Vol 2 Issue 20
news
John G. Morris Awarded Légion d’Honneur In Paris
The French Légion d’Honneur, the country's highest and most prestigious award, has been bestowed upon legendary photography editor John G. Morris, and his award was presented to him by Magnum's Marc Riboud during a reception at the cooperative's Paris office..more
Vietnam Photographer Van Es Dies
Hubert Van Es, a Dutch photographer who captured the famous image of U.S. citizens lined up on a Saigon rooftop to board a helicopter during the evacuation and fall of the city, died Thursday morning in hospital..more

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announcements
NPPA Partners With liveBooks
liveBooks PJ offers full-featured websites designed to meet the professional needs and economic realities of freelance and staff photojournalists. Top photojournalists who are already showing their stories using our professional portfolio websites have seen many benefits. Read more ...
Award-Winning Speakers, Session Schedule, Announced For 2009 Visual Journalism Workshops
Pulitzer Prize-winner Patrick Farrell of the Miami Herald, Ernie Crisp Television News Photographer of the Year Darren Durlach of WBFF-TV in Baltimore, and Photojournalist of the Year (Small Markets) James Gregg of the Arizona Daily Star have joined the line-up of workshop leaders and speakers for NPPA's Visual Journalism Workshops coming up this summer..more
Women in Photojournalism, June 10, is in its 20th year of providing educational programming for all visual journalists and the NPPA is proud to make it a part of the most exciting week in visual journalism, Convergence 09. Speakers will include Kym Yancey, President and CEO of the eWomenNetwork, White House Staff Photographer Samantha Appleton, and REDEYE Founder Maren Levinson. Topics will range from surviving layoffs to storytelling to becoming a one-man-band.

MNCC Region 3: 1st Place General News  02/09, Richard Sayer / The Meadville Tribune, top left: The annual 'Go Jump in the Lake Incident' at Pymatuning 'Winter Fun Days', a group similar ..more


Multimedia Contest 04/09, 1st Place Individual Audio Slideshow, Learning to Ski, M. Scott Moon, top right: Click here or image to view slideshow.
contests
Enter NPPA Contests
As a member you are allowed to particiapte in NPPA sponsored contests so enter now. To read more about our contests please visit the competitions web page.

MNCC Region 9 : 1st Place Sports 01/09, Paul Ruhter / Billings Gazette: Tyler Hawkins of Billings Central walks off the court while cross-town rival..more



MNCC Region 2 : 1st Place General News 01/09, Tom Bushey / Times Herald-Record:Elizabeth Esquivel holds onto her son Nicholas Garza as he speaks to the media..more
forums/blogs



regional
Region 11
Navigating the Downturn - It’s a wrap and a podcast

Region 11 of the National Press Photographers Association hosted “Navigating The Downturn: A Photography Survival Discussion,” on May 9, 2009, in downtown Seattle. A podcast of the event can be found on the region 11 website.
calendar
Convergence ’09
June 6-13, 2009
Las Vegas, NV

Women in Photojournalism
June 10, 2009
Las Vegas, NV

Visual Journalism Workshops
June 11-13 2009
Las Vegas, NV

The Edit Foundry
June 12-13, 2009
Las Vegas, NV


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