JULY 2007 - Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles

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Celebrating 70 years of
Press Photography in Southern California
Press Photographers Association
of Greater Los Angeles
September 2007, Volume 71, Number 5
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Check our website at http://www.ppagla.org for
complete monthly contest results and judges comments.
Mark Zaleski
5SECOND PLACE FEATURE, JULY: San Bernardino area high school students and teachers work on painting one of four murals under the railroad trestle that
spans across the 210 freeway in San Bernardino on Monday.
IN THIS ISSUE
3 3 4 5
President’s
Message
Dodger Night
slated
September
Contest Winners
Judd Gunderson
remembered
6
September’s
winning photos
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Just One More, Jr • September 2007
The adventure begins Friday evening 5pm, where we meet at the Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley,
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DIGITAL SIGHTS UNSEEN: EXPLORING THE CITY with guest photographer Joe DiMaggio. Nov. 10-11
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
SAY GOODBYE TO BANQUET
By John McCoy
PPAGLA President
T
he board of directors was
sitting around the clubhouse the other night trying to figure out what it will
take to get you guys involved.
Every year, fewer and fewer
of you attend the awards banquet. It appears
the only people
who show up
are the folks
who are in the
running to
receive an
award. Or, they
are part of the
vital old guard of members
who enjoy seeing their friends,
and seeing award-winning photography first hand.
So, the board of directors is
going to take a chance and try
something new. Were going to
shake things up a little, and
blow off the awards banquet.
That’s right, you don’t care
about attending an awards ban-
quet. So, we don’t care about
having one. Forget it, we’re
done.
No plaques. No awards. No
contest. No gifts. And forget
about the $18,000 in prizes we
handed out last year. We ain’t
gonna do that again.
Wait a minute, strike that last
paragraph.
We will continue to reward
our contest winners with
plaques, cash and prizes. And
we will defiantly continue to
hand out tons of door prizes
and gifts. But we’re going to do
it in a different way.
On March 22, 2008,
PPAGLA will hold a daylong
seminar at Cal State Fullerton,
and follow it up with an awards
presentation and reception.
We will have speakers,
forums, and workshops. We will
have lighting seminars for video
and still shooters. We will have
workshops that address the
changing world of HD video,
and shooting video and stills for
the web. All that, and whatever
STOP THE PRESSES
else we can think of.
If you have an idea for a
workshop you would like to
attend, LET ME KNOW!
You can count on seeing vendors at the event who are interested in helping us get the job
done in the changing world of
visual reporting. Canon and
Nikon are onboard as sponsors.
In fact, they are thrilled to be
involved.
We are reaching out to other
journalism organizations for
workshops. The world is changing, the media is changing, and
the way PPAGLA does things
is going to change as well.
Note to the “Old Farts Club,”
and our treasured long-time
members: We want to see you
attend. You are the backbone of
our organization! We want to
chat you up at the reception,
and look forward to sitting with
you at the awards presentation.
As a matter of fact, we would
love to have a forum where you
could talk about the old days of
shooting film.
And, we are defiantly looking forward to honoring the
next Lifetime Achievement
recipient.
So, let the archives show that
I was the President who killed
the awards banquet. I’ll take
the heat. But I think what we
have in mind will bring us all
together in a constructive way
that will be entertaining, educational and most importantly,
FUN!
Send e-mail with your seminar
suggestions to:
[email protected]
DODGER NIGHT:
TICKETS AVAILABLE
Send in SASE for Sept. 26 game
T
he Los Angeles Dodgers have generously agreed to host the Press
Photographers for our annual Dodger Night on the evening of
Wednesday, Sept. 26.
The Dodgers will face the Colorado Rockies in the waning days of
the regular season as they storm their way to a potential seed in postseason play. In other words, the Dodgers are close to a playoff berth!
PPAGLA Board Member Jeff Lewis is charge of getting tickets to all
of you who are interested in attending. The Dodgers have generously
agreed to give us 150 tickets, and Jeff will mail them out on a first
come-first served basis.
You can request up to 4 tickets by sending a self addressed, stamped
envelope to:
Jeff Lewis
PO BOX 6190
Long Beach, CA 90806
Jeff will fill your request, and stuff them in your envelope and get
them out to you. We will not receive the tickets until Sept. 17, so get
your requests in now, but don’t expect to see them until around the
21st.
So send your SASE soon, and we will see you at the ball park!
Just One More, Jr • September 2007
This just in: The Just One More Yearbook will
be hitting the streets by the end of October!
Book publisher Peter Levshin and editor Joel
Lugavere have done an outstanding job of putting
the yearbook together and this edition will be better than ever.
Not only will we continue to place books in
every police station and firehouse in Los Angeles,
we will hold a book party to get them into your
hands as soon as they arrive.
The exact date of delivery is not known, however Peter said that we can expect the books to
arrive in 8 weeks or less.
So the question is, are you ready for a book
party? The board was thinking about having a
pizza party. Somebody suggested we do a good
old-fashioned Bill Beebee fish fry, but Bill said
he hasn’t been fishing in a while.
So, what kind of party floats your boat?
Wanna have pizza and beer? Or, since Halloween
is just around the corner, how does a costume
party sound?
Send your suggestions to:
[email protected]
Maybe Joel and I will just stuff them all in the
mail, or have our board members drop off books
where you work. But the PPAGLA board of
directors is leaning toward... PARTY TIME!
We will continue to
reward out contest
winners with plaques,
cash and prizes. ... But
we’re going to do it in a
different way
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MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS
JULY 2007
JUDGES: From the The Kansas
City Star: Joe Ledford, director
of photography; Chris Ochsner,
deputy director of photography,
and the staff of the The Kansas
City Star.
FEATURE
FIRST PLACE
Michael Owen Baker
Los Angeles Daily News
SECOND PLACE
Mark Zaleski
The Press-Enterprise
THIRD PLACE
The Press-Enterprise
THIRD PLACE
Mark Zaleski
The Press-Enterprise
HONORABLE MENTION
Michael Owen Baker
Los Angeles Daily News
HONORABLE MENTION
Alex Collins
Glendale News-Press
HONORABLE MENTION
Alex Collins
Glendale News-Press
SPORTS
FIRST PLACE
NEWS
Christina House
Freelance
FIRST PLACE
Thomas R. Cordova
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
SECOND PLACE
Mark Zaleski
The Press-Enterprise
SECOND PLACE
Mark Zaleski
The Press-Enterprise
THIRD PLACE
Mark Zaleski
Will Lester
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
PORTRAIT
FIRST PLACE
Terry Pierson
The Press-Enterprise
SECOND PLACE
Keith Birmingham
Pasadena Star-News
THIRD PLACE
Hans Gutknecht
Los Angeles Daily News
2007 MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS
PPAGLA POINT STANDINGS
Through July 2007
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Mark Zaleski
Terry Pierson
Stan Lim
Will Lester
Ed Crisostomo
Hans Gutknecht
Amanda Lucidon
Keith Birmingham
Thomas R. Cordova
Sean Hiller
Rodrigo Pena
Greg Vojtko
Michael Owen Baker
Christina House
Mark J. Terrill
Ringo H.W. Ciu
Kevin Chang
Carrie Rosema
Mel Melcon
David Pardo
Marc Campos
Cattlin M. Kelly
John McCoy
Alex Collins
Karen Quincy Loberg
Jennifer Cappuccio
Chuck Green
Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino
Marilyn Chung
Frank Bellino
Edna
T. Simpson
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The Press-Enterprise
The Press-Enterprise
The Press-Enterprise
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
The Press-Enterprise
Los Angeles Daily News
The Press-Enterprise
Pasadena Star-News
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Daily Breeze
The Press-Enterprise
The Press-Enterprise
Los Angeles Daily News
freelance
Associated Press
freelance
Long Beach Press-Telegram
The Press-Enterprise
Los Angeles Times
Associated Press
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
The Press-Enterprise
Los Angeles Daily News
Glendale News-Press
Ventura County Star
freelance
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Desert Sun
The Press-Enterprise
Los Angeles Daily News
365
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120
105
100
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IN MEMORY
5Gunderson captured this harness racing photo in his early days at Santa Anita Race Track.
Photo by Judd Gunderson
PPAGLA MOURNS JUDD GUNDERSON
Judd was always very
good at what he did,
whether it was lab work
at the Times, or shooting
pictures at Santa Anita.
T
shooting 35 mm footage for
newsreel services.
After the war, Judd started up
a photo business with Army pal
Jim Madison and began shooting
social events and weddings.
In 1947, Judd married and
became a photographer at Santa
Anita and Hollywood Park racetracks. He also shot publicity
photos for the Los Angeles
Rams. His experience led to a
job working for the Los Angeles
Times.
Judd worked on the city desk
at the Times, and eventually
became the supervising photographer for a newly formed section of the paper that was known
as View. It was an interesting
new assignment for him as he
switched gears from being a
news-oriented shooter, into a feature photographer who covered
entertainment assignments and
worked in the studio shooting
fashion, food, and a variety of
other photo illustrations.
Former PPAGLA President
Garry Watson remembers Judd
as a happy-go-lucky guy who
was never down. He was particularly close with Gary’s brother,
the late Harry Watson. The pair
spent many afternoons out on the
links playing golf.
Gary said, “Judd was always
very good at what he did,
whether it was lab work at the
Times, or shooting pictures at
Santa Anita.” Judd retired from
the L.A. Times in 1981.
Judd is survived by his wife
Deane, son Guy, and granddaughters Amy and Emily.
Just One More, Jr • September 2007
he PPAGLA mourns the
death of one of our longtime members, Judd
Gunderson, who passed away in
February 2004.
Although some time has
passed since Judd died, the board
of directors felt it was important
to celebrate the life of one of our
outstanding members.
Originally from Superior,
Wisc., Judd moved to Glendale,
Calif., at the age of 14 in 1930.
He attended Hoover High School,
and while growing up became
interested in photography.
Judd’s father owned a laundry
business, but that wasn’t for
Judd. Having always set his
sights on a career in photography, he found employment at
Lockheed Aircraft in the photoengraving department.
During World War II, he
joined the Army and was trained
in cinematography at the Army’s
motion picture school in Astoria,
New York. Judd served most of
his tour of duty as part of the
Army’s Signal Corps in Europe,
and as the war ended, found himself in Germany and France
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MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS
JULY 2007
4HONORABLE
MENTION NEWS, JULY:
A young boy is tentative
about approaching the
body of Msgr. Arthur J.
Lirette during his funeral
services held at Holy
Family Catholic Church in
Glendale on July 3, 2007.
Just One More, Jr • September 2007
Alex Collins
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Christina House
5FIRST PLACE SPORTS, JULY: Dodgers Jeff Kent bobbles a throw from teammate Rafael Furcal as Braves Jeff Francoeur safely reaches second base.
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Just One More, Jr • September 2007
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JULY 2007
3HONORABLE SPORTS,
JULY: Driver
Kate Harker’s
dragster comes
to rest after
blowing over
and flipping into
the guardrail
during eliminations July 29,
2007, in
Sonoma.
Harker was
awake and alert
after the crash
but was airlifted
to Santa Rosa
Memorial
Hospital for
evaluation.
Just One More, Jr • September 2007
Will Lester
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5FIRST PLACE FEATURES, JULY: Butchers clean up after flaying a bull that was killed in the bullfights in Tijuana Mexico.
Michael Owen Baker
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4FIRST PLACE
PORTRAIT, JULY: One
of the Inland Empires
finest tailors for more
than 40 years Ariel
Tello, 54, of Highland
shot in his three-way fitting mirror in his shop
July 23, 2007, in San
Bernardino.
Terry Pierson
6SECOND PLACE
NEWS, JULY: Patricia
Ellsworth breaks down
and cries as the casket
carrying her husband,
United State Air Force
Colonel Robert
Ellsworth passes her
during the start of the
memorial service at
Riverside National
Cemetery. Ellsworth
was shot down over
Europe during World
War II and was taken
prisoner for nine
months.
Mark Zaleski
Just One More, Jr • September 2007
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Keith Birmingham
5SECOND PLACE PORTRAIT, JULY: Demario Ellis of Pasadena High School has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Southern University in Louisiana
on the afternoon of July 11, 2007.
Just One More, Jr • September 2007
3FIRST
PLACE NEWS,
JULY: A woman
looks for her
paperwork to
her SUV after
an accident in
Ontario.
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Thomas R.
Cordova
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MONTHLY CONTEST RESULTS
5SECOND PLACE SPORTS, JULY: Orengecrest Red relief pitcher Cole Percival throws a
pitch to a Redlands Pinto Red batter retiring all three batters he faced in the bottom of the
sixth inning during the Pony League sectional tournament at Morrison Park in Moreno Valley
on Monday. Orangecrest Red beat Redlands Pinto Red 3-1. Percival is the son of St. Louis
Cardinals pitcher Troy Percival.
Mark Zaleski
6THIRD PLACE NEWS, JULY: Sitting in front of the business, Mayra Godoy, 22, of Colton
screams at Corona police officers while protesting after DEA agents and Corona police officers who seized medical marijuana and other belongings from the Healing Nations
Collective Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Corona. Around 60 protesters demonstrated in
front of the building.
Mark Zaleski
Michael Owen Baker
Just One More, Jr • September 2007
5THIRD PLACE FEATURE, JULY: Gunnery Sgt. Spanky
Gibson carries his running leg and his bicycling leg July 26,
2007, at Naval Base Ventura County, at Pt. Mugu, Calif. Gibson
was shot in the knee by a sniper in Iraq and had his leg amputated above the knee. Gibson is now a member of Team
Semper Fi, an athletic team comprised of injured Marines.
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2007 PPAGLA DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles
3607 W. Magnolia Blvd., Suite 5, Burbank, CA 91505
Website: www.ppagla.org
E-mail address: [email protected]
OFFICERS
President: John McCoy
Vice President: Rob Gauthier
Secretary: Ken Lubas
Treasurer: Edna Trunnell-Simpson
Chairman of the Board: Dan Watson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CHAIRPERSONS
John McCoy, [email protected]; Rob Gauthier, [email protected]; Ken Lubas, [email protected]; Edna Trunnell-Simpson,
[email protected]; Dan Watson, [email protected]; Jeff Lewis, [email protected]; Robin Doyno,
[email protected]; Greg Vojtko, [email protected]; Media Access Chairman: Vern Hodge, [email protected];
Just One More Yearbook Editor/Still Contest: Joel Lugavere, [email protected]; Video Committee: David Fernandez, [email protected]; Video Contest: Sean Browning, [email protected]; Membership Services: Rick Meyer, [email protected];
Sponsorship: Jim Ober, [email protected]; E-News Editor/Special Projects: Franklin Smith, [email protected]; Dinner
Committee: Bonnie Burrow, [email protected]; Entertainment Committee Co-chair: Nancy Newman, [email protected];
Entertainment Committee Co-chair: Jim Ober, [email protected].
JOM, Jr. Newsletter:
Editor: John McCoy; Design: Denise Smaldino, [email protected]
Website design and maintenance:
Michael Owen Baker, [email protected]; Ben Doidic, [email protected]
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