POY 2010 Entries Due Feb. 18, 2011

The NJPPA Pictures of the Year 2010
& Membership Renewal Form can be found here:

http://njppa.bravepages.com/njppa/NJPPAPOY2011b.pdf

Contest Deadline: 8 pm, February 18, 2011

Membership: $40
Only photographs taken after you start or renew your membership are eligible for the POY contest. Join/renew now!

Passing of Al Paglione

Al Paglione, a longshoreman-turned-photojournalist who chronicled 35 years in the life of North Jersey, died Wednesday night at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck. He was 80 and lived in Ridgefield Park. "Al was a living legend, and left his mark on everyone he met. Those of us who had the honor of working with him will never forget how much he made us smile." - Danielle Richards

Obit, Slideshow of his work and a Guest Book for Condolences and Memories can be found here:

http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/042910_paglione.html


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2009 Pictures of the Year Competition Judging

John Beale of Penn State (formerly of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette), Naomi Halperin of the Wilmington News Journal and Melina Mara of the Washington Post review the multimedia entries on the notebook of Pictures of the Year Contest Chairperson Ed Murray in a salon at the Hyatt in New Brunswick, N.J. Friday, March 12, 2009. (iphone photo by Cie Stroud)

2009 Pictures of the Year Competition Results

Today we JUDGED while at the Northern Short Course in New Brunswick, N.J.! Our wonderful judges are Melina Mara of the Washington Post; Naomi Halperin of the Wilmington News Journal; and John Beale of Penn State Senior Lecturer, former Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

Results and Congratulations to all the Winners.

Spot News
1. Bob Sciarrino, The Star-Ledger, Grief
2. Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger, Crying for Amar
3. Reena Rose Sibayan. The Jersey Journal, Killed by Cops
HM Tony Kurdzuk, The Star-Ledger, Pipeline Pyre

General News
1. Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger, Remembering Amar
2. Jeff Granit, Greater Media Newspapers, Hands
3. Sarah J. Glover, Philadelphia Daily News, Funeral
HM Tyson Trish, The Record, Liberty, Danger
HM April Saul, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Wowing the Toddlers

Feature
1. Peter Ackerman, Asbury Park Press, Cool Cats
2. Bob Sciarrino, The Star-Ledger, Ice
3. Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger, Love at the Rock Show
HM Tony Kurdzuk, The Star-Ledger, Vaulting Vocalist

Pictorial
1. David M Warren, Philadelphia Inquirer, Aerobatics
2. Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger, Bathroom
3. Noah K. Murray, The Star-Ledger, Airborne

Portrait Personality
1, Leslie Barbaro, North Jersey Media Group, Move
2. Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger, Addict
3. Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger, Waiting for Voters
HM Julia Xanthos, NY Daily News, Cello Player
HM Peter Ackerman, Asbury Park Press, Fighting For Her Home

Sports Action
1. Noah K. Murray, The Star-Ledger, Focused
2. Jeff Granit, Greater Media Newspapers, Heads Up
3. Tony Kurdzuk, The Star-Ledger, Hard Right

Sports Feature
1. Michael Karas, North Jersey Media Group, Champions
2. John Munson, The Star-Ledger, Yankees Win
3. John Munson, The Star-Ledger, Tiger in the Rain
HM Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger, Exhausted

Illustration
1. David M Warren, Philadelphia Inquirer, Langostino Lookin' At Ya

Animal
1. Tony Kurdzuk, The Star-Ledger, Hungry Hungry Deer
2. Danielle Austen, Freelance, Spea
3. Julia Xanthos, Daily News, Gorilla Glass

Personal Vision
1. Noah K. Murray, The Star-Ledger, Reflections
2. Danielle Austen, freelance, Sourland
3. Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger, Tech Art

Campaign 2009
1. Thomas E. Franklin, The Record, Inauguration Day Couple

Multiple News
1. Tyson Trish, The Record, Guard

Multiple Feature
1. Leslie Barbaro, North Jersey Media Group, Blaneice
2. April Saul, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Camp Little People
3. Sarah J. Glover, The Philadelphia Daily News, Ballet

Multimedia News
1. Thomas Franklin, The Record, Rothman
2. Ed Murray, The Star-Ledger, Deployment
3. Sarah Glover, Philadelphia Daily News, Harry Kalas

Multimedia Feature
1. John Munson, The Star-Ledger, Homeless Teen
2. Julia Xanthos, The Daily News, Flags
3. John Munson, The Star-Ledger, Jamar Carter
HM Peter Ackerman, The Asbury Park Press, Help Wanted

Sports Portfolio
1. Noah K. Murray, The Star-Ledger
2. Peter Ackerman, The Asbury Park Press
3. John Munson, The Star-Ledger

New Jersey Understanding
April Saul

Photographer of the Year
Aristide Economopoulos, The Star-Ledger

Congrats to all our winners. Everyone did a great job.

End of the Year

Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays!

Couple of housekeeping items before the end of the year:

First - I was a little disappointed with the last poll on NJPPA.org - actually, it was rather disastrous - only 16 people responded to the poll and only 13 people said they would be interested in monthly meetings. I believe we have about 140 members and I was hoping for a better response. However, people have requested monthly meetings so starting in January we are going to try meeting once a month to see how that works out. I will be sending out the date and place asap - please try to come out.

Second - Northern Short Course is coming to New Jersey! March 11-13, 2010 in NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ. We need to represent! Make your reservations and sign up asap. Info at http://www.northernshortcourse.com/

Third - Congratulations to Noah K. Murray of the Star Ledger for being selected in Sports Illustrated's 2009 Pictures of the Year which came out December 11th, 2009. Awesome image and great job Noah!

Thank you everyone and please have a safe and happy holiday season.

Sincerely,

Tim Larsen
NJPPA President

Polls, Polls, Polls

Hello everyone,

I hope your summer is going well and you're enjoying some of the best weather I've seen in New Jersey in years. We are taking a August Poll. Members have been saying that they are interested in monthly meetings to get together for learning or networking or just to get their drink on. We would like to get a sense of how many people are really interested in attending a monthly meeting, when, where and what for. Please take the poll at the right side of this blog. If you have an answer that's not listed, just comment your idea on this blog.

Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions and I look forward to seeing and hearing from you.

Polls close September 1st, 2009 at 9:00 PM.

Sincerely,

Tim Larsen
NJPPA President

NJPPA Dinner

I would just like to say Thank You to everyone who came out to our dinner Sunday night and helped make it a success. It was a great time and a lot of fun. I would especially like to thank the people who came out that didn't win any awards but supported our award winners.

We are planning a June / July NJPPA Picnic - we will keep you posted on the event so stay tuned.