Winners of SFBAPPA's June Monthly Digital Clip Contest.
Spot News:
1st - Kent Porter, (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat, Fireworker
2nd - Justin Sullivan, Getty, Afghan Evac
3rd - Kent Porter, (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat, Structure Fire
General News:
1st - Mike Greener, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Murder Vigil
2nd - Bryan Patrick, Sacramento Bee, Homeowner leaves Fire
3rd - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Grad Jube
Feature:
1st - Mike Greener, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Fair Kids
2nd - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Pigeon Portrait
3rd - Justin Sullivan, Getty, Soldier in Helicopter wash
Sports:
1st - Chris Kaufman, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Layout Catch
2nd - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Rodeo Stomp
3rd - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Boogie Board
Humor
1st - Clifford Oto The (Stockton) Record, Ice Cream Goat
2nd - Mike Greener, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Haircut
3rd - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Doggie Dreads
Picture Story:
1st - Justin Sullivan, Getty, Afghan Medics
2nd - Bryan Patrick, Sacramento Bee, Dementia
3rd - Mike Greener, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Helping Nephew
Portrait:
1st - Bryan Patrick, Sacramento Bee, Cambodian Child
2nd - Colleen Cummins, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Soccer Star
3rd - Mike Greener, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Hurd Brothers
Judges were Chris Hankins, Patrick Kunzer of the Daily Herald in
Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Point total up to June 2010:
Bryan Patrick, Sacramento Bee - 170
Conner Jay, The Salinas Californian - 125
Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat - 115
Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group - 90
Mike Greener, (Fairfield) Daily Republic - 90
Justin Sullivan, Getty Images- 85
Chris Jordan, (Fairfield) Daily Republic - 70
Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel - 60
Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee - 55
David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 45
Andri Tambunan, Freelance - 35
Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter - 30
Randy Pench, Sacramento Bee - 30
Chris Kaufman, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 30
Colleen Cummings, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 25
Tony Avelar , Freelance - 20
Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record - 20
Scott McDonald, The Salinas Californian - 20
Robinson Kuntz, Santa Cruz Sentinel - 20
Ryan Chalk, The (Vacavillle) Reporter - 15
Clifford Oto The (Stockton) Record - 15
Paul Sakuma, The Associated Press - 15
Chad Ziemendorf, freelance - 15
Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee - 10
Joel Rosenbaum, Vacaville Reporter, 10
Lisa James, Merced Sun-Star - 5
Cindi Christie, Bay Area News Group - 5
Dean Coppola, Contra Costa Times - 5
Retired KGO-TV photographer Doug Laughlin has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Oakland Police Department, accusing several officers of attacking him and breaking his camera as he tried to film outside a hospital on the day four officers were killed.
Laughlin said several officers accosted him on March 21, 2009, outside Highland Hospital in Oakland as he tried to film the arrival of an ambulance carrying one of the mortally wounded officers.
The video shows off-duty Officer Fred Shavies running toward Laughlin and yelling, "Hey! Get the f-- out of here!" Shavies then knocked Laughlin against a parked car, breaking the camera's viewfinder, according to the suit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
A group of officers then forced Laughlin away from the hospital and onto East 31st Street.
"You guys can't do this to me," Laughlin protests on the video.
Police sgt. Rich Vierra, who at the time was chief of staff to then-acting Chief Howard Jordan, tells Laughlin, "Sir, look at what we're doing here, man. Sir, that's one of our police officers that got shot. You need to leave."
Uniformed Officer Luke Sincerny repeatedly tells Laughlin, "Please go," as off-duty officers herd Laughlin along.
Laughlin tells the officers that they can't force him away because it's a public street. Sincerny responds, "It's not important right now," as Vierra tells the cameraman, "It's not. You are interfering with a crime scene. I will place you under arrest."
The camera kept rolling as the officers pushed Laughlin across the street and onto the sidewalk, the suit said. Officer William Pappas tried to tear the battery pack off the camera, and an unidentified sergeant put up yellow police tape to block Laughlin's access, the complaint says.
The suit, which names the city, the Police Department, Shavies, Vierra and Pappas, seeks unspecified damages and a court injunction barring Oakland officers from "interfering with plaintiff's and other television camera persons' and other journalists' rights to engage in journalistic activities."
The suit was filed by San Francisco attorneys Charles Bourdon, Rai Sue Sussman and John Scott. Scott often files lawsuits against the city of Oakland on behalf of officers who believe they were wrongly disciplined.
"The public has a right to be informed and for its journalists to report the news," Bourdon said. "Mr. Laughlin was doing his job to present a newsworthy event to the public and was not at any time interfering with the legitimate actions of the police."
Bourdon said he will seek an unspecified amount of money and an injunction to prevent police from violating journalists' First Amendment rights.
"I think obviously it was a horrible day for everyone," Sussman said. "It was an emotional time. But that is why we have a professional Police Department. We expect that because they have extra responsibilities, they should be able to act professionally in an emotionally charged time."
Officer Jeff Thomason, a police spokesman, said viewers should recognize the context of the video. Officers were dealing with what was the single deadliest day for the department. Sgt. Mark Dunakin and John Hege, both motorcycle officers, were shot and killed by wanted rapist Lovelle Mixon during a traffic stop. Hours later, while holed up in an apartment building, Mixon shot and killed SWAT Sgts. Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai. Mixon was then shot dead by police and an Alameda County sheriff's deputy.
The officers outside the hospital were trying to come to terms with a horrific loss, Thomason said. Some were concerned that video of the stricken officers could be viewed by family members before they had been notified, police said. "They're human beings," Thomason said.
The city paid several thousand dollars to replace Laughlin's viewfinder, Thomason said. "It doesn't change how they acted," he said. "An incident took place that was unfortunate. We did an internal investigation. Obviously we're not proud of it, but corrective matters were taken."
Lauglin comments about the suit, "Let me just say, I wish I had more photojournalists on scene the day this happened. To see an attack like mine would have enraged any news person. Also, it wouldn't have been bad to have other pictures or video of the assault. Just remember folks, keep an eye (and a lens), out for one another. This could happen to you."
The confrontation, as captured by Laughlin's camera, can be seen here:
More info,
Doug Laughlin
Retired KGO-TV photographer
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
MONTHLY DIGITAL CLIP CONTEST RULES:
Daily Republic staff photographer Chris Jordan is the new MDC Contest Chairman and will take over duties for 2010 clips.
MONTHLY DIGITAL CLIP CONTEST RULES:
Entries can only be entered via FTP www.sfbappa.org/clips
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 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.
4. 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.
5. Entries will be disqualified if name of photographer or affiliation is visible in submitted image.
6. Submit RGB photo files at 72 dpi with a width or height no greater than 10 inches. The JPEG should be saved at "Maximum".
7. You can use any file name, but you must have the .jpg at the end of the file name.
8. 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.
9. Entries can only be entered via FTP
www.sfbappa.org/clips
user: sfbappa
password: clips
A. After you have edited and captioned your photos, create a folder with your name, i.e. "Chris Jordan January Clips"
B. Then inside that folder create separate folders for each of the categories that you are entering, i.e. "Feature"
C. Each separate "Picture Story" must have a separate folder, i.e. "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, i.e. "Chris Jordan 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 19 Megabytes. The server can handle up to 19 megabyte files, but please try to keep file sizes to a minimum.
G. Log into www.sfbappa.org/clips with the username "sfbappa" and the password "clips"
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 (i.e. "Chris Jordan January 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.
11. The decision of the judges are final.
12. 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.
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.
AWARD PRIZES:
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
More info,
Chris Jordan
Staff photographer, Daily Republic
SFBAPPA Monthly Digital Clip Contest Director
510-761-5715
Winner of SFBAPPA's 2009 Monthly Digital Clip (MDC) contest is Bryan Patrick of the Sacramento Bee. He will receive his award at the SFBAPPA Awards Banquet on Sunday, April 11. Winning images and contest rules can be found on www.sfbappa.org Annual winners will be awarded: First place: $250 (last year Patrick won a Canon G10 camera); Second place $100; Third place $50.
Here is the final point standing for 2009:
Bryan Patrick, Sacramento Bee 590
Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel 360
Chris Jordan, Daily Republic 245
Mike Greener, Daily Republic 205
Brad Zweerink, Daily Republic 145
Clifford Oto, Stockton Record 95
Colleen Cummins, Appeal-Democrat, 80
Autumn Cruz, Sacramento Bee 75
Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee 70
David Bitton, Appeal-Democrat 70
Bea Ahbeck, Merced Sun-Star 60
Scott MacDonald, Salinas Californian 60
Jane Tyska, Oakland Tribune 60
Connor Jay, Salinas Californian 50
Michael McCollum, Stockton Record 50
Lisa James, Merced Sun-Star 40
Gregory Urquiaga, freelance 35
Stephan Lam, San Francisco Chronicle 20
David Royal, Monterey County Herald 20
Rob Wedge, freelance 15
Nick Armstrong, Sacramento Bee, 10
Jeff Kan Lee, Press Democrat 10
Rick Roach, Vacaville Reporter 10
Joel Rosenbaum, Vacaville Reporter 5
You are invited to SFBAPPA's PhotoNight on Thursday, Sept. 23 with sports photographers Marcio Sanchez, Ezra Shaw, John Todd and Doug Zimmerman as they show their work and talk about their experiences coverimg the World Cup in South Africa this summer. The is the first SFBAPPA PhotoNight of the fall season.
Marcio Sanchez:
Marcio Sanchez is a staff photographer with the Associated Press in San Francisco and has been with them since 2002. Previously he worked at The Kansas City Star from 1995 to 2002. As a student, he interned at various newspapers including the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Reno Gazette-Journal and Palm Beach Post. Sanchez attended San Jose State University where he received a degree in photojournalism with a minor in Latin American Studies. He was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and emigrated to the U.S. with his family at age 12 in 1983. In his 16 years as a photojournalist, Sanchez has covered a diversity of stories. Some of the highlights: Wildlife Preservation in Africa, Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, Baseball in the Dominican Republic, The Super Bowl and Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Sanchez's work has been published in the New York Times, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek and National Geographic.
Ezra Shaw:
Ezra Shaw has been working for Getty Images as a staff photographer for over 12 years. He began his career assisting several Sports Illustrated photographers in both London and New York. Shaw spent nearly ten years travelling the world using New York City as his base before moving to Sydney, Australia in 2006 to experience what life "down under" had to offer. After spending almost three years in Australia, Shaw relocated to California and currently lives in Sausalito. "It was the first time I covered it (World Cup Soccer) - so I will speak about my experience being there for the first time, and tie that in to the way that Getty Images covered the event. We had a total of 39 photographers covering the event, which was the most we have had at any single event, including the Olympics."
John Todd:
John Todd has been a professional photographer for over 20 years. After attending St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, he got his start working as a photojournalist for an East Coast newspaper. In 1990, he returned to his native town of Palo Alto to begin his own photography business. He has a wide range of expertise in photography including corporate, sports, fine art, and advertising promotion. Todd is the team photographer for Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes since the team's inception in 1996. He also owns and operates International Sports Images (www.isiphotos.com) the official photography supplier to the U.S. Men and Women's soccer teams, WPS, the University of California Berkeley, Stanford University and the Maverick's Big Wave Surfing contest. He has covered the 2002, 2006 Men's World Cup, 1999, 2003 Women's World Cup, and has traveled with the U.S. Men's team to such places as Cuba, Panama, and the Netherlands. His work has appeared in Time Magazine, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and ESPN the Magazine, and has been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution as part of a women-in-sports photography exhibit. In addition to his commercial and editorial work, Todd also teaches a yearly sports photography class in the Stanford Continuing Studies program at Stanford University.
Doug Zimmerman
Melding his love of soccer and photography, Doug Zimmerman has traveled to South Korea, Japan, Germany and South Africa for the past three FIFA World Cups. His work has centered on his on-going photography essay about the
soccer fans who travel from all over the world and will give everything to support their nation's team during the World Cup. In between World Cups, Zimmerman held staff photography positions at the San Francisco Business Times
as well as the Los Angeles Times Community Newspapers in Orange County. He has also been a online photo editor for Fortune.com, the New York Times Digital and currently for the SFGate, the website for the San Francisco Chronicle. He has been a freelance photographer based in San Francisco since leaving his staff job at the Los Angeles Times in April 2006.
Where: San Francisco Exposure Gallery
Address: 801 Howard (near the corner of 4th Street across from the Moscone Center)
When: Thursday, September 23
Time: 7 p.m.
Parking: 4th and Mission streets
Cost: free
RSVP: none
It's a pot luck - so please bring something to share to eat. SFBAPPA will supply drinks and additional food. No alcohol for any students under 21.
More info,
Jessica Lifland
SFBAPPA PhotoNight Director
Karna Kurata, Gallery Manager
Ariel Zambelich , Gallery Manager
San Francisco Exposure Gallery
You are invited to the annual SFBAPPA Golf Tournament at the Shadow Lakes Golf Club in Brentwood on Sunday, September 26. (No home football games that day.)
What: 18 holes of scramble golf
When: Sunday, September 26 (no local football games that day)
Where: Shadow Lakes Golf Club
Address: 401 West Country Club Drive, Brentwood 94513 (golf course: 925-516-2837)
Directions: From North-West....highway #4...to Balfour...(right on Balfour 1/2 mile) OR From South-East............Vasco Rd. ...to Balfour......(left on Balfour 1/2 mile)
First tee off: 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $50
RSVP deadline: Friday, September 17. NO RSVPs accepted after that date.
RSVP by phone: 925-513-3999
Dress code: Collared shirts, denim OK but slacks preferred, Shorts OK (Bermuda length) and soft spikes only. No tee shirts or raggedy jeans.
Fees includes: green fees and cart. Every player wins a prize. Guarantee fun regardless of your handicap.
Maximum: 24 golfers
Please make check payable to "SFBAPPA" and mail to:
Ron Riesterer
629 Pomona Drive
Brentwood, CA 94513
More info on golf course:
More info,
Ron Riesterer
SFBAPPA Golf Tournament Director
Looking for photojournalists in both newspaper and television fields who are interested in speaking and mentoring local high school students during a half day journalism "Boot Camp" on , Friday, October 1.
Photojournalists can show their work and talk about their profession. Mentors will also be asked to critique students work on a one-on-one basis.
Last year professionals presented sessions on sports photography, video equipment, live television and multimedia.
The annual Boot Camp is co-sponsored by the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club and the San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association to help all high journalism students.
If you are interested, please contact SFBAPPA:
What: Journalism Boot Camp for High School Students
Needed: Photojournalists
When: Friday, October 1
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. first session 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; second session 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: College of San Mateo (more details later on exact room location)
RSVP: sfbappa@aol.com
If you know a high school student interested in attending the boot camp, please contact the Press Club:
Please no doom and gloom speakers. Talks should be about helping high school students take better pictures/video/multimedia while in high school working for their own newspaper, television station or website.
More info,
Micki Carter
www.sfppc.blogspot.com
Award Winner Photos from the 36th Annual News Photography and News Video Competition.
San Jose Mercury News Director of Photography Mike Malone, right, presents The Luci S. Williams Houston Memorial Student Photographer of the Year Award to Adm Golub, left, a student at San Francisco State University, during the Awards Banquet. He received a $500 check from the San Jose Mercury News and a plaque. (Photo by Ryan Chalk)
San Jose Mercury News photographer Paulie Lubens smiles after winning in the Best Mini-Documentary Multimedia Package with her piece "Baghdad to San Jose". She received a prize of the Multimedia bag from ThinkTankPhoto.com. (Photo by Ryan Chalk)
Ken McLaughlin News Photographer of the Year Chris Jordan, right, of the (Fairfield) Daily Republic, gets a hand shake from Sacramento Bee photographer Bryan Patrick, who won the prize last year. Jordan received a Nikon D300S, a perpetual trophy and plaque. (Photo by Ryan Chalk)
Greg Robinson Memorial Student Photographer of the Year Adam Lau, a student at San Francisco State University, holds up his prizes of a Nikon D300s and plaque. (Photo by Ryan Chalk)
Ken McLaughlin News Video Photographer of the Year Anne Oñate, a photographer with KTVU, holds up her plaque she was awarded. As prizes she also received a $250 check and perpetual trophy. (Photo by Ryan Chalk)
Winners of its 36th Annual News Photography and News Video Competition.
The awards were presented at the 51st Annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, April 11, at Scott’s Restaurant in Oakland. About 100 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 2009.
The Ken McLaughlin News Photographer of the Year Award:
1st place: Chris Jordan, (Fairfield) Daily Republic
2nd place: Victor J. Blue, freelance/The (Stockton) Record
3rd place: Patrick Tehan, San Jose Mercury News
Ken McLaughlin News Video Photographer of the Year:
Anne Oñate, KTVU
Student Photographer of the Year:
1st place: Adam Lau, San Francisco State University
(The Greg Robinson Memorial Award)
2nd place: Adm Golub, San Francisco State University
(The Luci S. Williams Houston Memorial Award)
3rd place: Giovanna Borgna, San Francisco State University
Spot News Photography:
1st place: Clifford Oto, The (Stockton) Record, "Rooftop Arrest"
2nd place: Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Tragedy at the Wharf"
3rd place: Bryan Patrick, The Sacramento Bee, "Losing a home"
General News:
1st place: Patrick Tehan, San Jose Mercury News, "Failing Prison System"
2nd place: Ariel Zambelich, freelance, "Tent City Couple"
3rd place: Mike Kepka, San Francisco Chronicle, "Obama Wins"
Features Photography:
1st place: Chris Kaufman, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, "BMX Riders"
2nd place: Karna Kurata, freelance, "Scraper Bikes"
3rd place: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images, "Flying Formation"
Sports Action Photography:
1st place: Scott MacDonald, The Salinas Californian, "Tie-Down Roping"
2nd place: José Luis Villegas, The Sacramento Bee, "Sideways"
3rd place: Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, "Illegal Contact"
Sports Feature Photography:
1st place: José Luis Villegas, The Sacramento Bee, "Joy at the Buzzer"
2nd place: Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images, "Phillies Victory"
3rd place: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images, "Through the Tunnel"
Award of Excellence: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images, "Riding in the Vines"
Portrait/Personality Photography:
1st place: Chris Kaufman, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, "Sea of Crosses"
2nd place: Patrick Tehan, San Jose Mercury News, "Newly Arriving Inmates"
3rd place: Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Poet"
Award of Excellence: Josie Lepe, San Jose Mercury News, "Goddess of Birth"
News Picture Story:
1st place: Renée C. Byer, The Sacramento Bee, "California Economy Crisis"
2nd place: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images, "Sacramento's Tent City"
3rd place: Ariel Zambelich, freelance, "No Place To Call Home"
Feature Picture Story
1st place: Ariel Zambelich, freelance, "I’ll Be A Beautiful Girl"
2nd place: Andri Tambunan, freelance, "Gianyar Orphanage"
3rd place: Lianne Milton, freelance, "Rebuilding Cambodia"
Best Mini-Doc Multimedia Package
1st place: Pauline Lubens, San Jose Mercury News, "Baghdad to San Jose"
2nd place: Pauline Lubens, San Jose Mercury News, "Caring for Ella"
3rd place: (Fairfield) Daily Republic staff, Mike Greener, Chris Jordan and
Brad Zweerink, "A Leader Lost"
Best Short Multimedia Piece:
1st place: John J. Green, Bay Area News Group, "Female Boxer"
2nd place: Josie Lepe, San Jose Mercury News, "Los Lupenos"
News Video Spot News Photography:
1st Place: Dean C. Smith, KGO-TV,/ABC-7 News, "Pacifica Precipice"
2nd Place: John Breedlove, KCRA, "Kayakers Rescued"
3rd Place: Da Lin, KRON, "Sandra Cantu Arrest"
Award of Excellence: Jeremy Carroll, KNTV, "Smashed Stores"
News Video General News Photography:
1st place: Jeremy Carroll, KNTV, "Scouts And Vets"
2nd place: John Breedlove, KCRA, "Looking For That Special Toy"
3rd place: Dean C. Smith, KGO-TV,/ABC-7 News, "Chess Champions"
Award of Excellence: Michael Orcutt, KCRA, "Church Break In"
Award of Excellence: Tom O’Hair, KCRA, "Shoot Don’t Shoot"
News Video Feature Photography:
1st place: Garvin Thomas, KNTV, "Clockmaker"
2nd place: Chris Bollini, KFTY, "Powell's Sweet Shoppe"
3rd place: Greg Grinsell, KTVU, "Light Up A Life"
Award of Excellence: Jeremy Carroll, KNTV, "Vet Profile"
Award of Excellence: Jacob Jimenez, KTVU, "Abalone Poaching"
Award of Excellence: Dean C. Smith, KGO-TV,/ABC-7 News, "Booth Breakers"
News Video Sports Photography:
1st place: Chris Bollini, KFTY, "Bay Meadows"
2nd place: Alan Filippi, KTVU, "Skating Blind"
3rd place: Abraham Mendoza, KGO-TV,/ABC-7 News, "Capturing The Moment"
Award of Excellence: Alex Bozovic, KNTV, "Golf Tech"
News Video In-Depth Mini-Documentary/Series:
1st place: John Kabasakalis, freelance, "Chinese Take Out"
2nd place: Alex Bozovic, KNTV, "Cell Phone Prison"
3rd place: Tom O’Hair, KCRA, "Hunting Dogs"
News Video Journalist - On Deadline:
1st place: Da Lin, KRON, "Oakland Manhunt"
2nd place: Tom O’Hair, KCRA, "Super Sheep"
3rd place: Garvin Thomas, KNTV, "Student Photographer"
Award of Excellence: Haven Daley, AP, "Samoa Tsunami Victim"
Award of Excellence: Jeff Pierce, KRON, "Pacifica Apartment Rescue"
News Video Journalist - Non-Deadline:
1st place: Chris Bollini, KFTY, "Escape from Alcatraz"
2nd place: Haven Daley, AP, "Jamaican Olympic Skier"
3rd place: Garvin Thomas, KNTV, "Napa School"
Award of Excellence: Jeff Pierce, KRON, "Gaza Protest Composite"
Award of Excellence: Stanley Roberts, KRON, "Bay To Breakers"
News Photography Judges
Chris Detrick, The Salt Lake Tribune
Djamila Grossman, (Ogden) Standard-Examiner
Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune
Patrick Smith, (Utah) Daily Herald
Mike Terry, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News
Grayson West, Park (City) Record
News Video Photography Judges
Joseph Champ, Colorado State University
Carl Geschieder, KCOY CBS 12/FOX11, Denver
Kevin Harlan, KCOY CBS 12/FOX11, Denver
Greg Luft, Colorado State University
Zach Newton, Colorado State University
Lindsay Simpson, Colorado State University
Donald Weiting, KCOY CBS 12/FOX11, Denver
John Zuchelli, KCOY CBS 12/FOX11, Denver
Multimedia Contest Judges:
Meghan Lyden, Denver Post
Tim Rasmussen, Denver Post
More information,
Doug Duran
Contra Costa Times
News Photography Contest Director
925-708-2957
sfbappacontest@gmail.com
John Chiala
CNBC Silicon Valley Bureau
SFBAPPA News Video Contest Chairman
408-828-0377
Local photographers winning in the 39th Northern California Area Emmy Awards 2009-2010.
Breaking News
"Oakland Riot," KPIX CBS 5
Patrick Sedillo, Photographer
General Assignment Report
"Penny Pinching," KCRA 3
Larry Blitstein, Photographer
General Assignment Report
"Al Bombero Caido," KUVS Univision 19
Mariana Castorena, Photographer
Feature News Report - Light
"WWII Portraits," KNTV NBC Bay Area
Jeremy Carroll, Writer/Photographer/Editor
"True Rider," KPIX CBS 5
"Born to Triumph," KUVS Univision 19
Christian Anguiano, Photographer/Editor
Arts/Entertainment - Feature/Segment
"Vivencias en Bronce," KUVS Univision 19
Mariana Castorena, Photographer/Editor
Historic/Cultural - Program Feature/Segment
"The World Series Quake/20 Years Later," Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Steven Uhalde, Photographer
Interview/Discussion - Feature/Segment
"City Hall Sulk," KPIX CBS 5
Richard (Rick) Villaroman, Photographer;
Mary Kate Janczura, Photographer/Editor
Photographer - News - Within 24 Hours
"Abalone Poaching," KTVU Channel 2
Jacob Jimenez, Photographer
Photographer - News - No Time Limit
"Bollini Composite," KFTY 50
Chris Bollini, Photographer
Photographer - News - No Time Limit
"Medina Wasl," KUVS Univision 19
Christian Anguiano, Photographer
Photographer - Program (Non-News)
"Lopez Composite," KDTV Univision 14
Hugo Lopez, Photographer
Photographer - Program (Non-News)
"Felipe Escamilla Sports Composite," KNTV NBC Bay Area
Felipe Escamilla, Photojournalist
Photographer - Program (Non-News)
"Saving the Bay," KQED 9, Ronald M. Blatman, Inc.
Kit Tyler, Photographer
Editor - News - Within 24 Hours
"Carroll Composite 2009," KNTV NBC Bay Area
Jeremy Carroll, Editor
Editor - News - No Time Limit
"Bollini Composite," KFTY 50
Chris Bollini, Editor
More info: Emmy 2009-2010
Darryl Compton
Executive Director
San Jose Mercury News staff photographer LiPo Ching scored an Emmy nomination for his video, "Disabled In Vietnam". The awards ceremony is at the Lincoln Center in New York City on September 27.
Ching's video on the Mercury News website was nominated along with the websites of the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Time, Reuters and Canada's Globe and Mail.
"I'm excited about receiving the nomination — it's great that newspapers have this new multimedia avenue for storytelling," he said, "and I'm really happy that this story resonates with San Jose's Vietnamese community."
His video, "Disabled In Vietnam," was nominated in the category of "New Approaches to News & Documentary Programing: Current News Coverage," for the the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
"I'm really proud of LiPo because this nomination is a complete validation of why we hired him. The Emmy nomination — a feat in and of itself — confirms the talents we saw he possessed. He's not only an excellent journalist, but he's selfless with respect to sharing his knowledge with his co-workers to help them produce their best work, too," said Michael Malone, director of photography at the Mercury News.
This is the third time the Mercury News has been nominated for an Emmy in the last three years, winning once. Staff Photographer Dai Sugano won an Emmy Award in 2008 for his video of mobile-home residents in Sunnyvale, beating out competitors from PBS and the websites of the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Sugano was also nominated for another piece he did in 2008.
Ching joined the Mercury News as an intern in 2006 while working toward his master's degree in photojournalism/journalism at the University of Missouri. He joined the staff full-time upon the completion of his internship. Previously, he had worked for 13 years as a freelance producer in the film and television industry in Los Angeles. He completed a short film under the auspices of a National Endowment Advertisement for the Arts Grant in 1998.
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LiPo Ching
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The Oakland school district has agreed to pay $99,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Oakland Tribune photographer Jane Tyska over a confrontation with its former police chief during an October 2008 protest.
Tyska commented, "I'm very happy that the Oakland school district has taken responsibility for the actions of its former police chief. "... If it wasn't for the video I shot, this abuse of power would never have come to light. It's now illegal in a dozen states to record police activity, and this case is an excellent example of why that right needs to be protected. One of the reasons people often fear cameras is because they tell the truth."
Tyska, was covering an immigration march in East Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood when she was grazed by a squad car driven by Art Michel, the school district's former police chief.
Michel accused Tyska of intentionally swinging her elbow into his car, blocking the street, and trying to incite a riot among the mostly teenage protesters. Tyska's camera was rolling during part of the heated exchange, in which the police chief called her a "lying (expletive)." Michel detained Tyska and confiscated the videotape, but it was later returned to the Tribune. The District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against the journalist. Two months later, Michel resigned.
In December, Tyska filed suit against Michel and the school district, accusing the officer of violating civil rights laws, as well as of assault and battery. Representatives from the Oakland school district settled the case through mediation, said Tyska's attorney, Terry Gross, of Gross Belsky Alonso. Michel wasn't required to participate in the process, Gross said.
Troy Flint, a spokesman for the Oakland school district, said he hadn't heard about the settlement. But, he added, "obviously, the conduct in this incident was not the type we condone, and we're happy to put this behind us."
She said half of the settlement will go for attorney fees.
Award-winning television photographer Rich Carlson died on Sunday, July 11. Carlson, 62, is a retired KRON-TV photographer and lived in Santa Cruz. He was named SFBAPPA's Television Photographer of the Year and runner up for the National Press Photographers Association's Television Photographer of the Year.
Carlson started at KRON in February 1977. At KRON, he traveled to the Soviet Union. He also did a story on Lady Diana in England. One of his favorite assignments was covering the America's Cup. Ten years ago, Carlson took early retirement to care for his mother. After his mother died, he started doing travel journalism, including shooting for Talkintravel TV show and shooting still photography. He loved to sail and bike.
Carlson grew up in San Leandro and graduated from San Francisco State University. He started in journalism as a messenger for KTVU.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth; brother Bob; and 17 nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life gathering is planned around his birthday on September 23 in Santa Cruz.
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