2017 Golf Tournament
Glenn Dale Golf Club 11501 Old Prospect Hill Road, Glenn Dale, MD, United StatesJoin your fellow WHNPA members in our annual golf tournament on June 9th at the Glenn Dale Golf Club! Cost is only $90 per golfer, and includes greens fees, range balls, cart, and a buffet lunch. We'll have prizes for the winning group, longest drive, and the closest to the pin. As always, family and […]
2017 Eyes of History Gala
Ritz-Carlton Washington 1150 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe 2017 Eyes of History Awards Gala will be held June 10, 2017 at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C. We recognize all of our contest winners and celebrate WHNPA's 96th anniversary. Tickets WHNPA Members: $200 Guest Ticket (one per WHNPA member): $200 Non-WHNPA Member: $285 Corporate Table (seats 12): $3,420 To RSVP, please complete […]
July 2017 Happy Hour
Hawthorne Bar 1336 U St, Washington, DC, United StatesBeat the heat and grab a cold drink with your fellow visual journalists! ASMP DC hosts this month's happy hour, alongside WPOW, APA DC, and DCVC. Join us at the Hawthorne Bar from 6-9pm on Wednesday 7/19 for drink specials.
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 […]
Innovative Storytelling by Zoeann Murphy
The White House News Photographers Association® and the Lightscape Foundation at the World Press Photo Exhibition are pleased to co-host a presentation on innovative video storytelling by Washington Post video journalist Zoeann Murphy. The Washington Post won awards in both the WHNPA and WPP contests this year for their project “Raising Barriers: A New Age […]
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 StatesThe 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 StatesThe 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 StatesHow 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 StatesGeneral 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 […]
2018 Eyes of History Gala
Ritz-Carlton Washington 1150 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesGeneral Information The 2018 Eyes of History Gala will be held on Saturday, June 16 at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC. 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 97th anniversary of the WHNPA! The black tie gala […]
Puerto Rico after the Hurricane: Turning a breaking news assignment into an interactive multimedia project
Dupont Underground 19 Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe White House News Photographers Association and World Press Photo are pleased to co-host an event featuring award winners from each of our respective contests. The Washington Post's Whitney Leaming, Zoeann Murphy and Arelis Hernández traveled to Puerto Rico to document the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, initially focusing on the breaking news of the event. […]
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.
2019 Eyes of History Contest Judging Weekend
National Geographic Headquarters 1146 16th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesGeneral Information The 2019 Eyes of History contest judging will once again be held at the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC. Member events will occur starting Friday afternoon, February 8 with judging commencing Saturday morning, February 9. Schedule of Events Friday Night WHNPA will hold annual elections and a general membership meeting Friday night, […]
WHNPA Project Grant Lecture Night
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies 640 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe 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 […]
2019 Eyes of History Gala
Ritz-Carlton Washington 1150 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesGeneral Information The 2019 Eyes of History Gala will be held on Saturday, June 15 at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC. 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 98th anniversary of the WHNPA! The black tie gala […]
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 […]