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Celebrating 74 years of Press Photography in Southern e Press Photographers Association Just of Greater One March 2012, Volume 76, Number 1 Downloadable edition Check our web site at www.ppagla.org for complete More, Jr. monthly contest results and judges comments Terry Pierson /Riverside Press-Enterprise Terry News, May, First Place: Jurupa Valley firefighters Andrew White, left, and Joel Davis man a hose during a fire at a pallet yard in Fontana on May 20.

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ichard “Dick” Smith and Boris Yaro are two of our newest Life- time Achievement honorees. Both were honored at our 76th awards Rdinner. Dick and Boris brought some of the best camera work and photography to Los Angeles. During their careers, the stories they covered nationally and abroad were major events. In 1966, Boris was included in the Pulitzer Prize winning team of Los Angeles Times staffers for their coverage and reporting on the Los Angeles riots. Yaro was at the Ambas- sador hotel in 1968 when Sen. Robert F. Photo by Gerard Burkhart Photo by Gerard Kennedy was assassinated. He talked about Chair Bob Riha Jr., left, Richard ‘Dick’ Smith (NBC Ret.), Boris Yaro (L.A. Times Ret.) and President his first-hand account of the assassination. Dave Fernandez at PPAGLA annual Awards Dinner on March 24 at the Automobile Driving Mu- As that evening unfolded he was able to get seum in El Segundo. Both Smith and Yaro were honored with the PPAGLA Lifetime Achievement one of the most historical photographs in Award for their lifetime of contributions. history. Dick Smith covered the in has been lost. The dedication to cover these No one knows what the future holds for 1964. His news film was used almost nightly events is approached in an entirely different television news as well as major city news- on the Huntley-Brinkley news program. It manner today. Dick Smith’s video presenta- papers. was also used in creating an hourlong special tion at our awards dinner sites “the gathering One thing we do know from that evening, report in primetime for the network. He was of stories are done way too fast.” Photogra- when Dick and Boris received their awards, a part of the Barry Goldwater presidential phers are not given enough time to gather it was a special moment for them and their campaign, which was a very grueling cross all the visual elements needed in a story. families because they did it right in their country campaign. Dick won many national You can tell by looking at a story it is rushed careers. They earned it and they deserved it! and local awards. and hurts the quality. Lighting has become It was a great moment, they are a part of the Obviously that style of news coverage sloppy and shots are missed. legacy of PPAGLA. Thank you letters from student winners...

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Honorable mention December Will Lester 2011 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Judges: Chicago Tribune Portrait staff including Heather Charles, staff photographer; First Place Keri Wiginton, staff photog- Terry Pierson rapher; Todd Panagopoulos, The Press-Enterprise senior photo editor Second Place Stan Lim The Press-Enterprise News Sports First Place First Place Stan Lim David Pardo The Press-Enterprise Daily Press Second Place Second Place Frank Bellino Will Lester The Press-Enterprise Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Third Place Third Place Stan Lim Keith Birmingham Will Lester/Staff Photographer The Press-Enterprise Pasadena Star-News Sports, December, Second Place: The TCU Horned Frogs plays the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 21. Honorable mention Honorable mention News, Thomas R. Cordova Keith Birmingham Inland Valley Daily Bulletin December, Pasadena Star-News 2nd place: Suzanne Sul- Feature Photo essay livan, mother of Chris First Place First Place Sullivan, is Will Lester Stan Lim consoled by Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The Press-Enterprise her brother Thomas Sul- Second Place Second Place livan as he Francine Orr holds up a Keith Birmingham photo of her Los Angeles Times Pasadena Star-News son (left in the photo). Third Place Third Place Just On e M ore , J r . • ar ch 2012 Terry Pierson Thomas R. Cordova Frank Bellino/The 6 The Press-Enterprise Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Press Enterprise January 2012 contest

Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times Feature, January, Second Place: Surfers ride large waves, some reaching up to 20 feet, at the Wedge in Newport Beach. Honorable mention January Terry Pierson 2012 The Press-Enterprise Judges: The staff of the Portrait Anchorage Daily News. First Place Terry Pierson News The Press-Enterprise First Place Second Place Terry Pierson Stan Lim The Press-Enterprise The Press-Enterprise

Second Place Third Place Stan Lim Ringo H.W. Chiu The Press-Enterprise Freelance

Third Place Honorable mention Christina House Terry Pierson Freelance The Press-Enterprise Honorable mention Sports David Pardo Daily Press First Place John McCoy Feature Los Angeles Daily News First Place Second Place Thomas R. Cordova Frank Bellino Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The Press-Enterprise

Second Place Third Place Allen J. Schaben Jayne Kamin-Oncea Los Angeles Times US Presswire

Jayne Kamin-Oncea/US Presswire Third Place Honorable mention Sports, January, Honorable Mention: Phoenix Coyotes center Daymond Lang- Terry Pierson Jayne Kamin-Oncea Just On e M ore , J r . • ar ch 2012 kow, left, and Los Angeles Kings right wing Justin Williams both go after the puck. The Press-Enterprise US Presswire 7 February 2012 contest

Sports, February, First Place: Santiago keeper Katie Smith makes a diving save of a Troy shot on goal during the first-round CIF D2 play- off game in Corona on Feb. 17.

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Third Place February Thomas R. Cordova 2012 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Judges: Staff of The Honorable mention Capital (Annapolis, MD) Will Lester including J. Henson, chief Inland Valley Daily Bulletin photographer; Paul W. Gil- lespie, staff photographer; Portrait Joshua McKerrow, staff photographer; Laura-Chase First Place McGehee, staff photogra- Thomas R. Cordova pher. Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Second Place Terry Pierson News The Press-Enterprise Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin First Place Third Place Feature, February, Honorable Mention: A carpenter works on a roof of a home Stan Lim Stan Lim under construction on Hellman Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga on Feb. 1. The Press-Enterprise The Press-Enterprise

Second Place Honorable mention Stan Lim Will Lester The Press-Enterprise Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Third Place Jennifer Cappuccio Maher Sports Inland Valley Daily Bulletin First Place Terry Pierson Honorable mention The Press-Enterprise Frank Bellino The Press-Enterprise Second Place Jayne Kamin-Oncea Feature US Presswire

First Place Third Place Terry Pierson Jennifer Cappuccio Maher The Press-Enterprise Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Thomas R. Cordova/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Second Place Honorable mention Feature, February, Second Place: Petty Officer 1st Class Toni Debem, 33, Just On e M ore , J r . • ar ch 2012 Thomas R. Cordova Keith Birmingham surprises her 3rd grade daughter Nadia Debem in class at Rhodes Elementary 8 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Pasadena Star-News School in Chino, after coming home after being deployed for 8 months. March 2012 contest

Stan Lim/The Press Enterprise News, First Place, March: Shanita Williams, left, mother of Quinn McCaleb, is consoled by Gail Howard, after attending a press conference in Redlands.

Second Place March 2012 Keith Birmingham Judges: The staff of the Pasadena Star-News Herald Tribune in Sarasota, Fla. Third Place Terry Pierson News The Press-Enterprise Honorable mention First Place David Pardo Stan Lim Daily Press The Press-Enterprise

Second Place Sports David Pardo Daily Press First Place John McCoy Third Place Los Angeles Daily News Stan Lim The Press-Enterprise Second Place John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News Will Lester Sports, March, First Place: Harvard-Westlake Andrew Wallach celebrates after Honorable mention Inland Valley Daily Bulletin crossing the plate behind Alemany catcher Sean O’Brien. The run tied the game Terry Pierson in the 7th inning at Alemany High School in Mission Hills. The Press-Enterprise Third Place Keith Birmingham Feature Pasadena Star-News First Place Honorable mention Will Lester Jayne Kamin-Oncea Inland Valley Daily Bulletin US Presswire Second Place Photo essay Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News First Place Stan Lim Third Place The Press-Enterprise Stan Lim The Press-Enterprise Second Place Terry Pierson Honorable mention The Press-Enterprise Ringo Chiu Freelance Third Place Thomas R. Cordova David Prado/Daily Press Portrait Inland Valley Daily Bulletin News, March, Second Place: Two toddlers wait on a gurney moments before be- ing taken into an ambulance as San Bernardino County Fire Fighters in the back- First Place Honorable mention ground prepare to free the driver and front passenger of the white Buick with the Terry Pierson Stan Lim Just On e M ore , J r . • ar ch 2012 jaws of life after a suspected drunk driver hit them on Valley Center Drive. The Press-Enterprise The Press-Enterprise 9 April 2012 contest

Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News Sports, April, First Place: Girl Varsity swimmers start the 200 free during Saugus vs Hart meet at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center on April 18.

Honorable mention April 2012 Hans Gutknecht Judges: The staff of Daily Los Angeles Daily News Herald in Provo, Utah. Portrait First Place News Frank Bellino The Press-Enterprise First Place Stan Lim Second Place The Press-Enterprise Thomas R. Cordova Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Second Place Hans Gutknecht Third Place Los Angeles Daily News Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News Third Place Hans Gutknecht Honorable mention Los Angeles Daily News Stan Lim Stan Lim/The Press Enterprise The Press-Enterprise Honorable mention Feature, April, First Place: Nevaeh Llantada, 6, gives a kiss goodbye to her Will Lester mother Destiny Padilla, 22, both of Colton, after visiting her in the lobby of the Sports Community Hospital of San Bernardino on April 25. Nevaeh helped her mother Inland Valley Daily Bulletin give birth to her new baby brother earlier in the morning. First Place Hans Gutknecht News, April, Feature Los Angeles Daily News Honorable Men- tion: The casket First Place Second Place for Etiwanda High Stan Lim Keith Birmingham School gradu- The Press-Enterprise Pasadena Star-News ate Marine Cpl. Robby A. Reyes Second Place Third Place is loaded into a Stan Lim Keith Birmingham hearse as his wife The Press-Enterprise Pasadena Star-News Candice is led to a vehicle following Third Place Honorable mention funeral services. Just On e M ore , J r . • ar ch 2012 Thomas R. Cordova Jayne Kamin-Oncea Will Lester/Inland Valley 10 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin US Presswire Daily Bulletin May 2012 contest May 2012 Judges: The staff of Billings Gazette.

News First Place Terry Pierson The Press-Enterprise

Second Place Hans Gutknecht Los Angeles Daily News

Third Place Terry Pierson The Press-Enterprise

Honorable mention Stan Lim The Press-Enterprise

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First Place Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News John McCoy News, May, Second Place: Diego Cap chants during a May Day demonstration downtown Los Angeles on May 1. Los Angeles Daily News Feature, Sports May, Second Second Place Place: Denise Stan Lim First Place Gonzalez, 8, The Press-Enterprise Hans Gutknecht of Palmdale, Los Angeles Daily looks at the Third Place News replica of a David Pardo tyrannosau- Daily Press Second Place rus rex skull Hans Gutknecht during a visit Honorable mention Los Angeles Daily to the Natural Terry Pierson News History The Press-Enterprise Museum in Third Place Los Angeles Frank Bellino on May 8. The Press-Enterprise The replica Portrait is based on Honorable mention the real skull First Place discovered by Frank Bellino Hans Gutknecht the late ama- The Press-Enterprise Los Angeles Daily teur paleon- News tologist Harley Second Place Garbani, of Keith Birmingham Hemet. Pasadena Star-News Stan Lim/ The Press Enterprise Third Place Hans Gutknecht Los Angeles Daily News

Honorable mention Jennifer Cappuccio Maher Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Just On e M ore , J r . • ar ch 2012 11 BANQUET RECAP 2011 winners list

Best UCLA sports photo (sponsored Still Fire Award (Sponsored by United Still Music & Performing Arts by stan troutman endowment fund) FireFighters of Los Angeles City - IAFF (Sponsored by The Otto Rothschild 1st Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Local 112 AFL-CIO) Endowment Fund) Star-News 1st Place: Frank Bellino, The Press- 1st Place: Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press 2nd Place: Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Enterprise 2nd Place: Danny Moloshok, Freelance Bulletin 2nd Place: Shawn Kaye, Freelance 3rd Place: Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles 3rd Place: Danny Moloshok, Freelance 3rd Place: Mike Meadows, Freelance Times Honorable Mention: Keith Birmingham, Honorable Mention: Christina House, Honorable Mention: Hans Gutknecht, Los Pasadena Star-News Freelance Angels Daily News

Still Animal (Sponsored by Don Brinn Video Fire Award (Sponsored by Video In-Depth Endowment Fund) United FireFighters of Los Angeles 1st Place: Arturo Quezada, KMEX-TV 1st Place: Hans Gutknecht, Los Angels City - IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO) 2nd Place: Sean Browning, KNBC-TV Daily News 1st Place: Frank Bellino, The Press- 3rd Place: Arturo Quezada, KMEX-TV 2nd Place: Hans Gutknecht, Los Angels Enterprise Daily News 2nd Place: Shawn Kaye, Freelance Still Photo Essay Award 3rd Place: Terry Pierson, The Press- 3rd Place: Mike Meadows, Freelance 1st Place: Marilyn Chung, The Desert Sun Enterprise Honorable Mention: Christina House, 2nd Place: Francine Orr, Los Angeles Honorable Mention: Stefano Paltera, Freelance Times Freelance 3rd Place: Mark Zaleski, The Press- Still Feature Award Enterprise Video Animal (Sponsored by Don Brinn 1st Place: Steven Georges, Daily Pilot Honorable Mention: Jay L. Clendenin, Los Endowment Fund) 2nd Place: Sarah Reingewirtz, San Gabriel Angeles Times 1st Place: Marilyn Chung, The Desert Sun Valley Newspapers 2nd Place: Karen Quincy Loberg, Ventura 3rd Place: Anne Cusack, Los Angeles Video General News Award County Star Times 1st Place: Hector Gonzalez / KMEX-TV 3rd Place: Eric Trujillo, KNBC TV Honorable Mention: Jennifer Cappuccio / “Bicycle Robberies” Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 2nd Place: Arturo Quezada, KMEX-TV Still Portrait Award 3rd Place: Hector Gonzalez, KMEX-TV 1st Place: Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Video Feature Award Times 1st Place: Arturo Quezada, KMEX-TV Andy Castle Award (Sponsored by The 2nd Place: Anne Cusack, Los Angeles 2nd Place: Andres Bonilla, KMEX-TV Los Angeles Dodgers) Times 3rd Place: Hector Gonzalez, KMEX-TV Jayne Kamin-Oncea, US Presswire 3rd Place: Hans Gutknecht, Los Angels Daily News Sports Award (Sponsored by GoPro) Videographer of the Year (Sponsored Honorable Mention: Sarah Reingewirtz, 1st Place: Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press by Canon USA) San Gabriel Valley Newspapers 2nd Place: Mark J. Terrill, Associated Hector Gonzalez, KMEX-TV Press Video Live Coverage 3rd Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Still Photographer of the Year 1st Place: Juan Hernandez, KMEX-TV Star-News (Sponsored by Nikon USA) Honorable Mention: Will Lester, Inland 1st Place: Terry Pierson, The Press- Video Spot News Valley Daily Bulletin Enterprise 1st Place: Sean Browning, KNBC-TV 2nd Place: Stan Lim, The Press- Enterprise 2nd Place: Hector Gonzalez, KMEX-TV Video Sports Award (Sponsored by 3rd Place: Mark Zaleski, The Press- 3rd Place: Myung Chun, L.A. Times GoPro) Enterprise 1st Place: Hector Gonzalez, KMEX-TV Still Spot News 2nd Place: Marilyn Chung, The Desert Sun Los Angeles Area Television Station 1st Place: Hans Gutknecht, Los Angels 3rd Place: Eric Trujillo, KNBC-TV of the Year (Sponsored by LitePanels) Daily News KMEX-TV 2nd Place: Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Still Sports Feature Award Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 1st Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena 3rd Place: Thomas R. Cordova, Inland Star-News Valley Daily Bulletin 2nd Place: Mark J. Terrill, Associated Honorable Mention: Bob Chamberlin, Los Press Angeles Times 3rd Place: Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Honorable Mention: Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press Just On e M ore , J r . • ar ch 2012 12 INTRODUCING THE AMAZING NIKON D3S. AMAZING THE INTRODUCING YOU. LETS D-SLR ONE BARYSHNIKOVWHEN IS YOUR SUBJECT, YOU TO WANT DARK. SHOOT UNTIL Mikhail Baryshnikov was photographed at dusk at 1/50 s at f/4.0, ISO 12,800. f/4.0, at Mikhail Baryshnikov wasphotographedatdusk1/50 s lenses, and it gives Mark a whole new set of creative tools. creative of set new awhole Mark gives it and lenses, NIKKOR outstanding and capabilities HD video legendary Add sharpness. razor and precision in ultimate the for system AF a51-Point with coupled 9FPS, to up of speed ready-for-anything A sensor. CMOS FX-format a12.1 has D3S megapixel, The believed. be to seen be must that 102,400 ISO at performance and 200-12,800 of range ISO low-noise astonishing an With Center. Arts Baryshnikov the at D3S Nikon new versatile the of capabilities low-light and quality image extraordinary the uses Seliger Mark photographer celebrated how See CAPTURED WITHTHENEWNIKOND3S. THE HDVIDEO“BARYSHNIKOV BYSELIGER,” GO TOWWW.NIKONUSA.COM/D3S TOSEE

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