Happy New Year 2019!

Happy New Year AAJAers!

It’s day nine of 2019. How are those New Year’s resolutions coming along? We hope that one of your resolutions is to be better storytellers and we hope that AAJA can help you do that in 2019. If you have ideas for a panel or workshop for AAJA19 in Atlanta, please send it to us, or submit the idea yourself here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmxv7icH1fBGT3FsKT8iLh3Vvlnnb7QA9vBxHMZYl8DLauOw/viewform

Did you take a fab photo or series of photos last year in 2018? Enter it into the Pictures of the Year International competition hosted by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. DON’T WAIT! entry deadline is next Monday, January 14, 2019. There are 40 different categories. FORTY!

They have also added a POY Rising Star Scholarship. There are so many details that I can’t write them all here. Well, I could, but that would be redundant. so please read all the details and a list of categories and requirements at the POY website: https://poy.org

Is there a photographer you want to meet in Atlanta? We’re working on a shortlist of photographers for out Photo Hangouts and we’d love to hear your input. We can’t make any promises they’ll be there, but we promise to do what we can to secure the best photographers we can with our (very) limited budget. but we do have a budget.

Rumor has it that there will be a new Affinity Group for Video Journalists. The paperwork was submitted but it has not been confirmed yet, so please don’t quote me on this, but we’re hoping that AAJA will see the need that this affinity group can fill within the AAJA family. We know that many of you are entrenched in video and multi-media, which quite frankly, is above our pay grade. So cross your fingers!

And last but not least, have you renewed your membership for 2019? Please help us help you by renewing your membership. Look! We even provided the link. How easy is that?! https://www.aaja.org/join

That’s it for now.

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Stick to those New Year’s resolutions and we hope to see you in Atlanta! Happy shooting!

Darrell =)

Happy New Year

Barry Wong Still Life Photograph to be exhibited in Washington, D.C.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong’s fine art photograph “Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot,” will be installed in the Diplomatic Room at the Department of Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. this week.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong prepares his print "Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot," for shipping to Washington, D.C. to Secretary Gary Locke for display at the Department of Commmerce. Barry's photographs have been featured at recent AAJA auctions.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong’s fine art photograph “Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot,” will be installed in the Diplomatic Room at the Department of Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. this week.

"Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot" is from a series of Asian still life photographs by Seattle photographer Barry Wong.

The photograph is one in a series of Asian still life images that Barry has been creating. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, the former Governor of Washington, invited Wong to exhibit his print and it will be installed this week alongside works by other noted Northwest artists including: Gerard Tsutakawa, Dale Chihuly, and Johsel Namkung.

“It’s an incredible honor to have one of my photographs on display in the nation’s capital,” said Wong.

An unexpected bonus for Wong and his two daughters, Kela and Melia, was getting to visit with Locke this summer and to hear about his work and his role in the Cabinet. “You can pretty much see the White House from his office window – so you can imagine it was a memorable occasion for us. We heard some wonderful stories about life in the corridors of power and the girls felt like visiting dignitaries,” said Wong

Barry Wong with daughters, Melia and Kela, visit Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke in Washington, D.C.

Wong’s photographs have been exhibited at Seattle’s City Hall and at Kobo in Seattle’s International District. His prints are currently featured at the Wing Luke Museum Marketplace store.

Wong has received numerous awards for his fine art photography and for his earlier documentary work as a photojournalist at The Seattle Times – where he was a finalist for a team Pulitzer Prize in photography.

For details, contact:

Barry Wong
Ph: 206.510.7725
Email: studio@barrywongphoto.com
www.barrywongphoto.com