• Student Outreach Event

    The White House News Photographers Association® will feature three young visual journalists who will present and discuss career advice with students. Alanna Delfino is a first place winner in the first student WHNPA video contest, and is now a photographer at WBFF in Baltimore. Gabriella Demczuk has won several first place awards in the WHNPA […]

  • Documenting the White House

    As part of FotoWeekDC, the White House News Photographers Association will host a panel discussion on covering the White House as a visual journalist and an official photographer. We'll have WHNPA member Sharon Farmer as our moderator and your fellow members AJ Chavar, Jacquelyn Martin and Lawrence Jackson as panelists. Sharon Farmer served as Director […]

  • WHNPA Development Workshop: Safety Training

    Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies 640 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

    The White House News Photographers Association® and the International Women’s Media Foundation are pleased to co-host a security training with IWMF’s security director Jean-Francois Belzil. With more visual journalists facing unsafe working conditions both in the United States and abroad, our organizations recognize the need for more training opportunities so journalists can stay safe. Belzil […]

  • 2017 Eyes of History Entry Deadline

    The Eyes of History Contests will close on Friday, January 12. Please verify the cutoff times with your respective contest division.

  • 2018 Eyes of History Contest Judging Weekend

    National Geographic Headquarters 1146 16th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    The 2018 Eyes of History Judging weekend will be held from January 19 to January 21 at the National Geographic Society. The WHNPA is also pleased to announce our traditional general membership meeting featuring presentations by contest judges on Friday night, Jan. 19, 2018, at Grosvenor Auditorium, main entrance, beginning at 6:30 p.m. On Friday, […]

  • March Student Outreach Event

    Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communication 525 Bryant Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    How to Break Into Visual Journalism Visual journalism is an important and fulfilling career. Navigating the path from studying journalism to working in the industry can be daunting but hearing from some of the best in the business can help. Join the White House News Photographers Association for an evening of inspiration and guidance. See […]

  • POYi Portfolio Review

    National Press Club 529 14th St, Washington, DC, United States

    General Information Pictures of the Year International and the White House News Photographers Association will co-host a portfolio review and happy hour at the National Press Club's First Amendment Room on April 6 from 4 - 7pm. Students and professionals in photo and video journalism are invited to sign up to have their work critiqued […]

  • 2018 Golf Tournament

    General Information Join us on June 15, 2018 at 8am for WHNPA's annual golf tournament at the Andrews Air Force Base Golf Course. Players of all skill levels are welcome. Price Just $95 per person gets you: 18 holes of golf Golf cart rental Range balls Luncheon and beverages Prizes We will have prizes for […]

  • October Happy Hour

    Join us on Tuesday, October 30th for our monthly industry happy hour. ASMP DC hosts this time, so join your friends and colleagues for a round of drinks! Look for us at Baby Wale starting at 6:30pm. For more information and to let us know you're coming, check out our Facebook event.

  • WHNPA Project Grant Lecture Night

    Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies 640 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

    The White House News Photographers Association is pleased to open its biennial project grant application process with an event featuring three of our previous project grant winners. Mary F. Calvert, Jonathan Ernst and Chris Usher will show work produced with their grants on Wednesday, March 20 from 5:30pm – 8pm at Georgetown’s School of Continuing […]

  • 2019 Golf Tournament

    General Information Join us on June 14, 2019, at 8am for WHNPA's annual golf tournament at the Andrews Air Force Base Golf Course. Players of all skill levels are welcome. Click here for a downloadable event flyer. Price Just $95 per person (plus a 3% credit card fee) gets you: 18 holes of golf Golf […]

  • Drone Training Workshop

    The White House News Photographers Association is pleased to offer a members-only drone operation training on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 10am until 2pm. The training, run by Team Alaris in La Plata, Maryland, will introduce participants to the basics of flying small unmanned aircraft (sUAS), including a brief overview of material on the FAA's […]

  • Newseum Working Together Workshop for Photojournalists

    Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United States

    This Newseum event is a one-day workshop which aims to create an in-person dialogue among photographers about sexual harassment, gender and its intersections as well as safety in the field. It includes discussions of strategies to prevent negative interactions, to deal with them when they happen and to work past them afterwards. For more information […]

  • 2020 Eyes of History Contest Judging Weekend

    National Geographic Headquarters 1146 16th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    General Information for Judging Weekend The 2020 Eyes of History contest judging will once again be held at the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC. Please enter through the courtyard on M Street, between 16th and 17th Streets, NW. A general membership meeting will occur Friday afternoon, February 21st at 6:30pm in the Grosvenor Auditorium. […]

  • 2020 Eyes of History Gala

    General Information The 2020 Eyes of History Gala has been POSTPONED. Further information will be shared as soon as it is available. The annual event honors the best in visual journalism from the winners of the annual Eyes of History contests. Join us as we celebrate the 99th anniversary of the WHNPA! Be sure to […]