February 2010
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New Media Contest →
The 2010 WHNPA New Media contest has been posted,
Feb 23rd
The Eyes of History 2010
Feb 16th
In Memoriam: Walt Crawford
Photo/Brian Hopkins, Walt Crawford at the 2008 WHNPA gala We heard the sad news of Walt Crawford’s passing from Pege’ Gilgannon: Walt Crawford passed away Sunday nite…..he had just won a 1st place in lighting…we had told his wife that he won and she passed it on to him telling him he had to get better so he could pick up his award……boy  he really deserved...
Feb 16th
Northern Short Course Judging - Sat Feb 20
Photo Judging of the Northern Short Course Photojournalism Competition www.northernshortcourse.com Saturday February 20,  930 am-6:00 pm American University Mary Graydon Center Third Floor Wechsler Theater Please come to observe the judging of nearly 1000 entries in 19 categories including, still images, photo stories and multimedia. This competition is for members of the National Press...
Feb 16th
Contest results
WHNPA 2010 ‘ Eyes of History’ contest winners! Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to everyone who participated to make this years contest a success!  Contest results are on the WHNPA web site.   The Stills results are posted with text and images. The New Media and Television contest results are posted here on the blog in text format. (scroll down)    In the next several days we will...
Feb 15th
Photographer of the Year - Still Division
Chip Somodevilla of Getty Images is the 2010 White House News Photographers Association Photographer of the Year in the still photography division.
Feb 15th
POLITICAL NEWS PHOTO OF THE YEAR
POLITICAL NEWS PHOTO OF THE YEAR Alex Wong, Getty Images, Untitled Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 19, 2009. Judges will select one single image as Political News Photo of the Year from the top winners in each individual political category (Presidential, On Capitol Hill, Insiders Washington, and...
Feb 15th
New media contest results
Best Use of Photography and Audio (natural sound) First Place “America’s Battalion” in Afghanistan http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2009/07/americas_batallion.html Produced and photographed by David Gilkey Audio editing by Laura Krantz, Jim Wildman Senior Supervising Producer: Keith Jenkins Second Place For Army Medevacs, Hearts and Minds are No Cliché ...
Feb 15th
Television Photograpy Awards
WHITE HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION PHOTOGRAPHY TV CONTEST 2010 VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Bethany Swain CNN P-1 SPOT NEWS 1. John Frame – WTTG – Political Pileup 2. Bethany Swain – CNN – Playing with Fire 3. Brian Hopkins – WJLA – Baby Thru a Window P-2 GENERAL NEWS 1. Jason Smith – WTTG – AIG Reactions 2. Bethany Swain – CNN – Fire on the Mountain 3. Brian Hopkins – WJLA - Mural P-3...
Feb 14th
Television Editing Awards
WHITE HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION EDITING TV CONTEST 2010 VIDEO EDITOR OF THE YEAR: Chris Shlemon  ITN E-1 SPOT NEWS 1. Bethany Swain – CNN – Playing with Fire 2. Brian Hopkins – WJLA – Holocaust Museum Shooting 3. Martin Doane – WJLA – Apple Store E-2 GENERAL NEWS 1. Bethany Swain – CNN – Fire on the Mountain 2. Lance Ing - WTTG – Extraordinary Disservice 3. Bill McKenna – BBC –...
Feb 14th
PORTFOLIO →
Feb 14th
Portfolio
PORTFOLIO  1st -Katie Falkenberg, 2nd-Chip Somodevilla; 3rd-David Gilkey Portfolio should show the breadth and versatility of an entrant’s work, and should demonstrate skill in a variety of categories including politics. Judges to select the best “body of work.” Portfolio must contain a minimum of 22 pictures and a maximum of 35 pictures.
Feb 14th
POLITICAL PORTFOLIO →
Feb 14th
Political Portfolio
Political Portfolio winners in stills are: 1st - Chip Somodevilla, 2nd - Melina Mara, 3rd- Jason Reed A portfolio of political pictures comprised solely from the four political categories: Presidential, Insiders Washington, On Capitol Hill and Picture Story/Politics. Portfolio must include one Picture Story/Politics and at least one other political category. The maximum total number of pictures in...
Feb 14th
Picture Story/Politics →
Feb 14th
Picture Story/Politics
Picture Story/Politics results:  1st - Chip Somodevilla, 2nd - Melissa Golden, 3rd - Jahi Chikwendiu and Awards of Excellence to Jim Watson and Olivier Douliery A series of pictures that depicts a story line or single theme devoted to U.S. politics or a U.S. politician. 12 photos maximum
Feb 14th
Picture Story/Feature
A series of pictures that depicts a feature story line or single feature theme. 12 photos maximum per story. A picture story depicting the President of the United States, other U.S. politicians, or U.S. politics is not eligible in this category. Picture Story/Feature  1st -Linda Davidson; 2nd-Andrea Bruce; 3rd David Gilkey; Awards of Excellence: Richard A. Lipski; Linda Davidson
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Picture Story/News →
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Picture Story/News
Results are in - 1st Sarah Voisin, 2nd Jahi Chikwendiu, 3rd to Katie Falkenberg and  award of excellence to Jahi Chikwendiu A series of news pictures that depicts a story line or single theme. 12 photos maximum per story. A picture story depicting the President of the United States, other U.S. politicians, or U.S. politics is not eligible in this category.
Feb 14th
Insiders Washington →
Feb 14th
Insiders Washington
Insiders Washington -  1st, Chip Somodevilla; 2nd Olivier Douliery; 3rd Khue Bui; Award of Excellence: Bill Clark, David Gilkey, Katie Falkenberg A news or feature picture that depicts a unique or behind-the-scenes view of Washington politicians, people relating to politic or other Washington insiders (but not the President of the United States and not taken on Capitol Hill). Pictures taken...
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Still Division Contest Results - Text list of... →
For a quick run down of all the categories and awards, use this link for text results of the 2010 Eyes of History Still Division contest.  Judging continues tomorrow…
Feb 14th
Link to the contest page
Results are being posted on The Eyes of History 2010 Contest page, as available. Judging continues through Sunday afternoon…
Feb 14th
Saturday Still Division Contest Results
The 2010 Eyes of History Contest judging will continue through Sunday. Here are the Still Division Saturday results: Results for Portrait in Stills: 1st - Charlie Dharapak, 2nd - Katie Falkenberg - 3rd - Jim Watson;  Awards of Excellence:  Jason Reed, David Gilkey, Andrea Bruce, David Burnett, Michael Williamson Pictorial still results: 1st - Jim Lo Scalzo, 2nd - Jahi Chikwendiu, 3rd - Michael...
Feb 14th
Feb 13th
TV contest
The TV contest was totally tapeless this year; everything was submitted as QuickTime.  This was a huge undertaking for the contest and everyone on the committee worked long and hard to pull this off. Check back on Sunday afternoon  for TV contest results. They will announce all of their results (VIDEO and EDITING) at the conclusion of the judging on Sunday afternoon. Winners will be listed under...
Feb 13th
International News →
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Domestic News →
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On Capitol Hill →
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Feature →
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Presidential →
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Picture Story Sports →
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Sports Feature/Reaction →
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Pictorial →
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Sports Action →
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Portrait & Personality →
Winners in these categories have been posted on our web site
Feb 13th
CONTEST RESULTS
Judging is currently underway. Winning entries will be posted after the categories are judged. Check back for updates. For fastest contest  results throughout the weekend, be sure to follow us on TWITTER (We’ll be using #whnpa10 as the twitter hashtag marking contest results) and FACEBOOK. Winners will be posted ASAP The 2010 CONTEST URL http://www.whnpa.org/contest/eyes2010
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