WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 29, 2026 – The White House News Photographers Association® announced that it will honor Susan Biddle, a former Washington Post and White House photographer, and Dan Huff, a longtime video journalist for The Associated Press with the association’s Lifetime Achievement award at the 2026 ‘Eyes of […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 8, 2026 – The White House News Photographers Association® announced that Allison Robbert of the George Washington University/Corcoran School has been named the WHNPA 2026 Student Video Photographer of the Year, and Aayas D. Joshi of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 8, 2026 – The White House News Photographers Association® (WHNPA) proudly announces the winners of the Digital Storytelling categories in the Digital Storytelling division of its 2026 Eyes of History® visual journalism competition. WHNPA President Jessica Koscielniak said, “This year’s Digital Storytelling winners reflect extraordinary depth, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 10, 2026 – The White House News Photographers Association® announced that Ben Martin has been named the 2026 WHNPA Video Photographer of the Year in the annual ‘Eyes of History®’ video contest. Ed Young has been recognized as the 2026 Video Editor of the Year in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 8, 2026 — The White House News Photographers Association® announced Julia Demaree Nikhinson of The Associated Press as the WHNPA 2026 Photographer of the Year and Andrew Harnik of Getty Images as Political Photo of the Year in the still photojournalism category of the annual Eyes […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 10, 2025 – The White House News Photographers Association® (WHNPA) is proud to announce the winners of its annual ‘Eyes of History®’ visual journalism student competition, marking a year of unprecedented achievements. This year’s competition saw a record-breaking number of submissions in the Still Photography Portfolio […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 10, 2025 – The White House News Photographers Association® (WHNPA) proudly announces the winners of the Digital Storytelling categories in the Digital Storytelling division of its 2025 ‘Eyes of History®’ visual journalism competition. WHNPA President Jessica Koscielniak commented, “This year’s digital storytelling competition is a reminder […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 10, 2025 – The White House News Photographers Association® announced that Ben Martin of ITN has been named the 2025 WHNPA Video Photographer of the Year in the annual ‘Eyes of History®’ video contest. Additionally, Chris Shlemon has been recognized as the 2025 Video Editor of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 10, 2025 – The White House News Photographers Association® announced that photographer Jabin Botsford of The Washington Post has been named WHNPA 2025 Photographer of the Year, and Evan Vucci of the Associated Press has been awarded Political Photo of the Year in the still photojournalism […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 10, 2025 – The White House News Photographers Association® announced that it will honor Susan Walsh, a recently retired Associated Press staff photographer and past WHNPA president, and Mike Horan, retired video photographer from WTTG-TV, FOX 5, with the association’s Lifetime Achievement award at the 2025 […]
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 3, 2025) – The White House News Photographers Association® has announced that it has reached a multi-year partnership agreement with Nikon, and that they will remain the exclusive camera and lens sponsor of the association. Nikon is considered one of the premier imaging brands for visual […]
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The White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) strongly condemns the Trump Administration’s decision to restrict the access for Associated Press still photojournalists and reporters as an act of retaliation for the company’s editorial decisions. These actions represent an unacceptable denial of access to journalists fulfilling their professional duties and adhering […]
On August 29th, 2024 the White House News Photographers Association sent the following letter to the Harris campaign. The letter was also endorsed by other media organizations impacted by the reduction of still photojournalist access to covering Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign. Based on precedent, the letter details the WHNPA’s […]