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Name Your Dream Assignment Grand Prize Winner: The Shutter Sisters

asorokas — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:23:59 GMT

Photographers and storycatchers Jen Lemen and Stephanie C. Roberts were awarded $50,000 and named the grand prize winners of the Name Your Dream Assignment photography competition sponsored by Lenovo and Microsoft for their Picture Hope submission—a competition...(read more)

Bob Rosato: Sports Journalist, Road Warrior

asorokas — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:54:00 GMT

//by Amy Sorokas Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a professional sports photojournalist? To travel to sporting events around the country, documenting professional athletes at the top of their game? Seeing one of your photos...(read more)

Call for Entries: 2010 International Conservation Photography Awards

asorokas — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:46:00 GMT

//by Amy Sorokas Do you have a fantastic photograph that showcases conservation and the environment? The call for entries for the 2010 International Conservation Photography Awards (ICP Awards) is now open through February 28, 2010. The ICP...(read more)

Deanne Fitzmaurice on NPR Discussing the Images from Haiti

asorokas — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:35:41 GMT

//by Amy Sorokas The media coverage of the tragedy in Haiti has brought forth a discussion about the graphic nature of the imagery that is being presented in the media. Deanne Fitzmaurice, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Icon of Imaging...(read more)

Reed Hoffmann’s Wounded Warrior Project

asorokas — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:16:38 GMT

//by Amy Sorokas Our Icons of Imaging are an amazing group of folks. Many work on projects that give back to the community and it is always a pleasure to see those projects take shape. One of these projects is Reed Hoffmann’s Wounded Warriors ...(read more)

John Moore’s Spirit – the Book

asorokas — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:02 GMT

//by Amy Sorokas It is always more fun to work with people who are really into what they are working on, no matter your occupation. For me, it is even better when it is one of our photographer friends who is working on a great project and their...(read more)

REPOST: Expression Media 2 - Known Issues on Windows 7 & Snow Leopard

asorokas — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:28:28 GMT

by Expression Media Support Team <Repost of 10/22/09 post on the Expression Media Support Team blog. Direct link: http://blogs.msdn.com/xmediasupport/archive/2009/10/22/known-issues-on-windows-7-snow-leopard.aspx > ...(read more)

The Shutter Sisters “Picture Hope”

asorokas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:53:24 GMT

by Amy Sorokas / The winning project, Picture Hope , from the Name Your Dream Assignment contest continues to form into the story Jen Lemen and Stephanie Roberts envisioned. In fact, they are journaling their experience as they work on it. ...(read more)

Photo Happenings in Seattle – September and Beyond

asorokas — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:30:38 GMT

by Amy Sorokas / Seattle is alive with many great photography related events over the next few weeks! Hopefully many people who visit our blog can take advantage of these. Our friends at Blue Earth Alliance and Glazer’s Camera have...(read more)

Tips from A Pulitzer Prize Winning Photojournalist – on Marc’s Photo Show

asorokas — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:58:32 GMT

/by Amy Sorokas Recently, Deanne Fitzmaurice was interviewed by Marc Silber on his photo show . Deanne is one of our Icons of Imaging and she is as Marc points out, “an amazing mixture of talent, curiosity, sensitivity, yet raw courage, rolled...(read more)