April 2008
10 posts
JONATHAN SACHS
Ron often says that his son, Jonathan, will someday be President of the US and the photographers will have a true friend in the White House. Jonathan is on his way. He has been elected to be the President of the Student Government Association (SGA) at the University of Maryland at College Park. The position is also know as “Student Body President.” The inauguration is Tuesday May 6th! ...
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING APRIL 24
Meeting will take place at 630 on April 24 at Dennis Brack Studio. Chris Usher will present his work, featuring his 2006 WHNPA Project Grant One of Us: Portraits & Interviews of Hurricane Katrina’s America
LAST CHANCE... RSVP by this FRIDAY
RSVP deadline for the Annual ‘Eyes of History’ Awards Gala is THIS FRIDAY, April 25 at 5:00 p.m. Please take a minute to confirm your presence at the gala. Don’t assume that someone else has taken care of arrangements. There are several companies that we haven’t heard from …. yet. We’d hate to miss you!!!!!
Golf, anyone?
2008 WHNPA ANNUAL GOLF OUTING May 9, 2008 Penderbrook Golf Club Fairfax, Virginia 8AM SHOTGUN START Format: Captains Choice (Best Ball) $85, includes greens fees, carts, lunch buffet, prizes and gift. Directions: Penderbrook Golf Club 3700 Golf Trail Lane Fairfax, VA 22033 703.385.3700 (Phone) FROM I-66: Exit 57, Fair Oaks and Winchester (Route 50 North) West Ox Road North. Right at first...
“Members — if you’re going to be covering the Olympics in China, ...”
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Eddie Adams Workshop - Deadline May 2 →
The Eddie Adams Workshop is an intense four-day gathering of the top professionals in photojournalism, along with 100 carefully selected students. The Workshop’s purpose is to create a forum in which an exchange of ideas, techniques, and philosophies can be shared between both established members and newcomers of the profession of picture journalism. The Workshop is tuition-free, and the...
STRYKER'S AMERICA: Larry Levin & Justin Schauble
Stryker’s America, a new documentary by Laurence Levin and Justin Schauble, is the featured, cover selection on the 2008 Films for the Humanities & Sciences Spring Catalog (www.films.com). Stryker’s America creatively weaves the tale of a small “New Deal” program within the Department of Agriculture as it single-handedly recorded the iconic images of the national tragedy today known as “The...
The Report (March 2008) →
Download the newest edition of the WHNPA newsletter The Report — featuring the winners of this year’s The Eyes of History™ contest and the Student Photographer of the Year contest.
Sad news...
It is with deep sadness that we tell you of the passing of Jeff Kent’s wife, Kate. We will notify you of the viewing and funeral arrangements, which may be as early as this week. We will also post information about any plans to help and support the Kent family in the future.