OhioNews Photographer July/August 2003 JULY/AUGUST 2003 OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER PAGE 2 SUBA WINNER IN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CONTEST For the second time in his career Ed Suba Jr. of the Akron OONPAHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION INC. Beacon Journal finds himself on the winners list for the Pro Football BOARD CHAIRMAN BOB DEMAY Hall of Fame Photo PHONE (330)996-3880 Contest. Suba’s entry E-MAIL [email protected] “Thumbs” placed third in the action category of PRESIDENT ED SUBA,JR. the 35th annual contest sponsored by Canon. PHONE (330)996-3880 Suba’s previous E-MAIL [email protected] win in the contest came in 1994, when he placed second in the action cat- STILL VICE PRESIDENT LISA DUTTON egory. PHONE (419)724-6143 Pittsburgh Post- E-MAIL [email protected] Gazette photographer John Beale won the Dave Boss Award of TVVICE PRESIDENT VINCE SHIVERS Excellence for PHONE (330)744-8821 Photograph of the Year. The color action E-MAIL [email protected] photo depicts Pittsburgh Steelers' receiver SECRETARY LINDSAY SEMPLE Antwaan Randle El sus- taining a ferocious tack- PHONE (330)996-3880 le in which his helmet is E-MAIL [email protected] seemingly twisted off. The photo was taken ED SUBA JR/Akron Beacon Journal Cleveland wide receiver Kevin Johnson lets a fourth quarter pass TREASURER KIMBERLY BARTH during the Steelers 36- slip from his grasp as did the game as the Browns lost to the Kansas 33 AFC Wild Card City Chiefs 40-39 at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sept. 8, 2002. PHONE (330)996-3880 playoff victory over the E-MAIL [email protected] Cleveland Browns on Jan. 5, 2003, in ular frame for several ONPA members as Pittsburgh. well. Judging for this year's contest was Scott Heckel of The Repository placed STILL CLIP CONTEST CHRIS PARKER first in sports in the January ONPA clip conducted on April 11 by Mike Fabus, PHONE (614)841-1781 Pittsburgh Steelers' team photographer; contest. His version graces the back cover Paul Nisley, senior photo editor, The of this newsletter. John Kuntz of The Plain E-MAIL [email protected] Sporting News; Brad Smith, sports photo Dealer and Allan Detrich of The Blade were winners as well. Kuntz’s version was editor, The New York Times; Kevin Terrell, TVCLIP CONTEST TONY GIORDULLO managing photo editor, NFL Creative; and 2nd and Detrich received an honorable Gary Tolle, manager of the creative sports mention. PHONE (513)412-5055 department, Upper Deck. Suba had his own version of the play, E-MAIL [email protected] Hall of Fame Postscript which was not entered in the monthly clip The action captured by the Post- contest. Gazette’s John Beale provided to be a pop- Ohio News Photographer TheofficialpublicationoftheOhioNews 1st qtr Television Contest Results PhotographersAssociationInc. Spot News In-Depth 1st - No award given 1st - Steve Wainfor, WCMH, "Speed EDITOR BOB DEMAY 2nd - Jason Sperry, WLWT, "Cold Fire" Dating" PHONE (330)996-3880 nd 2 - Eric Peterson, WBNS, "Computer E-MAIL [email protected] General News Cocaine" 1st - David Bradford, WOIO/WUAB, 3rd - Byron Stirsman, WHIO - Dayton, "20 "Caught in the Fast Lane" Degrees and Homeless" ADDRESS LETTERS AND CORRESPONDENCE 2nd - Charles Kelso, WBNS, "IceMan" 3rd - Michael Loomis, WLWT, "Great Point Standings TO THE EDITOR AT: 8300S APPHIRE AVE NE American Bricks" 1 Michael Loomis, WLWT 17 HM - Kendall Griggs, WCPO, "Bobby's Eric Peterson, WBNS CANTON,OH44721 Back...For Now" 3 David Bradford, WOIO/WUAB 12 Steve Wainfor, WCMH Feature 5 Charles Kelso, WBNS 9 ONPA Online 1st - Michael Loomis, WLWT, "Icefest" www.onpa.org nd Jason Sperry, WBNS 2 - Eric Peterson, WBNS, "Math 7 Scott Doelling, WBNS 6 Football" Byron Stirsman, WHIO WEBMASTER MARK DUNCAN 3rd - Scott Doelling, WBNS, "Praise the 9 Steven France, WUPW 3 PHONE (216)771-2172 Lord" Kendall Griggs, WCPO HM - Steven France, WUPW, "Cedar E-MAIL [email protected] Point in the Winter" 1st qtr judging was done by WSMV-TV Nashville JULY/AUGUST 2003 OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER PAGE 3 AP Workshop Set Retired professor Charlie Brill dies at 71 The Ohio AP's annual photo work- Charles Brill, who headed the photojour- courses as possible in photojournalism,” the shop, "Digital Workflow - from DIT to nalism program at Kent State University for NPPA magazine said. Net," will address operations from the three decades, died June 25 from complica- An Air Force veteran who served in field to the printing plate to the Web. tions following a fall from a ladder while Germany, Brill joined the Kent faculty in 1964 Digital photography has not only painting his house in and retired in 1994. Among his students were changed how capital and operating budg- Paradise, Mich. He was John Filo, who won the 1971 Spot News ets are calculated, it has changed how 71. Pulitzer Prize for his photo taken at Kent on photographers and editors approach their He was born in May 4, 1970, after the shootings by Ohio work. Photos now travel through electron- Milwaukee, Wis., on Feb. National Guard troops, and J. Ross Baughman, ic networks from the photographer to a 2, 1932. In earning bache- for a portfolio of feature photos taken in variety of departments in the paper and, in lor’s and master’s degree Rhodesia in 1977 for The Associated Press. some cases, to an outside business han- in journalism from the Brill is survived by his wife, Jan; son, dling the newspaper's Web site. University of Minnesota, Mark, of Tucson; daughters Lisa, of The workshop, which will be Oct. 7 Brill became the “first Cleveland, and Amy Selke, of Boston; six at Ohio University's College of Visual University of Minnesota grandchildren; and his brother, James, of Communications in Athens, will address School of Journalism Menominee Falls. A service was held on June graduate to specialize in 28 in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. these and other ways photographers and Charles Brill editors can best utilize time and technolo- photojournalism,” accord- Memorial contributions may be made to gy to deliver products to a variety of read- ing to the October 1958 issue of the NPPA Faith Lutheran Church in Sault Ste. Marie or ers. magazine, then called National Press the American Cancer Society. Look for registration materials in the Photographer. In addition, a Kent Journalism and Mass mail this summer. Meantime, contact The story, headlined “First of a New Communication scholarship is being estab- Breed Wins His Place on a News Staff,” noted lished, said Jeff Fruit, school director. Jan Brill Ohio AP Photo Editor Gary Gardiner that Charlie “is now a member of the photo- and her children will decide on the kind and ([email protected] or 800-762-4841) if graphic staff of the Minneapolis Tribune, amount of the scholarship, and details will be you have topic or speaker suggestions for where he gets his ‘postgraduate’ guidance of announced later. However, alumni and friends the workshop. such men as Earl Seubert, NPPA Photographer who wish to contribute may do so through the of the Year.’” School of Journalism and Mass Odds n ends Brill was introduced at the 1958 NPPA Communication.. Those funds will be ear- Kent State University student Scott convention in Minneapolis as “the school’s marked for the scholarship once it’s estab- Galvin started his internship at The ‘newest product,’ a picture and word man. As a lished. Mrs. Brill may be reached at P.O. Box Vindicator in a big way. Galvin’s image of student, Brill had been taking the journalism 3, Paradise, MI 49768. two runners falling at the finish line at the school’s standard editorial sequence until a From material provided by Dr. Fred Endres, Kent Metro Athletic Conference track champi- new press photography and editing courses State University, and by Jim Gordon, from back issues onships was published in Sports were introduced two years ago by Prof. George of the NPPA magazine. Illustrated. S. Bush, former San Francisco and Detroit Lindsay Semple has became a per- newspaperman. Brill then elected as many Photo by Gary Harwood/KSU manent hire at the Akron Beacon Journal after working in a temporary position since December. Buckeye Seminar to open Short Course Ohio University student David Mark your calendars for the third week- attending are asked to pre-register to facilitate Distelhorst is working this summer as an end in October as two great educational oppor- planning. Registration materials will be avail- intern at the Peoria Journal Star and will tunities for photojournalists will be presented able on the web at www.onpa.org. fill the same position this fall at the Akron in Cleveland. Speakers confirmed for this years Flying Beacon Journal. The second stop on this year’s National Short Course event are: Kenny Irby, Visual NPPA President Michael Sherer Press Photographer Association’s 45th annual Journalism Group Leader at the Poynter announced that starting with the June Flying Short Course seminar will be in Institute; Scott Jensen, KARE-TV, 2003 issue, Donald R. Winslow of Cleveland on Sunday, Oct. 19. Minneapolis the NPPA 2003 Television POY; Redwood City, California, is the new ONPA be one of the local sponsors for the Randy Olson, National Geographic - POYi NPPA Publications Editor. Winslow will FSC and we have taken the added step to pres- Magazine POY; Jamie Francis, Director of edit News Photographer magazine as well ent the annual Buckeye Television Seminar at Photography Rocky Mountain News; Pauline as the association's Web site. WKYC-TV in Cleveland on the previous day. Lubens, San Jose Mercury News. Winslow takes over for retiring editor Television vice president Vince Shivers Registration is $60 for NPPA members, Jim Gordon, who for twenty-five years and WKYC-TV director of photography Kim $75 for non-members and $30 for students.