March 2008
17 posts
Gala tickets.... May 10
The official invitations will be in your mailbox any day! Please RSVP as soon as possible, as we expect another early sell-out!
NOTE FROM THE WHNPA PRESIDENT
President’s Memo: Two items at the February WHNPA meeting deserve your consideration: The new business section of our meeting brought up a number of items that WHNPA should address: Freedom of the Press issues, White House handling of photo-sessions, an abundance of new rules at the White House, DC press pass problems and other issues. Our members thought that the best way to address these...
REQUEST FOR IMAGES (ARTHUR M SCHLESINGER, JR)
Ruth Mandel (rmandel@nyc.rr.com) on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 15:36:01 —————————————————————————————————————- Looking for photos of Arthur M Schlesinger Jr with other...
Aperture 2 class - April 5
Members, stay tuned for more details … David Schloss, the Exec Director of the Aperture Users Professional Network, is organizing an Aperture training event in DC on Saturday, April 5th. The Aperture Road Tour is a full day demonstration class of Aperture 2. He says “it’s a great day, and in each city we attend we try to open seats up to the working press for free. In DC...
Philip Jones Griffiths, Photographer Of Vietnam... →
Philip Jones Griffiths, Photographer Of Vietnam War, Dies At 72 Read more at PDNonline
DOUG MILLS - Q & A on C-SPAN →
Watch Doug Mill’s extensive interview that aired March 16th on C-SPAN.ORG. This show really captured the on-the-road experience of a White House News Photographer on the campaign trail. The interview also includes a visual overview of Doug’s work - including his 9/11 coverage and some great sports pictures, along with an interesting discussion of camera and computer equipment,...
Student Photographer of the Year: Michael Mullady
© 2008 Michael Mullady Michael Mullady of San Francisco State University was chosen as the 2008 White House News Photographers Association Photographer of the Year on March 15, 2008 at a public judging at American University. The three esteemed judges of the competition this year were Katie Ellsworth, Photo Editor for Time Magazine; Gina Martin, Collections Manager for the National Geographic...
STUDENT POY CONTEST - SATURDAY MARCH 15 9:30 AM
We have over 41 entries from over 20 schools around the country this year. I think it was a huge success for 2008 and we have great plans for 2009! The Student Contest Committee wants to invite you all to the open judging of the White House News Photographers Assoc. Student Photographer of the Year competition this Saturday, March 15th starting at 9:30 a.m. As this is the first year of the...
Funeral Arrangements for Ivan Scott
A candle light funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at 6:30 p.m., at St. Stephens Martyr Catholic Church, 2436 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 20037. Mrs. Scott will receive relatives and friends at the Church following the Mass. The Internment service with military honors will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 10 a.m., at Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road,...
LOOK3 Workshops and Project Critique Sessions
Last year Charlottesville, Virginia hosted the first annual LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph. It was a fantastic three days of “peace, love, and photography” and in our inaugural year, we celebrated the careers of legendary photographers Sally Mann, Eugene Richards, and William Albert Allard with gallery shows and on-stage interviews. Additionally, we transformed the historic...
Broken bones, wrecked lenses and other fun... →
U.S. President George W. Bush has just returned from a week-long trip to Africa, visiting Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia. Jason Reed and Jim Young joined dozens of other members of the White House press corps who went along for the ride with some of them getting more than they bargained for. Here’s a glimpse of life within the traveling White House “bubble” on the road in Africa.
For more images by WHNPA member David Hume Kennerly, visit kennerly.com. Vanity Fair’s December issue spotlights a photo of Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan from this series in an article titled L.A. Noir, along with a slideshow.
