IPPA iBOP Gallery Show scheduled for Nov. 10 in Chicago
Come one, come all to IPPA’s annual iBOP Gallery Show featuring prints of winners in the Illinois Best of Photojournalism competiton.
Join us:
Friday night, Nov. 10 at Giola Gallery, 118 N. Peoria, Suite 45 (4th floor), Chicago.
More info on the Giola Gallery:
http://www.giolagallery.com/future.htm
Pulitzer Prize winning photographers Todd Heisler and John H. White speaking on Nov. 12 in Wauconda
Hear Pulitzer Prize winning photographers Todd Heisler and John H. White discuss what it was like to capture the photographs that won America’s most prestigious journalism award. Join Heisler, White and Cyma Rubin, curator of the Capture the Moment exhibition, for Defining Moments by the Pulitzer Prize Photographers on November 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Lake County Discovery Museum near Wauconda.
In this special presentation, Todd Heisler from the Rocky Mountain News and John H. White from the Chicago Sun-Times will share stories from their experiences composing their award winning portfolios. In addition, Rubin will reveal the untold stories behind the photos that changed the nation, including the American flag raising on Iwo Jima and Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald. A question and answer session with the speakers will follow the presentation.
Cost for Defining Moments is $10 per person. Price includes Museum admission. The program is for adults and children ages 12 and up. Registration and prepayment are required. Call 847-968-3321 or visit http://www.LCFPD.org to register.
For more info:
The Lake County Discovery Museum is located on Route 176 just west of Fairfield Road and east of Wauconda in Lakewood Forest Preserve. The Museum is currently featuring Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs, a traveling exhibition that includes the Pulitzer winners from 1942 to 2006. For more information about Defining Moments or Capture the Moment visit www.LCFPD.org/ Pulitzer or call the Museum at 847-968-3400.
About the Speakers
Todd Heisler was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for his haunting, behind-the-scenes look at funerals for Colorado Marines who return from Iraq in caskets. He was also a member of the Rocky Mountain News staff that won a Pulitzer in 2003 for their coverage of Colorado wildfires. Before joining the staff of the Rocky Mountain News, Heisler worked at various community newspapers in suburban Chicago where he grew up.
John H. White is a staff photographer with the Chicago Sun-Times. He won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 1982 for a portfolio of photos detailing a year in the life of Chicago. He has photographed the city for more than 30 years and has won numerous awards throughout his career. White was the first photographer to be inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame. In addition to his work at the Sun-Times he teaches photojournalism at Columbia College Chicago.
Cyma Rubin is a producer, director, writer and president of Business of Entertainment, Inc., New York. She is the curator of the traveling exhibition, Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize photographs, currently showing at the Lake County Discovery Museum. Rubin also produced and directed “Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs” for Turner Network Television, which received the 1999 Emmy and Telly awards for best documentary.
IPPA Clip Contest winners announced for May & June 2006
IPPA MONTHLY CLIP RESULTS- MAY AND JUNE 2006
Please note the sports results for May are not a misprint- Three first places were awarded in a rare case of several photographers recording the exact moment, in this case Cubs catcher Michael Barrett slugging Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski.
Thanks and congratulations to all, and thanks for entering!
MAY RESULTS-Judged by the staff of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky
NEWS
1st, Called to duty, Andre J Jackson, the News-Sun
2nd, Bike vs SUV, Steve Warmowski, Jacksonville Journal-Courier
3rd, Sky Show, Tom Sistak, The Times
HM, Soldier Funeral, David Zalaznik, Journal Star
SPORTS
1st, Sox Sock, Ed Lee, Daily Herald
1st,Sox Sock, David Banks, Daily Southtown
1st, Sox Sock, Kristy Ann Mann, Northwest Herald
2nd, Double Play, John Dixon, News-Gazette
3rd, Coach in pool, David Banks, Daily Southtown
HM, Notre Dame jubes, John Henry, Journal Star
FEATURE SINGLE
1st, Citizen Celebration, Shannon Kirshner, State Journal Register
2nd, Baseball Shadows, John Starks, Daily Herald
3rd, Parade Second Thoughts, Adam Gerik, Journal Star
FEATURE MULTIPLE
1st, Jubilation Times five, David Zentz, Journal Star
2nd, Extra Special Summer camp, John Badman, The Telegraph
3rd, Man on the street, Shannon Kirshner, State Journal Register
HM, Taking Baby Steps, David Zentz, Journal Star
JUNE 2006 IPPA RESULTS-Judged by the staff of the East Valley Tribune, Mesa, Arizona
NEWS
1st, A solemn salute, Fred Zwicky, Journal Star
2nd, Relay for Life, Rick West, Daily Herald
3rd, Patriotic Child, Adam Gerik, Journal Star
SPORTS
1st, No crying in baseball, Kendra Helmer, Jacksonville Journal Courier
2nd, Mundelein Celebration, Steve Lundy, Daily Herald
3rd, Karate Kick, John Henry, Journal Star
FEATURE SINGLE
1st, Accordian player, John Henry, Journal Star
2nd, Swine judging, TJ Salsman, State Journal Register
3rd, Carnival, Tom Sistak, The Times
FEATURE MULTIPLE
1st, Sports MVP portraits, Kate Szrom, Sun Publications
2nd, Inner vision, Danielle Gardner, Naperville Sun
3rd, Superman celebration, Shannon Kirshner, State Journal Register
HM, We almost lost her, David Zentz, Journal Star
QUARTERLY PORTRAIT
1st, Girl and cross, Justin Fowler, State Journal Register
2nd, Displaced barber, Fred Zwicky, Journal Star
3rd, Franciscan nun, Heather Eidson, Beacon-News
QUARTERLY ILLUSTRATION
1st, Building permit paperwork, Justin Fowler, State Journal Register
2nd, Vegetable toolbelt, Kate Szrom, Sun Publications
3rd, Phone lines, Justin Fowler, State Journal Register
2006 IPPA MONTHLY CLIP STANDINGS AFTER MAY AND JUNE
1. 352 Fred Zwicky
2. 257 TJ Salsman
3. 225 John Henry
4. 188 David Zentz
5. 178 Justin Fowler
6. 167 Ron Johnson
7. 164 Shannon Kirshner
8. 162 Jonathan Kirshner
9. 147 Tom Sistak
10.142 Steve Warmowski