2011 POY “Contest Central”
It’s that time of the year! Reach back into your archives and pull out your best images of 2011 for WNPA’s 2011 POY Contest. Contest deadline is: Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Below are links the PDF forms and rules/information packet. Read them carefully as this year there are new filenaming requirements and a new online [...]
WNPA Board plans 2012 activities
The WNPA Board, along with contest chairs, the membership chair and other volunteers, met Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in Appleton to discuss the following items: Clip and POY contests Membership expansion, record-keeping, and our dues payment process Advocacy efforts WNPA’s involvement in the 2012 Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s Annual Convention WNPA’s own 2012 convention Doug Sundin [...]
Board to meet Dec. 12 in Appleton
WNPA’s Board members and other organization volunteers will be meeting to start planning the 2012 Convention and discuss involvement in the WNA Conference, the 2011 POY contests, and growing our membership. The meeting will take place on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at 7:30pm in the boardroom of The Post~Crescent in Appleton.
2011 Business Meeting
As required in our bylaws, WNPA held its annual business meeting at the 2011 Convention in Milwaukee. Below is a summary of what was discussed. In attendance: Board members Evan Siegle, President; Katie Gardner, Vice President; Dan Young, Secretary; approximately 30 WNPA members.
2011 Convention a success
Upwards of 50 photojournalists, students, and enthusiasts attended this year’s WNPA convention at the Radisson Hotel Milwaukee West – a sharp increase over 2010′s event. It signaled a renewed interest in the organization and its events despite a down economy. This was the first year the event was free to members and completely open to [...]
2011 Convention Schedule of Events
We have firmed up our schedule of events for WNPA’s 2011 Convention at the Radisson Hotel Milwaukee West on Saturday, May 7. (Please keep in mind that while we always attempt to stay on time, some presentations may go longer than planned, pushing later events slightly later.) 8 a.m. | Registration 9 a.m. | SPEAKER [...]
2011 Convention: May 7 in Milwaukee
Jim Biever, left, the official team photographer for the Green Bay Packers, Jack Gruber, center, a staff photographer at USA Today, and David Joles of the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune will headline the Wisconsin News Photographers Association’s 2011 Convention as presenters on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Radisson Hotel Milwaukee West (Mayfair). Two of our [...]
Convention sponsors and door prizes announced
This year’s Wisconsin News Photographers Association annual convention is brought to you by Canon, Nikon, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, and Gannett Wisconsin Media. Door prizes will be provided by: Roberts Distributors, Lexar Media, Soundslides, Adobe, Honl Photo, BeachTek, Lowepro, and Think Tank Photo. WNPA’s convention will be held Saturday, May [...]
Convention 2011: Jack Gruber of USA Today to speak
The Wisconsin News Photographers Association is pleased to announce that Jack Gruber of USA Today joins the list of speakers for WNPA’s convention at the Radisson Hotel in Milwaukee, Wis., on Saturday, May 7, 2011. Gruber is one of five staff photographers at, the USA Today, one of the nation’s largest newspaper with a daily [...]
WNPA convention set for May 7th
The Wisconsin News Photographers Association annual convention will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011, in Milwaukee, Wis. This year’s convention will take place at the Radisson Hotel Milwaukee West, located directly across from Mayfair Mall. Please check back for additional updates on this year’s convention. Our convention committee is always looking for volunteers and ideas [...]
Watch the 2010 WNPA business meeting
Excuse the bad lighting, audio, and camera work, but hopefully this is better than nothing for those who missed the convention and/or annual business meeting.
E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, 3rd POY judge
E. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune is the Wisconsin News Photographers Association’s third POY judge, joining Kevin Miyazaki of Redux, and retired Milwaukee Journal Sentinel photographer Erv Gebhard on the panel which meets Friday, March 12, 2010, at the Journal Sentinel. Wambsgans also plans to show a selection of multimedia projects during Saturday’s convention. [...]
Convention 2010: Heinz Kluetmeier of Sports Illustrated to speak
The Wisconsin News Photographers Association is pleased to announce that Heinz Kluetmeier of Sports Illustrated joins the list of speakers for WNPA’s convention at Hotel Metro in Milwaukee, Wis., on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Born in Germany and raised in Milwaukee, Kluetmeier started his career at the age of 15 with the Associated Press. While [...]
Convention 2010: Official Details
Official Schedule Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:00 a.m. – Student POY Judging (LIVE WEBCAST) Friday, March 12, 2010 9:00 a.m. – WNPA POY Judging (LIVE WEBCAST) TBD – Social gathering (Details pending) Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast/Registration 9:00 a.m. – Speaker: Kevin Miyazaki, Redux 10:00 a.m. – Multimedia Workshop 11:00 a.m. – [...]
Convention 2010: Kevin Miyazaki joins speakers list
The Wisconsin News Photographers Association is pleased to announce that Kevin J. Miyazaki joins the list of speakers for WNPA’s convention at Hotel Metro in Milwaukee, Wis., on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Miyazaki will present his work and address the topics of business practices and transitioning from newspapers to independent work. He will also serve [...]
Convention 2010: Aaron Johnson joins speakers list
The Wisconsin News Photographers Association is pleased to announce that Aaron Johnson joins the list of speakers for WNPA’s convention at Hotel Metro in Milwaukee, Wis., on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Johnson is the creator of “What the Duck,” a popular comic strip that tells the tales of a camera-toting, Photoshop-using duck. Originally meant to [...]
2010 Convention
The 2010 convention is planned for March 13th, 2010. Details coming soon along with entry forms for contests. Please check back next week.
IPPA – WNPA Convention 2009 Friday night out
Friday night after the contest judging there will be a night out with our friends from the Illinois Press Photographers Association at the Essen House/Come Back Inn, starting at 8 p.m. The Essen House is located at: 514 E. Wilson St. http://www.essen-haus.com/
Convention Schedule
Schedule for the Sat. March 21, 2009 WNPA Convention at the Pyle Center 10 -11 a.m. coffee, bagels, and registration. Vendors from Canon, Nikon, will host displays of the latest gear. (Break sponsored by Canon) Slideshows of winning images will be displayed. 11 a.m. – NOON Ami Vitale NOON -1 p.m. Dai Sugano 1 p.m. [...]
Hotel update for Convention Weekend
WNPA Contest Chair John Maniaci checked in on the hotel booking situation for the WNPA convention weekend and here it is: The Edgewater is booked, as expected and all of the judges are set. The Lowell Center is also booked, 18 rooms filled. At the Concourse, as of Wednesday, there were still more than 30 [...]
2009 WNPA Convention Speakers List
So far WNPA/IPPA has confirmed these convention speakers. Stay tuned with more exciting speaker updates! Ami Vitale Ami Vitale is an independent journalist based in New Delhi, India. Her photography and stories from events in Europe, The Middle East and Africa have appeared in publications including Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, BusinessWeek, The [...]
Register for the WNPA/IPPA Convention
The 2009 joint WNPA/IPPA Convention will be held at the Pyle Center in Madison, Wis. on Saturday, March 21, 2009, starting at 8:30 a.m. Download the Convention Registration Form, including maps, parking and hotel information. Download Convention Registration Form Here