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LECTURE- WEDNESDAY JULY 2 - 7 pm
Nonprofit Uganda: a lecture & slideshow on the importance of nonprofits and NGOs in Uganda

Gina M. S. Lambright is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. Her research interests include political reform, decentralization, political institutions, and the politics of development in Africa.

Jamie Rose is an international documentary photographer based in Washington, D.C. She specializes in humanitarian and health care issues. She has spent the last two years documenting nonprofits in Uganda and worldwide. She recently won the White House News Photographers Association Project Grant for her work in Northern Uganda.

Please join us on Wed. July 2nd at 7 p.m. at the Sewall Belmont House & Museum for this free lecture. Wine & cheese starts at 6:30 p.m. Open to the public. Q&A will follow the presentation. The museum is located on the corner of Constitution Ave & 2nd Street NE.

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Welcome our newest addition to the WHNPA family! WJLA’s Brian Hopkins sent in this adorable picture of his daughter Kaylee Beth, who was born 10am, April 21, 22”, 9lbs 12ozs @ Sibley.

P.S. Mayorga Coffee store in Silver Spring is displaying 15 of Brian’s photographs, so if any of you are in the neighborhood, be sure to check them out!

Directions to PhotoNight for Charity (see below)

We still have room for Wednesday night, so please email if you would like to come or just show up. Here are directions to the studio:

From 95 North or South:

Take exit #38A for Rt. 32 East toward Fort Meade Take exit #12B for Rt. 1 South toward Laurel Take a right at the 2nd light onto Gorman Road. (You will see signs for Savage Mill.) Go about 1/2 mile and take a right onto Foundry St. (Follow the signs for Savage Mill.) Pass the railroad bridge on your left and go past the first red building and make the first sharp left into the parking lot. We are located in the Spinning Building above and to the left of the Paymaster’s Office, and next to The Polish Pottery Mart. The studio is called Love Life Images and is in Suite #217C.
You may enter the Mill through the Paymaster’s Office door, walk up the stairs and as you reach the second floor, you will see Love Life Images directly in front of you. Please call if you are having trouble finding it: 410-491-5433
Here is the website for Savage Mill: www.savagemill.com
And the address, if you would like to Google it: 8600 Foundry St. Savage, MD 20763 Please remember to bring a drink if you like!

» Photo Nights for Charity

Speaker: Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post

When: 7:30PM start with drinks and chatting, 8:15-8:30ish begin speaking.

Where: Love Life Images Studio, 8600 Foundry St. Suite 217C Savage, MD (directions to follow)

Charity: Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (ASTT), Healing Images

With a donation of $20 or more, you get a $50 gift certificate toward a canvas wrap from Simply Canvas.

Bring: Your beverage of choice. We provide light snacks. If you want to have dinner, there is a Ram’s Head Restaurant on site. They have great food as well as their own microbrew!

Please email us at photonights@lovelifeimages.com to let us know you are coming. We have a max of 75 spaces available. We hope you can make it!

Jahi Chikwendiu, the 2008 White House News Photographer of the Year. Jahi’s work abroad puts a face to many of today’s pressing stories. His courage as a photojournalist is amazing and he is an incredible inspiration. Jahi has kindly accepted the invitation to speak on June 25th. Please check out some of his work:

Jahi Chikwendiu

NOTES FROM HEIDI - WHNPA NEWS

Dear WHNPA members,

Here’s some information for you:

Many thanks to everyone who attended the ‘ Eyes of History’ awards gala a few weeks ago… Your support of your colleagues is remarkable and inspiring to the news media. Congratulations to Sam Stewart of AOL and Eric Wray of ABC NEWS on winning the Continental airline tickets at the gala!

Photos from the evening are up on the WHNPA web site, www.whnpa.org <http://www.whnpa.org> to see what fun you had and what you missed! Watch for details on the 2009 event!

Also, a reminder about the PNY discount offer page set-up specifically for WHNPA members! Log onto www.pny.com/WHNPA <http://www.pny.com/WHNPA> to receive your discount. Thanks, PNY!

Looking for something to do this weekend? Grab some friends (don’t forget your Fathers, too) and head down to Charlottesville for the Festival of the Photograph! Some award winning work from our members work is being featured. Read more:

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 downtown Charlottesville into a “living image” with world-class photography exhibitions, outdoor projections, master presentations, film screenings, and special events. This coming June 12-14, we will do it all over again with an all-new lineup of photographers, including our three featured artists: Mary Ellen Mark, Joel-Peter Witkin, and James Nachtwey.

Full details including a slideshow from last year can be found at: http://www.look3.org

Also new in 2008 are the LOOK3 Workshops and Project Critique Sessions. Photographers of all skill levels will find invaluable instruction and experience by enrolling in classes taught by renowned photographers David Alan Harvey, William Albert Allard, Eugene Richards and Lynn Johnson. The shooting workshops will be intense 5-day courses (June 7-12) in which students will craft a body of work from start to finish during the week, learn to work under a deadline, edit and sequence their images, and develop and refine their skills as a shooter.

The Project Critique Sessions will be one-day classroom sessions led by professional photographer Maggie Steber and MaryAnne Golon, Director of Photography at Time magazine. Maggie and MaryAnne will help photographers with an existing project uncover the seed of the work, talk about approach and point of view, edit and sequence the work, and identify a strategy for moving it forward. With encouragement, insight, and renewed inspiration, attendees will walk away energized and confident about the future of their project.

The 2008 ‘Eyes of History’ traveling exhibit is currently at the International Photography Hall of Fame and is moving to the Press Club and Hood College later this year.

And …. mark your calendars now for some great WHNPA events!

2007 opening at Edison Galleries
Photo above shows last some members catching up at last year’s party.

The 2008 ‘Eyes of History’ exhibit will be featured at the Edison Place Gallery with the opening reception scheduled for Thursday, July 17, 2008. Time and official invitations will follow.

AND FINALLY…

The WHNPA summer picnic is Saturday, August 16, 2008 at the rowing club under Key Bridge. Ed Eaves’ Band is on to play for our picnic. Invitations, Directions and hours TBA. Please help spread the word! Monitor the WHNPA web site, www.whnpa.org <http://www.whnpa.org> or this blog for further info.

Rick Sickmen band

Happy Summer,

Heidi

Visit SportsShooter.com to read Pete’s Souza’s article about his new book on Barack Obama.

Award-winning photojournalist, Pete Souza, documents the meteoric rise of the charismatic Barack Obama from his first day in the U.S. Senate right up to the Pennsylvania presidential primary. More than 80% of these candid and stunning photographs capturing private and political moments have not been seen before. Souza provides extended commentary about each photo to place it in context, and describe the scene and participants. Photo-by-photo the viewer is allowed to examine the senator and candidate’s path to the very cusp of history.

Click picture above to visit the FOTOWEEK DC site

The week of November 15-22, 2008 will mark the launch of FotoWeek DC, the first annual gathering of a diverse and wide-ranging photography community in the nation’s capital, including photographers, museums, universities and all those involved in the profession across the metro D.C. area, including Virginia and Maryland. Unique among American cities, Washington, D.C. is a nexus of artistic, business, political and public sector energy, in which photography plays an integral role. FotoWeek DC seeks to bring together all photographers and imaging professionals from every discipline to join with the public in celebration of the medium.

The FotoWeek DC Juried Awards will be the highlight of this exciting photo festival and is designed to recognize, honor, and celebrate the achievements of area professional photographers in the community of their peers through submissions of work in several disciplines. In addition, amateur and student work will be included and judged in six separate categories. A “Call for Entries” will be announced by late May, 2008.

Visit http://www.fotoweekdc.org/ for more details and a growing list of events.

REMINDER — The second annual LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph! is coming up in June. Last chance to sign up….

This outstanding program for June 2008 continues to grow —some of the latest additions are listed below:

On June 13, Gerd Ludwig will present his latest work from Moscow at the Paramount Theater and on June 14, David Alan Harvey presents “American Family,” The all new LOOK3 Theater will screen a dynamic multimedia program from contributors including Media Storm, Women Photojournalists of Washington, and the NY Times. Also, Sam Abell and Julie Blackmon share the stage with curators Leah Ben-David Val and Darius Himes to pay tribute to innovative collaborations between photographers and publishers in our BOOKS exhibition.

Visit www.look3.org to see all the details of what’s in store June 12,13,14.

WHNPA’s 2008 Lifetime Achievement award to Paul and Holly Fine …

DENNIS IN CHINA

Postcard from Dennis Brack

An invitation came into the WHNPA website for the WHNPA president to speak at the opening of the Shenzhen International Photography Industrial Park.

speech in china

I replied saying that we are honored and asked who will pay the airfare and expenses. They replied saying that the industrial organization was. Many emails and finally I am here. What an experience. My photograph is actually on the side of the building.

Dennis Brack featured on Chinese billboard

Dennis Brack featured on Chinese billboard

I now know how our candidate and subjects of our scrums feel being surrounded by photographers all trying to get to where they think is the right position is quite an experience.

Chinese photographers shooting Dennis

There are many creative people here and thousands of opportunities. Perhaps this trip will develop into an opportunity for WHNPA, we’ll see—stay tuned. I would love to hear member’s thoughts and ideas!