JOM Jr. - September 2010

Celebrating 74 years of Press Photography in Southern California

Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles

September 2010, Volume 74, Number 4

Check our web site at www.ppagla.org for complete monthly contest results and judges comments

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3President’s

Message

4Contest

Point Standings

5March/April

Contest Winners

6May/June

Contest Winners

7Contest Photos

third PlaCe, newS, may: Lake Matthews station Battalion Chief Greg Everhart, left, and California Highway Patrol officer Tony Coronado examines a burnt vehicle on dirt road near Gavilan Road in Riverside. According to Cal Fire a motorist was driving the vehicle when it caught fire burning 45 acres of brush. No structures were damaged during the blaze.

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PresiDent’s messAGe

Queen Mary here we come!By Bob riha Jr.PPAGLA President

Being President of PPAGLA offers many surprises and rewards, and sharing this breaking news with you right now is important to me

and your Board of Directors. Did you know that in 2011, the PPAGLA is celebrating our 75th anniversary of our Association along with the 75th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Mary? It’s true. Really!

Your PPAGLA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that our Annual Awards dinner will be taking place on Saturday, March 19, 2011 inside the Queen’s Salon onboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach!

In addition, PPAGLA will be presenting a monthlong photo exhibit — “PPAGLA 75th Anniversary Historical Photo Ex-hibit, Sponsored by Univision” — inside the entire Sun Deck Gallery onboard the Queen Mary for the month of March 2011. This historical photo exhibit will include award-winning images and video taken by our members over the past 75 years. Mem-bers will be notified in upcoming e-JOM Jr. issues, email notifications and at www.ppagla.org with additional details about our Photo Exhibit and Awards Dinner and how they might submit images for consideration. Until then, here’s some details from your Board of Directors we’d like to share with you!

n Our 75th anniversary Annual Awards Dinner will be Saturday, March 19, 2011. The cost (per guest) is $46 per ticket, which includes the $6 parking fee for Queen Mary parking (that I could not negotiate to eliminate). At our dinner, you will have your choice of either: steak, chicken, fish or vegetarian dinner plate along with salad, dessert, coffee, tea for an enjoyable evening together. Bartender stations will also be standing by to serve you and our guests. The ticket cut-off date for the Annual Awards dinner is Feb. 28, 2011. This is the deadline, please honor it.

n For those guests showing up at the door or requests for tickets after the cut-off date, tickets will be $60 per guest and will not include parking, which is $12 upon exit-ing the Queen Mary property.

n Do you want to spend the night onboard the Queen Mary after the Awards Dinner? The Queen Mary is offering PPAGLA overnight rooms at a rather sea-worthy price! The cut-off date for room reservations is Jan. 20, 2011, for our

special, discounted room rates for PPAGLA members and guests. We have 10 rooms available for $75 per room (plus taxes) for PPAGLA members and guests that first call into Queen Mary Reservations. After those 10 rooms are no longer available, additional standard rooms will be at $99 (plus taxes) per night for a standard, outside cabin rooms with double bed. All rooms are dif-ferent in design and decor. Room upgrades and family staterooms may also be avail-able (based upon availability) at discounted prices, if available. Here’s how to reserve your room today:

1. Contact Queen Mary at 562-435-3511 and ask for Reservations

2. Tell Reservations Agent you are with the PPAGLA Group for March 19.

3. Discuss room options or upgrades with agent if interested.

4. Have your credit card ready, since billing is separate from Awards Dinner.

5. First come — first served!!This will be a special evening for us to

reflect on what our Association has accom-plished in the past 75 years as we continue to produce — decade after decade — award-winning, historical images taken by our members.

“It’s not what your Association can do for you, but what you can do for your As-sociation” is a phrase I’d like you to think about for a moment.

Ok, times up.PPAGLA new Board Member elections

will begin in October 2010, with ballots due date back by Dec. 25, 2010. Ballots will arrive in the mail to you shortly. If you’ve ever wanted to make a change to assist our fellow media members and friends, now is the time to become a member of the PPAGLA Board of Directors. Do you know of an individual who would like to represent media photographers and videographers that work throughout Southern California? Talk with them and encourage them to contact us.

Members can contact me or any Board member with names and suggestions —

even their own name — that are interested in becoming a Board Member and to have your name placed on the ballot to serve on the Board of Directors. You’ll be warming a seat that other press photographers have done before you the previous 75 years!

Our Association is only as strong as its members and leadership. Your Board of Directors and I want input and suggestions. Our Board of Directors meet one night a month with meetings lasting about 2 to 3 hours. Work is done behind-the-scenes with updates at each monthly meeting. Everyone contributes wherever they can — as it’s been done by others before us — for the last 75 years. If scheduling and Board meet-ing dates are a problem for you, you’ll let us know and we’ll do whatever it takes to modify the meeting date and time, so every-one has the opportunity to attend.

I’d like to specifically address this for those members who are staff photographers with a steady paycheck and are members. We all know that due to existing eco-nomic conditions, many of our Association members are still without jobs or a steady paycheck. Our Association needs your input, guidance and representation also to move this Association to a higher level. We need individuals to step up to the plate to do something positive for others within our Association.

“I’m just too busy” is a phase that has been over-worked and heard over the years by Board Members soliciting new mem-bers. We need not only the “old-timers” and veterans to guide younger generations, but also younger PPAGLA members — those future photojournalists and videographers who will keep the tradition of our Associa-tion alive for future generations to come. Your Board of Directors needs your leader-ship qualities — we need members that will try to make a positive difference for others. How about you?

Our Association was founded in 1936 by George Watson. Everyone should be proud of the accomplishments by PPAGLA members, Board Members and Presidents over these past 75 years, with many more accomplishments and award-winning im-ages to come in our future.

Sincerely,Bob

member exhibitOne of our members, Lisa Blumen-feld, has an exhibit going on at the Perfect Exposure Gallery. She is send-ing proceedes to a charity benefiting orphaned children.

http://www.theperfectexposuregallery.com/

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2010 Contest PointsthrouGh june 2010

Terry Pierson The Press-Enterprise 310Mark Zaleski The Press-Enterprise 280Stan Lim The Press-Enterprise 205Will Lester Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 150Hans Gutknecht Los Angeles Daily News 110Thomas R. Cordova Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 100Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News 95John McCoy Los Angeles Daily News 80Ringo H.W Chiu freelance 55Christina House freelance 50John Valenzuela Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 40 Sean Hiller The Breeze 30Mark J. Terrill Associated Press 30David Pardo Daily Press 30Carlos Delgado freelance 15Jennifer Cappuccio Maher Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 10Marilyn Chung The Desert Sun 10Paul Roa News-Press 10Watchara Phomicinda San Gabriel Valley Tribune 5Steven Felschundneff Claremont Courier 5

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We will have 150 of the best seats we have ever received for a Dodger Night on Sept. 23 against the San Diego Padres at 7 p.m. We will be in section 51 on Field Level. It’s a

great place to catch foul balls that are heading toward left field, so bring your glove. Members of PPAGLA who wish to attend can send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the PPAGLA:

3607 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505. In the envelope you can request up to 4 tickets for the event.

Tickets are free of charge, but it is important that you request only the

tickets you can use. If you receive tickets and do not attend, you will for-feit your opprotunity to attend Dodger night next year. The deadline for ticket requests is Sept. 17.

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monthLy Contest resuLts

APriL 2010JudgeS: Montgomery Adver-tiser photo editor David Bundy, asst. photo editor Julie Bennett, photographers Mickey Welsh and Amanda Sowards.

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firSt PlaCeTerry PiersonThe Press-Enterprise

SeCOnd PlaCeKeith BirminghamPasadena Star-News

third PlaCeHans Gutknecht

Los Angeles Daily News

hOnOraBle mentiOnStan LimThe Press-Enterprise

news


SeCOnd PlaCeChristina HouseFreelance

third PlaCeWill LesterInland Valley Daily Bulletin


PortrAit


SeCOnd PlaCeMark Zaleski The Press- Enterprise

third PlaCeChristina HouseFreelance

hOnOraBle mentiOnTerry Pierson

The Press-Enterprise

sPorts


SeCOnd PlaCeMark ZaleskiThe Press- Enterprise

third PlaCeWill LesterInland Valley Daily Bulletin

hOnOraBle mentiOnRaul RoaNews-Press

mArCh 2010JudgeS: The Akron Beacon Journal picture editors Kim-berly Barth, Bob DeMay and Paul Tople.

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firSt PlaCeDavid Pardo, Daily Press

SeCOnd PlaCeThomas R. CordovaInland Valley Daily

third PlaCeKeith BirminghamPasadena Star-News

news

firSt PlaCeWill LesterInland Valley Daily Bulletin

SeCOnd PlaCeJohn McCoyLos Angeles Daily News

third PlaCeJennifer Cappuccio MaherInland Valley Daily Bulletin

hOnOraBle mentiOnThomas R. CordovaInland Valley Daily Bulletin

PortrAit

firSt PlaCeMark ZaleskiThe Press-Enterprise

SeCOnd PlaCeRingo H.W. Chiu, Freelance

third PlaCeStan LimThe Press-Enterprise

hOnOraBle mentiOnHans Gutknecht Los Angeles Daily News

Photo essAy


SeCOnd PlaCeMark ZaleskiThe Press-Enterprise

third PlaCeRingo H.W. Chiu, Freelance

sPorts

firSt PlaCeWill LesterInland Valley Daily Bulletin

SeCOnd PlaCeTerry PiersonThe Press-Enterprise

third PlaCeTerry PiersonThe Press-Enterprise

hOnOraBle mentiOnRingo H.W. Chiu, Freelance

hOnOraBle mentiOnWill LesterInland Valley Daily Bulletin

A fter 25 years of photographing pitches, Dodger photographer Jon SooHoo took the mound

himself and threw out the first pitch for a game against the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 3.

In his years as the official team photographer, Jon has photographed pre-season games from Vero Beach, Fla. to Glendale, Ariz. Plays have unfolded in front of his lens during countless regular season games, playoff games, and a Dodger victory in the 1988 World Series.

Jon has been a friend to pho-tographers on and off the field, and even when he is on the field shooting game-winning jubilation, he makes an effort to keep out of the sight lines of shooters working on deadline.

Manager Joe Torre presented Jon with a jersey, emblazoned with SooHoo’s name and autographed by several Dodger legends. Tommy Lasorda presented him with a procla-mation, and nearly 100 photographers attended to capture every moment.

Dodger Owner Frank McCourt greeted Jon and his family behind home plate, and the scoreboard con-gratulated Jon on his years of service.

On the mound, SooHoo motioned for the press contingent to make way for his pitch. Torre took position behind the plate, and Jon went into an abbreviated wind up and threw a heater that glanced off of Torres glove and hit the backstop. Embar-rassed, Jon kicked the dirt and smiled. But Torre wouldn’t let it go. The ball

was retrieved, and Jon got a second chance to put it over the plate.

Vin Scully summed it up best from the broadcast booth. “Before the game started we had a lovely moment for a wonderful guy, Jon SooHoo, the Dodgers official photographer, 25 years taking pictures, and you know photographers always take two shots in case the first one doesn’t work out. So after 25 years, SooHoo made a bad first pitch, made a wonderful second pitch and got not only the plaudits from the crowd, but the love from his teammates and everybody in the Dodger family.”

When it comes to working with photographers everyone knows, you have to give them Just One More.

– John McCoy

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mAy 2010JudgeS: Bob Mack, visuals coordinator, The Florida Times-Union; Staff Photographers Rick Wilson, Amelia Krales, Don Burk, Bruce Lipsky, Jon M. Fletcher, and Jason Pratt.

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firSt PlaCeStan Lim The Press-Enterprise

SeCOnd PlaCeThomas R. Cordova Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

third PlaCeNO NAMExxxxx

hOnOraBle mentiOnThomas R. CordovaInland Valley Daily Bulletin

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firSt PlaCeNO NAMExxxxxx

SeCOnd PlaCeStan LimThe Press-Enterprise

third PlaCeStan Lim

The Press-Enterprise

hOnOraBle mentiOnMichael Owen BakerLos Angeles Daily News

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firSt PlaCeJohn McCoyLos Angeles Daily News

SeCOnd PlaCeWill LesterInland Valley Daily Bulletin

third PlaCeJohn McCoyLos Angeles Daily News

hOnOraBle mentiOnSteven FelschundneffClaremont Courier

news

firSt PlaCeNO NAME (Call Me)

SeCOnd PlaCeJohn McCoyLos Angeles Daily News

third PlaCeMark ZaleskiThe Press-Enterprise

hOnOraBle mentiOnKeith BirminghamPasadena Star-News

june 2010JudgeS: Gerik Parmele, photo editor, Columbia Daily Tri-bune; Steven St. John, free-lance, Albuquerque, NM; Brian Kratzer, director of photography, Columbia Missourian; LG Patterson, freelance Associated Press, Columbia, MO; Stephanie Hinkle, assistant DOP, Columbia Missourian; Matt Cavanah, edi-torial imaging assistant, Colum-bia Daily Tribune; Josh Bickel, staff photographer, Columbia Daily Tribune; Just Kelly, staff photographer, University of Mis-souri Health System

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firSt PlaCeStan LimThe Press-Enterprise

SeCOnd PlaCeMark ZaleskiThe Press-Enterprise

third PlaCeKeith BirminghamPasadena Star-News

hOnOraBle mentiOnRaul RoaGlendale News-Press

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SeCOnd PlaCeRingo H.W. Chiu Freelance

third PlaCeStan LimThe Press-Enterprise


sPorts


SeCOnd PlaCeWill Lester

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

third PlaCeHans GutknechtLos Angeles Daily News

hOnOraBle mentiOnWill Lester Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

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firSt PlaCeThomas R. Cordova Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

SeCOnd PlaCeKeith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News

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Thomas R. Cordova Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

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SeCOnd PlaCeMark Zaleski The Press-Enterprise

third PlaCeThomas R. Cordova Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

hOnOraBle mentiOnCarlos DelgadoFreelance

SeCOnd PlaCe, POrtrait, June: Swim-mers of the year Alex and Katy Campbell of La Cañada High School at Pasa-dena City College on Friday, June 11, 2010, in Pasadena.

Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News

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Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletinthird PlaCe, newS, marCh: Capt. Charles sample, right, hugs a fellow officer as he makes his way through the Walk of Honor on March 31, 2010, at the Chino Police Department in Chino. Sample is retiring after 31 years of service.

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SPOrtS, marCh:

Bicyclers try to ride up the Fargo Street,

Sunday in Echo Park.

The street is the steepest

street in all of Los Angeles.

Last year, 46 out of 60 riders made it to the top

of the hill, which has

a daunting, 32 percent grade. One rider com-pleted 30

climbs.

Ringo H.W. ChiuFreelance

Thomas R. Cordova/Inland Valley Daily BulletinhOnOraBle mentiOn, newS, marCh: Krystal Jacobo, center, is comforted by friends as she attends a vigil March 17, 2010, for her 17-year-old sister who was killed by gang members in Pomona.

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Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletinthird PlaCe, SPOrtS, aPril: scouts with speed guns track the pitches of upland’s scott Frazier on April 22, 2010, at Memorial Park in upland.

hOnOraBle mentiOn,

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Glendale College’s Marissa

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John McCoy/L.A. Daily NewsfirSt PlaCe, feature, may: The 27th annual California strawberry Festival gets underway May 15 and 16, 2010, at strawberry Meadows of College Park in Oxnard. Ranking among the top festivals in the nation, the fruitful celebration boasts strawberries every way imaginable.

hOnOraBle mentiOn, newS, may: Sophomore Danny Brown holds a stuffed deer head named Fletcher on Sunday during the processional of the 117th Pomona College Commence-ment. The deer head adorned the wall of Brown’s home.

Steven Felschundneff/ Claremont Courier

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Terry Pierson/ The Press-EnterprisefirSt PlaCe, SPOrtS, June: Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol, center, and Derek Fisher celebrate after Gasol tied the game on a shot over Boston Celtics’ Rasheed Wallace, left, in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 17, 2010. Lakers defeat the Celtics 83-79 to win the 2010 NBA Finals.

stan Lim/The Press-Enterprisethird PlaCe, newS, June: Investigators, at right, stand around a small, single-engine four-seater plane that crashed in a vacant lot just east of the runway at LA/Ontario International Airport on June 10, 2010.

Thomas R. Cordova/Inland Valley Daily Bulletinthird PlaCe, POrtrait, June: David Hewgill picks swiss chard while working Amy’s Farm in Ontario June 9, 2010.

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2010 boArD of DireCtors

Press Photographers association of greater los angeles3607 W. Magnolia Blvd., suite 5, Burbank, CA 91505web site: www.ppagla.orge-mail: [email protected]

OffiCerSPresident: Bob Riha, Jr., [email protected] President: Arturo Quezada, [email protected]: Carlos Delgado, [email protected]: Edna Trunell-simpson, [email protected] of the Board: John McCoy, [email protected]

BOard Of direCtOrS Bob Riha, Jr.; Art Quezada; Carlos Delgado; Edna Simpson; John Milek, [email protected]; Dan Watson; Scott Meadows; Carl Schumacher, cmschuma@ pacbell.net; Gerard Burkhart, [email protected]; Alan Zanger, [email protected]; Jim Ober; Joel Lugavere; and Alan Madden, [email protected].

ChairPerSOnSVideo/multi-media Committee Co-Chairs: David Fernandez ([email protected]) and Scott Meadows ([email protected])Social media Committee Co-Chairs: Jon Vidar ([email protected]) and Jim Ober ([email protected])Sponsorships Committee Chair: Jim Oberawards dinner Committee Chair: Joel Lugavere ([email protected])Contests Committee/JOm Chair: Joel Lugaverememberships Committee Chair: Rick Meyer ([email protected])education Committee Chair: Gerard Burkhartmedia access Committee Co-Chairs: John McCoy and Scott Meadows

e-JOm, Jr. newSlettereditor: John McCoy, [email protected]: Denise Smaldino, [email protected]

weBmaSterRobert Douglas, [email protected]

Copyright 2010 by the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles (PPAGLA)

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