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PhotoNight is tonight!

Posted on December 14, 2010 by admin

PhotoNight is tonight! 7pm SF Exposure Gallery (801 Howard @ 4th), Jane Tyska’s photos from Nepal and Haiti. Join us! http://www.sfbappa.org

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Membership Renewal Deadline March 31st

Posted on December 12, 2010 by admin

If you are a 2006 member of SFBAPPA, the deadline for renewing your membership is March 31, or you will be dropped from the SFBAPPA membership rolls and from the SFBAPPA Listserv. You can now pay with a credit card … Continue reading →

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36th Annual News Photography & News Video Competition

Posted on December 12, 2010 by admin

Winners of its 36th Annual News Photography and News Video Competition. The awards were presented at the 51st Annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, April 11, at Scott’s Restaurant in Oakland. About 100 news photographers as well as photojournalism students in … Continue reading →

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Sports Photographer Mickey Pfleger passes

Posted on December 12, 2010 by admin

Well-known sports photographer Mickey Pfleger passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday at a care facility near Sacramento. He was 61. He died of complications from a brain tumor. The family plans to have a memorial service at Lands End … Continue reading →

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SFBAPPA Mentor Program

Posted on December 12, 2010 by admin

SFBAPPA Mentor Program The Bay Area is filled with many of the best photojournalists in the country and the SFBAPPA Mentor Program offers young photojournalists the opportunity to learn from them. This is tough business to survive in and today’s … Continue reading →

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SFBAPPA PhotoNight

Posted on December 7, 2010 by admin

You are invited to our December SFBAPPA PhotoNight with Oakland Tribune/Bay Area News Group photographer/multimedia journalist Jane Tyska at the San Francisco Exposure Gallery on Thursday, December 9. Continue reading →

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Photographer Les Thomsen Passes

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin

Les Thomsen One of the last newsreel photographers has died. SFBAPPA’s oldest Life Member Les Thomsen passed away on November 8, 2010just two days before his 70th wedding anniversary. He was 97. In the ’50s he became a newsreel cinematographer … Continue reading →

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Winners of SFBAPPA’s August Monthly Digital Clip Contest

Posted on November 30, 2010 by admin

Spot News: 1st – Robinson Kuntz, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, Crash Rescue 2nd – Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Arrest 3rd – Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald, Bike Accident General News: 1st – Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News … Continue reading →

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Winners of SFBAPPA’s July Monthly Digital Clip Contest

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin

Winners of SFBAPPA’s July Monthly Digital Clip Contest. Spot News: 1st – Justin Sullivan, Getty, Explosion 2nd – Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter, Jaws of Life 3rd – Conner Jay, The Salinas Californian, Shooting General News: 1st – Joel Rosenbaum, … Continue reading →

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