WHNPA members’ newsletter
WHNPA president Ron Sachs talks to Bethany Swain before the contest winners file into the Oval Office for their picture. Photo/Dennis Brack
Ed Eaves is not only a first place award winner - he is this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and he will be honored at the 2012 Eyes of History Gala in May. Photo/Dennis Brack
Jon Elswick instructs the WHNPA contest winners about the procedures to follow after meeting President Obama at the White House. Photo/Dennis Brack
If you still need a hotel room for the WHNPA gala, the Renaissance Washington DC Dupont Circle Hotel has extended our group rate until Wednesday. Members, act fast to book at this special rate.
Here’s the link:
https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=8438435&utm_source=1687&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10966537
Please use the following dedicated Group Reservations phone numbers in order to make sure guests are able to access special block rates and ensure they book within the block.
Reservations Toll Free: 1-877-212-5752
Reservations Local Phone: 1-506-474-2009
Renaissance Washington, DC Dupont Circle may not be able to accept reservation inquiries on certain non-group reservation phone numbers.
L2 Lounge Party Thursday April 5th - Tickets are almost SOLD OUT! There are less then 50 tickets available, so if you plan to attend get your tickets NOW! Tickets at the door may not be available. Don’t miss out on this exciting event!
Cherry Blossom Central Exhibition – Opens to the public on April 5th at 6pm at Edison Place Gallery. This exhibit will showcase FotoDC Cherry Blossom Photo Contest 2012 favorites and 2011 winners. Over 100 images will be displayed. Also featured is City of Trees by fine art photographer Allen Russ.
Visit the exhibit on these dates and times.
Edison Place Gallery - 702 8th St, NW (between G & H).
April 6 – May 2 , Tuesday – Friday (Noon – 4pm)
April 7th & 14th , Saturday (Noon – 4pm)
Student Contest portfolios are online -
Here’s a list of currently scheduled Tiffen webinars. The next one is March 28th.
NYT Lens Blog:From a mantlepiece fern to the front page -
Doug Mills didn’t have to concern himself with a crowd of jostling photographers when he shot the photograph that appeared on Thursday’s front page. He knew he had a good angle.
The only thing he had to contend with was a rogue fern…. *use the link above to read the full story on the New York Times Lens Blog
Instagram photo of Doug Mills by Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Ed Kashi’s new book “Witness Number 8: Photojournalisms” (Nazraeli Press 2012) is a collection of images, diary entries and letters to his wife, Julie Winokur. Mr. Kashi spoke about the book with James Estrin this month at the National Press Photographers Association’s Northern Short Course in Fairfax, Va. Their conversation has been edited.
BOB MILLER OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY WINS TOP HONOR
Nation’s Student Photographers Compete for Top Award
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 19, 2012) – The White House News Photographers Association announced that Bob Miller of Syracuse University has been named the WHNPA Student Photographer of the Year, and Ian C. Bates of Ohio University and of Brooks Institute of Photography were judged as Award of Excellence winners in the 2012 WHNPA ‘The Eyes of HistoryTM’ student contest.
photo/Bob Miller
“We are in our fifth year of the WHNPA Student Photographer of the Year competition and every year the student entries amaze us,” said contest chairwoman Jamie Rose. “The judges had a very difficult job to find the best overall portfolio from 49 entries. However, when they saw Bob’s portfolio they all agreed he was the clear winner. We are very excited for both Bob and Syracuse as this is the school’s first POY from our contest.”
Upon learning of his win, Miller said: “I am honored to be selected as this year’s winner! The teaching I got at Syracuse under Tom Kennedy and others was really fundamental to my growth as a photographer.” “Bob Miller is not just an incredibly talented photographer, but more importantly, he is one of the nicest human beings you will ever meet! All of the faculty at Newhouse/S.U. are extremely proud of Bob and look forward to seeing how he to world issues through his unique style of visual storytelling,” said Bruce Strong, Associate Professor/Incoming Multimedia Photography & Design Department Chair.
photo/Bob Miller
Miller receives a cash prize of $1,000, WHNPA-branded gear bags, two tickets to the awards gala in May, and round trip transportation via Continental Airlines to Washington. He also receives a $1,000 scholarship to any Momenta workshop. Awards of Excellence winners, Bates and Minnick receive $100.00 cash prize and a $500.00 Scholarship from Momenta.
The judges for the WHNPA 2012 ‘Eyes of HistoryTM’ Student competition were Susan Biddle, freelance politics and news photographer, Marvin Joseph and Melina Mara, both photographers at The Washington Post.
The WHNPA student contest was sponsored in part by Momenta Workshops. Momenta seeks to support documentary photography educators, photographic providers and professional organizations in their efforts as communicators of ideas and emotions across a wide human audience. For more information visit their site at www.momentaworkshops.com.
The top winners of the still, video, new media and student contests will be honored at the annual ‘Eyes of HistoryTM’ Gala on May 5, 2012, at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington. The black-tie event celebrates all the winning photojournalists and the President of the United States. Nearly 1,000 guests, including government dignitaries and industry celebrities, attend.
The White House News Photographers Association is a 91-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the efforts of Washington’s professional photojournalists. The WHNPA aims to provide professional and educational outreach to its members and the community through scholarships, programming, an annual competition and a celebration of the industry at the annual “Eyes of HistoryTM” gala.
For more information please contact Ron Sachs at president@whnpa.or1 (301-526-1597) or executive director Heidi Elswick at heidi@whnpa.org (301-606- 8251). For further information about ‘The Eyes of HistoryTM’ and to view the winning images and videos, visit the WHNPA website at www.whnpa.org.
The WHNPA and “The Eyes of HistoryTM” are sponsored in part by Nikon, Tiffen/Domke, PNY, and Continental Airlines.
photo/Ian C. Bates
photo/Christen Minnick
More info on the WHNPA student contest on our website:
http://www.whnpa.org/studentcontest/
National Cherry Blossom Festival (events list)
They're blooming! National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest -
Deadline - April 15!