IPPA Convention Speaker Profile: Sue Morrow
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.
Sue Morrow
A graduate of Indiana University School of Journalism, the last 20 years has allowed me to work with some of the finest talent in journalism. My first job as a features page designer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution led me to what I consider the turning point in my career when I joined the San Jose Mercury News as an assignments editor. Not only did I fall in love with California, through my years there I was able to be a features picture editor, assistant art director and features design director. My six years at the St. Petersburg Times as AME/Photography gave me great joy, challenging lessons and tremendous growth opportunities. In August 2005, I returned to the west coast as the deputy director of photography at the Sacramento Bee. I edit for features, edit and design projects and spend a lot of time with photographers during my day. Outside of work, Michael Rondou, my partner, and I spend time riding our Harley’s, walking our dog Roxie and catching up with old friends. Life is good.
For more on Morrow, check out:
http://www.sacbee.com/
http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2005/08/move.html
IPPA speaker schedule and pricing finalized
Saturday’s Schedule:
10am - Doors open, vendors, camera cleaning
Noon- Sue Morrow
1pm- Jack Gruber
2:15pm-Samantha Appleton
3:15pm- Chuck Cass tribute
4:00pm- Todd Heisler
5:00pm- slide show and awards
(Breaks/door prizes mixed in between sessions)
IPPA Convention:
Pros entering iBOP - Free
Pro not entering iBOP - $ 25
Students - $ 10
Northwestern students - Free (for hosting)
Volunteering Students - Free
Non-members/Out of state - $50
Returning Copley Chicago members - Free
What do you get?
Four excellent speakers, food, drinks, camera cleaning, and door prizes.
IPPA Convention Speaker Profile: Todd Heisler
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.
Marine Major Steve Beck prepares for the final inspection of 2nd Lt. James J. Cathey’s body, only days after notifying Cathey’s wife of the Marine’s death in Iraq. The knock at the door begins a ritual steeped in tradition more than two centuries old; a tradition based on the same tenet: “Never leave a Marine behind.” (TODD HEISLER/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS)
Todd Heisler
Todd Heisler has been a staff photographer with the Rocky Mountain News in Denver since 2001. Born and raised in Mount Prospect, Heisler started his career working for community weeklies throughout the Chicago suburbs, including Pioneer Press and Sun Publications. A 1994 graduate of Illinois State University, he lives in Denver with his wife, Kelly, whom he met working at their college newspaper, The Daily Vidette. Since the start of the Iraq war, he has made three trips to Iraq, spending most of his time embedded with U.S. troops. Heisler has won numerous awards in the Pictures of the Year contest, including runner-up Photographer of the Year for 2006. He recently won a first place in the World Press Photo contest, and was a member of the photo team that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for its coverage of Colorado’s worst wildfire season.
For more on Heisler, check out:
• Todd’s Lightstalkers Profile
• Heisler & the Rocky Mountain News’ award-winning “Final Salute”
• This year’s POYI winners
• This year’s BOP winners
National Geographic photographer Reza Deghati speaking in Chicago
Reza Deghati
Photojournalist, National Geographic Magazine, Figaro, Vanity Fair, New York Times Magazine
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
7:05pm 9:00pm
Alumni Hall
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
Reza Deghati, Iranian-born photojournalist, has been awarded with the chevalier medal of France’s highest civilian honorary decoration, Legion d’Honneur. He has been selected for this honor by French President Jacques Chirac because of his attempts to revive the freedom of press, to develop the freedom of speech around the world, and to help revive children’s rights. He is a professional photojournalist who started his work in 1978 in cooperation with Agence France-Press (AFP) and Newsweek magazine. He now works with National Geographic, Figaro, Vanity Fair, and New York Times Magazine.
In August 2001, Reza founded Aina (http://www.ainaworld.org/), a non-governmental organization working to build and develop a thriving civil society through independent media and cultural projects in Afghanistan.
Reza’s appearance is part of a multiple day conference on Democracy in Iran, Middle East and Central Asia: Past traitions and Future Prospects Sponsored by: Northeastern Illinois University Office of Academic Affairs.
Admission is free.
A map for the location:
http://www.neiu.edu/~acdevelo/1906DemocracyConference/html/location.html
(Thanks for the tip, Troy!)
IPPA Convention Speaker Profile: Jack Gruber
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.
JACK GRUBER
Gruber is one of six staff photographers at USA TODAY, the nation’s largest newspaper.
Jack began his career as a part-time photographer at the Greenville (Ohio) Daily Advocate at the age of sixteen. After graduating from the Ohio University School of Visual Communication as the program’s Outstanding Graduate in 1989 and winner of the William Randolph Hearst National Photojournalism Championship, Jack worked as a staff photographer at the Flint (Michigan) Journal, the Detroit News and the Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee before joining the staff at USA TODAY in 2000.
He is regularly assigned to national news stories such as Hurricane Katrina, the red carpet at the Oscars, both national college and professional sporting event championships and the past five Olympic games. Gruber routinely covers foreign assignments having worked in over twenty different countries since joining the staff of USA TODAY including Iraq, Afghanistan, the West Bank and Israel, Indonesia and Haiti.
Gruber proposed to his wife Amy– formerly a photo editor at USA now a lawyer with the law firm Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley– on the 50-yard line of the Rose Bowl during the 2002 NCAA National Championship football game (Miami 37-Nebraska 14). Jack and Amy reside in the San Francisco Bay Area with their two cats Puck and Obie.
View a sample gallery of Gruber’s recent work covering the Winter Olympics, Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath and the Asian tsunami disaster. (FYI: It may take a second to load.)
For more on Gruber, check out:
http://www.jackgruber.com
http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=3
John Badman of the Alton Telegraph named 2005 IPPA Monthly Clip Photographer of the Year
Congratulations to John Badman of the Alton Telegraph who has been named 2005 Illinois Press Photographer Association Monthly Clip Photographer of the Year.
Judges comments of John’s work included:
• “The photographer just took advantage of the special light that was present to make a really nice frame. We like the negative space on the right too, just makes her feel all alone in this mess. “We want to see the other photo the caption mentions too, that sounds great!”
Members of the St. Petersburg Times photo staff: Ken Helle, Melissa Lyttle, Daniel Wallace,Chris Zuppa and Photo editor Sherman Zent.
• “The drama of the incident was captured at several levels. The obvious flames shooting from the house are compelling, and so was the woman in the background with arms out stretched as if she pleading for the fireman to do something more to save her home.”
Members of the CNN Headline News executive staff: Rolando H. Santos, Bill Galvin, Jerry Mihoch, Tim Mallon, Herb Sierra, Dave Horslev.
• “The rest of our choices were fun pictures that made us giggle. We liked the expression and interaction between the principal and the pig.”
Members of the Memphis Commercial Appeal: John Sale, Karen Pulfer Focht, Jim Weber, Matthew Craig and Dave Darnell.
Top Ten Through December 2005
John Badman Alton Telegraph 592
Ron Johnson Journal Star 452
Fred Zwicky Journal Star 322
Max Bittle The Courier 292
Bill Manley NW Herald 265
Scott Bort NW Herald 256
Heather Edison Beacon News 224
Justin Runquest Beacon News 218
Patrick Kunzer Daily Herald 208
Jonathan Kirshner St. Journal Register 207
New Clip Chair:
Patrick Kunzer
IPPA CLIPS
Daily Hearld
385 Airport Rd.
Elgin, IL 60123
Thanks Rick for all your hard work!
This is crunch weekend for the IPPA convention–book your hotel, send your entries!
Send out your iBOP entires this weekend to get in before the deadline
Please take some time over the weekend to work on your iBOP entries in advance of the March 8 (mailed by) deadline. iBOP rules are at ippaonline.com.
http://www.ippaonline.com/download.php?view.61
Please note that when you enter the contest, you can attend the convention for free!
We’ll have a Nikon D200 for the photographer of the year. Canon will once again be letting us use their sweet printer to kick out our award certificates. We’ll also be making gallery prints for the iBOP Gallery show to be held this summer in Chicago. It’ll let the public see your great work, and we’ll have a nice little party to celebrate the results. Fame and fortune will be yours if you enter, man!!
I worked on the rules trying to simplify preparation as much as possible. You should be able to use your POYi or BOP files with category updates and other minor changes. We’re trying to make it easy for you to enter. Hey! Remember the days of slides at $1 a pop? Heck, what about all the hours in the darkroom making and mounting those prints?
And don’t forget, you can pay your IPPA dues separately, or pay the non-member fee for the contest and your dues will be taken care of for the year.
Thanks! And thanks to Matt Grotto and Joel Lerner for all their work on the contest this year. And have fun editing! All details at ippaonline.com.
March 6 is the deadline to get in one the IPPA block of rooms
The IPPA has blocked off rooms at:
Hilton Garden Inn
1818 Maple Ave
Evanston, Il 60201
847.475.6400
Ask for the IPPA or Illinois Press Photographers
Association block.
The deadline for booking rooms under the IPPA block is
March 6th after that they will release the rooms.
The Hospitality room will be in the Presidenal Suite,
Room 625 of the same hotel on Friday April 7th.