David Zalaznik publishes book on the Illinois River
David Zalaznik of Peoria has published a book, “Life Along The Illinois River.” The coffee-table book is a collection of images taken over two years.
“Countless American landscapes languish in the shadows of such cherished icons as Zion, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon, waiting patiently until someone like David Zalaznik comes along to search out their rhythms and beauties. The Illinois River is fortunate to have his attention, and we are the richer for what he has shown us.”
— Jim Richardson/National Geographic
Read profile — University of Illinois Press.
Purchase book (Buy.com) (Amazon.com).
Emmy Award-winner, Dai Sugano, speaking at the IPPA - WNPA convention
Dai Sugano is an Emmy Award winning photojournalist and senior multimedia editor at the San Jose Mercury News. He co-created MercuryNewsPhoto.com whose interactive story telling has been judged among the world’s best two years in a row in the Pictures of the ear International contest. Sugano covers wide range of assignments which have included: Poverty in India, Hmong refugees’ immigration to the United States; the California Recall; former Japanese Internment camp survivors and number of stories in politics. In 2008, “Uprooted,” which looks at displacement of a group of mobile home residents in Sunnyvale, won an Emmy Award in New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Documentaries. His other work have been nominated for an Emmy Award and a Pulitzer Prize in photography; and have received international and national recognitions.
> Read more about the other speakers at the IPPA - WNPA convention
George W. Bush’s White House Photographer Eric Draper joins the conference lineup
President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney check their watches in the Oval Office before departing for the swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of State Colin Powell, Jan. 26, 2001. White House Photo by Eric Draper
Eric Draper served as Special Assistant to the President and White House Photographer for President George W. Bush. Draper documented the entire eight years of the Bush administration and directed the conversion of the White House Photo Office from film to digital.
Prior to joining the White House, Draper was West Regional Enterprise Photographer for the Associated Press. His many assignments included the 1996 and 2000 presidential campaigns, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the Kosovo conflict in 1999, and the 1998 World Cup in France.
Draper has also worked as a staff photographer for The Seattle Times, the Pasadena Star-News and the Albuquerque Tribune.
He won the Associated Press Managing Editors’ Award for three consecutive years, the 1999 National Headliner Award and was named 1992 Photographer of the Year by Scripps Howard Newspapers. He is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach.
> Read more about the IPPA - WNPA conference here
IPPA - WNPA Convention 2009 Friday night party
Sure, we’re going to learn tons and have a wonderful educational experience.
We’re also going to have some fun!
Be sure to come to Madison Friday for the contest judging. For, at the end of the day, we’ll be heading to Madison hot spot The Essen Haus for dinner and hospitality. What am I talking about? “A bustling beer hall that has everything from Wiener Schnitzel to authentic polka bands,” that’s what! And the Come Back Inn not only has micro brews, an extensive beer selection and a dance floor — it also has free popcorn! So get ready to work off those empty calories polkaing, and trade flatlander/cheesehead barbs with our friends from the Wisconsin News Photographers Association.
Steckt Eure Kameras weg, Leute. Jetzt geht’s los.
Lasst die Kamera zu Hause, lasst uns Spass haben.
Legt Eure Kameras hin, wir werden jetzt Spass haben.
Details
- 7 p.m. Dinner at The Essen Haus, 514 E. Wilson St. (you pay)
- Hospitality at The Essen Haus, and Come Back Inn (hosted, dance floor for a polka, etc.)
See the conference page for complete details of the weekend.
IPPA - WNPA Conference hotels announced
Book your rooms! We have a couple options for housing during the IPPA/WNPA conference March 20-21 in Madison.
First option is the The Lowell Center at the University of Wisconsin. It’s pretty much next door to The Pyle Center, where the conference will be held. It’s not a hotel, it’s more like a dorm, yet more hotel-y. For Reservations ring 866.301.1753 and ask for WNPA/IPPA rooms.
$89 single/ $99 for a double
Second is The Madison Concourse Hotel, about 0.75 of a mile from The Pyle Center. Our Wisconsin cohorts say this is a very nice hotel, just off State Street, and we’re getting the rooms at a great price. WNPA is working on getting a shuttle bus to ferry people to and from the convention, so you won’t have to hassle with parking.
For Reservations ring 800.356.8293 and ask for WNPA/IPPA rooms. We have a 40-room block held until Feb. 28.
$139 single/$149 double
If you want swanky accommodations a 5-minute walk from the conference at $159/night contact The Edgewater at 800.922.5512 and ask for WNPA/IPPA rooms. (2 rooms open in block) $159
Beyond that, you’re on your own to find whatever deals you want. The above hotels were chosen for proximity to campus, and we were able to negotiate great rates.
The conference will be organized in familiar fashion.
- Friday will be iBOP judging all day (pop in on the WNPA’s contest, too). iSBOP judging in the afternoon. In the evening we have an official site for dinner (on your own) and hospitality.
- Saturday will be the education day, check ippaonline.com for updates on speakers.
Remember, if you entered the iBOP contest your conference fee is paid, so you might as well learn something and have some fun.
Thanks to John Maniaci of the Wisconsin State Journal for all his work organizing the conference!
Looking forward to being there!
Steve Warmowski
iBOP Deadline extended
In response to some errors and comments, we are extending the iBOP deadline to mailed by Monday Feb. 9th.
Note that the Multimedia Contest deadline is still Feb 4th. You have to pay the iBOP fee to enter that contest, so if you don’t have any still entries be sure to mail your contest entry fee and have your IPPA membership paid up within the mailed by Monday Feb. 9th deadline. iSBOP deadline is still mailed by Wednesday Feb. 18.
ALL CONTEST ENTRY FORMS AND RULES
Illinois Best of Photojournalism (iBOP)
Illinois Best of Multimedia (iBOM)
Illinois Student Best of Photojournalism (iSBOP)
Zip code update on iBOP form
Watch out! The original PDF of the iBOP rules had the wrong Zip code in the mailing address. It should be 60026.
Please, check your mailing address before sending off your envelope. One entry already made its way with the wrong code, but you never know.
The file on the web site has been updated. See it at http://ippaonline.com/ippa/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/2008iboprules_forms.pdf
Here’s the correct address/Zip code:
Joel Lerner — Photo
Pioneer Press Newspapers
3701 West Lake Ave.
Glenview, IL 60026