entry Form for the World Press Photo contest 2006 may be downloaded at www.worldpressphoto.nl/contest. Printed Contest Entry Forms will no longer be widely distributed. The information is available in nine languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Arabic. For any comments, questions or suggestions, please contact the contest organizers at contest@worldpressphoto.nl.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING DECEMBER 6 at WTTG/FOX 5 
Behind the Velvet Rope, an exhibition of photographs by WHNPA member Chris Usher opens November 11 at the Ainslie Art Center, Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia
