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RECENT NEWS, PHOTOS, & MEDIA NOTES
Photos from this year's EYES OF HISTORY DINNER have arrived. View the FLASH SLIDESHOW for a quick overview, or use the NON-FLASH version of the slideshow on you iphone, ipod touch, ipad, or other non-Flash device. Use the non-Flash version to click through manually and/or to save some of the images.
photos/Kevin Wolf
2010 WHITE HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Friday, May 14th, 2010 9:30AM Shotgun Start | 4 man scramble
Andrews AFB Golf Course BLDG 4442 Andrews AFB, MD 20762 (Please use Virginia gate for entry.)
Here's all the information you need to know about this year's WHNPA Golf event. Send in your check or pay online. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
MONDAY - APRIL 26 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The election vote for the 2010-2011 E-Board will take place. Marc Ziccardi, our Representative from WHNPA Sponsor, PNY, will be on hand to showcase some new products. Hope you can make it! 6:30 -8:30 p.m, National Press Club, Lisagor Room.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
photo/Susan Walsh
WHNPA contest winners waiting for their Oval Office photo with the President.| April 14, White House Press Briefing Room
ANNUAL DINNER - TICKETS
Saturday, May 15, 2010
The Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, DC
Reception 6:30 p.m., Dinner 8:00 p.m.
Drinks and dancing until 1:00 a.m.
Black Tie
Please RSVP by Saturday, May 1, 2010
Download a PDF of the 2010 dinner invitation
RESERVATIONS CODE -- GALA WEEKEND, RITZ CARLTON HOTEL
If you wish to reserve a room at the Ritz Carlton for the May Gala, book online (http://www.ritzcarlton.com) and type in the following code: whnwhna. Select the dates of the reservation (must be May 15-16) and you will receive the special rate of $199.
DC Shoot Off Thanks WHNPA
I want to thank all our WHNPA members for coming out to support this year’s educational event in supporting our military and civil service photographers. Once again many of you have given freely in the spirit of mentorship and for that many are thankful and our community stronger. Jason Brunson, our event association president wanted to address you all for your time and dedication.
Respectfully,
Johnny Bivera
Founder & Executive Director DC Shoot Off
This year’s Fifth Annual DC Shoot Off was an enormous success. With over 80 students and a staff of 60 volunteers a lot of valuable lessons were learned and perhaps equally as important, many lasting friendships were born. The spirit of the Shoot Off is and has always been, passing on the knowledge as freely as it was received. And wow, it is truly a wonderful thing to see how the hard work of the staff along with the outstanding support we continually receive from our sponsors came together to make this event the wonderful experience that it is. I want to personally thank all the judges, speakers and mentors from the White House News Photographers Association and to all the students who participated. The workshop has grown quite a bit over the last five years and I’ve heard several participants say it gets better every year. You can help us continue to raise the bar by spreading the word and by marking yourcalendar now. We look forward to seeing you all again next year. Thank you.
Sincerely,
MC1(AW) R. Jason Brunson President, DC Chapter National Association of Naval Photography
More DC Shoot Off photos on the WHNPA blog
Photos on the Deck: DC Photographers in Haiti ExhibitION
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 7:00pm -midnight Location: Marvin Bistro & Bar (2007 14th St. NW) When a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, killing more than 200,000 people, photojournalists from Washington, DC traveled to Port-au-Prince to document the rescue and recovery efforts. Some were on the ground in less than 24 hours, and others have already returned multiple times. What they brought back is horrific, gripping, touching, and most importantly, real. Their pictures show the shock and horror visited on Haiti, but also the broad international response, the humanity and resilience of the Haitian people, and the deep emotional scars that will long outlast any physical damage. You’re invited to see Haiti through the eyes of some of the country’s top photojournalists, presenting their own personal edit of their work, with donation options available for the UN World Food Program and Project Hope, both doing amazing work to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. Featured Photographers: Brendan Hoffman (Corbis), Benjamin Myers (Corbis), Shawn Thew (epa), Kevin Dietsch (UPI), Win McNamee (Getty), Gary Fabiano (Sipa Press); David Gilkey (NPR), Jonathan Ernst, Chip Somodevilla (Getty), Allison Shelley (Polaris/Project HOPE), Astrid Riecken (Project HOPE) , Rod Lamkey.
Everyone’s invited — bring your friends.
See related online 'exhibition' ....
WHNPA PHOTOGRAPERS IN HAITI: EARTHQUAKE AND AFTERMATH
Three new Haiti portfolios have been added to the WHNPA Member Gallery
Visit the MEMBER GALLERY for a slideshow of work by David Gilkey, Carol Guzy, Gerald Herbert, Brendan Hoffman, Nikki Kahn, Rod Lamkey, Jr., John Poole, Astrid Riecken, and Jewel Samad. Choose the Flash slides or the HTML version for non-Flash enabled devices such as iphone and for those using operating systems that have difficulty with Flash player (eg Snow Leopard, OS 10.6)
Additional images by our photographers covering events in Haiti will be added as they become available. If you have images you would like featured on our site, please let us know.
STUDENT CONTEST RESULTS
Student Photographer of the Year: Diego James Robles from Ohio University. Honorable Mention: Western Kentucky University student Phillip Scott Andrews Honorable Mention: Western Kentucky University student Scott McIntyre Honorable Mention: Corcoran College of Art + Design student Christopher G. Jones The winning portfolios are online
WHNPA PROJECT GRANT RECIPIENT: ANDREA BRUCE
photo/Andrea Bruce
Visit the Member Gallery for information about Andrea Bruce's project, and see a slideshow of selected images.
2010 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: PEGE GILGANNON
photo/ Joni Mazer Field
Congratulations to Pege Gilgannon, WJLA-TV7, who just learned she will be receiving the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at this year's gala dinner at the Ritz Carlton. She is seen here with WHNPA President John Harrington, shortly after receiving the news.
CONTEST LINKS
Use the following links to:
See the winning entries in the 2010 CONTEST
(photos and media links are up, video will be posted shortly)
The full list of TV awards are posted on the blog
Links and clips will be added to the contest after processing
JUDGES' BIOS (links to info re stills, tv, and media judge )
THE CONTEST page has background info, bios of some of the winners, press releases, etc)
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: CHIP SOMODEVILLA
VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: BETHANY SWANE
VIDEO EDITOR OF THE YEAR: CHRIS SHLEMON
POLITICAL PHOTO OF THE YEAR, Untitled, Alex Wong, Getty Images
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP BY CHECK OR ONLINE
To renew your WHNPA membership, you can send a check or charge your dues payment online
Active - $95; Associate - $75; Student/Retired - $25
Your eligibility for 'The Eyes of History’ contest is tied to your standing as a member.
DULLES AIRPORT WHNPA EXHIBITION - WASHINGTON DC THROUGH OUR EYES
Travelers to and from Washington will have an opportunity to view a major exhibition by The White House News Photographer Association. Forty-four photographs with photographer’s credit are now on display in the halls of the C-Gates of the AeroTrain System. These gates support United Airlines and various foreign airlines serving Dulles. The photographs in this exhibit will rotate so other photographs from WHNPA members will be seen in the exhibition. Members will recall the solicitation for images for this exhibit by Heidi Elswick. Members should thank WHNPA president, John Harrington, Tara Hamilton, Public Affairs Manager, and Margaret Bishop, the exhibit project manager, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority for this exhibition.
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB - WHNPA PANEL DISCUSSION, JANUARY 20, 2010
WHNPA members discuss their coverage of Obama’s first year in the White House. One year to the day that WHNPA members froze on the Inauguration stands at the US Capitol, fought the crowds on the Pennsylvania Avenue parade and Inaugural balls, the WHNPA and the National Press Club held a well attended panel discussion on the photographic coverage of the first year of the Obama administration. The panel members were: Steve Crowley, THE NEW YORK TIMES, Brooks Kraft, TIME, Jim Long, NBC, and Charles Dharapak, Associated Press.
President Obama: One Year Later
The White House News Photographer's Association will highlight four award-winning visual journalists in a panel discussion highlighting their images and experiences in cover the first year of the Obama Administration. The panel will include: Stephen Crowley, Staff Photographer, New York Times; Charles Dharapak, Staff Photographer, Associated Press; Brooks Kraft, Photographer, Time Magazine; and Jim Long, Videographer, NBC News and Marvin Joseph, Staff Photographer of the Washington Post . THe panel will be moderated by Paul Morse, former White House Deputy Director of Photography.
The event will take place at the National Press Club on January 20, 2010, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Admission is free, but seating is limited.
Standing in a steady rain, President Barack Obama greets family members of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks after speaking at the Pentagon Memorial marking the eighth anniversary of the attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
With a backdrop of Chagall stained glass, President Barack Obama visits a memorial for United Nations staff members killed in the line of duty at the United Nations in New York. Photo by Brooks Kraft/Corbis
Nikon Professional Services "CLEAN AND CHECK" event - JANUARY 18 - 22
Nikon Professional Services (NPS) is hosting a clean and check at four local DC locations during the week of Jan 18-22.
Limited to three items per person. Example: one camera body and two lenses. You must RSVP using one of the links below, print and bring your ticket. When you RSVP, please provide a list with of what items you will bring for this event.
Please visit one of the following links for details.
Location 1 - USA TODAY
http://dcnikonpro011810.eventbrite.com
Location 2 - AFP Photo Department
http://dcnikonpro012010.eventbrite.com
Location 3 - Roll Call Newspaper
http://dcnikonpro012110.eventbrite.com
Location 4 - Corcoran Museum
http://dcnikonpro012210.eventbrite.com
If you have questions about this event, please contact Mark Suban at msuban@nikon.net
Revisit the blog archive for a quick review of the last year, or....
Scroll through the January through December 2009 MEMBER NEWS archive page for a recap of last year!
Scroll through the 2008 MEMBER NEWS ARCHIVE PAGE
Revisit past events on the 2007 MEMBER NEWS ARCHIVE PAGE
2005 through 2006 member news is located in the MEMBER NEWS ARCHIVE PAGE
Visit the CONTEST section to revisit past contest photos , videos, and multimedia winners.
Contest books/DVDs
We have prior years' contest books and DVDs that you still can order online.
ONLINE STORE
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