Early registration rates for Boston convention extended to June 19

Dear AAJA Photojournalists, Still not sure about coming to AAJA convention in Boston? Registration: Early registration rates for the convention have been extended to June 19. The rates are $225 for members, $350 for non-members, $100 for student members and $165 for student non-members. To register for the convention, go to the national AAJA website [...]

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Call for prints for National and SF Bay Scholarships

Dear AAJA photographers, Need your 11×14 photos to help fund national and San Francisco Bay Area photography scholarships. Need just two 11×14 prints to national and two 11×14 prints for SF. All proceeds go directly into photography scholarships. Money from your one 11×14 can go from about $50 to $500 – directly into the pocket [...]

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Barry Wong print show at the ArtXchange Gallery

View Larger Map Barry Wong’s prints will be featured in a group show which opens this Thursday, May 7, 2009, at the ArtXchange Gallery in Pioneer Square. Asian American artists with intriguing work in different media – from ukiyo-e, to found objects to photography. Barry Wong Photography

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Call for prints for AAJA Silent Photo Auction

Dear AAJA Photojournalists,   With the success of last year’s AAJA photography auction, we have shown that together we can make a difference. This year AAJA needs more than ever your support in sustaining it’s programs through this economic time.   Please consider donating one or two 11″ x 14″ prints to make this happen. [...]

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Nominations sought for AAJA Awards in Photography, Online and TV

Dear AAJA Photographers, You are invited to submit nominations for the Asian American Journalists Association National Journalism Awards in Photography, Online and Television. There are two categories: Unlimited subject material. Also Asian American Pacific Islander subject material.   Entries are FREE for current 2009 AAJA members and $100 per entry for non-members. Winners will be [...]

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Early registration deadline for Boston convention is April 17

Dear AAJA Photographers, If you are attending the AAJA National Convention in Boston this August, the early registration deadline is April 17. Pre-registration is $225 and $100 for students. More info on photography/multimedia workshops at the convention: www.aajaphoto.org or on Facebook: AAJA Photo After April 17, registration is $300 and $150 for students. Convention registration: [...]

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AAJA photogs 2009 Boston convention schedule

AAJA photographers/photo editors/photo students will have our own photo room at the AAJA National Convention in Boston in August: Wednesday: Photo planner meeting 1pm to 4pm (moderator Paul Sakuma/Corky Lee) PhotoShootOut meeting 1pm to 4pm. Thursday: Job Fair 9am to 6pm All-day Multimedia Workshop for the Visual Journalist (note: this is different than the OnLine [...]

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Convention News Project

Just as newsrooms across the country are adjusting to operate with smaller staffing and new technology, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has redesigned its convention project to simulate the convergence newsroom of today. This innovative program will provide multimedia training opportunities to students and professionals at the 2009 AAJA National Convention. AAJA’s National Convention [...]

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AAJA member Dai Sugano wins Emmy Award

San Jose Mercury News photographer/multimedia editor Dai Sugano won an national Emmy Award on Monday for his video of mobile home residents in Sunnyvale, beating out competitors from PBS and Web sites of the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.   “Uprooted,” which looks at displacement of a group of mobile home residents in Sunnyvale, [...]

Unity 2008 Survey

Dear AAJA Visual Journalists,   During the Unity 2008 Chicago conference, the members of the Visual Task Force (VTF), comprised of visual journalists from all four organizations, met to discuss the future of all four individual conferences. It was decided that in order for each of the four organizations to have the programming and workshops [...]

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