Please join us on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 & 21, for a fantastic lineup of judges and speakers for our competition and seminar. Joining us will be Sam Riche, Michael Driver, Amy Smotherman Burgess, Les Rose, Corey Perrine, Rob Mattheu, Bill Luster, and Kevin Torres. Open judging will be all day Friday with speakers and luncheon on Saturday. Download the complete schedule here.
Jan 20-21, 2012 at the Embassy Suites, Lexington, Ky.
Schedule of Events, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2010
7:30 a.m. Registration desk opens
8 a.m. Vendor area 0pens in lobby
8:30 – 9:30 Tim Broekema, Celebrate Kentucky Project,
Coldstream 5
9:30 – 11:45 Rob Mattheu, Coldstream 4
9:30 – 9:40 Break in lobby area with our vendors
9:40 – 10:50 Amy Smotherman-Burgess, Knoxville News-
Sentinel, Coldstream 5
10:55 – 12:10 Cory Perrine, Omaha World-Herald, Coldstream 5
12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon, Coldstream 3
2:10 -3:40 Kevin Torres, KUSA-TV, Coldstream 4
2:10 – 3:20 Bill Luster, Courier-Journal, Coldstream 5
3:20 -3:30 Break in lobby area with our vendors
3:40 – 5:15 Les Rose, CBS News, Coldstream 4
3:30 – 4:40 Sam Riche, Visual Media Coordinator, Coldstream 5
4:45-5:45 Portfolio Critiques, Coldstream 5
5:15-6:15 TV tape critiques, Coldstream 4
2012 KNPA Educational Seminar
Photo by Bill Luster
Bill Luster just retired from The Courier-Journal, Kentucky’s largest newspaper.
He came to The Courier-Journal in 1969, after working for four years at The Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, his hometown newspaper. While at The Courier-Journal, he has served as Director of Photography, photo editor, and chief photographer.
He won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography along with other members of the photo staff led by C. Thomas Hardin. The newspaper documented the chaos around Louisville during court ordered busing. In 1989 the news department and the photography staff , also won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for their coverage of the nation’s worst drunk driving accident that occurred in nearby Carrollton, Kentucky. In 1984 he was awarded the Clarion Award for Environmental Reporting for a variety of his work in Europe.
Bill has covered forty-five Kentucky Derbies, four political conventions, four inaugurations, and was an official photographer for the inauguration of President George H. W. Bush. In addition, he has enjoyed exclusive access to three United States Presidents: President Gerald R. Ford, President Ronald Reagan, and President Bill Clinton.
In addition to his work for The Courier-Journal, Bill photographed two stories for National Geographic Magazine, and numerous stories for National Geographic Traveler. His photographs have also appeared in Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, Life, and the New York Times Magazine.
He was president of the National Press Photographers Association in 1993-1994 and was awarded the Joseph Costa award for innovative leadership in 2000 from that organization. Bill was the administrator for NPPA’s educational program, the Flying Short Course, for twelve years and also chaired the NPPA-Nikon Documentary Sabbatical program. In 2000 he was named Visual Journalist of the Year from Western Kentucky University. He has been Kentucky Photographer of the Year five times. In 2010 he won the title of Sports Photographer of the Year from that organization. In July of 2010 he was honored by the National Press Photographers Association, with the highest award in photojournalism, the Joseph Sprague Award.
Bill is an active member of Highland Baptist Church in Louisville, and lives in Louisville with his wife of thirty-three years, and his dog, Charlie, 9, who doesn’t like being photographed, but is a frequent subject. Their son lives in Hoboken, New Jersey and is a freelance writer.
An avid college basketball fan, Bill would love to dunk the ball in the University of Kentucky’s Rupp Arena. Kentucky owns seven national titles, more than any other university team except UCLA, a fact he loves to point out to his friends that cheer for other universities.
Photo by Corey Perrine
Corey Perrine (b. 1979) is an community photojournalist who currently works for the Omaha World-Herald. Originally from Springfield, Va., he has worked at papers in Utah, Missouri, New Hampshire and Georgia. Perrine recently joined the ranks at Omaha World-Herald staff in September 2011 and have been impressed by the genuine hospitality of the Omaha area and Midwest in general. A 2003 graduate of Brigham Young University and a die-hard sports fan with too many favorite teams or sports to count, Perrine is most rooted in ESPN SportsCenter on a continuous loop.
He has a love for people, their stories and the ability to reflect that truthfully to an audience to create discussion and generate understanding. Perrine also enjoys a good “wow,” “whoa,” “cool,” “ouch” and “How’d you do that?” photo. He’s been fortunate enough to be recognized by the NPPA, Photos of the Year International, Sportsshooter.com and countless state and regional journalism organizations. When not behind a camera, he enjoys relaxing, watching movies and exploring the breadbasket of America his 2-year-old cattle dog, Sam and Skyping with his fiancee, Sarah.
Photo by Amy Smotherman Burgess
Amy Smotherman Burgess is a 1998 graduate of Western Kentucky
University’s Photojournalism program. After interning with the Troy Daily
News in Ohio, she spent two years as a photojournalist at the South Bend
Tribune in Indiana.
In 2000 Smotherman Burgess began a staff position with the Knoxville News
Sentinel in Tennessee. Her work has been recognized by the National Press
Photographers Association, the Associated Press, Society of Professional
Journalists and Best of Scripps awards. She has volunteered for 16 years
with WKU’s Mountain Workshops throughout the state of Kentucky. Since
returning to her home state, she married writer Mark Burgess and had her
beautiful daughter Avery.
Sam Riche grew up in Brown County, Indiana; just down the road from Indiana University. I Entered IU in 1990 and have been shooting ever since. I started out working as a photojournalist for the Indiana Daily Student and the Arbutus while at IU, as well as the Bloomington Hearld-Times and AP (where I had my own key to Assembly Hall while at IU!)
I graduated from the J-School with a History minor and worked in newspapers until Jan 2011.
Newspapers I’ve worked for include: The Rock Hill Herald (South Carolina), The Times of NW Indiana, The Lexington Hearld-Leader and The Indianapolis Star (left in Jan 2011)
I’ve also freelanced for clients like: NY Times, AP, USA Today, KRT/McClatchy Wire Service, US Army, UPS, Time/Sports Illustrated among many others.
When at the Times of NW Indiana I helped their transition from film photography to an all digital photo department, at the time we were the second newspaper in North America to be an all digital photo department. I haven’t shot film since Feb 1997.
While at the Herald-Leader I also worked as a News and Sports designer before being a full-time photo staff member.
At the Star I led their transition to video story-telling, helping to establish Gannett’s approach and delivery of video stories. I also created their first live stream and helped corporate Gannett understand its use and ability. Among their most successful live stream’s was The Indianapolis Star editorial boards interview with then Presidential candidate Barack Obama.
The culmination of video at The Star was my 40-minute documentary on legendary basketball coach and fellow Hoosier native John Wooden. Eventually the John Wooden documentary aired on local PBS station WFYI, was picked up by national PBS and has since been aired on over 75% of PBS stations nationally and is still playing.
In Jan 2011 I transitioned from newspapers to IU Health as a Visual Media Coordinator. I’m charged with building and managing a Visual Media department that tells stories with photography, video and multimedia. We tell stories of patients and health care workers at the IU Health Network, the 4th largest health care network in the nation, in an effort to educate and inform.
I’ve been married for 11 years now, we have two boys, Will (8yrs) and Ben (5yrs) and am enjoying every minute. Its an amazing gig!
Some awards and recognition:
2009 Hoosier State Press Association, First Place Spot News Photography, Finalist for Photo of the Year, Second Place Best Picture Story with Soundtrack
2009 Indiana Press Photographers Association, First Place Sports Feature
2008 Hoosier State Press Association, Second Place Best Picture Story with Soundtrack
2007 Hoosier State Press Association First Place Best Sports Action Photograph, Finalist for Photo of the Year, Second Place Best Video Story
2005 National Press Photography Association, National First Place Team Sports Action Photograph
2005 Indiana Press Photographers Association, Runner-Up Photographer of the Year
2004 Indiana Press Photographers Association, First Place Illustration Photography First Place Sports Action
2006 Mountain People’s Photojournalism Workshop, Multimedia instructor and advisor during intense one-week workshop. Duties included coaching a group of student/professional photojournalists, advancing their storytelling abilities with video and sound, and producing a final project during the week using Final Cut Pro and other multimedia devices.
2007 American Society of Media Photographers Workshop, Multimedia presentation on emerging technology and techniques. Also taught Final Cut Pro and other multimedia applications to participants.
Tim Broekema is an associate professor of Photojournalism at Western Kentucky University located in Bowling Green, Ky. And was the creative director for University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler’s Hospital ”Celebrate Kentucky” museum installation.
Broekema’s career started in 1984 when he left his hometown of Kalamazoo, Mich. and by chance took a photography class at Western Kentucky. He continued to develop a passion for photojournalism by joining the Student Publications during his second semester at WKU and he continued on staff until the end of his senior year. Eventually he landed a part-time picture-editing job for the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper. He then moved on to the Providence Journal where he worked as a sports and business page picture editor and designer. Then, just as Michael Jordan was becoming a household name, Broekema was called up to the majors where he worked for the Chicago Tribune as sports picture editor for 8 years. Once Jordan retired (for a second time) Broekema decided it was time to go home and convinced his childhood hometown newspaper to hire him as a Director of Photography. He worked there as a manager for nearly four years before realizing that you never really can go home again so he went for the next best thing and became a professor of photojournalism at the same school that introduced photography to him twenty years earlier.
Broekema has had his hand in multiple awards including a team Pulitzer Prize and nine Photographer of the Year International recognitions in picture editing, shooting and new media categories. He was also a member of the Chicago Tribune design team when the Society of News Design called the newspaper the Best Designed in the world.
Tim will be speaking about the Celebrate Kentucky museum installation at the University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital.
One Picture Can Make A Difference
It has been said (I’ve seen it on T-shirts so it must be true) that photos sell newspapers, now it just might be that photos can save lives. Come hear this presentation about the why and the how of the Celebrate Kentucky museum installation at the University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital. I will walk you through the philosophical, developmental and creative process that consumed more than four years of time to create.
Kevin Torres is a Backpack Journalist at K*USA-TV in Denver, CO. He’s an Emmy Award winning Reporter who shoots, writes and edits his own stories.
Prior to working at K*USA (NBC), Kevin was a Backpack Journalist at WSYR (ABC) in Syracuse, NY for three years and WWNY (CBS) in Watertown, NY for two years.
Kevin has won more than 30 awards for his storytelling. The Associated Press named him ‘Photographer of the Year’ in New York State and he also won the AP’s highest individual honor for television news
reporting.
Kevin is a member of the National Press Photographers Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
You can check out some of Kevin’s work by visiting his website: www.kevintorres.com
Les Rose is thrilled to be a photojournalist for the CBS News bureau in Los Angeles. His television career started in 1978…a good year for King Tut, The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You”, and film cameras. Prior to joining the L.A. bureau in 1997, Les worked 13 years at KCBS and from 1984-1986 he was with NBC News, Miami as a freelancer. He has also shot for WFLA (Tampa), KTVI (St. Louis), and WTSP (St. Petersburg).
His assignments are for The CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, and The CBS Early Show. For almost 6 years he was the photojournalist for the “Everybody Has a Story” series with Steve Hartman, and together they produced more than 125 stories…all at the whim of a dart and a random pick from the phonebook. Honest! They are currently working together on the “Assignment America” series whenever Steve is west of the Rockies.
Les’ awards include a Murrow and a DuPont with Steve Hartman, nine local Emmys, and a big bunch of others that made for a nice evening out…and a tuxedo to return the next morning. His greatest award is the friends he has made and things he…and his viewers…have learned along the way. He simply cannot believe they pay him to do exactly what he wants to do!
But Les will be quick to say that he is far more proud of his family and friends’ accomplishments. Especially his two young sons. Most of all, he’ll tell you that in the end, it is all about real moments in a story and someone saying, “that was a good story” and not “that was a cool shot.” Les believes “It’s about the story, subjects and viewers, not us. It’s also about being a human being in the process.” He also firmly believes we are here on earth to make it a better place. Really, he does. That’s why he went into journalism. Ok, so he failed Organic Chemistry miserably so being a veterinarian was out of the question.
Major stories that Les has been involved with include, 9/11 in Shankesville, Pennsylvania and then NYC, the Cerritos Air disaster, the Civil Wars of Nicaragua and El Salvador for NBC News, the Northridge Earthquake, the Nagano Olympics, a hostage release in Wiesbaden, West Germany, the Malibu Fires, political conventions, multiple hurricanes, Oscars, Emmys, major sports events and countless celebrity interviews (and trials), including O.J. Simpson (with Las Vegas!) and Michael Jackson.
Les has a profound love for teaching and is a frequent lecturer. A partial list of his key notes and workshops include: The Poynter Institute, the N.P.P.A., the Hawaii Association of Broadcasters, Global Television in Calgary and Edmonton, Icelandic State Television, the University of South Florida, F.S.P.A., WTSP-TV, WPBF-TV, the IRE, the RTNDA with Al Tompkins, the Student Television Network, the Broward Teen Network, and the Missouri, New Mexico, West Virginia, and NATOA Broadcasters. Les is also the NPPA TV Critique Chair so send him a tape anytime!
Finally, a word of caution: if he opens his wallet…it’s not to give you money. He’s got everything in his wallet…but money. It will be to show you pictures of his two boys, which he could NOT be more proud of. He is juggling those boys as well as his “day job” at CBS News, the seminars he leads, and is currently attending the University of Nebraska grad school for a Masters of Arts in Mass Communications, Broadcasting.
In his spare time, he sits in traffic in an office called a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban. His wife Michele has been accepted into Sainthood. He wants world peace, better Journalism, and a computer that works as well as a refrigerator. Oh yeah…the back of 24 year old!
Rob Mattheu is a 1989 graduate of Oldham County High School and graduated in 1993 from the Boston University College of Communication with a degree in Broadcasting and Film. I’m currently employed for a major healthcare company where I help ensure we’re compliant with federal legislation. I also do some freelance writing, blogging, and spend way too much time on social media.
My love of local news started with my parents who I remember being devoted fans of the legendary Baltimore broadcasters Jerry Turner and Bob Turk. From then on, I paid attention to local news everywhere I went, from the little stations where I traveled to the many comings and going in the Louisville area where I’ve lived since 1975. The news was a fixture in my house as a kid and remains so this day. I start my day with the local news programs, try to catch the afternoon television news, and watch the 10 or 11 PM broadcasts when possible. To keep from hearing the same stories, I tend to choose among the four local stations throughout the day. I also listen to NPR throughout the day as well as reading the news on the Courier Journal. As a long time news junkie. I’m looking forward to meeting some of the people behind the news and discussing my thoughts as a viewer on what I like about what I see and what I’d like to see improved.
Michael Driver began his photojournalist career when he was a junior in high school. At 17 he didn’t know much about TV News but knew he felt comfortable with a camera on his shoulder. He started as a part time photojournalist at WPSD Local 6 in Paducah, KY. He excelled and quickly became a full time employee. Shortly after he won several AP awards. After years of working in his hometown he thought it was time to try his craft in a a larger market.
He now works for the ABC affiliaet, WHAS in Lousiville, KY. In just 8 months of being there he brought home a hand full of Kentucky New Photogrpahy Awards and was named KNPA Photographer Of The Year, NPPA Central region Photographer of the year and winner of 3 Ohio Valley emmy’s. Over the last 10 years, he’s covered everything from house fires to President’s visits. He enjoys his work because he has the opportunity to expierence things most people dream about and looks forward to everyday as it brings him somewhere new.
The Kentucky News Photographers Association will hold its annual POY Contest and Educational Seminar on January 22-23, 2010, at the Embassy Suites in Lexington. The KNPA will be held in conjunction with the Kentucky Press Associations’ Annual Winter Convention at the Embassy Suites on Jan. 21-22.
Rob Carr, AP
Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post
Speakers included Gary Cosby Jr., The Decatur Daily, Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post, Rob Carr, Maryland AP, Darren Durlach, of WBFF-TV in Baltimore, MD, Francene Cucinello, 84 WHAS, along with Jeff Tang and Mike Rose of NewsChannel 5 in Nashville.
The KNPA events kick off Friday, Jan. 22, with photo and TV contest judging on Friday beginning at 10 a.m. The judging is open to the public and is a great opportunity to view thousands of images and hours of video from some of the best visual journalists across the Bluegrass. At the same time Friday, the KNPA will be offering basic photo and video seminars for the KPA members as well as interested KNPA members.
Saturday, Jan. 23, features the 2010 KNPA Educational Seminar beginning at 8:30 a.m. A total of ten still and TV speakers will present on a variety industry topics and tutorials.
Patrick Murphy-Racey, Freelance, Knoxville
Nathan Sharkey
The work of the best photojournalists across the state will be shown Saturday during the KNPA Awards Luncheon. Following the luncheon, the speakers’ presentation will resume with the afternoon session ending at about 5:30.
The KNPA’s Annual POY contest and Educational Seminar deadlines, entry forms, contest rules and KNPA membership forms will be posted on the KNPA web site (www.knpa.org) by Dec. 15.
Gary Cosby, The Decatur Daily
Darren Durlach, WBFF
The KNPA is excited to partner with the KPA to bring both memberships under one roof for three days of journalism excellence in the state. The KPA’s schedule will be posted on our web site (www.knpa.org) as well as on the KPA site (www.kypress.com).
The KPA will feature breakout sessions for smaller circulation papers on Friday and will have a reception at 6 p.m. and at 7 p.m. begins their annual awards banquet where results from the KPA Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest are announced.
Drew Cook, WAVE TV
Jeff Tang, News Channel 5
The KNPA POY Contest will judge the portfolio portion of the contest, which is closed to the public, during the KPA awards banquet Friday so you can attend.
More info will follow on the KNPA site in the coming days and weeks. Please check back regularly and make sure to spread the word about the KNPA contest and seminar.
After a long day of judging, see who won the POYs at the 2009 KNPA seminar just announced in Louisville.
Congratulations to this year’s big winners. A complete list of winners for TV can be found here and the still winners list is here.
Television POY – Drew Cook of WAVE
Still POY – David Stephenson of the Lexington Herald-Leader
Student POY – Philip Andrews from WKU
Sports POY – David Stephenson of the Lexington Herald-Leader
1st Place Portrait/Personality Jake Stevens, WKU Injured Marine Justin Reynolds is surrounded in prayer by family members and Assistant Chaplin Terry Ginther, of Leipsic, Ohio. “Prayer is the only thing we’ve got,” said Ginther. Reynolds, who served two tours of duty in the Iraq War was honorably discharged in 2006 after his Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb, filling his legs with shrapnel. Doctors believe a virus contracted after his injures infected his brain, leaving Justin disabled but aware.
The judging for 2009 KNPA contest, both stills and television, are underway. We will be posting a winner’s list and photos as fast as we can. Don’t forget to drop by tonight if you want to see and hear the judges hash out the winning portfolios in the professional division.
Winner’s list for the Still Contest
Winner’s list for the TV Contest
Scott Strazzante, left, Emily Razinsky and Matt Detrich look through the Feature category in the student divison.
There are a number of folks who have some old gear laying around that they want to put up for sale.
We’ll plan on having a table of used items for sale in the vendor’s room on Saturday. If you have items you would like us to post here, email david@davidstephenson.com.
OR, leave your classified listing as a comment below. You can reply to your own comment if you sell your item.
If you want to bring some items for the sale table at KNPA, please feel free to do so. We will have someone at the table.
Nikon D200 camera body $400 for sale by Clay Jackson clay@amnews.com
Canon G7 point and shoot camera, battery and charger $235 for sale by
Joe Imel joeimel@me.com
Canon ZR 800 video camera, battery, charger and IB, $100 for sale by
Joe Imel joeimel@me.com
Here are links to the entries for the 2009 KNPA multimedia contest categories: Read more
You have just two days to enter the POY contest and less than two weeks to register for the seminar. Check this site for downloads of all of the needed forms. The biggest change this year is that the POY, CPOY and Sports Portfolio judging is open all the way until the winners are chosen.
The Kentucky News Photographers Association is hosting its annual POY contest and Educational Seminar at the Marriott East in Louisville Friday and Saturday January 16 and 17. We have a strong lineup of speakers a vendor room and prize giveaways.
Photo by Matt Detrich
The biggest change this year is that the POY, CPOY and Sports Portfolio judging is open all the way until the winners are chosen. Yes, that’s right, we are looking to create a little buzz around the POY, Sports POY and CPOY. Come listen to the judges comment and critique the state’s best work.
With a slumping economy and an uncertain future for journalists, the KNPA weekend is a chance to visit with old friends and rekindle new relationships. There is a camaraderie between photojournalists that keeps us going. Don’t miss this opportunity to recharge your batteries and see the best photojournalism in the state.
Please pass this email on to any photographers, both students and professionals, and encourage them to attend. Also, if you are receiving this email once or twice or do not wish to be on the list, let me know and our apologies. We are working to drum up excitement about one of the best seminars in the country.
If you have questions or would like to help, please email Joe Imel, KNPA Seminar Chair, at joeimel [at] me.com
See you in the Louisville.
Joe Imel
The judges a speakers for the Jan. 16 and 17 KNPA seminar have been locked in. They are a veritable who’s who in the photojournalism industry and hail from far corners of the country and practically in our own back yards. You won’t want to miss Friday’s open judging or the speakers set for Saturday.
Read the judges bios here.
Seminar Schedule:
KNPA POY Contest Judging Friday, Jan. 16, 2009
10:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. Still judging in Summit A and B
10:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. TV judging in Summit C
Judging is open to the public and the KNPA encourages attendance to hear the judges comments and
critiques. This year the Still Portfolio and Sports Portfolio judging is open to the public until the winner
announced that night. Make sure to attend what is sure to be an exciting evening of Kentucky
photojournalism. Judging will likely continue until about 10 p.m.
KNPA Educational Seminar Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009
7:30 a.m. Registration Desk opens
8 a.m. Vendor Room Opens, Summit B
8:30-9:30 a.m. David Stephenson, Herald-Leader and KNPA POY, Summit A
8:30-9:30 a.m. Jon Smith, WLEX-TV and KNPA TV POY, Summit C
9:30-9:45 a.m. Break in Vendor Room, Summit B
9:45-11:15 a.m. Emily Rasinski, Post-Dispatch, Summit A
9:45-11:15 a.m. Scott Jensen, KTUU-TV, Summit C
11:15-11:30 a.m. Break Vendor Room, Summit B
11:30-1 p.m. Matt Detrich, Indianapolis Star, Summit A
11:30-1 p.m. Steve Rhodes, WTHR-TV, Summit C
1p.m.-2:30 p.m. Awards Luncheon
2:30-4 p.m. Scott Strazantte, Chicago Tribune, Summit A
2:30-4 p.m. Ryan Owens, ABC, Summit C
4:15-5:15 p.m. Portfolio Critiques, Summit A
4:15-5:15 p.m. TV tape critiques, Summit C
Ok, we’re only about a year late, but we’ve finally gotten most of the winning images posted from the 2008 KNPA still contest.
You can check out the entire list and find the galleries here.
