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.

Still Contest Information

The deadline for entry in the 2011 contest is 11:59 p.m. EST, January 14, 2012.

If you have questions or clarifications concerning the Still Contest feel free to contact the Still Contest Chairman: email@knpa.org

• Rules and Entry Prep
• ENTER CONTEST

All images must have been created between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. The Picture Story categories are an exception, and an entry may contain some images from previous years. No image previously entered in the seminar competition may be entered again. Contestants may enter single image categories without entering the POY competition. Also, images from multiple image categories may be entered in single image categories.

The 2012 KNPA seminar competition will be divided into two divisions.

• Professional Division

 The professional division is open to photographers who live and or work in the state of Kentucky, who accept payment for photography services by way of salary or on a contractual basis, and who are not currently enrolled in high school or college.

•  Student Division

 The student division is open to photographers who are currently enrolled in high school and colleges or universities at the time of the judging in the state of Kentucky. A contestant who is enrolled in a graduate program after working as a professional photographer has the choice of entering either the professional or student division. You are ineligible for the Student contest once you have completed one year or more of full time professional experience or its equivalent. This includes internships if the time spent totals 12 months or more.

Judging for all individual, multiple-picture, and POY categories will be open to the public and the results will be available immediately. Judges will award first, second, and third place awards in single image, multiple image categories and choose a Pro, Student and Sports POY and runner-up. Judges retain the right to award up to two images, honorable mention, where they see fit. Judges may not move an image that they feel has been entered in the incorrect category. Judges may combine categories that they decide do not have enough entries.

Images do not have to be published to be eligible for judging. You do not have to attend the seminar to enter. The contest is open to current KNPA members. KNPA members are defined as those who have paid their dues and work in Kentucky.

Professional or student contestants may submit a maximum of 15 entries total in single, and multiple image categories. Categories requiring multiple images photo essay, news picture story, etc. count as one entry. Entries for Photographer of the Year do not count towards the 15 entry quota. Submissions for the Student and Professional POY should not exceed 10. They can be a combination of any single or multiple image category. Likewise the Sports POY entries should not exceed 10. Sports Photographer of the Year entries can be a combination of any single or multiple image category. Only Professionals may enter the Sports Photographer of the Year category.

Category Codes

•  01 Spot News: A single image of an unscheduled event for which no advance planning was possible.
• 02 General News: A single image of a scheduled or organized event for which advance planning was possible.
• 03 Feature: A single image of a found situation with strong human interest; a fresh view of an everyday scene.
• 04 Sports Action: A single image showing participation in a game or athletic event.
• 05 Sports Feature: A single image that does not include action but has a strong human interest and shows a fresh view of the event.
• 06 Portrait / Personality: A single image that captures an aspect of the subject’s character.
• 07 Pictorial: A single image that exploits the graphic, aesthetic or compositional qualities of the subject.
• 08 News Picture Story: A collection of 5-10 images with a single theme that fits the description of the Spot News or General News category.
• 09 Feature Picture Story: A collection of 5-10 images with a single theme that fits the description of the feature category.
• 10 Sports Picture Story: A collection of 5-10 images with a single theme that fits the description of the Sports Action or Sports Feature category.
• 11 Picture Package: A collection of three or four images of the same subject or event. Sequences can be included in this category.
• 12 Multimedia: A piece that includes any combination of at least two of the following: still images, video, and audio. Multimedia entries should be entered by producer. A producer is defined as the contestant who contributes content to the piece and assembles the final project.

 *****DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT EST JANUARY 14, 2012*****

Preparing Your Images

1. Choose a unique five-letter photographer code, such as “bdwrz” (don’t use that code). Make sure it doesn’t spell a word and doesn’t reflect your name. You may reuse the code from another contest, such as from a previous year’s KNPA contest or from the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.

2. Create a folder with your photographer code.

3. Inside that folder, create folders for singles and POY

4. Place your images into these folders. They should be JPEG files, no bigger than 1500 pixels on the longest side, and the file should be less than 700KB. In Photoshop, use a JPEG compression level of 9 or less.

5. Each image must contain complete captions following AP Style or that of the publication for which they were prepared. The caption should not contain the photographer’s name. The first image in a story entry should contain a synopsis for the story.

6. Within each folder, name the files with the category number, your photographer code, and a two-digit submission number. For example:

00bdwrz01

Where:

00 = category code

bdwrz = photographer’s code

01 = file number

Multiple image category entries should be placed inside a folder named with category code, photographer code, and submission entry number and delimiter letter. Nomenclature for Multiple Image Category is as follows:

00bdwrz01a

Click HERE to register for contest and upload entry.

Entry Fee

The KNPA is member funded and the fees we charge cover the costs of the contest and seminar. We have reduced our costs at every corner and still strive to host the best weekend of photojournalism we can. KNPA professional dues are $35 and $10 for students. Contest entry fees are $25 for professionals and $10 for students. The KNPA Educational Seminar on Saturday is $20 for professionals and free for students who are paid KNPA members. The seminar is $25 for non-KNPA members. You must have your dues and contest fees paid before the contest judging begins. You can pay your seminar fees on Saturday at the registration desk. If you have any questions about the contest please email them to: email@knpa.org or call 502.882.0504 and leave a message.

*****DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT JANUARY 14, 2012*****

The KNPA will hold it’s annual POY Contest judging on Friday, January 20, 2012, which is open to the public from 10:30 a.m. until about 10 p.m. Both Still and TV contests will be judged.

The 2012 KNPA Educational Seminar will be help Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. with eight speakers/presenters that are recognized as industry leaders. Canon and Nikon vendors will be set up to let you look, touch and drool over some of their latest cameras, lenses and accessories.

The Embassy Suites Lexington is located ate 1801 Newtown Pike  Lexington, KY 40511   (859) 455-5000. When you call to make reservations, tell them you are with the KNPA/KPA/KIPA event to get the discounted rate.

The KNPA Still and TV Contest info will be posted in about 7 days. So dust of that hard drive and dig out those tapes and start compiling your entry. Visit www.knpa.org after Dec. 5 for contest rules, entry forms, seminar registration and KNPA forms.

Please email Joe Imel or Amy Wallot

Best of Show

• Scott McIntyre, Freelance : “775 Lives”

Volunteers make the final count of caskets carrying remains of 775 Bosnian women and men in an old warehouse building near the former United Nations building in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina before the 15th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide ceremony.

Judges Award

• Carrie Cochran, Cincinnati Enquirer : “EMINAF School”

The Restavek Foundation has taken on the task of getting schools running again. The foundation had engineers check this school for structural stability, is paying the teachers' and administrators' salaries, as well as paying for lunch for students. The foundation, which is centered on erradicating childhood slavery in Haiti, has expanded its work into earthquake relief efforts, such as feeding people in certain communities that aid has not reached, as well as helping to open schools.

Photographer of the Year

(click on name to view portfolio)

• Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader

A bald eagle came in for a landing in a tree on the Lakeside Golf Course. For the first time in more than a hundred years, experts say a bald eagle has been spotted in Lexington. The eagle was returning to the tree where he had been eating a seagull from the nearby Jacobson Park Lake.

• Runner-Up Carrie Cochran, Cincinnati Enquirer

Sports Photographer of the Year

(click on name to view portfolio)

• Jonathan Palmer, Freelance

Buyers eye potential horses during the Keeneland November Sales 2010 while hot walkers parade the ponies around the outside walking ring Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010.

• Runner-Up Michael Clevenger, Courier-Journal

News Picture Story

(click on winner’s name to view gallery)

1. Scott McIntyre, Freelance : “Never Forget Srebrenica”
2. Carrie Cochran, Cincinnati Enquirer : “Untitled”
3. Hunter Wilson, The Daily News : “Esh Funerals”

• HM | Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader : “Funeral”
• HM | Bill Luster, Courier-Journal : “Inside the Obama White House”

Feature Picture Story

(click on winner’s name to view gallery)

1. Carrie Cochran, Cincinnati Enquirer : “Untitled”
2. Bill Luster, Courier-Journal : “Fighting Obesity”
3. Darrin Phegley, The Gleaner : “Frigid Training”

• HM | Hunter Wilson, The Daily News : “Stick Derby”
• HM | Jessica Noll, KyPost.com : “Faces from the cold”

Sports Picture Story

(click on winner’s name to view gallery)

1. David Stephenson, Kentucky Kernel Adviser : “Derby Infield”
2. Scott Utterback, Courier-Journal : “Untitled”
3. Darrin Phegley, The Gleaner : “Regional Run”

• HM | Jessica Noll, KyPost.com : “Derby 136″
• HM | Bill Luster, Courier-Journal : “John Wall, All-American”

Picture Package

(click on winner’s name to view gallery)

1. Scott Utterback, Courier-Journal : “Untitled”
2. Clay Jackson, Advocate Messenger : “At the Fair”
3. Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader : “Ice Storm”

• HM | Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader : “Cadets”
• HM | Danny Vowell, Kentucky New Era : “Clock restoration”

Spot News

(click here to view gallery)

1. Alex Slitz, The Daily News : “Horse”
2. Patrick Reddy, Cincinnati Enquirer : “Chase”
3. Joe Imel, The Daily News : “Cliff Jumper”

• HM |Danny Vowell, Kentucky New Era : “Burnt BBQ”"
• HM |Darrin Phegley, The Gleaner : “Untitled”

General News

(click here to view winners gallery)

1. Scott McIntyre, Freelance : “775 Lives”
2. Ernie Coleman, Cincinnati Enquirer : “Tears for Mom”
3. Sam Upshaw, Courier Journal : “Clinging to Life”

• HM | Hilly Schiffer, State Journal : “Teacher Laid Off, Students Rally”
• HM | Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader : “Mennonite funeral”

Feature

(click here to view winners gallery)

1. Sam Upshaw, Courier Journal : “Dancing in the Mist”
2. Ernie Coleman, Cincinnati Enquirer : “Got to Dance”
3. Ernie Coleman, Cincinnati Enquirer : “Clowning Around”

• HM | Michael Clevenger, Courier-Journal : “Good from Bad”
• HM | Scott McIntyre, Freelance : “Untitled”

Sports Action

(click here to view winners gallery)

1. Joe Imel, The Daily News : “Touchdown Run”
2. Clay Jackson, Advocate Messenger : “Helmet”
3. Amy Wallot, Kentucky Teacher : “Loose Ball”

• HM | Hilly Schiffer, State Journal : “Oh No! Hold On!”"
• HM | Andy Lyons, Getty Images : “FLOATING”

Sports Feature

(click here to view winners gallery)

1. Michael Clevenger, Courier Journal : “Wall Exits”
2. Ernie Coleman, Cincinnati Enquirer : “End of the Road”
3. Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader : “Calvin’s third”

• HM | David Stephenson, Kentucky Kernel Adviser : “Infield Gauntlet”
• HM | Hunter Wilson, The Daily News : “Baseball wedding”

Portrait

(click here to view winners gallery)

1. Patrick Reddy, Cincinnati Enquirer : “Home Observatory”
2. Michael Clevenger, Courier Journal : “The Laugh”
3. Scott McIntyre, Freelance : “Untitled”

• HM | Carrie Cochran, The Kentucky Enquirer : “Untitled”
• HM | Danny Vowell, Kentucky New Era : “Ghost Hunter”

Pictorial

(click here to view winners gallery)

1. Miranda Pederson, The Daily News : “Giant Slide”
2. Matt Stone, Courier-Journal : “Colors”
3. James H. Kenney Jr., WKU Faculty : “Boogie Night”

• HM | Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader : “Footsteps”
• HM |Bill Luster, Courier-Journal : “Untitled”

Illustration

(click here to view winners gallery)

1. Michael Clevenger, Courier-Journal : “Summer Fashion”
2. Matt Stone, Courier-Journal : “All Dolled Up”
3. David Stephenson, Kentucky Kernel Adviser : “Dignity”

• HM | Michael Clevenger, Courier-Journal : “Texting and Driving”
• HM | Matt Stone, Courier-Journal : “Noir-inspired Fashion”

Multimedia

(click title to view winning entry)

1. Derek Poore, Kertis Creative : “West End School“
2. David Stephenson, Kentucky Kernel Adviser : “THE 675-MILE-LONG YARD SALE“
3. Tim Broekema, WKU Faculty : “Master Class with Heather Headley“

• HM | Sam Upshaw, Courier-Journal : “Life Cut Short“
• HM | Carrie Cochran, Cincinnati Enquirer : “Untitled“

Student Photographer of the Year

(click entrant’s name to view winning portfolio)

• Alyssa Orr, WKU

My Blessings -- Viviana Herrera is a 25-year-old single mother in Bowling Green, Ky., who immigrated from Medellin, Columbia six years ago with her mother and seven other brothers and sisters. Before moving out of Columbia, Herrera's fiancŽ was killed when she was only 16 years old and pregnant with Jackeline. Her father was a successful lawyer and was also killed, forcing her and her family to flee, eventually coming to the United States. Viviana remains one of the main breadwinners for the family as she raises her kids in the same four-bedroom apartment as her mother and five other brothers and sisters.

• Runner-up Britney McIntosh, UK

News Picture Story

(click on winner’s name to view winners gallery)

1. Britney McIntosh, UK : “Untitled”
2. Peter Rodman, WKU : “Untitled”
3. Sam Oldenburg, WKU : “Entering Army Life”

Feature Picture Story

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1. Alyssa Orr, WKU : “Untitled”
2. Brittany Sowacke, WKU : “Erin”
3. Alyssa Orr, WKU : “Entering Army Life”

• HM | Adam Wolffbrandt, WKU : “Skin Deep”
• HM | Tanner Curtis, WKU : “Untitled”

Sports Picture Story

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1. Britney McIntosh, UK : “Untitled”
2. Jeff Sainlar, WKU : “Teamwork”

Picture Package

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1. Jeff Sainlar, WKU : “Army Life”
2. Latara Appleby, UK : “Appalachia Day”
3. Adam Wolffbrandt, WKU : “Single Devotion”

• HM | Kristen Clements, WKU : “Untitled”
• HM | Peter Rodman, WKU : “Untitled”

Spot News

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1. Alyssa Orr, WKU : “Taser”
2. Alyssa Orr, WKU : “Nashville Underwater”
3. Sam Oldenburg, WKU : “Cadet Comfort”

• HM | Britney McIntosh, UK : “Untitled”
• HM | Jonathan Garcia, WKU : “Storm Warning”

General News

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1. Alyssa Orr, WKU : “Grief”
2. Rebecca Barnett, WKU : “Nation-Wide Trail Ride”
3. Sam Oldenburg, WKU : “Army Family”

• HM | Brandon Goodwin, UK : “Jumping Light Rope”
• HM | Rebecca Barnett, WKU : “Where’s Waldo”

Feature

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1. Timothy Harris, WKU : “Untitled”
2. Rebecca Barnett, WKU : “Blues Festival”
3. Rebecca Barnett, WKU : “Swinging”

• HM | Ben Severance , WKU : “Losing a Mom”
• HM | Ben Severance , WKU : “Gun Play”

Sports Action

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1. Joshua Lindsey, Greenwood High School : “In the Air”
2. Alix Mattingly, WKU : “Untitled”
3. Ryan Stone, WKU : “Through the Window”

• HM | Britney McIntosh, UK : “Untitled”
• HM | Britney McIntosh, UK : “Untitled”

Sports Feature

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1. Ben Severance, WKU : “Make Believe”
2. Jeff Sainlar, WKU : “Watching”
3. Britney McIntosh, UK : “Untitled”

• HM | Joshua Lindsey, Greenwood High School : “The Big Win”
• HM | Rebecca Barnett, UK : “Excitement”

Portrait

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1. David Kasnic, WKU : “Short”
2. Alix Mattingly, WKU : “Untitled”
3. Timothy Harris, WKU : “Untitled”

• HM | Katie Simpson, WKU : “The Big Win”
• HM | David Kasnic, WKU : “Smoke”

Pictorial

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1. Armando Sanchez, WKU : “Blue”
2. Adam Wolffbrandt, WKU : “Untitled”
3. Brynn Anderson, WKU : “Ruby Red”

• HM | Katie Simpson, WKU : “The Big Win”
• HM | Alyssa Orr, WKU : “Waiting”

Illustration

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1. Katie Simpson, WKU : “Fire & Ice”
2. Katie Simpson, WKU : “Head”
3. Katie Simpson, WKU : “Peacock”

• HM | Katie Simpson, WKU : “Styles of Rave”
• HM | Katie Simpson, WKU : “Masquerade”

Multimedia

1. Ben Severance, WKU : “Prove Yourself”

Prove Yourself

2. Rebecca Barnett, WKU : “Passion for Life”

3. Pete Rodman , WKU : “Mentor”

HM | Brynn Anderson, WKU : “Amy”

HM | Brandon Goodwin, UK : “Oysters”

• 7:30 a.m. – Registration desk opens in front of Keeneland Room, 2nd Floor
• 8-8:30 a.m. – Eye opener video
• 8:30-10 a.m. – Dave Larson, WBFF-TV, Baltimore
• 10:15-11:45 a.m. – Darren Durlach, The Boston Globe
• 12-1:15 p.m. – Lunch on your own
• 1:30-3 p.m. – Drew Cook, WAVE-TV, Louisville
• 3:15-4:45 p.m. – Greg Vandergrift, University of St. Thomas
• 4:45-5:30 p.m. – Tape Critiques
• 5:30-7 p.m. – Award Ceremony

Still Seminar, Keeneland Room, 2nd Floor

• 8-8:30 a.m. – Eye opener video
• 8:30-9:30 a.m. – Danese Kenon, The Indianapolis Star
• 9:30-10:15 a.m. – PhotoMechanic Tutorial, Jonathan Palmer, Freelance
• 10:15-11:45 a.m. – Darren Durlach, The Boston Globe (Pimlico, 1st Floor)
• 12-1:15 p.m. – Lunch on your own
• 1:15-2:15 p.m. – Marshall Gorby, The Springfiled News-Sun
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Gary Cosby Jr., The Decatur Daily
• 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Final Cut Pro Workflow, Derek Poore, Kertis Creative
• 5:30-7 p.m. – Award Ceremony

View the Professional entries here

View the Student entries here

Darren Durlach, The Boston Globe

Darren realized in the 3rd grade that his dreams of becoming an astronaut were unlikely when his teacher told him that math was involved.  After a brief denial period he set his sights on the right side of his brain and after graduating from Radford University he started as a Production Assistant at NBC 29 in Charlottesville, Va and soon convinced the Chief Photographer to let him shoot.  After attending a career changing NPPA workshop in Norman Oklahoma Darren got a job as a Photojournalist at Fox 45 in Baltimore.  While there he won back to back NPPA Photographer of the year awards, 11 Emmy’s, Edward R Murrow, AP and SPJ awards.  He was also named the 2008 and 2009 b-roller of the year from www.b-roll.net

Durlach began working at The Boston Globe as a Senior Multimedia Producer in December and is looking forward to the limitless opportunities that the internet can provide.

Dave Larson, WBFF-TV Baltimore, Md.

A snake handler’s life is a complicated one. Dave Larson realized this early and decided to pursue a different future.

After graduating from York College of Pennsylvania, Larson began his career at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Md., as a night side editor.  Wanting more creative control, he took a strong interest in the role of photojournalist when a position opened at the station. The Chief Photographer decided to give him a chance.  Larson quickly learned the basics of photography, but it was not until he found an old NPPA quarterly tape that he started learning the art of storytelling. That tape helped him to realize that including moments and natural sound in his stories helped to paint a brighter picture of everyday news.

After two years, Larson took a position at WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Pa., where he was given the opportunity to learn from experienced storytellers such as Doug Legore and Bryan Barr. He became more involved in the storytelling process and pushed himself to grow as a photographer. After two and half years, however, Larson felt a change was necessary and decided to leave the industry for a while. He spent a year traveling around the world, visiting 25 countries on four continents. When he returned, he landed at WBFF-TV in Baltimore, Md., and picked up where he left off.

Over the last few years, Larson’s work has earned him three regional Emmys, two Edward R. Murrow awards and several AP awards. He placed as an “Honorable Mention” in the 2010 Best of Photojournalism contest for spot news and is consistently ranked as a top finisher in the NPPA Quarterly Clip Contest.

In his free time, Larson enjoys sock puppets, live action role playing and spending time with his fiancé, whom he lives with in Baltimore.

Greg Vandergrift, UST Faculty

Professor Vandegrift teaches Multimedia Reporting, Electronic Media Production, Advanced Multimedia Reporting and Public Communication: Speaking & Writing.

Education:

B.S., University of Kansas

Professional experience:

Professor Vandegrift spent nearly a quarter century as a television news reporter.  Most recently, he worked at KARE 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul for a dozen years.  He also worked in Iowa’s Quad Cities and in Joplin, Mo.  He is the winner of two national Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as regional Murrow and Emmy awards.  While at KARE 11, he won the Minnesota Associated Press Writing award four times.

Scholarship and service:

Professor Vandegrift has spent several years teaching professionals and students.  He has been a faculty member of the National Press Photographers Association’s annual workshop multiple times and has spoken to journalism students on several occasions at his alma mater, the University of Kansas.

At UST:

Professor Vandegrift joined UST full time in 2008.  He is an advisor to TommieMedia.com.

Still Judges

Marshall Gorby, Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun

Marshall Gorby started down the road to be a photographer in 1977. He was working at my father’s garage and met a photographer named Bill Mason, who showed me the ropes in exchange for fixing his car.
My first newspaper job was at the Dayton Black Press covering African American issues and entertainment in the Dayton area. Following the Black Press he worked for a chain of suburban weekly papers covering the Dayton area for 17 years.
In 1995 Gorby joined the staff of the Springfield News-Sun and has been there for 15 years.

Gorby has been married to the same wonderful woman for 31 years has three daughters and six grandchildren.

Gary Cosby Jr., The Decatur (Alabama) Daily

Gary Cosby, Jr. ,46, has been a newspaper photojournalist for almost 20 years. He began his career at The Daily Advance in Elizabeth City, NC where he was the chief photographer. Cosby has worked for the past 15 years at The Decatur Daily, in Decatur, Alabama. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Photography from the University of North Alabama and attended, but did not finish, graduate school at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. He has been married to his wife Patty for 22 years and they have eight children.

Cosby has won numerous photography awards from the Alabama Press Association and the Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors contests as well as monthly clip awards in the NPPA and Sportsshooter.com organizations. His most cherished awards have come from community organizations such as the Special Olympics and the ARC of Morgan County for work done with the developmentally disabled.

He is also the author of a photojournalism blog, alittlenewsphoto.com, that focuses on helping young and small market photojournalists excel. The theme of the blog is “For Small Town But Not Small Time Photojournalism,” which is basically the theme he applies to his career.

Danese Kenon, The Indianapolis Star

Danese Kenon’s enthusiasm for picture-taking as a seven-year-old evolved into a full-fledge love affair. After graduating from Virginia State University, she attended The Poynter Institute as a Visual Fellow.It was there that she learned visual journalism was more than just “pretty pictures”.

In 2000, Kenon became a photojournalist at The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. After three years in Rochester, NY, she attended Syracuse University to study photography. Kenon currently resides in Indianapolis, where she is a full-time multimedia journalist at The Indianapolis Star.