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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

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

Nikon Pro Spotlights on WHNPA members:

Bruce Dale: Panoramas

Mary Calvert, "FACES IN THE CROWD"
NikonPro "Up Front" feature on former WHNPA FOCUS on Photojournalism student,
Andy McMillan, "AFTERMATH" (below) http://www.nikonpro.com/up_front_main.php

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

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"