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The United Nations International Photographic Council today presented NPPA’s Michelle McLoughlin with a 2013 Professional Photographer Leadership Award during a luncheon ceremony at U.N. headquarters in New York.

HARTFORD, CT (May 17, 2013) – John Long, a National Press Photographers Association past president and the chairman of NPPA’s Ethics and Standards Committee, will be inducted into the Connecticut Journalism Hall of Fame on May 23.

Twelve hours into the first day, and Lori Waselchuk felt it click. “This is so great,” she said. “I’ve been shooting totally backwards. It has been a great first day.”

It’s 6:30 a.m. I woke to the sound of a harpsichord on the magic rectangle next to my head: my iPhone. I intentionally chose a pleasant sounding alarm as opposed to my traditional shrill beeping because throughout this week sleep will become more of a luxury, and I’ll need to wake up to something I don’t want to punch, as much. And this is only Day One of an incredibly intense, fulfilling week of learning at NPPA’s Multimedia Immersion Workshop at Syracuse University.  

World Press Photo has just released a statement confirming the integrity of Paul Hansen’s winning photograph. Experts were asked to examine the RAW and JPEG files and issue a conclusion.

World Press Photo has just released a statement confirming the integrity of Paul Hansen’s winning photograph. Experts were asked to examine the RAW and JPEG files and issue a conclusion.

On behalf of 19 media organizations the National Press Photographers Association has objected to Beyoncé’s 2013 World Tour Guidelines for photography and television. NPPA voiced its concerns in a letter from NPPA’s general counsel to the Schure Media Group.

Rick Green, the editor and vice president of news for The Des Moines Register, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Press Photographers Association, NPPA president Mike Borland announced today.

Carl David Repp, 76, died April 29, 2013 in Chico, CA. An award-winning photojournalist, Repp was a mentor to generations of photojournalism students in the Indiana University School of Journalism at Bloomington.

Carl David Repp, 76, died April 29, 2013 in Chico, CA. An award-winning photojournalist, Repp was a mentor to generations of photojournalism students in the Indiana University School of Journalism at Bloomington.

A book featuring the National Geographic’s photographs of the American west produced by Rich Clarkson and Associates of Denver has won the top award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.  

Perhaps the single greatest dilemma most photographers face in common is putting together a portfolio that is marketable and satisfies their “photographic soul.” In this three-part NPPA Photo Journal series, Jim Colton explores the many variables that go into creating the well-balanced portfolio. 

When a child dies how should it be reported? Whether it’s by abuse or neglect, preventable accidents, gun violence and drugs or alcohol, insensitive coverage starts a drumbeat that can lead to sensationalism or reactionary media coverage that never seems to end. Now there’s a new resource to help journalists with their coverage.

When a child dies how should it be reported? Whether it’s by abuse or neglect, preventable accidents, gun violence and drugs or alcohol, insensitive coverage starts a drumbeat that can lead to sensationalism or reactionary media coverage that never seems to end. Now there’s a new resource to help journalists with their coverage.

“In War’s Wake: The Aftermath Of Iraq And Afghanistan,” and exhibition presented by The Homecoming Project, opens on Saturday, May 18 from 6 to 10pm at The Dougherty Arts Center in Austin. In conjunction with the opening, The Homecoming Project will host an artist lecture by photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson.

In the wake of opposition from the National Press Photographers Association and other groups, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee has made both AB-1256 and AB-1356 “2-year bills.”

In the wake of opposition from the National Press Photographers Association and other groups, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee has made both AB-1256 and AB-1356 “2-year bills.”

In Part Two of her Three Part series, Heather Graulich explores how photographers are taking advantage of print-on-demand to self-publish books their audiences can hold.

Mark Dolan was elected vice president of the National Press Photographers Association tonight during a special conference call meeting of the full board of directors.

The White House News Photographers Association wants to make sure everyone has a chance to sign up for the 92nd Annual WHNPA Awards Dinner on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Ritz-Carlton on 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC.

The White House News Photographers Association wants to make sure everyone has a chance to sign up for the 92nd Annual WHNPA Awards Dinner on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Ritz-Carlton on 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC.

For three days in March at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, a group of students and professionals connected with each other and with themselves to get deep into their passion of visual storytelling and relating to the people who may someday become the stories they tell.

Michelle Jay was on Heartbreak Hill when her phone died. The photo editor of The Daily Free Press at Boston University didn’t think much of it. She was doing double duty, focusing on a few runners and photographing the Boston Marathon for an advanced photojournalism class and for the newspaper. Around 3 p.m., she noticed that runners were slowing down to a walk. A few police cars sped by. Then, a woman told her there had been two explosions near the finish line, about five miles away.

“If I don’t go to the action and shoot it, then who will?” This is what photojournalist and Boston University senior Michael Cummo asked himself moments after a news flash notified the world about a bomb set off at the Boston Marathon. While most people ran far from the finish line, journalists – including B.U. students – ran toward it.

Mark Edelson of The Palm Beach Post was today named the National Press Photographers Association’s Best Of Photojournalism 2013 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year, and Jamie Wellford of Newsweek was selected as the Magazine Picture Editor of the Year.

Mark Edelson of The Palm Beach Post was today named the National Press Photographers Association’s Best Of Photojournalism 2013 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year, and Alejandro Cargagena of Newsweek magazine was picked as the Magazine Picture Editor of the Year.

RJ Sangosti of The Denver Post was today named the National Press Photographers Association’s Best Of Photojournalism 2013 Photojournalist of the Year (Larger Markets), and David Weatherwax of The Herald, in Jasper, IN, was selected as the Photojournalist of the Year (Smaller Markets).

RJ Sangosti of The Denver Post was today named the National Press Photographers Association’s Best Of Photojournalism 2013 Photojournalist of the Year (Larger Markets), and David Weatherwax of The Herald, in Jasper, IN, was selected as the Photojournalist of the Year (Smaller Markets).

Judging is underway today right now in NPPA’s Best Of Photojournalism contest in the competitions final two categories for this year, Still Photojournalism and Photojournalism Editing, and you can watch it live online.