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Photo Ohio Ne Ohio Page 2 Ohio News Photographer March-April 1999 March-April 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 3 RULES: They are not made to be broken By Bob DeMay from the same problems the still contest pro- ‘99 Convention takes off at Air Force Museum Board Chairman vided. While the results of the Television By Bob DeMay central collection point for AP staff and they have been there too. The fourth still member photos. speaker is no exception. Before any photos were seen by the contest were not available as this issue went Board Chairman to press, contest chairman Josh White ONPAOhio News Photographers Association Waugh, a former ONPA board member Mike Fender, assistant director of pho- judges in this years still contest competition, The United State Air Force Museum and scholarship chairman, joined the AP as a tography at The Indianapolis Star-News will major decisions about them had to be made advised that for the most part the entries conformed to the contest rules. will host a private reception for ONPA mem- photographer in Milwaukee in 1989, after talk about content. Fenders message is sim- and not by the judges. Board Chairman Bob DeMay bers and their guests to kick off the 1999 serving seven years as a ple, “We don't care how much ram you have, Contest chairman, Matt Detrich This was the first year that those enter- ing the television competition had to be Phone (330) 747-1471 Convention and Education Seminar Friday, photographer at the digital or film, or if you can transmit from requested a ruling by the board on how to April 9th in Dayton. Dayton Daily your car. How good is the image. For the handle contest entries that did not abide by members of ONPA. That new rule had some E-mail [email protected] people scrambling at the end to become The museum reception will begin at News/Journal Herald in reader, CONTENT is everything.” the rules. 6:00pm. Displays, including more than 300 While there have been no major members. Dayton, Ohio. Content is something Fender knows Provisions were made for several peo- President Ed Suba, Jr. aircraft, will be open for viewing so be sure Three years later something about too. He has been named changes in the contest since the switch to to include the family as well as your camera. Waugh moved to Detroit Indiana Photographer of the Year three times slides several years ago, it appears some ple to become members at the last minute Phone (800) 777-9477 people just can’t get it right. provided they paid their dues for 1999 at the The ONPA Hospitality Suite at the as photo editor for as well as runnerup three times. He is a for- The range of infractions covered just same time. E-mail not yet Fairborn Holiday Inn will be open following Michigan and in 1995 he mer Region 4 POY and twice won the ONPA Several television members have sug- the reception. was named Texas photo Clip Contest POY title. about every rule, from too many entries, no Convention co-chairmen, Bill Garlow editor in Dallas. Fender has been the Assistant Director entry fee, no signed release form, late entries gested a change in the way television contest Vice president (Still) Lisa Dutton to improper slide preparation. In several entries are judged. and Marshall Gorby have been hard at work Waugh grew up in of Photography in With the annual contest and convention Phone (419) 724-6143 putting together this years program which Woodward, Okla., where Indianapolis since the cases entire staffs would have been disqual- Bill Waugh ified. held at different times it has been suggested E-mail not yet will conclude with an awards dinner his father, the late Donald morning and evening Detrich alerted the board about the that we revert to the previous judging proce- Saturday evening. Waugh, owned the papers merged in 1996. wide spread problem seeking advice on how dure of shipping the entries to the judges. Cox Ohio, publishers of The Dayton Woodward County Journal. Waugh worked Prior to that he served as to handle the dilemma. After much discus- The current practice is to fly the judges in Vice president (TV) Vince Shivers Daily News and Springfield News-Sun are as a photographer for the Stillwater (Okla.) the Chief Photographer sion the only way to address the problem and hold and open judging. Phone (330) 744-8821 contributing greatly to this years convention. NewsPress in 1981-82. for The Indianapolis The proposed change would involve a Their financial support will go a long way to The Oklahoma native has covered or News for nine years. was an all or nothing policy. It would not be E-mail [email protected] fair to allow some improper entries and dis- substantial cost savings to ONPA. Although help ensure a successful event. supervised coverage for major news stories Fender still shoots pic- qualify others. financial concerns should not dictate all This years faculty is dotted with some such as the Jeffery Dahamer serial murders in tures in addition to man- While that decision was the only fair decisions they can’t be overlooked either. Secretary David I. Andersen faces from within our organization. A com- Milwaukee; Jack Kevorkian assisted suicide agement duties and way to approach things, had it been decided Those making the suggestion would mitment to speakers from within the state stories in Michigan, Oklahoma bombing, writes many of the stories to disqualify all entries with infractions the rather see the financial resources applied to Phone (216) 999-4156 was a priority the present board wanted to Midwest Mississippi River Flood of 1993 that go with his photo- contest would have been weakened severely. the educational seminar where more of the E-mail [email protected] implement. Other organizations were tapping and international presidential summits. On graphs. Mike Fender The resulting decision was to fix what membership will benefit. Ohio for its talent while we seemed to be the sports front he has been involved with the Prior to working in could be corrected and allow the entries be While no decision has been made on ignoring ourselves. NCAA Final Four, numerous Super Bowls, Indianapolis, Fender worked for The San judged, and that the problem brought to the this suggestion the board will bring the mat- Treasurer Kimberly Barth The first of these speakers on the still the run on the Major League Baseball record Bernardino Sun for four years, The Kettering membership’s attention with a zero toler- ter up for discussion at the annual business Phone (800) 777-9477 faculty is ONPA Life Member Ron Kuntz. books by both Pete Rose and Mark Oakwood Times for two years, and The Xenia meeting. Kuntz is a former UPI McGwire, the Masters golf tournament and Daily Gazette for four years. ance warning issued for subsequent con- E-mail [email protected] tests. I encourage both television and still photographer based in the 1992 Winter Olympics. He attended Wright State University and Well this is your zero tolerance warn- members to attend the business meeting or Cleveland now doing From just across the border in is a graduate of the Ohio Institute of ing. It probably won’t be your last. I’m sure to contact a member of the board and voice Still Clip Contest Chris Parker work for Reuters among Pennsylvania is Steve Mellon of The Photography. your opinion on this or any other matter. The others. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Fender chaired the NPPA Convention the issue will be on the floor at the upcom- Phone (614) 841-1781 ing convention and it will be addressed in programs we offer are for you, the member- Since 1973 Kuntz Mellon, has worked in the when it was held in Indianapolis and was a the rules for next years contest. We only ship. We can’t fix them if we don’t know E-mail [email protected] has been the photogra- newspaper business for co-chair for the Flying Short Course stop hope someone reads them. they’re broken. pher for the Bill Glass more than 15 years. He there as well. He has also been a contest Now, on to more contest news. The So what ever is on your mind concern- prison ministry and has has spent time as a wire judge in Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. number of entries were down from last year. ing ONPA, tell us. We may not be able to TV Clip Contest Dave Colabine since visited more than service reporter, a sports The television faculty is just as impres- Twenty five photographers submitted port- fulfill all your wishes, but at least we can tell Phone (513) 763-5443 500 prisons. In 1997 editor, a picture editor sive as the still side with a wealth of experi- folios compared to a total of 34 the previous you why something is being done they way E-mail [email protected] Kuntz together with and a photographer. ence from the Buckeye State sharing their year. it is. author Rick Nielsen col- Mellon has been a knowledge. A big thank you to The Columbus Also remember that nominations for laborated on the book Ron Kuntz photojournalist since Leading off the list is four time ONPA Dispatch for providing refreshments during officers will be taken from the floor at the Doin’ Time which includ- 1984, when he was hired Television Photographer of the Year Ali the day at the still contest picture judging at convention for all positions on the board. ed 300 images taken by Kuntz. by The Herald in Jasper, Ghambari. The Fawcett Center. Craig Holman coordi- The two year terms begin with the conven- Ohio News Photographer Kuntz’s work is anything but one Indiana. While in Jasper Ghambari like those nated the arrangements and also made sure tion in 2000 with voting to take place this Published by the Ohio News dimensional. He has worked at many of the Mellon was the Indiana Steve Mellon on the still faculty knows that light tables were in place for judging as November. Photographers Association, Inc. Olympic games and shot just about every Photographer of the Year all about starting at the well. Hospitality room, Dayton major sporting event you can think of includ- as well as the NPPA Region 4 POY. bottom of the ladder. He The television contest did not suffer Be there ing over 40 visits to the Kentucky Derby. He From The Herald, he moved to The turned a weekend hobby Editor Bob DeMay has been a consistent winner in the Baseball Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, then The into a career, a rather suc- Phone (330) 448-6274 Hall of Fame Photo Contest, including yet Pittsburgh Press, which closed in 1992. cessful one at that. another win for work in 1998. While at The Pittsburgh Press, Mellon was A native of Iran, E-mail [email protected] Off the playing field Kuntz’s travels named runner-up Photographer of the Year in Ghambari fled his home- On the cover have taken him to the far reaches of the plan- the NPPA-University of Missouri Pictures of land during a revolution Address letters to the editor at: et, including Anartica. the Year competition. in 1979. He settled in Dang Thi Thuy paddles down one of Simply put, the word burnout is not in the tributaries that goes to the 1538 Cullinan Ave. Mellon worked as a freelance editorial Dayton and began work- Mekong Delta. The photo from a story this man’s vocabulary. He can tell you how and commercial photographer for nearly five ing full time for Masury, Ohio 44438 great pictures were made 40 years ago and years before returning to newspapers in American Honda’s parts Ali Ghambari on Vietnam by Tim Revell of The how he does it today. He’s an Ohio treasure 1997. division. It was then that Columbus Dispatch placed first in the you won’t want to miss. Mellon will talk about how to find great Ghambari began his “hobby” as a photogra- feature story category in December. ONPA Online Bill Waugh, Deputy Director of the State stories and the best way to get them in the pher. For twelve years Ghambari worked part http://www.ohio.net/~onpa/ Photo Desk for the Associated Press, will dis- paper. time to pursue his passion. cuss technology, what is available, how to If there is a common thread among the In 1993 while a part time photographer Inside use it, and how to make the most of whatev- speakers on the still side of the program it’s at WKEF-TV in Dayton Ghambari won the President’s Message ------5 Webmaster Mark A. Duncan er resources you have. that they all started out at small publications first of his four ONPA Photographer of the ‘98 POY’s ------6-7 Phone (216) 771-2172 Waugh directs operations at the cooper- and worked there way up the ladder to get to Year titles. He now works full time as a Clip winners ------8-9 E-mail [email protected] ative’s state photo center in Washington, where they are today. Still contest winners list - - - - - 11 D.C. The AP's state photo center serves as a No matter where you are in your career, CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Page 4 Ohio News Photographer March-April 1999 March-April 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 5 photographer at WJW-TV in Cleveland Phillips, Chuck Upthegrove, Denny you are as well. A lot of people have been where he has won the POY title three years Cheatham and Charlie Day will speak on working very hard to make this event a suc- running. there 160 collective years in the business cess, but that is not possible without you Ghambari has also won the title of from stills to tape. being there. ONPA Sports Photographer of the Year three Phillips, a 41 year veteran of WDTN- Call to reserve your room at the Fairborn Okay, I‘ll admit it; I have thought about fall into that category. times and was the NPPA Region TV in Dayton, is a one time ONPA Holiday Inn. The convention rate of $79 is cheating. Not cheating on my taxes because I When I discovered I had some talent for Photographer of the Year last year. Photographer of the Year and served two good through March 12. Reservations can be stink in math. Not cheating on my wife since I taking pictures, it became, in my mind, a way The second member of the television terms as vice president of ONPA. Chuck made by calling (937) 426-7800. am a treasure that remains undiscovered by to obtain the spotlight in my family and prove to faculty is Doug Legore of Upthegrove, retired photo chief of 30 years The hotel is located at exit 17 on I-675 the fairer sex. Not even cheating at cards, myself that I was important. WHTM-TV in from WHIO-TV in Dayton is a former presi- at the intersection of Colonel Glenn Hwy. although some of my nieces and nephews look Not just to them, but to the photojournalism Harrisburg, Pa. dent of ONPA. Denny Cheatham of WHIO- and Fairfield Rd.. The facility is adjacent to at me funny when we play Go Fish. community. When I started to win and become Legore started his TV has 35 years on the Dayton TV scene. Wright State University and the Ervin J. No, I’m talking about cheating in photo noticed by my peers, it was an addicting feel- career behind the camera Rounding out the group is Charlie Day of Nutter Center. contests I also confess that I’ve been at that ing. I enjoyed having my pictures up on that in Scranton at WYOU- WDTN-TV, 38 year veteran in Dayton where As always vendors will be on site point several times in my career when a casu- screen and having my name called out. I rel- TV then moved to he worked with Phil Donhue and attended Saturday to demonstrate the latest in technol- WHTM-TV in the first five space launches. ogy. We urge you to support these compa- al “move here” or “do that again” would lead to ished the pats on the back from my Beacon Harrisburg and then on to If you can’t learn from this group, nies, many who have been long time support- a better, possibly contest quality photograph. colleagues and superiors. It would be a boost Denver’s KCNC-TV. you’re asleep. Find out what keeps them ers and sponsors of our programs. Rules, as we all know, are made to be bro- to any photographer’s ego to be in that spot- Now he is back at motivated and turning out award winning If you’ve lost your registration flier that ken. If you look hard and long enough, you can light. Harrisburg as the video. As a group they have won just about came in the mail use the registration form always find a loophole to squeeze through. All Unfortunately, once some photographers Director of Photography every award you can put a name to. below. Do it today. of us have photographs we’ve shot over the get there, they don’t like to leave and will do Doug Legore and Executive Producer. The speakers are all in place, make sure years that could be passed off as recent. anything to stay there. That’s what put the "I'm trying to make a Thankfully, thinking about crossing those thought of cheating in my mind. difference from both sides of the camera, by lines is all I could ever bring myself to do. But It forced me to do some hard thinking working with photographers and reporters." what is it about the photojournalism profession about why contests SHOULD be important to He will be here to tell you just how exactly that causes people to step up to and over that me as a photojournalist. Contest can be valu- he is doing that. Ed Suba, Jr. line. able learning tools. Not just in the sense of how Also on this years television faculty is I’ve heard the whispered stories; to shoot for a contest (which should be the last Scott Livingston, of WBFF-TV in Baltimore. He was on the staff there U POYS (yes, in Ohio), both TV and still, that reason on anyone’s list for entering), but in in 1995 when they were choreograph their shooting, moving subjects seeing how other photojournalists work in a NPPA Station of the Year. into better lighting, directing their actions, hav- wide variety of photographic situations. Livingston is a three time President’s ing subjects do something over and over They deliver a positive photographic winner of the NPPA again until recording the perfect frame. “nudge” on how to shoot our assignments Region 3 Photographer Message U Photographers who exploit the loopholes in more creatively and discover new ideas to of the Year title. the rules by re-entering past photographs, explore photographically. Livingston started many of which have won in previous contests. I used contests as a motivational tool. I his career after he gradu- U Superiors at papers who’ve had knowledge looked at them as a goal for me to achieve. ated with honors from of these incidents, yet remained silent. Every judging I attended I would see the qual- Salisbury State U Student photographers adding photographs ity of work and realize I needed to work that University. His first job from another person’s portfolio when applying much harder to shoot images that strong and was at at WBPC-TV for a job. informative. Not just for the sake of “getting Salisbury, Md.. Scott Livingston Livingston then U The group of students at a well-known wood” but for the readers. spent two years at WLKY-TV in Louisville, southern U.S. photojournalism school that The contests helped me continue to Ky. After a brief stay at WMAR-TV he then swarmed over a house fire, ignoring authori- mature as a photojournalist. I wanted to learn found a home at WBFF-TV in Baltimore. ties and disrespecting the home owners in how to shoot cleaner, to edit tighter, to docu- He is no stranger here in Ohio as he was search of that elusive news photo for their ment the stories of the community with intelli- a speaker at the 1996 convention in Canton. portfolios. gence and respect. Just like Mark McGuire Find out from Livingston what goes into an U A Pulitzer-prize winning photographer who was pushed by Sammy Sosa, I was pushed by award winning piece. stormed out of an ONPA judging after realiz- the many Ohio photojournalists whose work Last but not least the voice of experience Dayton’s TV Dream Team, from left, Denny Chetham, Chuck Upthegrove, Charlie Day ing that his word wasn’t being accepted as flashed on the screens in front of me at every takes over. The group of Bob “Scoop” and Bob “Scoop” Phillips, will share their 160 years of experience from stills to tape. law by the other two. judging. U The national POY who told a group of pho- I realized. most importantly, that I couldn’t tographers and students at another ONPA appreciate the sense of personal achievement, judging after awarding the POY title to a pho- reward and respect of my peers if I cheated to NAME tographer who had violated the “spirit” of the obtain it. That’s what put the thought of cheat- Convention ‘99 Dayton rules by re-entering past prize-winning photo- ing out of my mind. graphs, that he would do anything he had to, Competition is a good thing but contests ADDRESS Please return this form with your check to: in order to win. will always offer a dark path. Photojournalists Anthony Giordullo, WDTN-TV There probably are many more stories. who choose that path will have to live with that CITY 4595 S. Dixie Dr. Dayton, Ohio 45439-2189 These are just the ones I’ve heard of, or actu- choice. They will have to live with their own ally witnessed. conscience and that in the end people will REGISTRATION Contests may not be the root of all this learn the truth. Then they will have to live with STATE Members: $45 Non-members: $55 Students: $25 “evil” but it certainly can help entice a photog- that. Registration after March 23rd add $10 per person rapher down the dark path. There is a Latin saying “Quod me nutrit me It’s easy to get hooked into the rush of win- destruit” which translated means “what nour- ZIP OPENING RECEPTION AIR FORCE MUSEUM ning. For me, it was a way to prove myself to ishes me also destroys me”. It’s something Members: $7 single $12 couple $15 family my family. I have seven brothers and sisters all every photojournalist should think about the PHONE Non-members: $10 single $15 couple $20 family of whom were tremendous athletes in high next time the thought of cheating enters their AWARDS DINNER school and eventually were offered college minds. scholarships for their athletic prowess. I did not AFFILIATION Awards Dinner tickets are $25 per person TOTAL FEES SUBMITTED Make all checks payable to ONPA, Inc.

Matt Detrich/The Beacon Journal LEVY & DETRICH ‘98 ONPA PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE YEAR A photo from the World Series of Golf in Akron was among the clips wins during 1998 for Matt Detrich of The Beacon Journal POY who captured his second Clip Photographer of the Year title.

Mike Levy of The Plain Dealer and Matt Detrich of The Beacon since 1995 after starting his career with The Medina County Gazette in Journal have each captured their second ONPA Photographer of the Year September of 1994. He is a graduate of Ohio University and resides in titles. Median with his wife Tammy and five month old daughter Lauren. Levy’s work was selected as the best by judges in the ONPA still con- Detrich placed third in the 1997 clip contest and won the clip test judging in February at The Fawcett Center on the campus of Ohio Photographer of the Year title in 1996. Detrich tied for second place in the State University. Detrich came away the winner in a close race in the NPPA Region 4 Photographer of the Year for 1998. monthly clip contest point standings. The final standings in the Region 4 contest included eight photogra- Levy’s portfolio was far and away the judges favorite in the still con- phers from Ohio in the top 15. This was a big turnaround from 1997 when test. After narrowing the field of 26 down to three, judges immediately no one from Ohio cracked the top ten. picked Levy’s as their first place choice. A lengthy debated ensued follow- Other major award winners in the annual still picture contest include ing that decision on the second and third place portfolios of brothers Allan Dale Omori of The Plain Dealer who took first place in the Ohio and Matt Detrich. The portfolio judging was open for the first time allow- ing those attending to hear the judges make arguments for their cases. 1 David Stephenson Lexington (KY) Herald Leader 384 Judges for the contest were, Bill Tiernan of The Virginian-Pilot in 2 Matt Detrich The Beacon Journal 302 Norfolk, Va., Linda Stelter of The State in Columbia, SC and Patrick J. Kyle Keener Detroit Free Press Schneider of The Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, NC. 4 Marshall Gorby Springfield (OH) News Sun 244 The debate between second and third hinged on the strength of stories 5 Steve Jessmore The Saginaw (MI) News 232 Mike Levy over singles in the two portfolios. Tiernan felt the strength of the stories in 6 Jim Avelis The Tribune (IN) Star 226 Allan Detrich’s portfolio outweighed the strength of the singles in Matt 7 Darron Silva The Tribune (IN) Star 200 Detrich's. Schneider on the other hand felt that singles in Allan’s portfolio 8 David Richard The (Lorain, OH) Morning Journal 184 were merely taken out from the stories and did not stand up when put up 9 Chris Russell The Columbus Dispatch 182 against Matt’s work. 10 Gary Green The (Warren) Tribune Chronicle 174 In the middle of it all was Linda Stelter who listened to both Tiernan Matt Kryger The Indianapolis Star and Schneider for close to twenty minutes before siding with Tiernan giv- 12 Fred Squillante The Columbus Dispatch 172 ing second place to Allan Detrich of The Block News Alliance and third 13 Scott Heckel The (Canton, OH) Repository 170 place to Matt Detrich of The Beacon Journal. 14 Steve Healey The Indinapolis Star 168 As in 1991 when he won the Photographer of the Year award Levy 15 Tim Revell The Columbus Dispatch 162 Mike Levy / The Plain Dealer was pleasantly surprised. “I had no expectations of winning,” Levy said. “I dutifully enter every year, I’m just happy they picked my work,” he added. Understanding Award. Stephen Herppich of The Cincinnati Enquirer Above: A group of chil- Levy’s portfolio contained twelve singles and three picture stories. In placed second place. dren in costume impa- individual categories Levy placed third in feature picture story and took an The Best of Show award went to Jonathan Quilter of The Advocate tiently waiting was cap- honorable mention in the feature category. in Newark. The winning photo is on page 10. tured by Mike Levy of The Levy is a graduate of Ohio University and joined the staff of The Judges selected just one paper for recognition for picture usage in the Plain Dealer. The photo Plain Dealer in 1990. He had previously worked at the Arizona Republic under 100,000 circulation category. That award went to The News Journal was included in his win- and The Seattle Times. in Mansfield. In the over 100,000 category the top award went to The ning portfolio an also cap- The race for the Clip Photographer of the Year title had its own drama Columbus Dispatch followed by The Beacon Journal and The Plain tured honorable mention once again. For the second straight year a December rally led to the title. Dealer. in the feature category. Last year it was Chris Russell of The Columbus Dispatch scoring 72 points The Staff of the Year awards went to The Medina County Gazette and Matt Detrich in December to take the title. The Beacon Journal. Left: Photographers This year it was Matt Detrich of The Beacon Journal who scored 112 The Beacon Journal also won first and second place in the Team attending the still contest points in December vaulting himself over David Polcyn of The News Picture Story category. judging look on as the Journal who was holding a 68 point lead going into the final month of the The winners of the Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship and judges make their final competition. the Robert Coon ONPA Student Photographer of the Year will be selections in the portfolio Detrich won a second in news, third in sports, third and honorable announced at the awards dinner during the annual convention in Dayton in category. Over the light mention in the feature category in the final month. The clip winners and April. table are judges Patrick final standings are on page eight. Schneider, Linda Stelter Detrich has been a staff photographer with The Beacon Journal and Bill Tiernan. Bob DeMay

Page 8 Ohio News Photographer March-April 1999 March-April 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 9 Final Standings 1998 Clip Winners 1. Matt Detrich, The Beacon Journal 434 NOVEMBER WINNERS 2. David Polcyn, The News Journal 390 3. Ken Love, The Beacon Journal 302 NEWS Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch 1st - Dave Polcyn, The (Mansfield) News Journal, 2nd - Polcyn, 3rd - 5. Scott Heckel, The Repository 294 Steve Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer. 6. Mandi Wright, The Gazette 264 SPORTS 7. Bob DeMay, The Vindicator 262 1st - Bob DeMay, The Vindicator, 2nd - DeMay, 3rd - Richard Sitler, The 8. David Richard, Lorain Journal 260 Marion Star. HM’s - Marshall Gorby, Springfield News Sun; Patti Schaeffer, A Canfield goalie sensing 9. Steven Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer 240 The (Lisbon) Morning Journal; Matthew Hovis, The (Medina) Gazette. the end is near reacts as 10. Karen Schiely, The Beacon Journal 230 FEATURE SINGLE Mentor scores a third goal 11. Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun 220 1st - Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch, 2nd - Fred Squillante, The midway through the final 12. Allan Detrich, Block News Alliance 218 Columbus Dispatch, 3rd - Matthew Hovis, The (Medina) Gazette. HM’s - Dave period in their Div I regional 13. Polcyn, The (Mansfield) News Journal; Marshall Gorby, Springfield News Sun Gary Green, The Tribune Chronicle 202 FEATURE STORY soccer match. The photo by 14. Michael Blair, The News-Herald 184 1st - Tim Revell, The Columbus Dispatch, 2nd - Allan Detrich, Block Bob DeMay, of The 15. Chris Russell, The Columbus Dispatch 180 NewsAlliance, 3rd - Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch. Vindicator placed first in 16. Tim Revell, The Columbus Dispatch 174 JUDGES sports in November. 17. Matthew Hovis, The Gazette 172 Mark Sterkel, Darwin Weigel and Nick Dela Torre from The Odessa American 18. Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch 160 in Texas. 19. Douglass Oster, The Gazette 148 20. Michael Balash, Canton Repository 142 DECEMBER WINNERS 21. Mike Munden, The Columbus Dispatch 120 Joy Parker, This Week NEWS 23. R. Michael Semple, The Tribune- 104 1st - Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, 2nd - Matt Detrich, The Beacon 24. Chronicle 100 Journal, 3rd - Michael Balash, Canton Repository. HM’s - Gary Green, The 25. Jim Witmer, Dayton Daily News 96 (Warren) Tribune Chronicle, Glenn Hartong, The Cincinnati Enquirer. 26. Eustacio Humphrey, Dayton Daily News 94 SPORTS 27. Ken Blaze, The News Herald 92 1st -Michael Balash, The Repository, 2nd - Steve Herppich, The Cincinnati 28. Enquirer, 3rd - Matt Detrich, The Beacon Journal. HM’s - David Richard, The Skip Peterson, Dayton Daily News 90 (Lorain) Morning Journal, Gary Green, The (Warren) Tribune Chronicle, Lorrie 29. David Sturman, Marion Star 84 Cecil, Johnstown Independant. 30. Steve Rosenberg, The Tribune-Chronicle 76 FEATURE SINGLE 31. Rachel Rice, Mansfield News Journal 74 1st - Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, 2nd - Fred Squillante, The Saed Hindash, Cincinnati Enquirer Columbus Dispatch, 3rd - Matt Detrich, The Beacon Journal. HM’s - Saed E. L. Hubbard, Hamilton Journal-News Hindash, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Matt Detrich, The Beacon Journal. 34. Scott Shaw, The Plain Dealer 70 FEATURE STORY 35. David Rae, CNS This Week 62 1st - Steve Herppich, The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2nd - Mandi Wright, The 36. Tom Dodge, Columbus Dispatch 60 (Medina) Gazette, 3rd - Joy Parker, CNS This Week. HM - Tim Revell, The 37. Bill Sinden, The Marion Star 58 Columbus Dispatch. Patricia Schaeffer, The Mourning Journal JUDGES 39. Jan Underwood, Dayton Daily News 56 Allyn Divito, Victor Jones, Jay Nolan and Jock Fistck from The Tampa Tribune. Mike Elicson, Freelance 41. James Mahan, Springfield News-Sun 54 Steven Counsel, This Week 43. Chris DiVito, Lima News 52 Clip Rules Jeff Camarati, Lorain Journal Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer 50 Photos must be entered in the month published. A photo can be 46. entered only after its initial publication and can be entered only once. Ron Schwane, The Gazette 48 Sort clips by category - News, Sports, Feature, Feature Picture Lorrie Cecil, This Week Story. Clip each category together. Note that there is no category for Neil Lauron, The Columbus Dispatch general news or illustrations. Entries in these categories should 49. Morris Weintraub, The Tribune-Chronicle 46 entered in News or Feature. Steve Manheim, The Chronicle-Telegram Remove your name and affiliation from the front of the clip. Affix a 51. Ross Weitzner, Lorain Journal 42 label with your name, publication, address, category and date of publi- Bill Lackey, Middletown Journal cation on the back. Include a separate sheet of paper with your name, 53. Jonathan Quilter, This Week 40 address and total number of clips entered. Richard Sitler, The Marion Star Layouts are judged as a single entry but single pictures from a lay- 55. Shirley Ware, The Gazette 36 out can be entered also. You must submit another clip of the single image from the layout in this case. 56. Jeff Swinger, Cincinnati Enquirer 34 Above: Eric Albrecht, with The Columbus Dispatch won first place fea- 57. Wire service photographers and stringers may enter prints but they Aimee Obidzinski, The Vindicator 32 must be signed on the back by a supervisor noting they had been trans- ture in November with his photo of Desmund Tutu speaking at the William Bretzger, Marietta Times mitted. Adams Mark Hotel in Columbus. 59. Ernest Coleman, Cincinnati Enquirer 30 Each entrant is limited to a total of nine clips per month. The clip Right: David Polcyn, with The News Journal in Mansfield won first 60. Julie Vinnitti, Canton Repository 28 contest is open to all ONPA members in good standing who live or work place news in November with his photo of a kindergarten student getting 61. Bill Kennedy, The Plain Dealer 26 in Ohio during the month entered. The ONPA clip contest is not affiliated reassurance from her older sister, after the bus that she and her two 62. Glenn Hartong, The Cincinnati Enquirer 20 with the NPPA Region 4 clip contest. Mail clips by the 7th of the month brothers were riding was involved in a minor accident.The incident took Bob Christy, The Times-Reporter following publication to: place almost in front of the family’s home. 64. Craig Ruttle, Cincinnati Enquirer 18 Chris Parker 65. Wally Nelson, Dayton Daily News 16 ThisWeek Newspapers Lisa Finger, Columbus Dispatch 670 Lakeview Plaza Blvd. Suite F Columbus, Ohio 43085-1781

Page10 Ohio News Photographer March-April 1999 March-April 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 11 Odds ‘n ends The Blade declines staff award ONPA ‘98 Still contest winners Congratulations are in order for Scott Heckel of The The 1998 ONPA Staff of the Year Award won by The Toledo Repository. Heckel captured first place feature in the national Blade has been declined by the newspaper’s Director of Photography Still Photographer of the year 3rd - Mike Levy - The Plain Dealer HM - Fred Squillante - Columbus Dispatch judging of the NPPA clip contest with his camel kiss photo that Larry Roberts. 1st - Mike Levy - The Plain Dealer HM - Ken Love - The Beacon Journal Sports Action appeared in the December issue of this newsletter. The award is based on point totals accumulated in the annual pic- Kudos also go out to ONPA Life Member Ron Kuntz who ture contest. Roberts stepped forward when it came to his attention 2nd - Allan Detrich - Block News Alliance HM - Dale Omori - The Plain Dealer 1st - David Polcyn - The News Journal was a winner once again in the National Baseball Hall of Fame that the newspaper was awarded points for photos taken by Allan 3rd - Matt Detrich - The Beaocn Journal HM - Chris Russell - Columbus Dispatch 2nd - Ken Love - The Beacon Journal Photo Contest. Its about time they named this contest after him. Detrich. HM - Karen Schiely - The Beacon Journal 3rd - Saed Hindash - Cincinnati Enquirer Kuntz will be a speaker at this years educational seminar in Detrich is on retainer to Block News Alliance which owns The Ohio Understanding Award HM - Chuck Crow - The Plain Dealer Dayton. Perhaps he’ll share his winning formula with us then. Blade and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He develops stories and works 1st - Dale Omori - The Plain Dealer General News HM - Michael Keating - Cincinnati Enquirer Photographers at Jacobs Field refer to Ron as the ball mag- on special projects for the group. Based on that fact, Detrich is not 2nd - Steven Herppich - Cincinniati Enquirer 1st - Gus Chan - The Plain Dealer HM - Phil Masturzo - The Beacon Journal net for his propensity to be the target of many a foul ball. When considered to be a member of The Blade staff. Therefore any points 2nd - Gus Chan - The Plain Dealer he’s not ducking, he’s made some great baseball photographs accumulated by him should not count towards the total for The Blade. over the years. Best of Show 3rd - Jeff Hinckley - Columbus Dispatch Sports Feature Detrich was not included on the staff list submitted by Roberts 1st - Jonathan Quilter - The Advocate HM - Allan Detrich - Block News Alliance 1st - Bob DeMay - The Vindicator There is no truth to the rumor that he took photos of Abner prior to the contest. He was later added when he told contest chairman Doubleday though. Matt Detrich that he indeed was a member of The Blade staff. HM - Michael Keating - Cincinnati Enquirer 2nd - Doral Chenoweth III - Columbus Dispatch Due to late contest results the winning first place clips from The confusion was sorted out after Roberts brought the matter to Picture Usage (Under 100,000) HM - Chris Russell - Columbus Dispatch 3rd - David Richard - The Morning Journal December will be published in the next newsletter. the attention of the board and contest chairman. The change in point 1st - The News Journal HM - Dave Zapotosky - The Blade HM - Bob DeMay - The Vindicator Congratulations go out to Fred Squillante of The Columbus totals elevates The Beacon Journal into first place for the award. HM - Michael Keating - Cincinnati Enquirer Dispatch and his wife Kris who became proud parents on The judging took place February 12-13 at The Fawcett Center on Picture Usage (Over 100,000) Illustration HM - Ken Love - The Beacon Journal February 23rd. The new addition to the family is Duncan the campus of Ohio State University. 1st - The Columbus Dispatch 1st - Jim Witmer - Dayton Daily News Anthony Squillante who weighed in a 8lbs. 4 oz. Judges for the year’s contest were, Bill Tiernan, staff photogra- 2nd - The Beacon Journal 2nd - Mike Cardew - The Beacon Journal Sports Picture Story Ohio University student Bruce Bennett continues his win- pher at The Virginian -Pilot, Linda Stelter, staff photographer at The ning ways in the NPPA Student Clip Contest. Bennett placed third 3rd - The Plain Dealer 3rd - Larry Hamel-Lambert - The Plain Dealer 1st - Dave Zapotosky - The Blade State in Columbia, SC and Patrick Schneider, staff photographer at HM - Mary Circelli - Columbus Dispatch 2nd - Eric Albrecht - Columbus Dispatch in news and first in feature for the first quarter. Kent State The Charlotte Observer. University student Jason Kaye placed second in news as well. Tiernan had to respond to a family emergency on Saturday and Staff of the Year (Under 100,000) 3rd - Karen Schiely - The Beacon Journal Television members in need of the contest rules or entry was not on hand for the final two categories which were illustration 1st - The Gazette News Picture Story HM - Bob DeMay - The Vindicator forms for the new quarterly clip contest can find them on the and portrait personality. 2nd - The Springfield News Sun 1st - Lindsay Semple - The Vindicator ONPA web site. The forms are PDF files which require Adobe 2nd - Shirley Ware - The Gazette Spot News (Under 100,000) Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded there free as well. Jonathan Quilter at The Advocate in Newark planned on a Staff of the Year (Over 100,000) 3rd - Allan Detrich - Block News Alliance 1st - Jonathan Quilter - The Advocate leave of absence to travel recently. Through no fault of his own 1st - The Beacon Journal HM - Allan Detrich - Block News Alliance 2nd - David Polcyn - The News Journal the tripped had to be shelved however he will be leaving the 2nd - The Columbus Dispatch 3rd - Lindsay Semple - The Vindicator paper at the end of the month anyway. He will be operating a 3rd - The Cincinnati Enquirer Pictoral HM - Scott Heckel - The Repository micro-winery in Waldo, Ohio owned by his grandparents. He 1st - Steven Herppich - Cincinnati Enquirer HM - David Polcyn - The News Journal hopes to do some freelance work while he learns the business. Feature Single 2nd - Saed Hindash - Cincinnati Enquirer We wish him well in his endeavor. If his wine is half as good as 1st - Elisabeth Heimlich - Dayton Daily News 3rd - Allan Detrich - Block News Alliance Spot News (Over 100,000) his photos it will make for an interesting party at next years con- vention. 2nd - Eric Albrecht - Columbus Dispatch HM - Matt Detrich - The Beacon Journal 1st - Allan Detrich - Block New Alliance When is a four column picture not a 4 column picture? 3rd - Steven Herppich - Cincinnati Enquirer HM - Glenn Hartong - Cincinnati Enquirer 2nd - Tim Revell - Columbus Dispatch When it appears in the new version of The Plain Dealer. The HM - Marshall Gorby - Springfield News Sun HM - Diane Hires - The Blade 3rd - Bill Reinke - Dayton Daily News newspaper recently downsized it pages trimming over an inch off HM - Mike Levy - The Plain Dealer HM - Mike Cardew - The Beacon Journal the width of each page. Surveys say that readers find the new HM - Fred Squillante - Columbus Dispatch Portrait/Personality HM - Ken Love - The Beacon Journal product easier to read, although the cost of newsprint was the 1st - Allan Detrich - Block News Alliance HM - Bill Reinke - Dayton Daily News driving force behind the change. Its a trend that will continue Feature Picture Story 2nd - Matt Detrich - The Beacon Journal we’re sure of that. 1st - Yoni Pozner - Cincinnati Enquirer 3rd - Allan Detrich - Block News Alliance Team Picture Story Brynne Shaw recently was rehired by The Plain Dealer. She had left the paper several years ago to be a full time mom. 2nd - Allan Detrich - Block News Alliance HM - Aimee Obidzinski - The Vindicator 1st & 2nd - The Beacon Journal She now has a job even harder than that. Full time mom and photographer. Lest we forget full time dad Scott Shaw, also on staff at the PD. It only took a phone call to get The Beacon Journal’s Matt ONPA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL APPLICATION Detrich to say yes to judging a contest. Betsy Micklaki called to ask if he could judge a contest for them. As Detrich tells it, “In my ONPA annual dues $35, student membership $25 Make checks payable to ONPA, Inc. and mail to: head I thought what if this is to judge a year end photo contest Kimberly Barth - ONPA Treasurer for another state.” Well he immediately said that he’d love to. It The Beacon Journal was then that he asked what contest he would be judging. The 44 E. Exchange St. answer was a little more than humbling. Akron, OH 44328 Micklaki replied that he would be judging an 18 hole putt-putt golf course, designed by the different departments at Medina Please complete the entire form and return with your check so we may update our records General Hospital. Well he didn’t go back on his word and showed up with his own putter and went to work rating the holes. He putted through crutches, syringes and even finished a hole with a shot into a Name: ______Affiliation: ______bedpan. Detrich’s reaction, “well I guess you’ve got to start some- Home address: ______Home phone: ______where.” Shirley Ware, photo editor, at The (Medina County) Gazette City/State: ______Zip + 4 needed for bulk mailing: ______has once again put together a great package for the paper’s annual Year In Pictures issue. If you haven’t seen it give her a Work/School address: ______Work/School phone: ______call and perhaps she can send one your way. City/State: ______Zip + 4 needed for bulk mailing: ______It just goes to show you don’t have to be at a major metro to The Advocate/Jonathan Quilter do things right. This is great community journalism with an added Newark medics attend to Dymbedhasuja H. Staples, 23, of NPPA member ______NPPA# ______Date of birth: ______Job title: ______personal touch. Columbus after he jumped off the East Main Street bridge in TV _____ STILL _____ Student members: University: ______Year of graduation ______There’s even a photo or two taken by my good friend Doug Newark on August 25, 1998. Staples was hospitalized in fair con- Oster included too. He’s the one that started the tradition many dition after the incident. Friends said he had been having family E-mail address: ______Check one: New ______Renewal ______Life ______more years ago than he’d like to admit. problems. The photo by Jonathan Quilter of The Advocate in Way to keep the ball rolling Shirley. Newark won Best of Show in the ONPA annual still contest.