Celebrating 78 years of Press Photography in Southern California e Press Photographers Association Just of Greater Los Angeles One June 2014, Volume 78, Number 2 DOWNLOADABLE EDITION Check our web site at www.ppagla.org for complete More, Jr. monthly contest results and judges comments /The Desert Sun Crystal Chatham MARCH, FEATURE, FIRST PLACE: Riders slide down the wall of the Pacific Spin after shooting out of a tunnel at Wet ‘N’ Wild on March 27, 2014 in Palm Springs. The water park, which changed ownership during the offseason, is open daily through April 6 for the spring break season.
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POLICE, MEDIA DISCUSS RIGHTS By Paul Buck PPAGLA President I recently participated in a panel discussion regard- ing the right to photograph and record in public. It was moderated by Mickey H. Osterreicher of NPPA, and the panelists who joined Friends and family gather together to celebrate Ron Price’s retirement. me during this conver- sation were Commander Michael KCAL’s Ron Price retires Parker from the Los By Joel Fallon KCBS/KCAL Angeles Sheriff’s Depart- ment, Commander Andrew In 1971 when Ron Price was 24, he began his Smith from the Media Rela- career at KCOP channel 13. He shot film work- tions and Community Affairs ing alongside veteran news photographer Bob Group at the LAPD and Jean Quinlan. They were the only two photographers Paul Jassy, Esq of Jassy Vick at KCOP at the time. Ron’s favorite memory, Carolan LLP. while working for KCOP was covering Presi- The panel discussion dent Richard Nixon’s political event at the Cen- was well attended at police tury Plaza Hotel, prior to Nixon’s resignation. headquarters (Deaton Hall Ron accepted a job at KHJ channel 9 in Auditorium) by journalists, 1975. He doubled his salary now that he was in law enforcement officers and a union shop. Again, just as at KCOP, Ron was Ron Price with his wife Marilou. students studying journalism, only one of two photographers at KHJ. The only criminal justice and law. field reporter was Chuck Hollis. They would chased KCAL in 2001 and in 2002 the corporate Some of the topics dis- hire their third photographer a few years later. merge began. cussed that evening included Ron shot film until videotape arrived in 1980. 2004 marked the physical move to Columbia the rights of citizens and the KHJ hired two more photographers bringing the Square a few blocks to the north. April 2007 was press photographing and re- total number of photographers at the station to a another move, this time to Studio City. Ron’s cording in public, the seizure grand total of five. favorite memory working for the duopoly was and deletion of said images Ron was known as the chief photographer doing what he loved to do, being a photographer and recordings by police, the at KHJ without the official title. His favorite out in the field. legal struggles that define memory during the KHJ years was covering the Ron and Marilou have purchased a motor who is or might not be a 1988 Republican National Convention. home and are heading north, south, east and journalist and whether or not His biggest career change came in 1988 west. press credentials are more of when Disney purchased KHJ and gave birth to Ron’s personal thoughts about his career: “I a detriment than a benefit. Overall it was an extreme- KCAL 9 News. He would be given the official never have tried to win awards, I never entered JUNE 2014 • title of Chief Photographer in 1989. That stable my work for awards, I always tried to do the ly interesting and engaging of five photographers would soon change. Ron best I could everyday and whatever happened evening; the audience mem- hired 29 more photographers. March 1990 happened.” Despite his efforts to avoid them, bers participated fully, asking was the launch of Prime 9 News. His Favorite Ron received 2 Golden Mic awards with Re- a number of very pertinent memory was traveling with David Jackson to porter Jim Murphy. questions. It is one of PPA- Japan and Korea and interviewing Presidents Ron always said if there was an award for GLA’s main goals to enhance Reagan, Ford, and Carter with Jerry Dunphy. best shot press conference at any governmental working relations between In 1995 he became news operations man- building in Los Angeles, he would win hands media and law enforcement ager under Young Broadcasting. In 1997, Ron down. and I believe that this discus- returned to the job he loved most: capturing Our thoughts about Ron: One of the most sion did exactly that. JUST ONE MORE, JR. powerful moments on videotape. Viacom pur- respected videographers of our time! 3 NEWS & POINT STANDINGS 2014 CONTEST POINTS THROUGH APRIL 2014
Terry Pierson The Press Enterprise 340 Stan Lim The Press Enterprise 195 Jennifer Cappuccio Maher Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 150 Thomas R Cordova Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram 150 Will Lester Inland Valley Daily Bulletin 135 Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News 105 Ed Crisostomo Orange County Register 90 Ringo Chiu freelance (Los Angeles Business Journal) 60 Crystal Chatham The Desert Sun 50 Karen Quincy Loberg Ventura County Star 35 Leo Jarzomb San Gabriel Valley Newspapers 30 Frank Bellino The Press Enterprise 30 Jayne Kamin-Oncea USA TODAY Sports 20 Mark J. Terrill Associated Press 20 Steven Georges freelance 10 JUNE 2014 •
HERALD EXAMINER 25TH YEAR PHOTO STAFF REUNION: This gathering took place at Jim Reubsamen’s house in Topanga Canyon. L to R: (front row) Leo JUST ONE MORE, JR. Jarzomb, Jim Ruebsamen; (back row) Rob Brown, Dean Musgrove, Louis Donahue, Mike Sergieff, Javier Mendoza, Akili Ramsess, Guy Goodenow, 4 Jim Ober, and Mike Mullen. MONTHLY PHOTO CONTESTS MARCH 2014
NEWS FIRST PLACE: Thomas R. Cordova, Daily Breeze/Press Telegram SECOND PLACE: Karen Quincy Loberg, Ventura County Star THIRD PLACE: Thomas R. Cordova, Daily Breeze/Press Telegram FEATURE FIRST PLACE: Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun SECOND PLACE: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise THIRD PLACE: Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun SPORTS FIRST PLACE: Thomas R. Cordova, Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram SECOND PLACE: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise THIRD PLACE: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News HONORABLE MENTION: Thomas R. Cordova, Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram PORTRAIT FIRST PLACE: Terry Pierson, The Press Enterprise SECOND PLACE: Ed Crisostomo, Orange County Register THIRD PLACE: Thomas R. Cordova, Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram JUNE 2014 • PHOTO ESSAY FIRST PLACE: Frank Bellino, The Press-Enterprise SECOND PLACE: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise THIRD PLACE: Terry Pierson/The Press-Enterprise Ed Crisostomo, MARCH, SPORTS, SECOND PLACE: Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the JUST ONE MORE, JR. Orange County Register NASCAR Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 23 in Fontana. 55 MONTHLY PHOTO CONTESTS
Thomas R. Cordova/Daily Breeze/Press Telegram MARCH, NEWS, FIRST PLACE: After speaking for his 3 minutes George Buzzetti walks away with his thumbs down as the Centinela Valley school board holds its second school board meeting since the scandal over Superintendent Jose Fernandez’s $663,000 compensation package last year erupted in early February in Lawndale CA. Tuesday March 11, 2014. The district is made up of four high schools in Hawthorne and Lawndale. JUNE 2014 • Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register MARCH, PORTRAIT, SECOND PLACE: Dave Lopez, reflected, gazes at a plaque bearing his wife Elaine’s photo and name in a garden beside the Messiah Lutheran Church on Friday morning.
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JUST ONE MORE, JR. MARCH, FEATURE, SECOND PLACE: Cabazon Dinosaur Mr. Rex is 6 still a road side attraction for travelers along the l-10. MONTHLY PHOTO CONTESTS
Karen Quincy Loberg/Ventura County Star MARCH, NEWS, SECOND PLACE: Ventura County Firefighter Andrea Stanley quickly traverses the scene at Foxglove Court where flames consume the Hall residence in the North Ranch area of Thousand Oaks late Sunday night. No one was injured, and the source of the fire has yet to be determined. JUNE 2014 •
Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star News Frank Bellino/The Press-Enterprise MARCH, SPORTS, THIRD PLACE: Renaissance Acad- MARCH, PHOTO ESSAY, FIRST PLACE: Doug Johnson from Riverside plants six roadside memorial emy’s Steve Herve reacts after defeating View crosses for 19-year-old Anthony Devaney on Lake Street and Temescal Canyon Road in Lake JUST ONE MORE, JR. Park 58-55 during a CIF basketball game. Elsinore on March 6, 2014. 7 MONTHLY PHOTO CONTESTS
Stan Lim/The Press-Enterprise APRIL, GENERAL NEWS, SECOND PLACE: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Dani Pineda, a member of the departments honor guard, hangs his head during a prayer at the Highway Dedication Ceremony in honor of Jeremiah MacKay, on April 16 at Yucaipa Community Park. Detec- tive Jeremiah MacKay was fatally wounded during a shootout with a murder suspect. A portion of State Highway Route 38 will be named after him.
Bulletin Bulletin HONORABLE MENTION: The Press-Enterprise APRIL 2014 THIRD PLACE: SECOND PLACE: Thomas R. Cordova, SECOND PLACE: Crystal Chatham, Stan Lim, Daily Breeze/Press- Thomas R. Cordova, GENERAL NEWS The Desert Sun The Press-Enterprise Telegram Daily Breeze/Press- THIRD PLACE: Telegram FIRST PLACE: FEATURE Jennifer Cappuccio SPORTS FEATURE THIRD PLACE: Terry Pierson, Maher, Ed Crisostomo, The Press-Enterprise FIRST PLACE: FIRST PLACE: Terry Pierson, Inland Valley Daily Will Lester, Inland Valley Orange County Register SECOND PLACE: The Press-Enterprise Bulletin Daily Bulletin HONORABLE MENTION: Stan Lim, Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise SECOND PLACE: SECOND PLACE: Will Lester, SPORTS ACTION Thomas R. Cordova, The Press-Enterprise THIRD PLACE: Inland Valley Daily FIRST PLACE: Daily Breeze/Press- Thomas R. Cordova,
JUNE 2014 Bulletin Keith Birmingham, Telegram • Daily Breeze/Press- Pasadena Star-News PHOTO ESSAY Telegram THIRD PLACE: THIRD PLACE: Will Lester, SECOND PLACE: Keith Birmingham, FIRST PLACE: SPOT NEWS Inland Valley Daily Terry Pierson, Pasadena Star-News Ed Crisostomo, Bulletin The Press-Enterprise HONORABLE MENTION: Orange County Register FIRST PLACE: THIRD PLACE: Terry Pierson, SECOND PLACE: Jennifer Cappuccio Ma- ENTERTAINMENT Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise Stan Lim, her, Inland Valley Daily The Press-Enterprise The Press-Enterprise Bulletin FIRST PLACE: Jennifer Cappuccio HONORABLE MENTION: PORTRAIT THIRD PLACE: SECOND PLACE: Maher,
JUST ONE MORE, JR. Stan Lim, Terry Pierson, Will Lester, FIRST PLACE: Inland Valley Daily The Press-Enterprise The Press-Enterprise 8 Inland Valley Daily Stan Lim, MONTHLY PHOTO CONTESTS
Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin APRIL, SPOT NEWS, FIRST PLACE: Residents watch the Etiwanda Fire from Wilson Avenue as the sun sets in Rancho Cucamonga on April 30, 2014. JUNE 2014 •
Thomas R. Cordova/Daily Breeze/Press Telegram APRIL, PORTRAIT, SECOND PLACE: Long Beach Poly’s Lajahna Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Drummer is the Girls Basketball Player of the Year in Long APRIL, FEATURE, SECOND PLACE: Country music fans enjoy Florida Georgia Line as Beach. they perform on the Mane Stage on the final day of the 2014 Stagecoach Coun- JUST ONE MORE, JR. try Music Festival on April 27 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. 9 MONTHLY PHOTO CONTESTS
Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register APRIL, PORTRAIT, THIRD PLACE: Cory Hathaway sits on the roof top of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Hathaway, whose family has owned the building since it was built, says they have plans to improve the roof top area.
APRIL, PORTRAIT, FIRST PLACE: Elaborate ideas including this large mural is the latest sensation called “Promposals.” The couple recently won free tickets to their prom because of their JUNE 2014
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® Nikon® and D3S™ are registered trademarks of Nikon Corporation. ©2010 Nikon Inc. 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles 417 W. Arden Avenue Glendale, CA 91203 Web site: www.ppagla.org E-mail: [email protected] OFFICERS President: Paul Buck, [email protected] Vice President: Kirk McKoy, [email protected] Treasurer: Jim Ober, [email protected] Secretary: Diandra Jay, [email protected] Past President/Chairman of the Board: David Fernandez, [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robyn Beck, Gerard Burkhart, Jim Caccavo, Ringo Chiu, Louis Gabriele, Khai Le, John McCoy, Nancy Newman and David Seger (alternate Jason Wittman ) COMMITTEE CHAIRS Video/Multi-Media Committee Co-Chairs: David Fernandez ([email protected]), Scott Meadows ([email protected]) and David Seger Social Media/Web Designer: Khai Le ([email protected]) Sponsorships Committee Chair: Jim Ober ([email protected]) Awards Dinner Committee Co-Chairs: David Fernandez ([email protected]) and Jim Ober ([email protected]) Contests Committee/JOM Chair: Khai Le ([email protected]) and Jim Ober ([email protected]) Memberships Committee Chair: Rick Meyer ([email protected]) Education Committee Chair: Gerard Burkhart ([email protected]) Media Access Committee Co-Chairs: John McCoy ([email protected]) and Bob Riha, Jr. ([email protected]) Special Projects: Robyn Beck, Jim Caccavo, Ringo Chiu, Louis Gabriele, Nancy Newman, David Seger and Jason Wittman e-JOM, JR. NEWSLETTER Editor: Paul Buck, [email protected] Design: Denise Smaldino, [email protected] WEBMASTER Khai Le, [email protected] Copyright 2013 by the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles (PPAGLA) JUNE 2014 • JUST ONE MORE, JR. 12