IHSA protest tee shirts for sale
IHSA protest tee shirts for sale
What started out as a protest shirt could now become a collector’s item.
This heavy-weight 100% cotton shirt is sand colored with a green silk-screen image. The two hands represent the IPA and the IHSA playing tug-o-war with our field passes. The net proceeds from the sale of the shirts will go to the Chuck Cass Memorial Scholarship Fund. Shirts are $15 each (plus $2.50 shipping and handling). We have sizes from adult small to XXL.
To order, contact Rob Dicker at rob@robdicker.com
Student rules released
iSBOP rulesHere’s the rules for the iSBOP contest — sponsored by Nikon. Deadline — shipped by Friday March 14.
2 of the 3 POYi Newspapers Photographer of the Year are IPPA members
Fantastic news!
A huge congrats goes out to Scott Strazzante and Kuni Takahashi for their second and third place wins at POYi for Newspaper Photographers of the Year.
In other POYi - IPPA News:
- Robert Cohen of the Post-Dispatch took home first place in the “One Weeks Work” category
- Scott also took home the Community Awareness Award for his really cool long-term project, “Echoes of the Past”
Congrats to all!
(Btw: If you see other IPPA members placing, please let us know, we’d like to keep a running list here.)
Breaking news: IHSA SUSPENDS MEDIA SIGNING OF WAIVERS
Great news on the IHSA front:
The IPA office was notified this afternoon that the IHSA is allowing photographers floor access at the girls state basketball finals in Bloomington this weekend.
According to Mark Pickering, editor of the Bloomington Pantagraph, Anthony Holman of the IHSA indicated to his photographer that although the IHSA was standing by its existing media policy, they were allowing photographers with valid credentials access to the floor, WITHOUT SIGNING ANY FURTHER WAIVERS OR RELEASES.
I have also been informed that a memo from the IHSA indicating that the same suspension of existing media policy was sent to the host school of the swim finals scheduled for this weekend in Evanston.
IPA attorney Don Craven suggests that IPA members take advantage of the floor access. Doing so will not weaken our position in court or in the legislature.
The IPA will issue a memo to the IHSA this afternoon stating that we have advised our members to take advantage of this change in position. The memo will further state that the IPA is not waiving its underlying complaint that any existing restrictions are invalid.
Beth Bennett
Director of Government Relations
Illinois Press Association
900 Community Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
217-241-1300
Fax 217-241-1301
E-mail bbennett@illinoispress.org
South State Florida-Filled Photonight, Sunday March 2
WHAT:
South State Florida-Filled Photonight
WHEN:
Sunday, March 2 @ 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Former Floridian Will Sullivan’s loft
1301 Washington Ave.
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(When you get there, call Will at 772.579.7588 to let you in)
WHO:
IPPA members and their homies
Speakers to kick off the evening:
- Erik Lunsford and John L. White - The former South Florida guys (Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel, respectively) will be showing their recent work and how they recently rocked the studio and on location portraiture for the special fashion insert LUXE and a recent bridal shoot for Lifestyle, both in the Post-Dispatch.
- Robert Cohen - He took off to Florida in February and now he’s back. He’ll present a look at his daily video work from Jupiter at Cardinals spring training.
- You? - Please feel free to bring photos/video/multimedia on CF cards, CD or DVDs of work to show. We’ll keep the projector on as long as they’re people to show stuff to.
If possible, please RSVP to yowill [at] gmail.com so we can get a head count!
IPPA Convention speaker: Jessica Dimmock, Freelance
JESSICA DIMMOCK
Freelance
Brooklyn, New York
Dimmock is a graduate of The International Center of Photography’s Program in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism. Her work has appeared in Aperture, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Time, Fortune, New York Magazine and Fader.
For her work on heroin addicts in the Flatiron district she was awarded the F Award for Concerned Photography from Forma and Fabrica, The Inge Moranth Award from Magnum, The Marty Forsher Fellowship for Documentary Photography from PDN and was awarded the Juror’s Choice Photography Award for the Project Competition from the Santa Fe Center for Photography. Prior to pursuing documentary photography, Dimmock worked as a public school teacher in Brooklyn, New York.
Related websites:
Jessica Dimmock’s website
Dimmock’s Lightstalkers profile
Dimmock’s Ninth Floor story on Media Storm
Read more about the IPPA Convention!
IPPA Convention speaker: Rod Mar from the Seattle Times
ROD MAR
Seattle Times
Seattle, Washington
Rod Mar has been a photographer at the Seattle Times for 14 years, following an internship there and previous work at Inside the Seahawks. He writes and photographs for the popular blog, “Best Seat in the House” for the Seattle Times.
Related websites:
Rod’s second place-winning sports portfolio for POYi this year
Rod Mar’s “Best Seat in the House” Blog
Rod Mar’s Sportsshooter page
Read more about the IPPA Convention!