2018 Photojournalism Conference
NPAC’s annual Photojournalism Conference is set for April 27–29, 2018, in Toronto. The 11th annual National Pictures of the Year Award Gala will be held April 28, 2018. More details will be added here as they become available.
Registration is open for both events.
Hotel: The Bond Place Hotel – 65 Dundas St. East. NPAC reservation link.
Trade show and portfolio reviews (April 27): Berkeley Church Field House – 311 Queen St. East. About 1.5km from hotel.
Conference (April 28, 29): Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. West. About 1km from hotel.
NPOY Awards Gala (April 28) – Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West (inside CBC headquarters). About 2.2km from hotel.
MUSE PROJECTS
Muse Projects is an arts co-operative that aims to amplify the voices of women in visual storytelling and beyond. Through exhibitions, workshops, public engagement and community events, Muse Projects’ goal is to provide a platform for enabling women to disseminate their stories in both traditional and non-traditional media.
BARBARA DAVIDSON
Barbara Davidson is a three-time Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award winning photojournalist best known for her work on victims of gang violence in Los Angeles. A Los Angeles Times staff photographer until 2017, Barbara spent much of the past decade photographing women and children trapped in a culture of poverty and guns.
Barbara was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her 2011 project, Caught in the Crossfire, an intimate story of innocent victims trapped in Los Angeles’ deadly gang wars. She also produced and directed a 30-minute documentary, Caught in the Crossfire: Victims of Gang Violence, which received the 2011 Emmy Award for New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming.
In her decade at the Los Angeles Times, she also covered the San Bernardino terrorist attack which earned a Staff Pulitzer Prize, in 2016, for Spot News. In 2014, she was awarded Pictures of The Year International’s award for Newspaper Photographer of the Year, for the second time, in part for her project on solitary confinement at Corcoran’s men’s prison in California.
Barbara graduated from Concordia University in her hometown of Montreal, Canada, with a BFA in Photography and Film Studies.
(Photo by Richard Stanmeyer)
JOHN STANMEYER
John Stanmeyer is an award-winning US photojournalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and field recordist dedicated to social and political issues that define our times.
For more than a decade, John has worked nearly exclusively with National Geographic magazine, producing over 17 stories for the magazine resulting in more than 10 covers.
Between 1998 and 2008, John was a contract photographer for Time magazine. His years with Time resulted in 18 covers.
In 2001, Stanmeyer cofound with six of the world’s leading photojournalists the VII photo agency.
Stanmeyer is represented by Nat Geo Creative and is an Emeritus member of VII. He is the recipient of numerous honours, including the prestigious Robert Capa award, POYi Magazine Photographer of the Year and the World Press Photo of the Year in 2014.
The Globe and Mail’s Visual Journalism Team
In February 2018, The Globe and Mail merged its photo, video, design, graphics, data and interactive teams into a single department known as the Visual Journalism team. It’s responsible for the presentation of all Globe journalism on all platforms.
This re-alignment has been part of an overall transformation of the entire newsroom and has led The Globe to become a leader in new approaches to journalism internationally.
Matt Frehner and Jason Chiu (Head and Deputy Head, respectively) of the Visual Journalism department will walk you through how the team works, what stories they’ve told and are working on, and what they’ve got their eyes on.
Ed Ou and Kitra Cahana
Ed Ou and Kitra Cahana are Canadian journalists and visual storytellers whose work has appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic and the CBC. They have won numerous awards and grants, including World Press Photo Awards, a Pulitzer Center Catalyst Grant and multiple grants from the Canada Council for the Arts. They are both TED Senior Fellows.
Over the past few years, Ou and Cahana have made several trips to Arviat, Nunavut, located on the shores of the Hudson Bay. There, they have filmed the Sila Rainbow Dance Competition, an annual event that highlights the talents of Arviat youth.
In a town that has lost so many of its young people to suicide, dance has become a positive force of hope and healing.
Ed and Kitra will present their feature documentary ‘Dancing Towards The Light’ followed by a Q&A.
More guest speakers will be announced here as they become available.
TRAVEL DISCOUNTS
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Via Rail: Use discount code 13636 when booking on viarail.ca.
Discounts vary between 5 and 15% depending on departure location. Check the fine print.
ACCOMMODATION
The Bond Place Hotel – 65 Dundas Street East, Toronto. NPAC reservation link.
LEICA LOANER DAY – APRIL 27TH
Leica Loaners – Pick up Leica equipment at the hotel at 11am and return everything later that evening at the Trade Show.
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS – APRIL 27 @ 6PM
Berkeley Church Field House – about 1.5 km from the hotel.
Have your portfolio reviewed during one-on-one sessions with a number of experts in our field. Sign up for these 15 to 20 minute sessions at the conference on Friday.
A partial list of who will be available to review portfolios. More to announce as we get closer to the conference.
• Carlo Allegri, photographer / Reuters, New York City.
• Patrick Dell, Senior Editor Video / The Globe and Mail.
• Delores Gubasta, Photo Editor / Klixpix.
• Fred Lum, photographer / The Globe and Mail.
• Tim McKenna, Assistant Photo and Video Editor / The Globe and Mail.
• Cody Punter, Editor-In-Chief / True North Photo Journal
• Graeme Roy, Director of News Photography / The Canadian Press.
• John Stanmeyer, photographer and filmmaker who works with National Geographic.
• Clare Vander Meersch, Director of Photography / Report On Business and a Director of The Magenta Foundation.
TRADE SHOW – APRIL 27 @ 6PM
Berkeley Church Field House – about 1.5 km from the hotel.
Get a hands-on look at all the latest gear from our industry suppliers including:
Calgary’s premier photographic outlet is a full-line dealer for the entire range of all photographic equipment and supplies and they have the knowledge to back it up! This includes the full line of Leica cameras and lenses.
Sponsor of the NPOY’s Spot News category, The Camera Store is dedicated to supporting and promoting photography on a number of levels and are perennial sponsors of this conference. They don’t offer a lot of hype or fanfare, just great products, great service, great prices … great photography!
The Canadian Media Guild is a democratic trade union representing 6,000 workers in the Canadian media. Our members work at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada (CBC/SRC), The Canadian Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP), TVO, TFO, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (aptn), ZoomerMedia, Shaw Media and CKOI Radio Gatineau (Québec). We also represent media freelancers.
This industry supplier of still and video cameras will be showing off their latest and greatest cameras and lenses plus other accessories. Canon, the NPOY sponsor of the Pictorial category, will be conducting its camera clinic at our conference on April 28.
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 55 Queen Street East (less than two blocks from Yonge St.), you will discover a store dedicated to all your photographic needs. Downtown Camera sells digital SLR cameras, compact system cameras (mirrorless), point-and-shoot cameras, as well as video cameras. They also have a large range of accessories including camera bags, tripods, filters, memory cards, film and photo frames.
In 1994, Jeff Rothberg and Ben Kozuch launched Future Media Concepts as the world’s first Avid Authorized Training Center. Over the years, FMC expanded its curriculum to become the nation’s premier digital media training center representing the leading software manufacturers, including Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid and NewTek.
The sponsor of the NPOY’s Sports Action and Student Multimedia categories, Nikon Canada will be here. Of course, they’ll have their line-up of excellent cameras and accessories with knowledgeable sales staff to answer all your questions. Nikon will also have its camera clinic on April 28.
Whether you’re a professional photographer, an admirer of photography, or someone who loves to capture every moment, Olympus has a camera system that’s designed for you. The stunning compact designs, sophisticated technologies, and powerful imaging help you get your shot in ways unlike any other camera manufacturer.
Wherever you are and whatever is going on, a Sony α or a Sony Cyber-shot camera puts precision, style and convenience in your hands to capture the moment in your own unique way. Sony sponsors the NPOY Picture of the Year and Sports Feature categories.
Colin Horabin is back at our trade show offering the best option when it comes to sitting around. The Walkstool is a light portable seat that any photographer would find indispensable. It’s super light and strong, plus it collapses into a small package that slings over your shoulder for easy carrying.
CAMERA CLINICS – April 28
At Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. West. About 1km from hotel.
Canon and Nikon will again be conducting their annual camera clinics on site so bring your babies in for their annual checkup early Saturday morning.
NATIONAL PICTURES OF THE YEAR GALA – APRIL 28 @ 6PM
Emcee will be Susan Bonner, the host of CBC Radio’s World At Six.
Tickets must be purchased and presented when arriving at this amazing Saturday night event (location to be announced).
Winners of all the NPOY categories will be announced including the Canadian Photojournalist of the Year sponsored by The Canadian Press, Canadian Photograph of the Year sponsored by Sony Canada and Student Photographer of the Year sponsored by SAIT.
You will also receive your copy of our annual Year in Review book!
Doors will open at 6:00 with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL – Vancouver
Nominees of the NPOY will be featured in an exhibition at the Pendulum Gallery April 9 – May 4, during the Capture Photography Festival in Vancouver. To RSVP for opening night on April 12, please email Ali.
SCOTIABANK CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL – Toronto
Nominees and winners of the NPOY will be a featured exhibition held at First Canadian Place May 7 – 18, during CONTACT in Toronto. To RSVP for opening night on May 10, please email Ali.
