Congratulations to freelance photographer Jay Westcott for his first place win in the 2014 Eyes of History still contest’s Portrait/Personality category. Nikki Kahn of The Washington Post won second place and freelancer Astrid Riecken won third place. Marvin Joseph of the The Washington Post and freelance photographer Melissa Golden received […]
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Congratulations to freelance photojournalist Melissa Golden for her first place win in the 2014 Eyes of History still contest’s Pictorial category. The Washington Post’s Linda Davidson win second place and Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto Agency won third place. Awards of excellence went to Andrew Harnik of the The Washington […]
Congratulations to freelance photojournalist Astrid Riecken for her first place win in the 2014 Eyes of History still contest’s feature category. The Washington Time’s Andrew Harnik won a second place and third place while Awards of Excellence went to Jim Lo Scalzo of the European Pressphoto Agency and the Washington […]
View live results for the 2014 Eyes of History Still contest here.
The White House News Photographers Association 2014 Eyes of History contest is under way this weekend at the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC. The weekend kicked off with presentations by our still photography judges, Denver Post Director of Photography Tim Rasmussen, VII Photo founding member John Stanmeyer and National […]
The WHNPA is happy to announce the judges for the 2014 Eyes of History Video Contest. Dan Renzetti, Catherine Steward and Pam West will judge the video editing entries while the video photography entries will be judged by Jack Ahearn, James Holloway and Eric Seals. For more information about the […]
View the WHNPA Events Calendar to find out when and where to view live judging of the 2014 Eyes of History contests.
Moderator, John Maynard, listens while WHNPA members Dennis Brack and Charles Dharapak speak during a taping of Inside Media at the Newseum. The two photojournalists who are veterans of White House coverage speak about restriction on press coverage by the Obama administration. The program which will be available for view […]
The deadline to enter the 2014 Eyes of History Student still contest has been extend by three days. All entries must be received by January 29st at 11:59 PM EST. Please visit the 2014 Eyes of History Student contest information page for more details about the contest, rules and entry […]
National Public Radio’s Arun Rath speaks to Washington Post staff photographer Bill O’Leary for All Things Considered’s new series “My Big Break”. In the NPR piece Clear, Sharp And Properly Exposed: How A Photo Made A Career, O’Leary spoke about his January 18, 1990 photo of DC Mayor Marion Barry […]
The deadline to enter the 2014 Eyes of History Multimedia contest has been extend ten days from January 21 to January 31, 2014. All entries must be received by January 31st at 11:59 PM EST. Please visit the 2014 Eyes of History Multimedia contest information page for more details about […]
Washington based European Pressphoto Agency photojournalist Jim Lo Scalzo has added another excellent essay to his body of work. Lo Scalzo’s most recent collection of photos focuses on surveillance. For more please visit The New York Times Lens Blog sight where Jim’s photo essay can be seen.
WHNPA member Jim Watson, who is pursuing a masters degree in new media journalism, has posted his thesis, “At War With the White House: Press Corps Fights Access Limitations Set by Obama Administration” on his personal blog. The work offers an insider’s view into the challenges for journalists at the […]
In what was said by the White House to be an effort to better accommodate press photographers and live up to promises of transparency the White House allowed photojournalists to take pictures of President Obama and Vice President Biden before their private lunch. Poynter and Politico wrote stories on the […]
WHNPA member Barry Schlegel, a CNN cameraman, shared these iPhone snaps made from on December 20th, 2013 before President Barack Obama left DC for a winter holiday in Hawaii.