Larry Fullerton Scholarship entries now being accepted
Entries are now being accepted for the Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship. This year two scholarships are available, first place will receive $3,000 and the runner-up, $1,200. These funds will be deposited with the recipient's university bursar, to be used toward tuition and lab fees.
Larry Fullerton was a long time member of ONPA and both a photojournalist and assistant managing editor of the Hamilton Journal-News. The Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship was established at The Dayton Foundation through contributions from Larry Fullerton's family and friends to assist students pursuing careers in photojournalism. This scholarship is not associated with the ONPA Student Photographer of the Year competition and eligible students need not be members of ONPA to qualify.
All entries must be received by Friday, February 24, 2012. Rules can be downloaded here and are available under the Contest Rules tab on this website.
ONPA clip contest going digital
The dead tree version version of the ONPA monthly still clip contest has come to an end. Put away your scissors, Sharpies and clip labels, the contest is going digital.
The contest is also expanding adding a sports feature category. The changes will take affect with the January entries. Revised rules have been posted under the still clip contest tab on the ONPA website and are available for download here.
Questions concerning the contest can be directed to Adam Cairns or Kyle Robertson.
ONPA annual still/online contest call for entries
Entries are now being accepted for the annual ONPA still/online photojournalism contest. Rules are available to download here. The deadline for entries of both contests is Wednesday, February 29.
Still contest entries will be judged during the annual convention April 12 - 14 at The Columbus Dispatch. Online entries will be judged remotely prior to the convention.
The are several changes to the still contest this year. The first being the addition of a Sports Portfolio category. Sports portfolios must contain a sports action picture, a sports feature picture, and a sports picture story. Sports portfolios are limited to 15 entries (a picture story counts as one entry) and a total of 30 images.
The other change relates to circulation based categories. The breakdown for Photographer of the Year, Staff of the Year, Picture Usage and Spot News will now be based on 80,000, that number being based on Sunday circulation or highest circulation day of the week.
Their are two changes in the Online Photojournalism contest. A Best Team Video category has been added to the contest. The separate classifications in the Audio Slideshow category have been eliminated and news, sports and feature content will be judged together.
Those with questions concerning either of the contests should contact still contest chairman, David Polcyn, online contest chairman, Jonathan Quilter, or ONPA board chairman, Karl Kuntz.
ONPA television contest rules now available online
Rules for the 2011 ONPA annual television contest have been updated and posted online. The deadline for entries is Jan 31, 2012. Questions concerning the contest can be directed to contest coordinator David Bradford.
Braford leads competitive quarterly television race
David Bradford from WJW-TV in Cleveland now has a five point lead over Jeff Ritter from WBNS-TV in Columbus after three quarters in the ONPA Televison Clip Contest. The pair were tied after the second quarter. Ali Ghanbari from WJW continues to hold down third place in the contest which has seen a big increase in participation this year.
Top 10 Standings
1st - David Bradford, WJW-TV, Cleveland - 51
2nd - Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus - 46
3rd - Ali Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland - 37
4th - Stephen Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus - 28
5th - Billy Muhammed,WJW-TV, Cleveland - 26
6th - Eric Rerucha, WTOL-TV, Toledo - 25
7th - Matthew Pawuk, WTOL-TV, Toledo - 22
8th - Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Dayton - 21
9th - Shawn Dunagan, WTOL-TV, Toledo - 19
10th - Drew Yaussy, WSYX, Columbus - 18
Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus - 18
Complete results are on the Television Clip Contest page.
View all the winners from the third quarter
The deadline for the third quarter is Oct 15th.
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Ed Reinke dies after being injured at Kentucky Speedway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ed Reinke, an award-winning Associated Press photographer who traveled worldwide and was known for his striking pictures of Kentucky news and sporting events, has died following an injury, according to his family. He was 60.
Reinke began his career at the Cincinnati Enquirer and was the director of photography there after leaving the paper to work for the AP in Cincinnati and Washington D.C..
A "To Ed Reinke" group on Facebook shares the thoughts of many of his friends and colleagues.
John Flavell shares his thoughts in a column in today's (Ashland, KY) Independent.
ONPA Buckeye Television Seminar revisited
The ONPA Buckeye Television Seminar was a rousing success earlier this month at WDTN-TV in Dayton with about 30 photojournalists attending. The goal was to motivate people to become better at their craft and to remind them that being an active member of ONPA can aid in this continuing endeavor.
Presenters included, Michell Michael, 2010 NPPA Solo Video Journalist of the Year, Kris Sproles, WDTN-TV, Ali Ghanbari and David Bradford from WJW-TV, and Andy Hirsch and Jeff Ritter from WBNS-TV. Each shared their experiences and techniques that have enabled them to have the successful careers they have had.
Work schedules being what they are not everyone who would have like to attended was able to. Fear not - ONPA television contest chairman David Bradford has provided links to the presentations for all.
Organizers of this event should be lauded for their efforts in putting together a first class program. Members should take note that this type of endeavor and volunteerism are what has made ONPA work for many years. There is no paid staff here, you get out of it what you put into it.
Ali Ghanbari - WJW-TV, Cleveland
A Passion with an Artistic Outlet & How to Stay Motivated in Today's News Gathering Environment
Michell Michael - Freelance Solo Video Journalist
Exploring the MMJ Style On Doing it All On Your Own
David Bradford - WJW-TV, Cleveland
Being in the Story Environment & Photo-Essay Storytelling
Andy Hirsch and Jeff Ritter - Reporter and Photographer WBNS-TV, Columbus
Team Work Between Reporter and Photographer
The entire program can be viewed here
Ali Ghanbari wins his seventh ONPA television POY title
Already a legend in the annals of Ohio television news photography, Ali Ghanbari from WJW-TV in Cleveland, has proved once again he is the best at what he does winning his seventh ONPA Television Photographer of the Year title for his work in 2010.
Jeff Ritter of WBNS-TV in Columbus, the winner the past two years, placed second in the competition and Chris Reece, also from WJW-TV, a former two-time winner placed third.
As he has in other winning years Ghanbari dominated the individual categories, placing in all with the exception of deadline photography. Ghanbari captured first place wins in editing, feature, in-depth, news feature and spot news and placed second in personality profile and sports feature and third in general news.
This years POY title for Ghanbari comes 17 years after his first, which he won working part-time at WKEF-TV in Dayton. His subsequent wins came after moving to WJW-TV winning in 1993 and 2003 along with a four year run from 1995 through 1998. Ghanbari was also the ONPA Quarterly Clip Contest POY in 2000.
WJW was selected as ONPA Station of the Year with WBNS placing second.
Still contest judges comment on small market POY category
Judges in the 2010 ONPA year-end contest chose not to recognize any portfolios in the small market POY category. Their decision brought an immediate reaction from the staff of one of the newspapers affected when "no award given" for the category was posted online.
Judges were aware that some would question their decision, but they also wanted to address the issue for those not present. They sat down with ONPA still vice president Jonathan Quilter, who recorded the interview as they explained their decision. Listen to the audio file. The first voice on the recording is Quilter's followed by judges (in order) Boyzell Hosey, Danese Kenon and Ross Taylor.
Under the contest rules judges are permitted to eliminate any category with less the 15 entries. Awards beyond first place in all categories are at the judges discretion. The small market POY category was not the only one judges wanted to eliminate. They also did not feel the quality of work in the product illustration category was worthy of recognition, but with 18 entries they were forced to award a first place.
At Saturday's business meeting the membership voted to not have portflio categories be subject to the rule allowing judges to eliminate a category with less than 15 entries.
Lisa DeJong now a two-time ONPA Photographer of the Year
Lisa DeJong from The Plain Dealer has been chosen ONPA Photographer of the Year for 2010. It is the second POY win for DeJong who also won for her work in 2008. Finishing second in competition was Gus Chan from The Plain Dealer and third was Eric Albrecht, from The Columbus Dispatch. Complete story and results can be viewed here.
Judging the competition were: Danese Kenon, multimedia journalist at the Indianapolis Star, Boyzell Hosey, director of photography St. Petersburg Times, Ross Taylor, staff photographer at the Virginia Pilot.
The James R. Gordon Ohio Understanding Award was awarded to the photography staff at The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer for County Corruption, which told the story of the Cuyahoga County corruption scandal that began in 2008.
Joel Hawksley from Ohio University won the Student Photographer of the Year award. Maddie McGarvey from Ohio University won the Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship. Hawksley placed second in the category.
Gus Chan of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer was awarded Best of Show in the contest for his entry, Blessing of the Water.
Chris Russell is ONPA Clip POY for the fourth time
Chris Russell of The Columbus Dispatch rallied in the final month and became only the second person to win four ONPA Clip Photographer of the Year titles. Russell won previouslly in 2006, 2004 and 1997.
Russell's win for 2010 came at the expense of co-worker Neal Lauron who finished second in the standings. Lauron had two wins in October, but only a 50 point lead going in, which wasn't enough to hold off Russell.
Russell racked up 192 points with five wins in October, which was the final month judged. That was the most points won in any one month all year in the contest.
As in the previous years contest only three papers cracked the top ten. The Columbus Dispatch had six photographers in the top ten, with the Springfield News-Sun placing three and The Plain Dealer with one, which was the third place overall winner, Lisa DeJong.
For the record keepers Jim Witmer, now with the Dayton Daily News, has won five clip titles, all while working at the Troy Daily News.
Final top 10 standings
1st - Chris Russell, The Columbus Dispatch - 1114
2nd - Neal C. Lauron, The Columbus Dispatch - 1044
3rd - Lisa Dejong, The Plain Dealer - 914
4th - Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun - 794
5th - Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch - 774
6th - Jonathan Quilter, The Columbus Dispatch - 634
7th - Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun - 624
8th - Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch - 592
9th - Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch - 564
10th - Barbara Perenic, Springfield News-Sun - 464
Jeff Ritter is ONPA Quarterly Television Clip POY
In a very close race Jeff Ritter from WBNS-TV in Columbus has won the 2010 ONPA Television Quarterly Clip Contest Photographer of the Year title. It is the first clip POY title for Ritter, who has won the year-end POY crown the past two years. Ritter edged out last year's winner Steve Maguire, also from WBNS-TV and WJW's Billy Muhammed, who held the lead all year.
While the competition was close, overall participation has waned the past few years, with photographers from only two stations actively participating in the contest. That being the case this will be the final year for the Television Quarterly Contest, which was started in 1999.
Contest chairman David Bradford has all the winners online and can be viewed here.
Top Ten Standings
1st - Jeff Ritter, WBNS-TV, Columbus - 69pts
2nd - Steve Maguire, WBNS-TV, Columbus - 67pts
3rd - Billy Muhammed, WJW-TV, Cleveland - 64pts
4th - Scott Doelling, WBNS-TV, Columbus - 37pts
5th - Chris Reece, WJW-TV, Cleveland - 24pts
Tweet me
Tweets are all the buzz these days and ONPA will now have a Twitter presence.
Thanks to the efforts of Malinda Hartong from the Cincinnati Enquirer you can now share your videos, galleries, links and thoughts with ONPA members and our followers. For all you tweeters, you can either do an @OHNPA mention or DM. If your tweetless right now and don't have a twitter account send an email to social@onpa.org and Malinda can retweet out your links.
Also send your twitter addresses to social@onpa.org so we can post for #FollowFriday, etc.
Widgetshave be added to the ONPA website and this blog for a direct link. This should prove to be quite popular. We already have 20 followers in a few short days since the account was set up without any promotion at all.
The next step in the process of reaching out is an ONPA Facebook page. Stephanie Krell from the Record Courier in Ravenna will be the administrator for that project. We will alert everyone as soon as that is up and running.
Pay Your ONPA Dues Online
Paying your ONPA membership dues just got a whole lot easier as the transaction can now take place online on the ONPA Website. A new Renew link has been added to the header of the homepage which will enable you to complete the transaction using PayPal.
Hopefully we will be able to handle convention registration and contest fees in the future as well.
