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Speakers through the years  | Winners through the years

Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar 

The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar November 30-December 1, 2007.
Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place 1775 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA

The 2008 Seminar is tentatively schedule for December 5-6, 2008

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renee from the Pulitzer Prize winning portfolio of Renée C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee

2007 Saturday Speakers:

Kristen Ashburn/Contact Press Images

Dan Beatty/The Roanoke Times

Renée C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee

Gary Coronado/The Palm Beach Post

Pat Drew/Pat Drew & Company

Will Yurman/Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Friday Workshop Leaders:

Multimedia: Richard Koci Hernandez/San Jose Mercury News

Sports: Brad Mangin/Brad Mangin Photography

Documentary Photography: Pete Souza/Ohio University 

Location Lighting: Joey Terrill/Joey Terrill Photography 

Legal Issues in Photography: Carolyn E. Wright/ Caroyln E. Wright, LLC

2007 Sponsors
Adorama

ASMP Atlanta

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Canon USA

Cox Enterprises

Nikon Professional Services

ProWedding Digilab

Roberts Distributors

Showcase

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Canon service technicians check Seminar attendees' equipment.

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Seminar participants check out the latest Nikon equipment.

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Pat Drew discusses stress in the workplace.

 

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Richard Koci Hernandez leads a multimedia workshop. Photo by Marvin Halelamien, University of Florida


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Carolyn E. Wright leads a workshop on legal issues in photography. Photo by Kristin L. Boyd, University of Georgia.


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Brad Mangin takes questions during his sports photography workshop. Photo by Kristin L. Boyd, University of Georgia


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Pete Souza looks at the portfolio of University of Southern Mississippi student Eric Shelton. Photo by Michael A. Schwarz


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Joey Terrill describes lighting techniques during his workshop. Photo by Kristin L. Boyd, University of Georgia.


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Will Yurman critiques the portfolio of University of Florida student Jeremiah Stanley. Photo by Michael A. Schwarz.

 

2007 Contest Results
View a list of the winners and link to the photos here.

View all the Multimedia Category entrants here.

BEST IN SHOW
Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times. “Injured Veteran And Wife”

BEST PORTFOLIO
1st Place - Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times
2nd Place - Scott Strazzante Chicago Tribune
3rd Place - Chip Litherland, Sarasota Herald Tribune
HM - Greg Kahn, Naples Daily News
 

BEST STUDENT PORTFOLIO
1st Place - Justin Maxon, San Francisco State University
2nd Place - Benjamin Reed, University of Missouri 
3rd Place - Tim Gruber, Ohio University 
HM -Matt Eich, Ohio University 
HM -Carl Kiilsgaard, Western Kentucky University 

NEWSPAPER STAFF OF THE YEAR
The Roanoke Times

SPOT NEWS
1st Place - Adem Hadei, Associated Press. “Last Touch”
2nd Place - Steve Chen, Associated Press. “Deadly Jaws”
3rd Place - Chip Litherland, Sarasota Herald tribune. “Wildfire Rages”
HM - Derek Redos, Associated Press. “Midair Collision”
HM -Don Randall, Associated Press. “Balloon Horror”

GENERAL NEWS
1st Place -Emily Rasinski, The Evening Sun. “Goodbye Kiss”
2nd Place - David Goldman, Boston Herald. “Candlelight Vigil”
3rd Place - Jenn Ackerman, Ohio University.  “Uplifting Home Coming”
HM - Ahmad Reza Halabisaz, Associated Press. “Hanged”

FEATURE SINGLE
1st Place -John Moore, Getty Images. “Mary Mourns”
2nd Place - Matt Eich, Ohio University. “Street Corner”
3rd Place - Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times. “Fire Flies”
HM - Edmund Fountain, St. Petersburg Times. “Fall Free Fall”
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SPORTS ACTION
1st Place -Chris Detrick Salt Lake Tribune “Freestyle Skiing”
2nd Place - Johnny Crawford, Atlanta Journal Constitution. “No Helmet No Interception”
3rd Place - Ross Taylor, The Hartford Courant. “Reach”
 

SPORTS FEATURE
1st Place -Chris McGrath, Getty Images. “Cubs Fans”
2nd Place - Noah Rabinowitz, Ohio University. “Falcons Dad”
3rd Place - Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune. “What Could Have Been”
HM - Johnny Crawford, Atlanta Journal Consitution. “Group Photo”
HM - Chip Litherland, Sarasota Herald Tribune. “Redneck Grandma”

PORTRAIT
1st Place -Justin Maxon, San Francisco State University. “Mother and Child”
2nd Place -Astrid Riecken, The Washington Times. “David Lynch”
3rd Place - David Walter Banks, David Walter Banks Photography. “TV”
HM - Travis Dove, Ohio University. “Lake”
HM - Greg Constantine. “Face”

 



PICTORIAL
1st Place -Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press. "Strange Fruit "
2nd Place - Josh Meltzer, The Roanoke Times. "Ice"
3rd Place - Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News. "Warm Up"
HM Justin Kase Conder, Patuxent Publishing. "An Electric Fair "
HM Logan Mock-Bunting,  Aurora Photos. "Manta Rays"

NEWS PICTURE STORY
1st Place - 
Benjamin Rusnak, Food for the Poor. “Guatamala Malnutrition”
2nd Place Javier Manzano, Rocky Mountain  News “Holly Tornado”
3rd Place-Stacy Pearsall, USAF "Deadly Diyala"
HM- Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times"Virginia Tech"
HM-Ben Gray, Atlanta Journal Constitution.
"Georgia Legislative Session"

SPORTS PICTURE STORY
1st Place
- Maisie Crow, P
atuxent Publishing. “Dirtbike”
2nd PlacePeter McCollough, Ohio University. “Cage Fighters
3rd Place - Dan Hale Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. "Justin Presides"
HM- Preston Gannaway, Concord Monitor. "Under the Light "
HM - Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times. "Dollars and Feathers"

FEATURE PICTURE STORY
1st Place -Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times . “Injured Veteran And Wife”
2nd Place - Rodrigo Add, Associated Press. “Cemetary Dues”
3rd Place - Ross Taylor, The Hartford Courant. “A Love Complimented”
HM - Jenn Ackerman, Ohio University. “The Hewitts”

ISSUE ILLUSTRATION
1st Place -
Elissa Eubanks, Atlanta Journal Constitution. “Santa Suiting Up”
2nd Place -Luiz Santos, Ohio University.  “Light Pollution”
3rd Place -
Chris Hunt, Atlanta Journal Constitution “Allergies”

PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION
1st Place -Ross Taylor, Hartford Courant. “Lemon Herbs”
2nd Place - David Walter Banks, David Walter Banks Photography. “They’re Coming”
3rd Place - Luiz Santos, Ohio University. “The Tumblers”

MILITARY PHOTOGRAPH
HM
Stacy L. Pearsall, USAF
“Soldier Peers”
HM - Andrew N. Dunaway II, USAF
“Iraqi Policeman”

MULTIMEDIA
1st Place -Tim Gruber, Ohio University. “Cadets”
2nd Place David Stephenson, Lexington Herald Leader. “Getting the Boot”
3rd Place - Emily Rasinski, The Evening Sun, “The Long Goodbye”
HM Julie Jacobson, The Associated Press. “Cyclone”
HM -
 John Moore, Getty Images. “Inside the Baghdad ER”


MULTIMEDIA INTERACTIVE
1st Place -David Carson, St. Louis Post Dispatch “Reporting For Duty

NIKON SHOOTOUT
1st Place -
Molly Wade, Hawkeye Community College


View a list of the 2006
winners and link to the photos here.


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