Coming to the convention? Please let us know!
If you are planing on attending the IPPA conference on this Saturday April 9th at Northwestern and you have not done so, please email Mark Black at -email- with:
Subject name “Conference”
Your Name
Affiliation
Entered iBOP or Did not enter iBOP
We would like to get a good estimate on the number of
people who plan on attending on Saturday so we can
have enough supplies on hand.
Thanks!
As always, here’s tons of info on the convention
January Clip Contest results
Here are the Clip Contest point standings after January judging:
Top ten:
1) 90 pts. - Marianne Mather, The Beacon-News
2) 80 pts. -Fred Zwicky, The Journal-Star
3) 50 pts. - Jim Bowling, The Telegraph
- Steve Warmowski
4) 40 pts. - Dan White, The Daily Herald
- Shannon Kirshner, The State Journal-Register
- Jonathan Kirshner, The State Journal-Register
5) 35 pts. - Tom Sistak, The Times
6) 30 pts. - T.J. Salsman, The State Journal-Register
- Michael Schmidt, The News-Sun
7) 5 pts. - Brett Roseman, The Daily Southtown
Those who received 2 pts. for entering are not included.
Thanks to Brett Roseman for typing in the judges’ hand-written results/comments!
IPPA Monthly Clip Contest Winners - January 2006
Judged at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer by John Dickson, Director of Photography, Andy Rogers, Photo Editor, and Phil H. Webber, Staff Photographer.
News
First Place
Marianne Mather
The Beacon News
Marilyn Betnell Funeral
Judges Comments:Good moment and composition. Including the hearse door provided just enough context.
Second Place
Shannon Kirshner
The State Journal-Register
Girl reacts to storm damage
Judges Comments: Very good emotion - the girl’s face draws you in. Could have used more environment.
Third Place
Fred Zwicky
Journal Star
Mayor Convicted
Judges Comments: A nice picture from a boring event.
Feature-Multiple
First Place
Fred Zwicky
Journal Star
A Mother’s Love
Judges Comment: An insightful, caring look at the relationship between an 82-year-old woman and her disabled daughter. In two pages, the photographer leads the reader right into their challenging situation and shows their loving bond.
Second Place
Jonathan Kirshner
The State Journal-Register
Trial by Fire
Judges Comments: Straightforward, varied look rookie firefighters, deftly handled by the photographer who understands his subject matter.
Third Place
T.J. Salsman
The State Journal-Register
Mary Bryant Home for the Blind
Judges Comments: A photographically strong and respectful journey into life for residents at a home for the blind.
Feature-Single
(Judges’ rant warning!) There is a good-sized pile of very weak pictures entered in the Feature-Single category. Not only are these not contest pictures, they’re not good pictures at all - bad crops, bad light, non-moments, cliche subject matter - it’s all here. If you’re new to photojournalism, find an experienced mentor to give you an honest critique. If you’re entering sub-par work just for the free point, shame on you. Otherwise, if you’re just being lazy, get out there with better ideas in mind and work your subjects harder. Get help with your editing. You can do better and your readers deserve better.
That said, the winners in the category well deserve their kudos!
First Place
Jim Bowling
The Telegraph
Preacher drive by picture
Judges comments: A humorous feature photo that spans the ages (ancient preacher garb in contrast to camera phone) and ideologies. Great!
Second Place
Marianne Mather
The Beacon News
A Winter Eden
Judges Comments: There’s a place for photo gallery nature shots if really well done, and this one certainly qualifies. Good subject, color and light.
Third Place
Tom Sistak
The Times
River Reflections
Judges Comments: Nice composition and use of negative space.
Honorable Mention
Tom Sistak
The Times
Snow pants removal
Judges Comments: Not a perfect moment, but the judges applaud the documentary approach to a situation that many people can relate to - trying to wiggle out of snow pants.
Sports
First Place
Steve Warmowski
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Basketball Flip
Judges Comment: Unique basketball pictures are hard to come by, but this one’s different and great, and good quality too.
Second Place
Dan White
Daily Herald
Blind Pin
Judges Comments: Another out of the ordinary sports picture. This wrestling shot has a touch of humor and is nicely cropped.
Third Place
Michael Schmidt
The News Sun
Diver and Flag
Judges Comments: Compositionally excellent diver shot. Makes good use of the flag that could have been a background distraction.
Honorable Mention
Brett Roseman
Daily Southtown
Double catch Carolina-Bears
Judges Comments: Just a nice, clean, peak action NFL picture that deserves a mention.
Tons of old school photo equipment for sale in Chicago!
TOM LINDFORS’ MOVING SALE
Date: Saturday, April 1st
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: 2136 West Moffat Street, Chicago
Photo Equipment: cameras, darkroom gear, portfolios, light box, drum dryer, lucite surfaces etc.
Other items include: oak teacher’s desk & chair, antique steamer trunk, garden accessories, kitchen items, queen size futon couch, coffee and end tables, storage and file cabinets and more.
Here is his website in case you need to reach him:
http://www.lindforsphoto.com/
(Thanks Karen for the tip!)
Lisagor Finalists announced
Finalists have been chosen in the Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism, honoring the work of Chicago journalists over the past year.
Winners of the awards will be named from among the finalists in an April 21 banquet at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago. Syndicated Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr., is the scheduled guest speaker.
Here are the photo related finalists:
News photography, daily newspaper
Chicago Sun-Times, “Trapped,” Jean Lachat
Daily Southtown, “Everybody Loved Him,” Brett Roseman
The Times, “Thin Ice Rescue,” John Luke
Feature photography, daily newspaper
Daily Herald, “Branson Boys - Living with Cerebral Palsy,” Laura Stoecker
Daily Herald, “Undying Valor,” Brian Hill
Sports photography, daily newspaper
Chicago Sun-Times, “Dejection Time,” Scott Stewart
Daily Herald, “Ouch,” Marcelle Bright
Daily Southtown, “Prep Bowl,” Matthew Grotto
Magazine photography
No awards
Newspaper photography
Crains Chicago Business, “40 Under 40,” Erik Unger
Pioneer Press, “Brother to Brother Kidney Transplant,” Julie Fabiszak
News photography
Associated Press, “White Sox Playoff Winners,” Staff
Chicago Tribune, “Liberia: Innocence Lost,” Kuni Takahashi, Chicago Tribune staff and chicagotribune.com staff
Crain’s Chicago Business, “40 Under 40 Online Slide Show,” Erik Unger, Linda Nelson and Michael McHugh
Check out the full list of finalists here
TODAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR STUDENT iBOP ENTRIES!
Don’t forget, the IPPA’s student contest (iSBOP) deadline is mailed by March 27, Monday.
You can find rules here:
http://www.ippaonline.com/download.php?view.63
Nikon has donated a D200 for the winner, and there’s $500 in scholarship money split between second and third place in the Student Photographer of the Year portfolio segment of the contest. Besides, there’s fame - if no fortune - for all the other winners.
And don’t forget, you gotta send a money order to pay for your $10 dues at this point.
Direct inquiries to James Kelly -email-
Click here for more info on the IPPA convention.
IPPA Convention Speaker Profile: Samantha Appleton
This is one of a four part series profiling the speakers and iBOP judges for the 2006 IPPA convention. Please check back for more profiles and read more about the IPPA convention here.
Samantha Appleton
Samantha Appleton has worked on stories as varied as the conflict in Iraq, Malaria in Africa and fishing communities of Maine. Most of her projects are self-motivated and concentrate on the social and political consequences of conflict and neglect. She began her journalism career as a writer and became a fulltime photographer after assisting James Nachtwey in 1999-2000. Since then she has been named one of the “30 Under 30″ photographers featured in PDN, received the Kodak Professional Award, attended the 2005 World Press Master Class, and won first place from Pictures of the Year for her September 11th feature. Her primary clients are TIME magazine and the New Yorker magazine. She resides in New York.
For more on Appleton, check out:
SamanthaAppleton.com
Aurora portfolio
World Press Photo portfolio
November 2005 ClipNotes are now available
November 2005 ClipNotes are now available:
Go to http://www.ippaonline.com/download.php?list.1
Click on the disk icon next to the newsletter in the list
or right to http://www.ippaonline.com/download.php?view.64
The newsletter has bios and examples of work from all of this year’s speakers/judges for the conference, April 7-8 at Northwestern University in Evanston.
Be sure to check out ippaonline.com for updates, final details and complete schedule for the conference. And if you’re coming please send your name/newspaper to -email-. Don’t forget if you entered iBOP you can come to the conference for free! And students can come for just $10 Northwestern students are free, as are SIU students helping out Professor James Kelly, and any other student volunteers. See the website and newsletter for fees for everyone else.
We’re going to have a great event this year, including:
iBOP judging all day Friday
iSBOP judging Friday afternoon
We’ll all head out to dinner together Friday night. We’re working on a package at a Lebanese restaurant, including a belly dancer!
Hospitality suite Friday night
Saturday morning free brunch in the vendors’ area
QPS on hand for free clean & checks on gear
All sorts of food and treats thanks to sponsorship from Nikon and Canon
Robert’s Distributors is a sponsor and will also be offering something real nice as a door prize
Speakers starting at noon Saturday
Introduction of the Chuck Cass Memorial Scholarship Fund
Nikon D200s to the winners of the iBOP and iSBOP contests
John Badman will receive a 30D for winning the Monthly Clip Contest
Door prizes! Matt Marton has been collecting a nice bag of lukre for attendees
We’re looking for some place for everyone to head to dinner Saturday night
And part of the conference is a recognition for the accomplishment of photographers at Copley Chicago Newspapers in the 1990s; and following their careers since the group was sold 10 years ago. A bunch of “Copley alumni” are headed back for the conference, and it’ll be a good opportunity to catch up with everyone.