Celebrating 80 years of Press Photography in Southern California e Press Photographers Association Just of Greater Los Angeles One December 2016, Volume 80, Number 4 DOWNLOADABLE EDITION Check our web site at www.ppagla.org for complete More, Jr. monthly contest results and judges comments
Ringo Chiu/Los Angeles Business Journal/Freelance OCTOBER, FEATURE, FIRST PLACE: Star trails are seen above the Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms on October 2, 2016.
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President’s Annual Old Board, Point Photo 3Message Banquet3 Info 3New Board 4Standings 5Contests PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE & NEWS The beginning of the JOM yearbook By John McCoy organization in the early years. for a loan so that we could pay PPAGLA President We held what became known as the bill. the Flashbulbers Ball, filled with The details are sketchy, but The most recent edition of Hollywood A-list actors who somehow a publicist friend of Just One More has probably were looking for ink back in the ours came up with a bright idea. been sitting on your days before award shows “Why not publish a book on Los coffee tables for a while. like the Oscars and Em- Angeles press photography, and It is one of the few mys. We would hold a sell advertising?” And so the yearbooks printed by a benefit ball, Hollywood yearbook was born. press club in the entire elite would show up, and Inside the pages of that first country. we gave the money to yearbook you will find advertis- Our first yearbook charity. ing from General Electric G-E was published in 1953. It But in 1953, we got a Photoflash bulbs, USS Steel, was a paperback, plastic little ahead of ourselves. Helms Bakeries, Kodak, The spiral tome that was billed as At that time we were known Ambassador Hotel, United Air- the Los Angeles Press Photogra- as LAPPA, and we held a Grand lines, Van de Kamps and many phers Association tribute to the Charity Ball at the Statler Hotel. more. first 50 years of News photogra- The program began at 9 p.m. on 3:30 in the morning, followed You will also find best wishes phy in LA. Friday, Feb. 6. We had danc- with dancing until dawn. adverts from Dean Martin and It didn’t have any award win- ing with the Manny Harmon Then the bill came. The Jerry Lewis, Red Skelton, How- ning images from the LAPPA and his Orchestra in the Pacific President at the time, Dick Oli- ard Hughes, Bud Abbot and Lou contest, that would come later. Ballroom, followed by Freddy ver was caught a little off guard. Costello, and Walt Disney. The first yearbook had to get out Martin in the Golden State The income from the event was The advertising dollars rolled quick. We had bills to pay. Room. Guest stars included Red eclipsed by the amount we spent. in, the Statler Hotel bill was Currently our yearbook Skelton, George Jessel, Rosema- The board of directors went into paid, and our members who scrapes along with a minimum rie, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, a panic. loaned us money were all made of advertising, and a very Will Rogers Jr., Art Linkletter, First we had to close our whole. An advertisement inside generous contribution from our Merv Griffin, Jane Wyman and office and lay off secretary that first yearbook featured a publisher Peter Levshin. But in Debbie Reynolds just to name Audry Dale. We then raided the press photographer exclaim- 1953, the yearbook saved our a few. treasury but still came up short. ing, “Just One More Please!” Association. After the shows, a Chuck- Soon, we were sending out let- That phrase became the title for You see, we were a real party wagon Breakfast was served at ters to our members asking them yearbook you see today.
WHAT’S GOING ON SAVE THE DATE ANNUAL BANQUET The PPAGLA Annual Awards Banquet Luncheon will be held at Almansor Court in Alhambra on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The meet and greet starts at 11 a.m., and the brunch starts at noon. The price will be $40 per person and $50 at the door. Former Sports Illustrated photographer and Kodak executive Richard Mackson will be the lifetime achievement recipient. MEMBERS VOTE IN CLIP CONTESTS WE NEED YOUR VOTES DECEMBER 2016
The winner of the monthly contest is now in your • hands. Each month the contest will be entered from the 1st to the 15th, and get judged from the 16th through the end of the month. If you have any problems with the process, please New board/old board meeting inform our webmaster Khai at: [email protected] The 2016 and 2017 board of directors meet in January 2017 at Umami You do not need to enter the contest to vote! Burger in Los Angeles. Top (l-r): Mike Nelson, Kirk McCoy, Karen Loberg, It’s your chance to cruise PPAGLA to see and Michael Coons, Arturo Quezada, and Ringo Chiu. Bottom (l-r): David vote for the photos! Vote each month at Fernandez, Gerard Burkhart, John McCoy, Amy Gaskin, Nancy Newman, http://contests.ppagla.org! JUST ONE MORE, JR. Jim Ober and David Seger. 3 POINT STANDINGS JULY PHOTO CONTEST 2016 CONTEST POINTS THROUGH NOVEMBER 2016 Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News 1150 Ringo Chiu Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance 750 Terry Pierson The Press Enterprise 690 Will Lester Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 540 Thomas R Cordova Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram 390 Mindy Schauer Orange County Register 330 Ed Crisostomo Orange County Register 200 Ronen Tivony Freelance 220 Bill Alkofer Orange County Register 150 Karen Quincy Loberg Ventura County Star 100 Robert Hanashiro USA TODAY 100 Jennifer Cappuccio Maher Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 80 Rachel Luna San Bernardino Sun 70 Micah Escamilla Redlands Daily Facts 70 Michael Goulding Orange County Register 70 Katharine Lotze Santa Clarita Valley Signal 60 John McCoy Los Angeles Daily News 30 Michael Owen Baker Los Angeles Daily News 30 Rachel Luna San Bernardino Sun 30 Jayne Kamin-Oncea USA TODAY Sports Images 30 Paul Rodriguez 30 Orange County Register Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times 30 JULY, SPORTS ACTION, SECOND PLACE: A bulldogger digs his heals into the dirt to bring down a steer in the Steer Wrestling event during the Eighth Per- Jose Huerta Victorville Daily Press 30 formance at the 120th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming on July 30, 2016. Stan Lim The Press Enterprise 20 Libby Cline Pasadena Star-News 20 THIRD PLACE Ringo Chiu Frank Perez Freelance 10 JULY 2016 Los Angeles Business Journal / Micah Escamilla Redlands Daily Facts 10 ENTERTAINMENT Freelance FIRST PLACE PHOTO ESSAY Terry Pierson The Press Enterprise FIRST PLACE Will Lester SECOND PLACE Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Will Lester Inland Valley Daily Bulletin SECOND PLACE Terry Pierson THIRD PLACE The Press Enterprise Will Lester Inland Valley Daily Bulletin THIRD PLACE Katharine Lotze Santa Clarita Valley Signal FEATURE NIKON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONGRATULATES FIRST PLACE PORTRAIT Ed Crisostomo Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register FIRST PLACE JULY, PORTRAIT, FIRST PLACE: Newport Harbor Patrol Deputy Sheriff Ron Orange County Register Mindy Schauer Reyes and 8 brothers and sisters have had careers in law enforcement. THE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION SECOND PLACE Orange County Register Keith Birmingham OF GREATER LOS ANGELES AWARD WINNERS SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE SPOT Pasadena Star-News Ronen Tivony, Freelance Thomas R Cordova NEWS Photographer of the Year THIRD PLACE Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram DECEMBER 2016 DECEMBER 2016
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Terry Pierson/The Press-Enterprise AUGUST, FEATURE, THIRD PLACE: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies, tactical flight officer Ed Leon, left, and pilot Doug Brimmer go Thomas R. Cordova/Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram through a preflight check of the Eurocopter AS-350 B-3 Ecureuil in the hanger at the Apple Valley Airport on Aug 25, 2016. AUGUST, GENERAL NEWS, FIRST PLACE: Luis Anaya is consoled by a passer-by Sunday as he sits curbside near where his wife, Carina Mancera, 27, and 4-year-old daughter Jennebel Anaya were shot to death Saturday night as they returned with groceries to their home at 9th Street and Locust Avenue in Long Beach on August 7, 2016. AUGUST 2016 GENERAL PORTRAIT SPORTS NEWS FIRST PLACE FEATURE FIRST PLACE Terry Pierson FIRST PLACE ENTERTAINMENT Thomas R Cordova The Press Enterprise Will Lester FIRST PLACE Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram SECOND PLACE Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Jennifer Cappuccio Maher SECOND PLACE Ringo Chiu SECOND PLACE Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ronen Tivony Los Angeles Business Journal / Robert Hanashiro SECOND PLACE Freelance Freelance USA TODAY Will Lester THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ringo Chiu Katharine Lotze Keith Birmingham THIRD PLACE Los Angeles Business Journal / Santa Clarita Valley Signal Pasadena Star-News Thomas R Cordova Freelance Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram SPOT PHOTO SPORTS DECEMBER 2016 NEWS DECEMBER 2016 • ACTION • FEATURE ESSAY FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE Jose Huerta FIRST PLACE Robert Hanashiro Robert Hanashiro Victorville Daily Press Mindy Schauer USA TODAY USA TODAY Orange County Register SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE Will Lester SECOND PLACE Will Lester Robert Hanashiro Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Katharine Lotze/Freelance Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY Mindy Schauer Inland Valley Daily Bulletin USA TODAY Orange County Register THIRD PLACE AUGUST, PORTRAIT, THIRD PLACE: Valencia senior linebacker Tariq Speights made 63 tack- AUGUST, SPORTS ACTION, FIRST PLACE: The Chinese synchro- THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE Ringo Chiu les last season as a junior before tearing his ACL in the Vikings’ seventh game. Here, nized swimming team of Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan THIRD PLACE Keith Birmingham he poses for a portrait on August 9. begin their performance in the women’s duet competition
JUST ONE MORE, JR. Mindy Schauer Los Angeles Business Journal / JUST ONE MORE, JR. Terry Pierson Orange County Register Pasadena Star-News Freelance at the at Rio Summer Olympic Games on Aug. 9. 6 The Press Enterprise 7 SEPTEMBER PHOTO CONTEST SEPTEMBER PHOTO CONTEST
Keith Birmingham/The Pasadena-News SEPTEMBER, ENTERTAINMENT, FIRST PLACE: Red Hot Chili Peppers perform prior to a NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles. Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News SEPTEMBER, SPORTS FEATURE, FIRST PLACE: Charter Oak head coach Lou Farrar fires up his team prior to a prep football game against Colony at Char- ter Oak High School in Covina, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016.
SEPTEMBER GENERAL PORTRAIT SPORTS NEWS FIRST PLACE FEATURE 2016 FIRST PLACE Terry Pierson FIRST PLACE Mindy Schauer The Press Enterprise Keith Birmingham ENTERTAINMENT Orange County Register SECOND PLACE Pasadena Star-News SECOND PLACE Terry Pierson SECOND PLACE FIRST PLACE The Press Enterprise Keith Birmingham Keith Birmingham Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News Pasadena Star-News THIRD PLACE Pasadena Star-News THIRD PLACE Will Lester THIRD PLACE SECOND PLACE Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ronen Tivony, Freelance Ronen Tivony Ed Crisostomo Freelance Orange County Register THIRD PLACE Terry Pierson SPOT The Press Enterprise PHOTO SPORTS DECEMBER 2016 NEWS DECEMBER 2016 • ACTION • FEATURE ESSAY FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE Thomas R Cordova Bill Alkofer Keith Birmingham Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram Ed Crisostomo Pasadena Star-News Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Orange County Register Orange County Register SECOND PLACE SEPTEMBER, PORTRAIT, THIRD PLACE: Luis Salazar carries a pumpkin to a bin as workers har- SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE Ringo Chiu vested some of the 30 tons of pumpkins in Chino on September 28, 2016, in preparation Terry Pierson Keith Birmingham Los Angeles Business Journal / for the 24th Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival set to start on Oct 8. Ed Crisostomo Pasadena Star-News Orange County Register The Press Enterprise Freelance /The Press-Enterprise THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE Terry Pierson THIRD PLACE Will Lester SEPTEMBER, ENTERTAINMENT, THIRD PLACE: Megadeth JUST ONE MORE, JR.
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Ringo Chiu/Los Angeles Business Journal/Freelance NOVEMBER, GENERAL NEWS, THIRD PLACE: Police confront protesters as they shut down the 101 freeway following a rally to protest the presidential elec- Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register tion win President-elect Donald Trump in Los Angeles on November 9, 2016. OCTOBER, FEATURE, THIRD PLACE: Addison Lemke, 4, of Santa Ana, yells boo after getting her face painted at Irvine Park Railroad’s 11th annual Pump- kin Patch in Orange on October 11, 2016. NOVEMBER 2016 GENERAL PORTRAIT SPORTS NEWS FIRST PLACE FEATURE Keith Birmingham GENERAL PORTRAIT SPORTS FEATURE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE OCTOBER 2016 ENTERTAINMENT Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News Keith Birmingham NEWS FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE Pasadena Star-News SECOND PLACE Pasadena Star-News FIRST PLACE Keith Birmingham Keith Birmingham Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles Terry Pierson ENTERTAINMENT Pasadena Star-News Pasadena Star-News SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE Keith Birmingham Business Journal / Freelance Ronen Tivony The Press Enterprise Thomas R Cordova FIRST PLACE Pasadena Star-News SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE Freelance THIRD PLACE Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram Ronen Tivony, Freelance SECOND PLACE Terry Pierson Bill Alkofer Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles Keith Birmingham The Press Enterprise Orange County Register THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE SECOND PLACE Ronen Tivony, Freelance Business Journal / Freelance Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles Pasadena Star-News Terry Pierson Ronen Tivony, Freelance THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE Business Journal / Freelance The Press Enterprise THIRD PLACE Ed Crisostomo Will Lester Will Lester Thomas R Cordova Terry Pierson Orange County Register Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram SPORTS The Press Enterprise PHOTO ACTION SPOT DECEMBER 2016 DECEMBER 2016
• SPORTS ACTION SPOT NEWS PHOTO ESSAY ESSAY FIRST PLACE NEWS • FEATURE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FEATURE Keith Birmingham Keith Birmingham Will Lester FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE Mindy Schauer FIRST PLACE Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles Pasadena Star-News Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles Pasadena Star-News Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Orange County Register Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance SECOND PLACE Business Journal / Freelance Business Journal / Freelance SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE Business Journal / Freelance Will Lester Thomas R Cordova Will Lester SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE SECOND PLACE Keith Birmingham SECOND PLACE Keith Birmingham Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles Keith Birmingham Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Pasadena Star-News Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News THIRD PLACE Business Journal / Freelance Pasadena Star-News THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE Pasadena Star-News THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE Will Lester THIRD PLACE THIRD PLACE Terry Pierson Will Lester Terry Pierson THIRD PLACE Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
JUST ONE MORE, JR. Keith Birmingham Will Lester Ed Crisostomo Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The Press Enterprise JUST ONE MORE, JR. The Press Enterprise Mindy Schauer Pasadena Star-News Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 10 Orange County Register Orange County Register 11 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles 501 W. Glenoaks Blvd. #655, Glendale CA 91202 Web site: www.ppagla.org E-mail: [email protected] OFFICERS Chairman: David Fernandez, [email protected] President: John McCoy, [email protected] Vice President: Louis Gabriele, [email protected] Treasurer: Jim Ober, [email protected] Secretary: David Seger, [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gerard Burkhart, Ringo Chiu, Michael Coons, David Fernandez, Amy Gaskin, Karen Loberg, Kirk McKoy and Mike Nelson COMMITTEE CHAIRS Video/Multimedia: Arturo Quezada (aquezada@univision.net) and Louis Gabriele ([email protected]) Social Media/Web Designer: Khai Le ([email protected]) Sponsorships: Jim Ober ([email protected]) Awards Banquet: David Fernandez ([email protected]), Jim Ober ([email protected]) and David Seger ([email protected]) Still Contests: Kirk McKoy ([email protected]) and Khai Le ([email protected]) JOM: Jim Ober ([email protected]) Memberships: Rick Meyer ([email protected]) Education: Gerard Burkhart ([email protected]) and Amy Gaskin ([email protected]) Media Access: Lou Varela Special Projects: Ringo Chiu, Michael Coons, David Fernandez, Amy Gaskin, Karen Loberg, Kirk McKoy and Mike Nelson E-JOM JR. NEWSLETTER Editor: John McCoy, [email protected] Design: Denise Smaldino, [email protected] WEBMASTER Khai Le, [email protected] Copyright 2016 by the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles (PPAGLA)
FOUNDING MEMBER GEORGE WATSON ppaglaTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE Invite you and your family to our Annual DECEMBER 2016 • Awards Luncheon SATURDAY, APRIL 1
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