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February, 2012 winners of SFBAPPA's Monthly Clip Contest results

 

View winning images for the Feburary SFBAPPA Monthly Clip Contest

Spot News:
1st - Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter, Hands up
2nd - Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter, Down on the ground
3rd - Robinson Kuntz, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Late night car crash

General News:
1st - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Hovering helicopter repairs
2nd - Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group, Dog and ball
3rd - Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald, Remembering Joey

Feature:
1st - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Swing
2nd - Gregory Urquiaga, freelance, Ballet students
3rd - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Monterey Bay yoga

Sports:
1st - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Extended dunk
2nd - David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Soccer celebration
3rd - David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Basketball foul

Humor:
1st - Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee, Pelicans roost
2nd - David Royal, The Monterey Herald, Lucha Libre George Lopez
3rd - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Kid with open mouth

Portrait:
1st - Gregory Urquiaga, freelance, Ballet student Haley Lamb
2nd - Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald, Magician B.J. Lipari
3rd - Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee, Rock Lobster custom bicycle owner Paul Sadoff

Picture Story:
1st - Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee, Female wrestler
2nd - Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record, Nature
3rd - Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee, Dog inspector

Judges were the photo staff of the Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune.

Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group - 55
Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group - 50
Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee - 45
Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald - 40
Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record - 30
Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee - 35
Gregory Urquiaga, freelance - 25
Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 25
Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter - 25
David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 15
Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group - 15
Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat - 15
Charles Russo, Half Moon Bay Review - 10
David Royal, Monterey County Herald - 10
Conner Jay, The Salinas Californian - 5
Jane Tyska, Oakland Tribune - 5
Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee - 5
Robinson Kuntz, (Fairfield) Daily Republic - 5
Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel - 5

 

 

January winners of SFBAPPA's Monthly Clip Contest results.

 

View winning images for the January SFBAPPA Monthly Clip Contest

Spot News:
1st - Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald, Kids with their hands up.
2nd - Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat, Girl struck by car.
3rd - Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group, Police in tear gas.

General News:
1st - Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee, Makeshift memorial.
2nd - Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee, Dialysis patient awaits deportation.
3rd - Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee, Jeffrey Fehr celebration of life mass.

Feature:
1st - Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group, Jump off kayak.
2nd - Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record, Sharing a wheel chair.
3rd - Charles Russo, Half Moon Bay Review, New dance class.

Sports:
1st - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Alex Smith waits in the tunnel.
2nd - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Horizontal dunk.
3rd - Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group, Soccer header.

Humor:

1st - Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group, Book babies.
2nd - Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group, Naked wakeboarder.
3rd - Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat, Bikes, shorts, and party dresses.

Portrait:
1st - Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group, Chicken hug.
2nd - Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald, Praise dancer Sharon Featherson.
3rd - Charles Russo, Half Moon Bay Review, Coastside Mixed Martial Arts founder James Pendergast.

Picture Story:
1st - Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee, Patient deportation.
2nd - Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record, Mormon Slough.
3rd - Conner Jay, The Salinas Californian, Homeless man rundown.

Judges were the photo staff of the The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group - 55
Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald - 25
Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee - 25
Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record - 20
Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group - 15
Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat - 15
Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee - 15
Charles Russo, Half Moon Bay Review - 10
Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 10
Conner Jay, The Salinas Californian - 5
Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group - 5
Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group - 5
Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee - 5

Jay Conner
SFBAPPA Monthly Clip Contest Chairman
sfbappaclips@gmail.com

Here is the list of previous winners

Announcing the new SFBAPPA Monthly Digital Clip Contest rules. Daily Republic staff photographer Chris Jordan is the new MDC Contest Chairman. Entries can only be entered via FTP www.sfbappa.org/clips

CONTEST RULES

1. Contest is open to any paid member of SFBAPPA. Student and
Associate members are also eligible. Entries will be automatically
disqualified for non-membership. Membership application:
www.sfbappa.org

2. There is no entry fee.

3. Entries are due by the 15th of the Month after the pictures were
taken. (I.E. Feb Clips are due on March 15th.)

4 Any published or unpublished image will be accepted. See categories
below. Pictures may be entered only once, either during the month they
were taken or the month they were first published. The only exception
to this rule is that pictures included in a picture story may also be
entered as single photos as well. Single pictures that are also part
of a picture story must be entered in the same month as the picture
story that they are a part of. All single picture category entries
(i.e., spot news, features, etc) can only include one image.

5. A member may enter up to 12 clips per month. Picture Stories count
as one entry and may include a maximum of 12 individual pictures.

6. Entries will be disqualified if name of photographer or affiliation
is visible in submitted image.

7. Submit RGB photo files at 72 dpi with a width no greater than 15
inches wide (for horizontal images) or a height no taller than 10
inches tall (for vertical and square photos). The JPEG should be saved
at "Maximum."

8. You can use any file name, but you must have the .jpg at the end of
the file name.

9. In Adobe Photoshop File Info or Photo Mechanic IPTC caption
information or Stationary Pad, include: caption (inside Caption or
Description field), your name (inside Photographer or Byline or Author
or Creator field), affiliation or school (inside Credit field) and
E-mail address (inside Special Instructions field). Do not use any
other caption plug-ins.

10. Entries can only be entered via FTP

www.sfbappa.org/clips

A. After you have edited and captioned your photos, create a folder
with your name, ie. "Conner Jay January Clips"
B. Then inside that folder create separate folders for each of the
categories that you are entering, ie. "Feature"
C. Each separate "Picture Story" must have a separate folder, ie.
"News Picture Story 1"
D. Then place your photos in the appropriate category folder(s).
E. Then make a .zip of the folder that has your name, ie. "Joe Bappa
January Clips".
To make a .zip file for Mac: right click the specific folder and
select "Compression".
To make a .zip file for PC: right click folder, select "Send To" and
select "Compressed (zipped) Folder".
F. Make sure your .zip file is no larger that 20 Megabytes. The server
can handle up to 45 megabyte files, but please try to keep file sizes
to a minimum.

G. Log into www.sfbappa.org/clips . User name and password has been
emailed to SFBAPPA members.

H. Hit the "Choose File" button under "Upload Files" on this page.
I. Find the zip file on your hard drive and select it.
J. Finally hit the "Upload" button and a few minutes later you should
see the .zip file listed under the "Files" section of the page.
K. If you do not see your .zip file (ie. "Joe Bappa October
clips.zip") on "Files" section of page, contact SFBAPPA Contest
Director: sfbappaclips@gmail.com

10. SFBAPPA reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is
unreadable, found to contain a virus or other suspicious files that DO
NOT follow the rules of photojournalism ethics.

12. The decision of the judges are final.

13. The contest will be judged by a newspaper photo staff out of our
area. The point systems as follows:
First place: 15 points
Second place: 10 points
Third place: 5 points.

At the end of the year the points will be tallied and the top three
photographers will be awarded.
First Place: $250 & plaque
Second Place: $100 & plaque
Third Place: $50 & plaque

CATEGORIES

Spot News - One photo of an incident or event for which no advance
planning was possible.
General News - One photo of an event for which advance planning was possible.
Sports - One photo of sports action or sports feature.
Portrait / Illustration - One photo that is under the control of the
photographer or clearly communicates the personality of the subject.
Feature - Events and subjects (other than Spot News, General News,
Sports or Portrait/Illustration) depicted in one photo.
Picture Story - A maximum of 12 pictures of a subject or event. Can
include photo essays, sequences or series.
Humor - One picture that portrays the lighter side of life.

MORE INFO

Conner Jay
SFBAPPA Monthly Digital Clip Contest Director
sfbappaclips@gmail.com
831-596-6177

 

 

The San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association announced the winners of its 38th Annual News Photography and News Video Competition. The awards were presented at the 53rd Annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, March 18, at Scott’s Restaurant in Oakland. About 130 news photographers as well as photojournalism students in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento areas from every major newspaper, wire service and television station entered their work from 2011.

 

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NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - Salinas police officers and investigators mark evidence around the body of Francisco Hereida, 20, who shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex Tuesday night in Salinas. (Photo by Conner Jay, The Salinas Californian)

 

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FIRST PLACE GENERAL NEWS - Jillian Capoot is overcome with emotions as she watches as her father's coffin is loaded into the back of the hearse at the conclusion a memorial service on at Vallejo High School. James Capoot was a Vallejo police officer that was killed in the line of duty while pursuing an alleged bank robbery suspect. (photo by Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter

 

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FIRST PLACE FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY - A young lady holds a Praying Mantis nymph on the end of her finger, and the insect still postures defiantly. (Photo by Michael McCollum, The Stockton Record)

 

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FIRST PLACE PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY PHOTOGRAPHY - Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis gestures during an NFL football news conference at Raiders headquarters in Alameda. (Photo by Paul Sakuma, Associated Press)

 

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FIRST PLACE SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY - Protestor Paul Larudee is carried away from blocking a sheriff's vehicle containing Pastor Sidney Keys while Contra Costa County sheriffs execute an eviction at the Bible Way Apostolic Church in Richmond. (Photo by Dean Coppola, Bay Area News Group)

 

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FIRST PLACE SPORTS ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY - Yahel Castillo of Mexico competes in the Men's 3m Springboard preliminary round during Day Six of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. (Photo/Ezra Shaw, Getty Images)

 

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FIRST PLACE SPORTS FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY - Tracy High left fielder Tyler Cox watches as a streaker runs through the outfield during their game against Lodi High. The streaker climbed the outfield fence and dsappeared. (Photo by Glenn K. Moore, Tracy Press)

 

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FIRST PLACE NEWS PICTURE STORY/PHOTO ESSAY - Children from the Quechua tribe play near a recent oil spill near their home along Via Auca in the Ecuadorian Amazon. (Photo by Michael Mullady, freelance)

 

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FIRST PLACE FEATURE PICTURE STORY - U.S. Army Cpl. Jarus Perez is greeted by his daughter Sidney Perez, 3, as he returned from his military tour of duty, at the Sacramento International Airport in Sacramento. (Photo by Randall Benton, The Sacramento Bee)

 

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FIRST PLACE OCCUPY WALL STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - University of California, Davis Police Lt. John Pike uses pepper spray to move Occupy U.C. Davis protesters while blocking their exit from the school's quad in Davis. (Photo by Wayne Tilcock, The Davis Enterprise)

 

The San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association announced the winners of its 38th Annual News Photography and News Video Competition. The awards were presented at the 53rd Annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, March 18, at Scott’s Restaurant in Oakland. About 130 news photographers as well as photojournalism students in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento areas from every major newspaper, wire service and television station entered their work from 2011.

 

Ken McLaughlin News Photographer of the Year:
1st place: Conner Jay, The Salinas Californian
2nd place: Michael Macor, San Francisco Chronicle
3rd place: Renée C. Byer, The Sacramento Bee
Award of Excellence: Josie Lepe, San Jose Mercury News

Ken McLaughlin News Video Photographer of the Year:
1st place: Mykie Vang, KNTV
2nd place: Mark Villarreal, KNTV
3rd place: Dean Smith, KGO

2011 Monthly Digital Clip Contest:
1st place: Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, 270 points
2nd place: Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee, 240 points
3rd place: Robinson Kuntz, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, 175 points

Student Photographer of the Year:
1st place (Greg Robinson Memorial Award): Elijah Nouvelage, San Francisco State University
2nd place (Luci S. Williams Houston Memorial Award): Jana Asenbrennerova, San Francisco State University
3rd place: Deeba Yavrom, University of California, Davis

Spot News Photography:
1st place: Dean Coppola, Bay Area News Group, "Protestor Carried Away"
2nd place: Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter, "Six-Alarm Fire"
3rd place: Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group, "Shooting Victim"
Award of Excellence: Mike Greener, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, "Macro Plastics Blaze"
Award of Excellence: Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, "Consoling Fire Victim"

General News Photography:
1st place: Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter, "Father's Coffin"
2nd place: Brant Ward, San Francisco Chronicle, "Teddy Beer"
3rd place: Michael Mullady, freelance, "Oil Spill Reflection"
Award of Excellence: Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee, "Inauguration Audience"
Award of Excellence: Lea Suzuki, San Francisco Chronicle, "Tribute to Steve Jobs"

Feature Photography:
1st place: Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record, "Praying Mantis"
2nd place: Gregory Urquiaga, freelance, "Parking Lot Shadow"
3nd place: Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Humpback and Kayakers"
Award of Excellence: Terry Schmitt, UPI, "Lunar Rainbow"
Award of Excellence: Gregory Urquiaga, freelance, "Pink Flamingo"

Sports Action Photography:
1st place: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images, "Springboard Diver"
2nd place: Kelley L Cox, Icon Sports Media, "Collision at Homeplate"
3rd place: David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, "Hit by Teammate"
Award of Excellence: Beck Diefenbach, Reuters, "Capsized Catamaran"
Award of Excellence: Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group, "Tight Spot"
Award of Excellence: Nhat V. Meyer, San Jose Mercury News, "Hockey Stick to the Face"
Award of Excellence: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images, "Moguls Championships"

Sports Feature Photography:
1st place: Glenn K. Moore, Tracy Press, "Outfield Streaker"
2nd place: Matt Cohen, Southcreek Global, "Hug from Coach Jackson"
3rd place: Randall Benton, The Sacramento Bee. "Mimicking Dad"
Award of Excellence: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images, "Goggles Reflection"
Award of Excellecne: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images. "Michael Phelps"

Portrait/Personality Photography:
1st place: Paul Sakuma, Associated Press, "Al Davis"
2nd place: Dai Sugano. San Jose Mercury News, "Grieving for Daughter”
3rd place: Dai Sugano, San Jose Mercury News, "World War II Veteran"
Award of Excellence, Carl Costas, freelance, "Tiffany"
Award of Excellence: Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record, "Conductor"

News Picture Story:
1st place: Michael Mullady, freelance, "Black Rivers"
2nd place: Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter, "Killed in the Line of Duty"
3nd place: Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record, "Deadliest Year on Record"

Feature Picture Story:
1st place: Randall Benton, The Sacramento Bee, "Purple Heart Recipient Homecoming"
2nd place: Lianne Milton, freelance, "In The Shadow of Mano Dura"
3nd place: Andri Tambunan, freelance, "Amputees Rehabilitation"
Award of Excellence: Patrick Tehan, San Jose Mercury News, "The Henchmen"

Occupy Wall Street Movement Photography:
1st place: Wayne Tilcock, The Davis Enterprise, "Pepper Spraying Occupy Protesters"
2nd place: Stephen Lam, Reuters, "Occupy Oakland Tear Gas Cloud"
3rd place: Stephen Lam, Reuters, "Occupy Wall Street Arrest"
Award of Excellence: Kimihiro Hoshino, AFP, "Occupy Oakland's General Strike"
Award of Excellence: Brant Ward, San Francisco Chronicle, "Human Barricade at Occupy Cal"

Mini-Doc Multimedia Package (Longer than 2.5 minutes)
1st place: Dai Sugano, San Jose Mercury News, "A Chance to Survive"
2nd place: Dai Sugano, San Jose Mercury News, "Capitalism Meets Communism"
3rd place: Jim Sugar, freelance, "Swimming in a Dream"
Award of Excellence: Mike Kepka, The San Francisco Chronicle, "Lolly Squirrel"

Short Multimedia Package (2.5 minutes or shorter)
1st place: Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group, "Birth of Shreya Laxmi Mainali at Highland Hospital"
2nd place: Mike Kepka, San Francisco Chronicle, "Corner Store George"
3rd place: Jennifer Blot, Mike Kepka, Wes Pope, Lea Suzuki, Judy Walgren, San Francisco Chronicle, "The Caen Files: Heaven is a Disappointment to San Franciscans"
Award of Excellence: Mike Anderson, KNTV, "The Life of a Planet Hunter"

Video Spot News Photography:
1st place: Ben Cruz, KTVU, "Occupy Oakland"
2nd place: Frank Curry, KCRA, "West Reno Inferno"
3rd place: Jacob Unger, KTVU, "Richmond Church Closure"

Video Spot News Photography - Video Journalist:
1st place: Da Lin, KRON, "Plane Crash"
2nd place: Haven Daley, Associated Press, "Reno Air Race Crash"

Video General News Photography:
1st place: Mark Villarreal, KNTV, "Empty Chairs"
2nd place: Dean Smith, KGO "Clepto the Cat
3rd place: Alex Bozovic, KNTV, "Blue Bottle Coffee"

Video General News Photography - Video Journalist:
1st place: Mark Villarreal, KNTV, "Back-Packs"
2nd place tie: Stanley Roberts, KRON, "$1,870 Parking Ticket - People Behaving Badly"
2nd place tie: Haven Daley, Associated Press, "Shark Fin Soup"
Award of Excellence: Thomas O'Hair, KCRA, "Indestructible HD"

Video Feature Photography:
1st place: Jeremy Carroll, KNTV, "Study Abroad Dangers"
2nd place: Wayne Freedman, KGO, "China Camp"
3rd place: Garvin Thomas, KNTV, "Castroville Mammoth

Video Sports Photography:
1st place: Jeremy Carroll, KNTV, "Soldier Surfers"
2nd place: Wayne Freedman, KGO "Fort Bragg"
3rd place: Alex Bozovic, KNTV, "Robot Sports"
Award of Excellence: Steve Gonzalez, KCRA, "Dacia the Dancer"

Video Mini-Doc/Series:
1st place: Mike Anderson, KNTV, “That’s a Job”
2nd place: Wayne Freedman, KGO, "Sacred Stones"
3rd place: Mark Villarreal, KNTV, "iDosing"

Video Occupy Wall Street Movement Photography:
1st place: Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group, "Oakland Police Raid"
2nd place: Ben Cruz, KTVU, "Scott Olsen"
3rd place: Dennis Marin, KOVR, “U.C. Davis Protest"

Video Fred Sinfield Live Award:
1st: Ben Cruz, KTVU, "Occupy Oakland Live"
2nd: Paul Fifield, KTVU, "BART Shutdown"
3rd place: Chip Vaughan, KTVU, "Fog"

News Photography Judges:
Kevin Chang, photographer, Daily Pilot - Times Community News South
Terry Pierson, photographer, The Riverside Press-Enterprise
Kevin Sullivan, photographer, The Orange County Register

Multimedia Judges:
Randall Greenwell, director of photography, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot
Brian Clark, videographer, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot
Steve Earley, photographer, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot
Amanda Lucier, photographer, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot

Video Judges:
Raul Gutierrez, photographer, Univision Los Angeles KMEX
Juan Hernandez, photographer, Univision Los Angeles KMEX
Arturo Quezada, chief photographer, Univision Los Angeles KMEX
UIises Reyna, photographer, Univision Los Angeles KMEX

More information,
Doug Duran
Bay Area News Group
SFBAPPA News Photography Contest Director

Abe Mendoza
ABC7 News/KGO
SFBAPPA News Video Contest Chairman


SFBAPPA Awards Winners Lists

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37th Annual Newspaper & Television winners list-2010

36th Annual Newspaper &Television winners list-2009

35th Annual Newspaper & Television winners list-2008

34th Annual Newspaper & Television winners list-2007

33rd Annual Newspaper & Television winners list-2006

32th Annual Newspaper & Television winners list-2005

31th Annual Newspaper & Television winners list-2004

30th Annual Newspaper & Television winners list - 2003

29th Annual Newspaper & Television winners list - 2002

28th Annual Newspaper & Television winners list - 2001

27th Annual Newspaper & Television winners line -2000

Please join us for the Annual SFBAPPA Bowling Tournament on Friday, May 18. For $20, you get two hours of unlimited bowling, shoes, pizza, soda, PRIZES and a great time socializing and catching up with fellow photographers.

What: SFBAPPA's Annual Bowling Party
Where: AMF Southshore Lanes
Address: 300 Park Street, Alameda 94502 (alley: 510-523-6767)
Map: http://bit.ly/bgjk5K
When: Friday, May 18
Time: 7 pm
Southshore Lanes info: www.amf.com/southshorelanes/centerHomepage.htm
Bowling tips: www.amf.com/corporate/tips/Bowling_Tips.htm
Price: $20 (includes two hours of bowling, shoes, sodas, pizza and prizes)


RSVP: Jane Tyska (MediaNews) or 510-390-2358
RSVP deadline: Friday May 11

 

 

The San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association announced the winners of its 38th Annual News Photography and News Video Competition.

The awards were presented at the 53rd Annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, March 18, at Scott’s Restaurant in Oakland. About 130 news photographers as well as photojournalism students in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento areas from every major newspaper, wire service and television station entered their work from 2011.

 

Banquet 2012

The Ken McLaughlin News Photographer of the Year Conner Jay, of The Salinas Californian, holds up his award. He also wins $250, a plaque and perpetual trophy. (Photo by Kimihiro Hoshino)

 

 

Banquet 2012

The Ken McLaughlin News Video Photographer of the Year Mykie Vang, center, of KNTV, holds the perpetual trophy as he stands next to his son, Simon Vang, left, and KNTV chief photographer Mark Villarreal, right. He wins $250, plaque and perpetual trophy. (photo by Kimihiro Hoshino)

 

 

Banquet 2012

Digital Monthly Clip Contest winner Jose Carlos Fajardo, left, of the Bay Area News Group, is congratulated by SFBAPPA president Paul Sakuma, right, He wins a Nikon J1 camera. (photo by Kimihiro Hoshino)

 

 

Banquet 2012

Video Fred Sinfield Live Award winner Ben Cruz, left, of KTVU is congratulated by contest director Abe Mendoza, right, after winning with his work, "Occupy Oakland Live". He wins a Dean Clamp. (Photo by Kimihiro Hoshino)

 

 

Banquet 2012

Video Occupy Wall Street Movement Photography winner Jane Tyska, left, of Bay Area News Group, is congratulated by contest director Abe Mendoza, right, for her work, "Oakland Police Raid". She wins a Dean Clamp. (Photo by Kimihiro Hoshino)

 

 

Banquet 2012

Occupy Wall Street Movement Photography winner Wayne Tilcock, right, of The Davis Enterprise, is congratulated by contest director Doug Duran, left, with this work, "Pepper Spraying Occupy Protesters". He wins a ThinkTankPhoto.com camera bag. (Photo by Kimihiro Hoshino)

 

 

 

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The SFBAPPA The Board of Directors.

Photographers Remembered.

Monthly Digital Clips Contest

Member's Website Links

SFBAPPA Mentor Program

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News From and About Members

Press parking identification

More FAQ's and Services

SFBAPPA Annual Bowling Tournament

Other Photo Contests and Awards

 

Donate to SFBAPPA!

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Cameras in the Court Rules

 

SFBAPPA Members' Website Links

SFBAPPA will be posting links of member's personal web site on the SFBAPPA web site If you are paid member of SFBAPPA, you can share your web site from the SFBAPPA web site.

Some basic rules:
1. You be a paid member of SFBAPPA either professional, student or associate.
2. You must have full control of your web site.
3. No company web site.
4. Web site about your photography. Not your personal photo album.
5. Site must be active or it will be taken down immediately. There will be no notification of termination.
6. To let us know about your web site. Email us with your web site address. Or if you would like your link terminated, please email SFBAPPA.
7. No links of your photography from another site.
8. No cost for members.

SFBAPPA-Membership Renewal Deadline March 31st.

If you are a 2006 member of SFBAPPA, the deadline for renewing your membership is March 31, or you will be dropped from the SFBAPPA membership rolls and from the SFBAPPA Listserv.

You can now pay with a credit card using PayPal:

SFBAPPA aims to bring together professional and student press photographers with similar interests in career enrichment, education and social interaction. Here are some of the activities that we are planning and additional benefits of membership in SFBAPPA:

-Annual Awards Banquet
-Annual Digital Camera & Photoshop Workshop
-Annual Golf Tournament
-Annual Bowling Tournament
-Annual News Photo Contest
-Annual News Video Contest
-Annual Video Workshop
-Annual Wildland Fire Workshop
-Monthly Digital Clip Contest
-Monthly PhotoNight speakers series
-Listserv on current local photojournalism news and announcements
-Free membership for retired members
-Mentor program for students
-Press parking identification card
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-Fund raising for photographers in need.

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You are invited to SFBAPPA's April PhotoNight with SFBAPPA's Newspaper Photographer of the Year Conner Jay (Salinas Californian) and Student Photographer of the Year Jana Asenbrennerova (San Francisco State University) at Carte Blanche gallery in San Francisco on Thursday April 12. They will share their winning work from 2011. Jana will have her prints up at the the gallery from her 'Shipbreakers of Chittagong" story.

There will be other award-winning speakers - to be announced.

Conner Jay bio:
Conner Jay, staff photographer and multimedia journalist at the Salinas Californian, won SFBAPPA's Newspaper Photographer of the Year for his work in 2011. He is Vice President of SFBAPPA/Multimedia and the Monthly Digital Clip Contest Chairman. He started in photography after hijacking his father's two Nikon FM2 cameras. The two sturdy SLRs gave him license to explore different cultures while growing up in the Middle East and Europe. It was an experience that he never wants to let go of. His pursuits through photojournalism since have led him to explore HIV/AIDS in northern Thailand, hunt Humboldt squid in the Monterey Bay and witness the pervasive nature of gangs in small towns. He also shot a portrait of someone from Salinas who went to the Olympics. They did not actually compete in the Olympics, but they did go to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With the constant evolution of the media and the platforms we use, Conner believes the principles of storytelling remain the same. Whether it is the Washington Post or The Salinas Californian, metropolitan New York or Soledad, California, he believes the work at each level is just as important. Conner recently accepted a job the Fairfield Daily Republic to work alongside their photo staff, and will be relocating the East Bay to further pursue his career as a visual journalist.

Jana Asenbrennerova bio:
Jana Asenbrennerova, student at San Francisco State University, won SFBAPPA's Student Photographer of the Year's Luci S. Houston Memorial Award for her work in 2011. She won last year as the SFBAPPA's Greg Robinson Memorial Student Photographer of the Year Award. Jana (pronounced Yana) graduated in May 2011. She has been in school for nine years straight. She is finally enjoying her time off. She is focusing on work and trying to get her freelance business going. She is building up current and future contacts throughout the world. She went to Shanghai in October for an award ceremony to pick up a Gold Award she received from the China International Press Photography contest for her "Eye Bank" story last year. She became the "Emerging Talent" for Getty Reportage in September 2011. She syndicates some of her work to Redux Agency for publications worldwide. Her interest in documentary photography started four years ago She has been inspired by Walter Astrada, a international photographer from Spain.

Where: Carte Blanche gallery
Address: 973 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California 94110 (near 21th Street)
Gallery phone: (415) 821-1055
Gallery info: http://www.gallerycarteblanche.com/
When: Thursday, April 12
Photonite Time: 7 p.m.
Parking: street parking
Cost: free but bring something to share potluck style
RSVP: none

SFBAPPA PhotoNight is a casual get together. It's a pot luck - so please bring something to share to eat. SFBAPPA will supply drinks and sometimes additional food. No alcohol for any students under 21.

More info,
Bryce Yukio Adolphson
SFBAPPA PhotoNight Director
bya@bryceyukioadolphson.com
(415) 598-8942