IPPA member & Naperville Sun photographer Chuck Cass passes away
“Sun Publications mourns loss of talented colleague“
Naperville Sun staff photographer and UI Alum Chuck Cass passed away early Saturday Nov. 12 after a 2 1/2 year battle with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Chuck was 31 years old.
A memorial service for Chuck was held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 at Calvary Church on Route 59 in Naperville, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 651 W. Washington Blvd., Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60661.
More info:
- NPPA post about Chuck
- Obituary
IPPA Clip Contest Results through 2005
Top Ten Through September 2005
Ron Johnson Journal Star 368
John Badman Alton Telegraph 317
Justin Runquist Beacon News 216
Bill Manley NW Herald 208
Patrick Kunzer Daily Herald 183
Jim Bowling Alton Telegraph 168
Max Bittle The Courier 167
Johnathan Kirshner St. Journal Register 161
Clay Stalter Journal-Courier 146
Fred Zwickey Journal Star 136
Illinois Press Photographers Association September Monthly Clip Contest
Illinois Press Photographers Association September Monthly Clip Contest
Judged by the staff at Army Times Publishing
Steve Elfers- Director of Photography
Alan Lessig- Assistant Director of Photography
Rob Curtis- Senior Photographer
James Lee- Staff Photographer
Please send a digital image of your winning entry to Steve Warmowski at -email- by December 2, 2005.
File specs: 10 inches longest dimension; 200 ppi; jpeg 8 compression.
If your entry was multiple photos, please submit which photos you want to run, regardless of number. Please include caption information.
News
1st
Photographer: Scott M. Bort
Publication: The (Elgin) Courier News Date Published: Sept. 19, 2005
Description: “Bus Rides May End”
2nd
Photographer: John Smierciak
Publication: Chicago Tribune Date Published: Sept. 5, 2005
Description: Rejoice
3rd
Photographer: Michael Schmidt
Publication: The NewsSun
Date Published: Sept. 19, 2005
Description: Memorial Dedication
HM: T.J. Salsman The State Journal-Register Sept. 6, 2005 Katrina Victim
HM: Danielle Gardner Naperville Sun Sept. 12, 2005 Katrina Clinic
News Comments:
Steve: We had a number of papers head to Katrina looking for a local angle on a national story with mixed results. 1st Place is a quiet, controlled and layered approach to a simple news story.
Alan: 1st Place did a great job illustrating this story. This picture makes me want to read a story that doesn’t directly impact me.
Rob: 2nd place had a strong moment hurt only by hurried composition. 3rd place was well composed and stood out in a category with lots of crying photos.
J.Lee: 3rd place I was pleased to see the emotion across this category. The Katrina Victim was a good find ten days after the event. I like the simple emotion in the other HM from the Katrina Clinic. 1st Place, however, stood out immediately as the photographer brought depth to the story through his own creativity.
Sports
1st
Photographer: Matt Dayhoff
Publication: Peoria Journal Star
Date Published: Sept. 19, 2005
Description: Big Hit
2nd
Photographer: David Banks
Publication: Daily Southtown
Date Published: Sept. 26, 2005
Description: Throwing It All Away
3rd
Photographer: Jon Cunningham
Publication: Liberty Newspapers
Date Published: Sept. 22, 2005
Description: Soccer Ball Head
HR: John Henry Miller Newspapers Sept. 29, 2005 Missed Pass
HR: Steve Warmowski Jacksonville Journal Courier Sept 13, 2005 Chomping, Gnashing
ports Comments:
J.Lee : The sports category garnered great debate here in the office but we all agreed on the First Place winner due to the peak action, good moment, and clean composition.
Rob: Second Place is a story telling image with good composition. Sports is more than just peak action.
Steve: The sports category was a strong one and the debate was lively between second and third. The final second place winner of Chicago Bears Kyle Orton walking off the field after 5 interceptions won the argument in double overtime.
Alan: First was a nice peak action shot, you could almost hear the Lion’s players neck snap. Second was a game telling image off of the action. Third was a funny shot with peak action at a prep soccer game. We have seen the Soccer Ball Head before, but the kid’s hair flying makes the shot.
Feature-Single
1st
Photographer: Jusin Runquist
Publication: The Beacon News
Date Published: Sept. 10, 2005
Description: Model Airplane
2nd
Photographer: Jeff Thompson
Publication: The State Journal - Register
Date Published: Sept. 22, 2005
Description: Horse and Handler
3rd
Photographer: Tom Sistak
Publication: The Times
Date Published: Sept. 20, 2005.
Description: Soda and a Haircut
Feature-Single Comments:
Rob: Overall lack of moments. Disappointed in how much the category relied on graphic cliches. Winners barely stood out.
Steve: Generally, this was a weak category. First place displayed a satisfying visual simplicity. Second Place mixed nice lighting with humorous subject placement.
J.Lee: This category lacked moments and emotion. The model airplane shoot was the most graphically pleasing, though predictable. We felt the horse and handler would have been stronger if cropped (shot) tighter to emphasis the humor.
Alan: Moments and emotion were totally lacking in this category. What we were left with were lifted up by their graphic design design, good light and making the most of quiet situations.
Feature-Multiple
1st
Photographer: Jeff Thompson
Publication: The State Journal - Register
Date Published: Sept. 23, 2005
Description: Field of Dreams
2nd
Photographer: Stephanie Oberlander
Publication: The Pantagraph
Date Published: Sept. 11, 2005
Description: Passion for Service
3rd:
Photographer: Steve Warmowski
Publication: Jacksonville Journal - Courier
Date Published: Sept. 25, 2005
Description: Blue Bayou
HM: John Starks Daily Herald Sept. 7, 2005 Bugs are Beautiful
Feature Multiple Comments:
Rob: First Place was a clear winner that shows depth on many levels. Story well told through careful compositions, good light, and color.
J.Lee: I would have liked to have seen more entries in this category. “Field of Dreams” stood out because the shooter covered all aspects with a good variety of lensing and angles, something the other contenders often lacked. This felt like a well thought out and executed story opposed to others which seemed pieced together.
Steve: We had a clear and unanimous first place winner then the entries weakened considerably. First place was thoughtful and thorough with strong photos through the spread.
Alan: First place was the clear winner of this category. A wonderful and in-depth variety of images that “take me out to the game” one last time.
August 2005 Clip Contest Results
Illinois Press Photographers Association August Monthly Clip Contest
Judged by the faculty of the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University
Judging Chair
Terry E. Eiler Director and Professor School of Visual Communication
Judges: Marcy Nighswander, Professor, Bill Schneider, Associate Professor, Stan Alost, Assistant Professor
Larry Hamel-Lambert, Assistant Professor, Terence Oliver, Assistant Professor, Julie Elman, Assistant Professor, Bruce Strong, Visiting Professional
Please send a digital image of your winning entry to Steve Warmowski at -email- by November 25, 2005.
File specs: 10 inches longest dimension; 200 ppi; jpeg 8 compression.
If your entry was multiple photos, please submit which photos you want to run, regardless of number. Please include caption information.
News
1st
Photographer: Bill Manley
Publication: The Northwest Herald
Date Published: 8/10/05
Description: barn fire
It is a good combination of showing the news of the event very dramatically and still having a painterly quality.
2nd
Photographer: Chris Hankins
Publication: Daily Herald
Date Published: 8/6/05
Description: Brother and sister hug after home destroyed by fire.
This tight grieving photograph shows more emotion than any of the other entries.
3rd
Photographer: John Smierciak
Publication: Chicago Tribune
Date Published: 8/11/05
Description: After the verdict daughter hugs mom.
The emotion between the daughter and mother captured a stoic moment and helped the readers understand the broader impact in a way they might otherwise have missed.
Feature
1st
Photographer: Max Bittle
Publication: Southern Illinois University
Date Published: 8/12/05
Description: Racing toward the end of summer.
It has it all including: moment, body language, content, color and light. They play well together.
2nd
Photographer: Ron Johnson
Publication: The Beacon
Date Published: 8/6/05
Description: Air show boss
Good complementary colors which reinforce the content. Good use of the foreground to give depth to the image.
3rd
Photographer: Justin Runquist
Publication: The Beacon
Date Published: 8/20/05
Description: A land shark surfs across the railroad tracks.
Nice symmetry and light in an unusual situation.
Sports
We were surprised with all the great sports being played in Illinois that there weren’t more action images.
1st
Photographer: Justin Runquist
Publication: The Beacon
Date Published: 8/6/05
Description: Baseball players practice swings.
Beautiful light and background with the repeating pattern of the players swinging their bats. The photo has a lot of mood.
2nd
Photographer: John Henry
Publication: Miller Newspapers
Date Published: 8/21/05
Description: Football player glances back at challenger.
It is wonderful to look into the helmet of the youths and be rewarded with the _expression of the boy in the foreground. Nice tight action photograph.
3rd
Photographer: Jonathan Kirshner
Publication: The State Journal-Register
Date Published: 8/29/05
Description: Portrait of diver.
Different approach with sports portraits with supplemental lighting. Obvious that some forethought went into it. Good job with a perennially boring assignment.
Multiple Picture Story
1st
Photographer: Justin Runquist
Publication: The Beacon
Date Published: 8/14/05
Description: Planting the Seeds of Faith
The three winners were almost equal but this entry has the best combination of photographs. The photographer showed us other parts of the story beside just the worshipping. We were taken behind the scenes.
2nd
Photographer: Jonathan Kirshner
Publication: The State Journal-Register
Date Published: 8/5/05
Description: Serious Play the mission of wheelchair basketball camp
Good variety of images including: details, action, emotion and sense of place. The photographer captured the hard playing and competition of the athletes then stayed to show their friendship.
3rd
Photographer: Michelle Lohmann
Publication: Pioneer Press
Date Published: 8/4/05
Description: Old alley bowled over with new life
Some humorous photographs got lost in what we thought was a very cluttered layout. There were good pictures, but it could have been edited much tighter to give impact to just a few.
HM
Photographer: Ron Johnson
Publication: Journal Star
Date Published: 8/28/05
Description: Boom or Bust football player in camp
This was a good story, but suffered from redundant images. The photographer captured good moments that show some of the emotion of the practice.
Daily Herald Photojournalism Internship
Daily Herald (circ: 150,000+), Photojournalism Internship.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (SUBURBAN CHICAGO) Paddock Publications, based out of the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights and has four other fully staffed bureau stationed throughout the Chicago suburbs. The Daily Herald - the third largest newspaper in Illinois and in the top 80 in the country with a staff of 28 photographers. The Daily Herald is an established and growing newspaper with a circulation of 150,000+. As the “voice of the suburbs,” we print 27 zones daily, serving the north and northwest Chicago metropolitan area. We provide our interns with the opportunity to photograph a wide range of assignments, including but not limited to: News, Features, Prep Sports, Pro Sports, Advertising and Studio Work. Feedback and editing will be provided by supervisors and staff. Interns should be a second year or later photojournalism student and have basic working photographic equipment (please submit list of personal equipment with application). Interns will be supplied with professional digital cameras, lenses and strobes. We offer summer, fall and spring semester internships. (application deadlines are subject to change, see web site)
For Spring Internship please contact us by Nov 10th.
To apply and learn more about our internship opportunities, visit our Web site, www.dailyherald.com/hr
Send Portfolios to:
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Attention: HR-Intern Program
P.O. Box 280
Arlington Heights, IL 60006
Fax: (847) 427-1270
Contact:
Jeff Knox, Director of Photography
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