David Stephenson a four-time recipient of the Kentucky News Photographers Association’s Photographer of the Year Award as well as three-time Sports Photographer of the Year. Stephenson currently is the Photojournalism Adviser for the University of Kentucky’s student newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel.
A transformer fire just blocks from the Northern Short Course at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, NJ results in a loss of power throughout the entire hotel, yet the show goes on. With only two speakers remaining, Les Rose and Michael Williamson present their modified programs in the dark lit only by battery operated lights.
The Saturday schedule has been updated download the complete schedule now.
David Burnett delivers the Thursday night keynote address at NSC 2010 in New Brunswick, NJ.
Zach Wise of the New York Times shows off the rail system he constructed to steady his video SLR during an Into to Video session Thursday afternoon at the Northern Short Course.
Independent radio producer Josh Gleason teaches a basic audio reporting class during the opening hours of the 2010 Northern Short Course in New Brunswick, NJ.
Full coverage of the event wil be found here and at http://live.northernshortcourse.com.
The complete winners list of the Northern Short Course is now available, download it here.
Bryan Barr of WBFF Fox 45 has been a Chief Photojournalist longer than he hasn't. In that time stuck in middle management, he has learned one classic fact in this business: honest hard work always trumps talent.
Josh Gleason is an independent radio reporter and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. His work has aired on This American Life, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Day to Day and Weekend America. He has also reported for nytimes.com. Josh has taught radio at the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies, Blunt Youth Radio, and Radio Rookies.
Michael S. Williamson was born in 1957 in Washington, D.C. and raised in several foster homes around the U.S. before settling with a permanent foster in Northern California at age 12. He joined The Washington Post in 1993. He previously worked at The Sacramento Bee (1975-1991) and taught at Western Kentucky University (1991-1993). His first newspaper job was at the Pinole Progress (which later became part of The West County Times) where he did reporting and photography.
Due to a last minute scheduling conflict David Burnett will now be speaking Thursday at 7pm!
read moreThe National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) announced today that the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) has generously provided the NPPA with funds enough to support the tuition costs of 20 attendees to the upcoming Northern Short Course to be held March 11 – 13, 2010 in New Brunswick, NJ.
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Maisie Crow is a freelance photographer and multimedia producer. In 2008, she began pursuing her master's degree in Visual Communication at Ohio University. She won the Ian Parry Scholarship and The Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Grant in 2009. Maisie was also runner-up College Photographer of the Year that same year.
Bethany Swain has been a photojournalist for CNN for more than six years. From covering the political conventions to spending 22 days embedded with Gov. Palin’s campaign, Swain played an active role in the network’s America Votes 2008 coverage.
Since 2002, Swain has been a versatile member of CNN’s team. In addition to capturing the political process, Swain also has travelled to Afghanistan to shoot, write and edit stories on NATO troops on the ground, as well as to the Bahamas and Florida to cover the aftermath of Anna Nicole Smith’s death.
read moreLESSONS LEARNED FROM HAITI – ARE YOU READY WHEN DISASTER STRIKES?
The recent earthquakes in Haiti and the continuing difficulty of recovery present serious challenges to photojournalists. This panel will address how to prepare to cover large-scale disasters.
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Under the threat of persecution, Haitian-born Carl –Phillippe Juste and his politically active family were forced to flee their homeland in 1965. Settling in Miami’s Haitian community, Juste flourished academically and attended the University of Miami. He vigorously pursued photojournalism and, since 1991, has worked as a photojournalist for The Miami Herald.
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Zach Wise is an award-winning producer for The New York Times. Most recently his work at The New York Times has garnered a Peabody award and an Emmy nomination for “Choosing a President”.
