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Annual members photo exhibit set for September; enter beginning Aug. 3

Alan Kotok, 17 July 2020

The National Press Club members photography exhibit, the 21st annual display of visual storytelling, takes place Sept. 1 to Sept. 30. Now is the time for members to go through their collections and pick out their best work for this year's show because the entry period for images begins on Aug. 3.

The annual show, sponsored by the Club's Photography Team, offers an opportunity for members to display their top-quality photos and tell the stories behind them. It is not a contest. There are no judges or prizes.

This year, of course, is different from previous years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the changes to much of our daily routines, as well as sharply reduced in-person activities at Club. As a result, this year -- and we hope, just this year -- the exhibit will display only electronic images, not print photos. If public health and conditions at the Club allow for more activity, the Photo Team will ask the staff to display slide shows of the images in the main lobby during September.

Members may enter up to four images in the exhibit. Entries for the exhibit are accepted from Aug. 3 through Aug. 22. Members should start going through their collections now to find those images that capture special moments, times, and places. The Photo Team will provide an online form for members to enter their details and upload their photos.

And as before, photos or images displayed this year cannot be repeated from earlier annual exhibits. However, images submitted for the Club's Coronavirus Life collection may be entered in this year's show. Full instructions and guidelines for the exhibit will be ready shortly.

As last year, the exhibit features an online catalog where participants can tell a little about themselves as well as the stories behind their photos. And the catalog lets members display links to online stories, galleries, podcasts, videos, and social media posts related to their photos. The 2019 exhibit catalog is available online.

Questions? Contact Photo Committee co-chair Alan Kotok at alankotok@gmail.com

Photo Committee to feature next generation news photographers, July 1

Alan Kotok, 21 June 2020

At its next meeting, the National Press Club's Photography Committee will hear from two early-career, yet award-winning photojournalists. The virtual event happens at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, and is open to all Club members, with free advance online registration requested.

The July 1 virtual meeting will be held by Zoom. Registration by June 29 is appreciated. Members signing up will receive an email with the link to Zoom session.

Attendees will meet Dorothy Mills-Gregg, who combines news reporting and photography in her work. She received a degree in journalism at Northwestern University in 2019, and that same year won first prize for news photography in National Press Club's annual awards contest. Mills-Gregg is a National Press Club and Photography Committee member.

Participants will also hear from Katina Zentz, a spring 2020 graduate from University of Iowa, majoring in art and journalism. At Iowa, Zentz served as photographer and creative director for the Daily Iowan, where she won the Iowa Newspaper Association's top awards in 2020 for best news feature photo and best slideshow. Just this month, Zentz took second place in the annual Hearst national photojournalism championship.

The Photo Committee's program is inspired by the National Press Club Journalism Institute's campaign to highlight outstanding new journalism colleagues receiving their degrees in this less-than-ideal academic and job-hunting year.

Questions? Contact Photo Committee co-chair Alan Kotok at alankotok@gmail.com.