Scholarship Winner Catherine Hall on the Big Screen
This year’s Hy Sheanin Memorial Scholarship winner, Catherine
Hall, recently had the opportunity to photograph the Closing Bell Ceremony for
NASDAQ and an executive party for Reuters. Her images were shown on the Times
Square Reuters and NASDAQ screens, which are the two largest screens in Times
Square. The NASDAQ screen is the largest stationary video screen in the world
and stands seven stories tall. These pictures were also in the New York
Times. To see some of Catherine’s work, visit
www.catherinehall.net.
Brooks Forms New Alumni Association
The Brooks Institute of Photography
www.brooks.edu has revived
its Alumni Association and named 13 prominent photographers to head up the
Alumni Board of Directors. They include Ashlyn Jones, Charles Kay Jr., Mark
Mosrie, Doug Brooks, Deborah Van Kirk, Dan Callahan, Dirk Fletcher, Elissa
Mraz, Elizabeth Price, Grant Johnson, John Lewis, Steven Arnold and Kevin
Schochat. Board members will have the task of enhancing student life on
campus, establishing alumni connections, and arranging seminars and guest
speakers. They will also set up scholarships and provide free career
counseling for both students and alumni.
Houston Center Exhibition
The Houston Center for Photography
www.hcponline.org is
currently hosting its 24th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition. Featuring one
to three images from 31 photographers, the exhibition reflects a broad range
of themes that illustrate a depth of ideas, manifestations of process, and
subject matter from the organization’s members. It will be on view
through July 16. Viewing hours: Wednesday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. and weekends from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
IPC Professional Photographer Leadership Awards Announced
The International Photographic Council (IPC), a non-governmental
organization (NGO) of the United Nations, has announced the recipients of its
8th annual IPC Professional Photographer Leadership Awards. The winners were
recognized at the IPC’s “International Professional
Photographer’s Month” luncheon at the United Nations in New York
City on May 24.
The International Photographic Council presents the awards each May, and
winners are selected by each of six professional photography organizations
from among their members. The 2006 IPC Professional Photographer Leadership
Award recipients are as follows: Advertising Photographers of America (APA):
Barbara Bordnick; American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP): George Long;
Professional Photographers of America (PPA): Jo Alice & Tom McDonald;
Professional School Photographers Association International (PSPA): Anthony J.
Cilento, Jr.;
White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA):
Mannie Garcia; and Wedding Portrait Photographers International (WPPI): Rick
and Deborah Ferro.
WPPI commends all of the winners, most especially Rick and Deborah Ferro, who
are excellent leaders within our WPPI community as well as in the industry as
a whole.
For more information, visit the IPC site at
www.ipc-un-ngo.org.
Photography Benefits Doctors Without Borders
Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography
www.hmcp.org is hosting an
exhibition and print sale, June 22 through July 2, that will benefit the
international humanitarian medical organization Doctors Without Borders. The
exhibition will showcase more than 150 professional-level photographs that
have been donated by students from the Hallmark Institute of Photography.
Admission is free. Museum hours are 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Thursday through Sunday.
Photographer Arnold Newman Dies at Age 88
Renowned portrait photographer Arnold Newman passed away on June 6 at a New York
hospital. Newman, who shot the likes of Pablo Picasso, Ronald
Reagan, Marilyn Monroe and Igor Stravinsky, was famous for his
“environmental portraits.”
His portraits place subjects in settings that reveal and reflect their lives.
Throughout his long career, Newman often shot for Life and other
magazines, and his images have been featured in a number of books and
exhibits. He also lectured nationwide and received numerous awards for his work.
Nikon Introduces Small World Competition Judges
Nikon Instruments www.nikonsmallworld.com
has named the panel of distinguished scientists and photographers that will judge
the 32nd International Small World Photomicrography Competition. They include Sir
Harold W. Kroto, 1996 Nobel laureate in chemistry; Cristina Scalet, science photo
editor for Time magazine; Vladimir Gelfand, professor of Cell and Molecular Biolog
Northwestern University; JD Talasek, National Academy of Sciences; and judges
consultant, Michael Davidson, senior research engineer, Florida State University.
Designed to showcase the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the
microscope, the Small World competition accepts entries from both professional
and amateur photographers. Small World winners will be recognized September 21
at the Helen Mills Theater in New York City.
Nikon’s Small World Competition was featured in last year’s
December Pictures of the Year
Rangefinder. And this competition will be among the contests featured in
this year’s December issue.
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Platinum Print Maker Tom Millea Retires
Noted photographer and platinum print maker, Tom Millea
www.tommillea.com has
retired from platinum printing because of health concerns and the limited
availability of the photographic materials needed to create his unique prints.
Millea is, however, excited about starting a new career in digital
photography. Limited quantities of Millea’s platinum-palladium prints
are still available in sizes ranging from 4x6 to 16x20 inches. He can be
reached at tmillea@aol.com. Millea was
profiled in Rangefinder’s
January 2005
issue.
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