OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2001 Time to Cast Your Ballot for Officers ONPA Members Will Soon Be Receiving Tion
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OhioNews Photographer September/October2001 PAGE 2 OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2001 Time to cast your ballot for officers ONPA members will soon be receiving tion. their ballots in the mail for the election of Christy says, “ I'll perform the job of officers. Board members are elected to two secretary to the best of my abilities and ONPA year terms which commence at the annual learn from those around me, as well as past OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION INC. business meeting next March. secretaries..” The lone contested race on the ballot is Semple is also a Kent for the office of secretary presently held by State graduate and was BOARD CHAIRMAN BOB DEMAY David I. Andersen. Andersen who is step- awarded several scholar- PHONE (800) 777-9477 ping down, was elected to two terms as sec- ships while attending school E-MAIL [email protected] retary after being appointed to fill the unex- there. pired term of Curt Chandler in 1996. Among them; the PRESIDENT ED SUBA, JR. Seeking the office of secretary are Bob Joseph Ehrenreich PHONE (800) 777-9477 Christy, Photographer for University Scholarship given by NPPA, E-MAIL [email protected] Communications and the John S. Knight Memorial Marketing at Kent State Scholarship awarded by the Lindsay Semple University and Lindsay Buckeye Chapter of SPJ and Akron Press STILL VICE PRESIDENT LISA DUTTON Semple, staff photographer Club and was a recipient of the Larry PHONE (419) 724-6143 at The Vindicator in Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship E-MAIL [email protected] Youngstown. awarded by the Dayton Foundation through Christy is a graduate of ONPA. TV VICE PRESIDENT VINCE SHIVERS Kent State University and Semple was also ONPA Student PHONE (330) 744-8821 returned to the university as Photographer of the Year in 1999. While a E-MAIL [email protected] a photographer last year. Bob Christy student Semple worked as an intern at The He served six years in Salem News and The Vindicator where she ECRETARY DAVID I. ANDERSEN the Air Force stationed in New Mexico, was hired full time after her internship had S New Hampshire and South Korea. ended. PHONE (216) 999-4156 While a student Christy worked as an “The Ohio News Photographers E-MAIL [email protected] intern at The Marietta Times, The Association has been a part of my "upbring- Vindicator and The Chronicle Telegram in ing" in the photography world. I would like TREASURER KIMBERLY BARTH Elyria. to give back to the organization that has PHONE (800) 777-9477 Christy was a UPI contract photogra- directed and inspired me,” says Semple. E-MAIL [email protected] pher during the New Hampshire Primary. The remaining board members,are He then returned to Ohio to work at The uncontested on the ballot. STILL CLIP CONTEST CHRIS PARKER Times-Reporter in New Philadelphia where Ballots must be returned to Andersen HONE (614) 841-1781 he stayed until accepting his current posi- by December 1st to be eligible. P E-MAIL [email protected] Job moves TV CLIP CONTEST DAVID COLABINE PHONE (513) 763-5443 After several months of negative comes on board and replaces Douglas E-MAIL [email protected] news from Knight-Ridder newspapers Khrenovsky. across the country there is a ray of sun- Eustacio Humphrey will be joining ANNUAL STILL CONTEST DAVID POLCYN shine in Akron. Staff photographer Gary The Plain Dealer staff from The Palm HONE (419) 521-7218 Green has been called back to work Beach Post at the end of October. P from layoff at the Akron Beacon Journal. Former ONPA Television vice presi- E-MAIL [email protected] Green returned to work in late August. dent Phil Drechsler has left his position Also at the Beacon director of pho- at WTOL-TV in Toledo. Drechsler is now ANNUAL TV CONTEST TONY GIORDULLO tography, Susan Kirkman has been a financial advisor with UBS Paine PHONE (513)412-5055 promoted to assistant managing editor of Webber. Drechsler says, “It is something E-MAIL [email protected] visuals and graphics. that I enjoyed for years as a hobby and it Kim Barth moves to the assignment grew to the point where I knew more desk from her position as staff photogra- than I realized.” Ohio News Photographer pher, filling the vacancy left by Robin We certainly wish him well as he The official publication of the Ohio News Witek who left the paper in July. leaves one very competitive field for Photographers Association Inc. The (Lorain) Morning Journal has a another and thank him for his years of new photographer on staff. Shari Lewis service to ONPA. EDITOR BOB DEMAY PHONE (330)244-0155 E-MAIL [email protected] On the cover ADDRESS LETTERS AND CORRESPONDENCE CLEVELAND BASED ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER AMY TO THE EDITOR AT: SANCETTA CAPTURED THE SCENE AS THE FIRST OF TWO TOWERS 8300 SAPPHIRE AVE NE AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER COLLAPSE FOLLOWING A TER- CANTON, OH 44721 RORIST ATTACK SEPTEMBER 11. THE STORY OF HER EXPERIENCE BEGINS ON PAGE SIX INSIDE. Ohio Online www.onpa.org WEBMASTER MARK DUNCAN PHONE (216) 771-2172 Amy Sancetta/AP E-MAIL [email protected] SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2001 OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER PAGE 3 University Photographers Association names Harwood POY The University Photographers Association of America named Gary Harwood, Kent State University photographer, “Photographer of the Year” at the association’s annual technical symposium at Brigham Young University in June . The UPAA is an international organization of college and univer- Harwood’s photo of sity photographers concerned with the application and practice of pho- biotechnology tography as it relates to the higher education setting. research assistant Member photographers submitted up to six of their best photo- Kathy Graves placed graphs. The photos were sorted into seven categories and graded on a first place in the sci- scale of one to seven. ence and research Harwood received a total of four awards, taking home two first category at The University place and two third place awards for photos he shot while on assign- Photographers ment at Kent State. The POY award is based upon points accumulated Association of in the individual categories. America 2001 national His winning photos included a story entry from the school’s annu- al fashion show; a photo from the School of Art; a photo of the School of Architecture and Environmental Design’s cubicles in the MACC Annex; and a biology photo. Hardwood is a 1983 graduate of Kent State University where he earned a degree in News Photojournalism. Soon after graduation Gary Harwood Gary Harwood/Kent State University symposium. Harwood became a staff photographer there. While working at Kent he became a Cleveland area stringer under Ron Kuntz for UPI and Reuters and is also a stringer for Zuma Press, Laguna Beach, California. Currently Hardwood is Chief Photographer for University Communications and Marketing at Kent State University. This is the third time a Kent State University photographer was named “Photographer of the Year.” Jeff Glidden, Kent State photogra- pher, was awarded Photographer of the Year in 1997 and 1998. Hardwood has also recently had two photos selected from inter- national juried competitions which will now appear in the 2001 Graphis and Communication Arts Photography Annuals. Previously Harwood won the 2000 gold medal award for individ- Gary Harwood Jeremy and Jacob Taylor at the Twins Days Festival at Twinsburg, Ohio. ual photography from CASE (Council for the Advancement and This photo appears in the Communication Arts Photography Annual 42, Support of Education) Circle of Excellence Awards Program and the August 2001. The international annual received over 10,000 entries from 2000 silver medal for photographer of the year. Both are national hon- which only 193 entries were chosen for the publication. ors. Harwood and his wife, Carole, reside in Kent. Buckeye television ONPA Digital Workshop to be held at Kent The Ohio News Photographers ister to attend as space is limited. (40 partici- seminar postponed Association and Kent State University joining pants per day) Non members are $35. forces to host the Digital Photography Friday’s session is for students and pros The 5th annual ONPA Workshop. just beginning the digital experience. Students Buckeye Television Seminar to be Kent State will host the event at Taylor must have at least a junior standing and have held in Cincinnati, September 29, Hall on campus with sessions Friday, prior Photoshop experience. 2001 was postponed due to the December 7 or Saturday, December 8. Saturday sessions are for working photog- events of September 11 in New The guest instructors will be Cleveland raphers only. Associated Press staff photographer, Mark SCHEDULE (For Both Days) York City and Washington D.C.. Duncan, and Karl Kuntz, managing 8am - Noon: Digital Shooting w/Mark With most staffs working editor/graphics at The Columbus Dispatch, Duncan, Noon - 1pm: Lunch, 1pm - 5pm excessive amounts of overtime it Duncan will discuss digital shooting in the Working With Digital Images in Photoshop, was felt that not many would be morning session. Kuntz will follow in the Karl Kuntz, instructor able to take advantage of the pro- afternoon with a session on working with dig- Several area affordable motels are avail- gram. ital images in Photoshop. able if you wish to make reservations. Program chairman Tony This will be a working, hands on seminar. To register contact Phil Long who is Giordullo hope to reschedule the Bring your digital cameras and laptops to learn chairman of the event. He can be reached via event when things return to nor- the latest techniques in digital imaging and e-mail at: [email protected] or by phone at: mal.