Headlines
Election Chair appointed..
Region 8 Director Tim Jones has appointed  Ron Erdrich of the Abilene Reporter-News to
serve as chair of the nominations committee for the upcoming regional
election in Region 8. Stay tuned for more info.
erdrichr@reporternews.com
We have a winner...
A big congratulations to Lisa Krantz of the San Antonio Express-News. Lisa is the 2005 NPPA Region 8 Photographer of the Year.  She really racked up those points, 604 to be exact. And only won clips in eight of the 12 months. WOW. Lisa left the Naples Daily News to join the Express-News in April of 2004. Lisa got the news about Region 8's final standings on the day before her birthday, June 22. We should be learning more about "La Reina de Fotos" soon. Nicole Fruge has promised a Lisa Krantz profile for our network page complete with pictures. Stay tuned.
Helping Steve
Update: Photographic auction raised more than $50K
Since 2004 Rocky Mountain News photojournalist Steve Nickerson has battled a rare autoimmune disorder called Scleroderma. For more than two years, the 48 year-old's body has essentially attacked itself from the inside. Since then, he's lost 65 pounds and spent much of his life in pain.
The condition is possibly fatal, though not certainly - his chances are still unknown, though he vows to fight. To help him pay for the treatments, photographers from around the country are donating prints to be sold in a silent auction in late March at the Oxford Hotel.
Denver photojournalists have been working behind the scenes to organize a print auction and to spread the word within the photojournalism community.
Read more about Steve at nppa.org.
Source: The Best Pictures are a Gift by Jim Sheeler (Portrait of Steve by his wife, Karen L. McLean)
NEW REGION 8 FEATURE NPPA president Alicia Wagner Calzada monthly columns can be read here. The New year's tradition of making resolutions inspired her March message
Congratulations
The Pham, Houston photo editor, has been named as one of the 2006 Ethics Fellows  at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, FL. This fifth class of sixteen Poynter Fellows will meet for one week in March, and again in 2007, to explore key ethical issues facing journalism.
In the past year we saw many of our iconic photographers and good friends die. R8 has created a space called In Memory to remember photographers who are no longer with us. If you have an obituary you would like posted please email Anita
SUPER CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Alicia Wagner Calzada. The Rumbo staff photographer and very active NPPA member has moved into the president's chair. Read a profile written by San Antonio independent journalist, J. Michael Short at Picture This
(Photo credit: J. Michael Short)
CONGRATULATIONS to Smiley N. Pool.  The Dallas Morning News photographer claimed his seventh Regional Photographer of the Year title. Check out Gallery8 to view Smiley's portfolio.
Changes for clips
Retrofocus has become this online publication. You will find winning images, regional news, features, photo galleries and more, right here at nppa8.org. In connection with this, there is a new policy associated with the clip contest.
Clip winners are now being asked to submit a jpeg of the winning image via email to still@nppa8.org. Please size the image to 72 dpi, and 600 pixels on longest side. You can also submit your images on a compact disc, via snail mail to Anita Baca, Photo Editor, San Antonio Express-News, PO Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297. Discs will not be returned. (Photo credit: Kathy Anderson/ New Orleans Times- Picayune, November 2003 1st place feature)
Portfolio Critique Program
If you're looking for a "kick in the pants" to make your portfolio, try the NPPA Print Portfolio Critique Program! Experienced photo journalists are willing to help with professional guidance, evaluation and constructive criticism for beginning as well as experienced news photographers. Send for your critique instructions today!
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Grapevine
Leeson finds creative freedom
If you haven't seen it yet check out David Leeson's new website the creative alchemist.  For 31 consecutive nights David goes on a journey in search of the creative process. I think the self portraits are simple and beautiful. The response is mixed but it has everyone talking.
Professor Mac
Texas native  Robert "Mac" McLeroy's first semester as an adjunct lecturer in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas in Austin ended the same week he reached his 28th anniversary with the San Antonio Express-News as a staff photographer.
Mac who was graduated from East Texas State University, now Texas A & M University - Commerce with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Photography and Journalism has been lecturing on the topic of photography and lighting for thirty years. He began by talking to kindergarteners and elementary school students while working as a staff photographer for the Longview (Tx.) News-Journal before coming to the Express-News in 1978.
It's all about the pattern
Check out this quirky caller.com video by John Metz in which staff photographer George Gongora simulates the Veep's shooting accident with a 0.28-gauge shotgun.
caller.com video
You say Turin, I say Turino...
The Region 8 Mafia arrived safely in Torino to cover the 2006 Olympics. Look for pictures from Kevin Fuji(far left, thumbs up) for the Houston Chronicle, Eric Gay (not pictured) and David Phillip (not pictured) for the Associated Press, Ron Jenkins(center) of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for Knight RidderWilliam Luther(top, center) for the San Antonio Express-News, Smiley Pool(trying to stick his tongue in Ron's ear) and Erich Schlegel(looking respectable on far right). And looking happy to be out of the office is Photo Editor Andy Scott for the Dallas Morning News, pictured second from left.
(Picture of Texas contingent by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Albuquerque Tribune photographer  Stacia Spragg has retired as a newspaper photographer but will continue to pursue her personal photo projects. In mid-June she married an ER doctor. They live in Corrales, NM with their many pets that include horses, cats and dogs.
 Another Tribune departure is that of photographer Toby Jorrin. In June, actually on the same day that Stacia was married, he moved to San Antonio, Tx. His wife Julie has taken a residency at the University Hospital there. They plan to be in San Antonio for at least 4 years. He has established a freelance biz. The Express-News and the AP in San Antonio are two of his regular customers.
(Picture perfect postcard of Toby and Julie in Guatemala provided by Toby Jorrin)
Two is enough....
Express-News photographer John Davenport and his wife Kim had a baby boy in June. They named him Jacob. Kim and John also have a three-year-old daughter, Hannah. John says kid factory is now closed.
Silent Auction in Austin
Thanks to all who participated in the auction. The tender and touching image of Saleh the Lion Heart photographed by Pulitzer Prize winner Deanne Fitzmaurice earned the highest bid at 125 dollars purchased by John Liston, photo editor at The Monitor in McAllen. Zach Ryall's (Austin American-Statesman Director of Photography) amazingly powerful image of Stevie Ray Vaughn and his brother Jimmy playing a double-neck guitar drew a lot of attention as well. San Antonio College Photo Advisor Tricia Buchhorn took the much sought after print of the Texas Blues legend home for 100 dollars. The total amount raised was 1,425 dollars. All proceeds to benefit the NPPA/NPPF Katrina Relief Fund. Thanks to all. Learn more about Katrina Relief Fund
Gallery8 has made it's debut with work from the 2003 Region 8 photographer Craig Fritz and with Nicole Fruge's Beauty on the Cheap, some haunting work of a women who chooses the ugly road to beauty. Gallery8 will be coordinated  by Billy Calzada. This a place to showcase bodies of work in their whole from the region's photojournalists. Send requests and nominations to Billy
Eli Reed joins the University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism staff. In the Spring 2005 semester Eli Reed is expected to share his gift with UT students. Although the faculty appointment will be the first for the 58-year-old photojournalist, he has lectured at various educational venues, such as the Maine Photographic Workshop, San Francisco State University and Harvard University. Read more on the appointment of Eli Reed as reported by UT journalism senior Jesus Alejandro Perez. Dirck Halstead has a nice piece on Eli Reed as well.
Got some exciting news to share? Your R8 pals want to know what's up with you. Send the interesting details, and pictures, to Anita
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Events
FREE Digital Seminars on October 10th and 12th A digital workflow seminar co-sponsored by Region 8 is coming to Austin and Santa Fe. This free seminar is presented by Ric Kasnoff, Senior Director of Professional Imaging at Digital Railroad
The program starts with a discussion on effective and efficient digital workflow, what to keep in mind as you develop yours, and a detailed look at the currently accepted "best practices" for each step of the process with plenty of tips and reference sources.
The seminar will also explore how this workflow can easily integrate with Digital Railroad's online delivery and distribution tools to help lower your frustration level and raise the quality of service you can provide to existing clients while giving you the tools and technology to help you reach a broader audience.
The evening will also feature an overview of the new NPPA/Digital Railroad partnership and a review of special benefits and discounts available exclusively for NPPA members.
Note;There will be drawings for great door prizes and those who register for a free 30 day trial Digital Railroad archive will be entered into another drawing held at the end of the series with prizes including camera equipment, DAM software, and free Digital Railroad service subscriptions.
Austin Seminar
Monday, Oct. 9, 7 - 9 p.m.
University of Texas School of Journalism
Jesse Jones Communication Bldg., Auditorium
2504A Whitis Ave.
Santa Fe Seminar
Thursday, Oct. 12, 7 Ð 9 p.m.
Santa Fe Camera Center
851 St. Michaels Dr.
Ojos Para Volar...
/Eyes to Fly With:Photographs by Graciela Iturbide. One of Mexico's greatest living photographers, Graciela will show works never before exhibited. There will be a reception and book signing at 7:00 pm on Oct. 28 on the Texas State Universiity at San Marcos campus at the Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography. Exhibit is from Oct. 21 - March 18.
(Picture of Graciela by Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)
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