Nebraska News Photographers Association

Details for Saturday and Sunday

miller — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:37:48 +0000

The details of the 2010 Savage Seminar have been announced. Please check out the details for Saturday and Sunday. Travis Heying and Ray Meints shared a bit about what they will discuss.

J. Kyle Keener

miller — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:43:30 +0000

J. Kyle Keener is a freelance photographer based in Detroit. He has spent more than 25 years bringing the style of magazine photography to some of the nations leading newspapers. At the Detroit Free Press he was the chief photographer for 13 years. During a decade at The Philadelphia Inquirer he traveled extensively covering global news in Africa and the destruction of the Amazon Rain Forest, for which he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He is a six-time winner of the National Press Photographers Association Regional Photographer of the Year. The international Society of News Design has honored him consistently including a Gold Award for Portfolio. Keener has judged prestigious contests and lectured to photographers from around the globe.

He is a master of studio and location lighting. In today’s photojournalism world, where the opportunity to do traditional documentary work is at a premium because of shrinking photo staffs that have to do more work in less time, it is more important than ever to have excellent portraiture skills. His lecture titled “Portraits With Heart and Soul” will take attendees on a behind the scenes tour of his creative process.

Visit his website.

Gerd’s beer commercial

miller — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:41:37 +0000

Wow. Pilsner Urquell made a commercial featuring Gerd Ludwig. That’s a dream of mine.

Gerd Ludwig

lane — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:33:54 +0000

Lecture Presentation by Gerd Ludwig

“A Great Photograph Touches the Soul and Broadens the Mind”

Sponsored by Canon

Gerd Ludwig’s photography captures beautifully all the complexities of life. Whether documenting children born with severe birth defects or the sweetness of an embrace, his photography resonates with the full scale of human emotion.

On assignment for National Geographic Magazine since the late 1980’s, he has covered diverse locations around the globe — from the ecological disasters of California’s Salton Sea to the origins of the Grimm Brother’s Fairy Tales in rural Germany; from Tasmania’s remote beauty, to Toronto’s multi-ethnic society. He is best known, however, as the magazine’s front man in the Former Soviet Union.

His lecture presentation will span his life’s work, from his art school days in Germany to recently published and unpublished images of Russia’s warp-speed transformation from communism to runaway capitalism — marked by bold aspirations, poignant suffering, and glittering opportunity. Each image adds a new piece to the eternal puzzle called Russia — by turns greedy and generous, stoic and exuberant, suspicious and sympathetic — and it is evident why these stunning, complex, and provocative images have garnered Gerd Ludwig’s distinction as the world’s foremost color photographer documenting this region.

Visit his Website

Lisa Krantz

lane — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:28:50 +0000

Lisa Krantz has been a staff photographer at the San Antonio Express-News since March 2004. Previously she worked at the Naples (FL) Daily News for five years. Krantz has a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Florida State University and her Master’s degree in photography from Syracuse University. At the Express-News she covers everything from hurricanes to the NBA Championship although her true love is telling intimate untold stories in her community. Most recently she spent close to two years documenting life in the small city of Helotes, Texas, as it struggles to maintain its identity in the face of suburban growth. She was named the NPPA Region 8 Photographer of the Year in 2005 and runner-up for 2004, 2006 and 2008. Her work has also been honored by POYi, NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism, the Southern Short Course in News Photography and the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.

Visit her Website

Chris Gannon

lane — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:56:42 +0000

Christopher Gannon has been a staff photographer at the Des Moines Register since 2005. He is an Iowa State University journalism graduate, began his career at the Ames Tribune, then joined Gannett at the Sioux Falls Argus Leader in 1998 before joining the Register five years ago. Christopher has worked national assignments as a photographer for Gannett News Service and was part of the USA TODAY Winter Olympics photo team in February in Vancouver.

Under Construction

lane — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:10:24 +0000

great change is on it’s way. Keep coming back

Dean Jacobs

lane — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:14:59 +0000

Considered an educational Indiana Jones and dubbed the “dean of travel,” Dean is an avid traveler and travel writer/photographer encouraging educators through his outreach to travel and see the world. He has been to more than 45 countries, hung out with gorillas in Rwanda through the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and is a renowned motivational speaker to educators and students.

Visit his Website