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Posted June 2005

Newswomen’s Club to offer 2005 Front Page Awards

The Newswomen’s Club of New York is now accepting entries for the 2005 Front Page Awards, which recognize outstanding work by women journalists in print, radio, TV, photography and the Internet. This year’s contest extends the field to blogs, interactive media and Internet photos. The winners will be feted at a gala dinner in New York on November 10, 2005.

The deadline for submitting entries is August 1. The contest is open to New York area-based women journalists or women whose publications have their main circulation in the metropolitan New York area. Entry forms, fees, rules and categories are posted on the Newswomen’s Club site.

Kevin Reilly tapped for Fuji Talent Team

Fujifilm has added ASMP member Kevin Reilly to its Talent Team, a group of photographer-spokesmen who test new Fuji products and also help introduce them to the market. Team members get the latest software, technical support, discounts on Fuji products and listing in the Fuji bookstore; they also make themselves available for speaking engagements.

Kevin’s studio, Oh! Reilly Photography, specializes in studio still life images, portraiture, model with product and architectural photography. For the past 14 years, he has been supplying images for Fuji advertising campaigns.

IPC Award goes to Gary Gladstone

The International Photographic Council (IPC), a non-governmental organization of the United Nations, recognized five distinguished photographers at its 7th annual Professional Photographer Leadership Awards luncheon at the United Nations last month.

The ASMP winner was NY board member Gary Gladstone. He has seven hardcover books to his name. His book, Passing Gas and Other Towns Along the American Highway, is soon to be featured on PBS. In addition to being a founding member and first chairman of PHOTIB, and a co-founder of Photo News Network, he was among the first to define “corporate” as a photo specialty in the early ’70s. When he’s not shooting, Gary’s passion is flying and aviation; he is a licensed instrument pilot.

The APA winner was Jeff Sedlik, currently the organization’s chief advisor on licensing and copyright, and a professor of photography at Art Center College of Design. PPA’s winner was past president Marvel Nelson. The WHNPA winner was Peter Souza, who covered Afghanistan, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and the U.S. presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2004 for the Chicago Tribune. The WPPI winner was Tony Corbell, who now serves as director of the West Coast School of Photography.

Also honored were nine legendary image makers who have died since 2004: Eddie Adams, Richard Avedon, Don Blair, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Dean Collins, Carl Mydans, Helmut Newton, Francesco Scavullo and George Silk. Alice Miller, the editorial director for Cygnus Imaging Group, presented a DVD showcasing their iconic images.

Pictured here are the 2005 IPC Leadership Awards honorees, with other dignitaries, as follows: (Back row, l-r): Jeff Sedlik (APA winner), Peter Souza (WHNPA winner), Tony Corbell (WPPI winner), Gary Gladstone (ASMP winner). Front row (l-r): IPC president James L. Chung, Marvel Nelson (PPA winner), Karen A. Smith-Pilkington, chair and president, greater Asia region, Eastman Kodak Company (keynote speaker), and Kathy Schneider, IPC vice president.

ASMP-NJ takes a first in newsletter category

Exposure, the quarterly newsletter of ASMP’s New Jersey chapter, has captured a first prize for newsletters in the NJ Advertising CLub’s 37th annual Jersey Awards competition. The winning entry was the Fall 2004 issue, which featured a surreal cover shot of night light and movement by member Kimberlee Piper.

ASMP-NJ board member and editor of Exposure Suzanne Poor accepted the award at the June 16 banquet ceremony. In all, the competition drew some 600 entries in 83 categories, ranging from newspaper and magazine advertising, collateral materials, direct mail and photography to out-of-home, interactive media and radio and television commercials.

PhotoAssistant.net tops 1300 members

PhotoAssistant.net, a free online database of commercial photography assistants, reports that it now has more than 1,300 members. Its web site has recently been overhauled to allow assistants to update their own profiles, upload PDF resumes and specify the kinds of jobs they are qualified for. The new site relies heavily on Flash.

Photography and Security is topic of public radio segment

WHYY’s Joel Rose reports on photographers who claim they were harassed by police for taking pictures of “sensitive” sites while on public property. Among those interviewed are ASMP’s own Gene Mopsik and Victor Perlman. If you missed it, you can replay the segment here (requires RealPlayer).

WpN deadline for ‘The Big Idea’ is June 20

WorldPictureNews reminds us that there’s still time to enter “The Big Idea” competition. (We ran the announcement in last month’s Newslines.) Winners will get up-front seed money to pursue their worthy — meaning original, creative, unique or salable — ideas. The rules and entry forms are at www.worldpicturenews.com. This quarter’s application deadline is June 20.

NANPA sets annual meeting and trade show

The North American Nature Photography Association will hold its 12th Annual Nature Photography Summit on Feb. 9-12, 2006 in Denver, CO. The theme will be “New Frontiers.” Among the keynote speakers will be Daniel Cox, Jack Dykinga, John Fielder, Patricio Robles-Gil, Tim Gallager and Bobby Harrison.

The rest of the conference program is still being developed, and anyone interested in speaking or leading a breakout session is encouraged to send a proposal.

UCR salutes sixties-era drag-race photographers

More than 40 large-scale photographic images depicting the rise of drag racing in Pomona will be displayed from June 18 to Oct. 2 at the University of California - Riverside’s California Museum of Photography. The exhibit was developed by UCR in cooperation with the NHRA and sponsored by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Faster: The Pomona Drags examines the parallel growth of two technologies that helped shape the Southern California psyche: cars and cameras.

The California Museum of Photography is located on the Pedestrian Mall in downtown Riverside, California. Hours are posted at www.cmp.ucr.edu.

PDIA offers ‘Print to Sell’ webinar

Earlier this month, the Professional Digital Imaging Association introduced a one-hour online seminar (webinar) called “Print to Sell: Making and Marketing Your Prints for Maximum Profit.” The initial presentation was over-subscribed, so PDIA has made it freely available for streaming playback.

The session is presented by a self-taught artist and experimental printmaker, Kat Silverglate, whose marketing savvy took her from full-time attorney to full-time artist in less than three years. PDIA says that Kat may also offer a range of related topics in future webinars.

What was Adobe thinking?

The Adobe Stock Photo service, which is part of the Bridge component of Creative Suite 2, gives photo buyers a quick link to royalty-free stock. In an essay posted by The Stock Asylum, James Alexander, the Director of Adobe Stock Photos, acknowledges the concerns that photographers have raised about this. He says that RF was merely the first step, done because RF’s simple licensing and pricing schemes made it easy to implement. Rights-managed stock licenses are more complex and far from standardized, but Adobe is working (with PLUS and others) to bring that business model into the fold as well.

Morton Beebe to show Maasai Oral History Project

On Tuesday, June 28, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, the Apple store in San Francisco and the Northern California chapter of ASMP will host a presentation of the Maasai Oral Histories Project video. The Maasai have roamed Africa freely for centuries, ignoring national boundaries; but now they are increasingly restricted. The project’s goal is to record (in high-def video) the myths, rituals, stories, laws and beliefs that are traditionally passed on by senior elders.

The presenters will be photographer Morton Beebe (a former ASMP National Board member) and editor Tim Kelly. The location is One Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA; phone 415-392-0202. More info about the Project and Beebe’s role in it can be found on the ASMP Northern California web site.

Sean Kernan featured in Scream Online

ASMP member Sean Kernan is one of the featured photographers in the June issue of The Scream Online, a literary and artistic journal that’s freely available at www.thescreamonline.com. Besides the images, there are eclectic essays on science, religion, culture, music and art.

Production promo flick features stills by REP3

Photographer Robert Erving Potter III took the still pictures that Lookingglass Theatre wove into an intriguing video teaser for its production of Hillbilly Antigone, now playing (through July 10) at Chicago’s Water Tower Water Works building. The play is a Greek tragedy done bluegrass style, complete with snake handlers, a soothsaying grandma and a horn-headed brother.

Lou Manna goes to the dogs

One of the photos that Lou Manna took for the America 24/7 project has won an award as one of the ten best photos in a spin-off book, Dogs 24/7. The award was marked with a short press session, awards ceremony (emceed by Vanessa Redgrave) and photo exhibition on June 5th in Bryant Park, New York City. 

Center seeks submissions in two contests

The Center for Fine Art Photography is soliciting submissions for two upcoming avant garde exhibitions.

• Abstractions (deadline to enter: July 5)
• 2005 International Fine Art Photography Exhibition (deadline to enter: September 5)

Each event offers a $1,500 prize, along with various promotional opportunities. Further details are on the Center’s site.

FotoFest sets 2006 Meeting Place events

FotoFest will hold a series of Meeting Place career-development workshops next March in downtown Houston TX. The one-day, four-day and six-day sessions will take place March 10-23 at Houston’s DoubleTree Hotel. More details (dates, prices, registration) are on the FotoFest site.