2019 Photojournalism Conference
NPAC’s annual Photojournalism Conference is set for April 11–13, 2019, in Vancouver. The 12th annual National Pictures of the Year Award Gala will be held April 13, 2019. More details will also be added here as they become available.
The 2019 Conference has concluded.
LOCATIONS
Hotel: Ramada Limited Vancouver Downtown – 435 West Pender Street, Vancouver.
Opening Night- Capture Photography Festival (April 11): Pendulum Gallery – 885 West Georgia Street.
Trade Show and Portfolio Reviews (April 12): Steamworks Brewing Company – Uber Lounge, 375 Water Street.
Conference: Vancouver Film School, 420 Homer Street.
NPOY Awards Gala (April 13) – The Polygon Gallery – 101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver.
TRAVEL DISCOUNTS
The 2019 Conference has concluded.
ACCOMMODATION
Ramada Limited Vancouver Downtown – 435 West Pender Street, Vancouver.
Phone: 604-488-1088
Email: info@ramadadowntownvancouver.com
The 2019 Conference has concluded.
SPEAKERS – APRIL 12, 13
KERRY MANDERS
We’re excited to announce that Kerry Manders will be joining us at the annual conference in Vancouver this April. She will be presenting a workshop on how to write successful grant applications.
Kerry Manders is a Toronto-based writer, editor, and photographer whose personal projects focus on queer memory and mourning. Current work includes pieces on queer photography for the New York Times, a monthly interview series for Women Photograph, and oral histories for Toronto’s West End Phoenix. As a creative for hire, she assists photographers with grant and award applications, as well as catalogue and exhibition text.
TOMAS AYUSO
Tomas Ayuso is a Honduran documentary photojournalist and writer. His work focuses on Latin American conflict as it relates to the drug war, forced displacement, and urban dispossession. In covering the different types of violence facing the region’s people, he strives to create a record of both continental struggles and local successes.
Tomas is a Magnum Fellow, National Geographic Grantee and has been recognized by the World Press 6×6 Global Talent Program. His work appears in National Geographic, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Getty Images, The Guardian, and others.
MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB
Mohamed Abdiwahab is a Somali photojournalist based in Mogadishu. He’s the main photographer for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Somalia which is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a journalist.
Mohamed began his career, when he was 15 years old, working with local newspapers in Mogadishu. He has been working with AFP as a freelance photographer since 2011.
LISA KRANTZ
Lisa Krantz is a staff photographer at the San Antonio Express-News in San Antonio, Texas.
In 2018, Lisa was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography for the story of Rowan Windham, a 10-year-old who inspired others with his positive outlook on life despite battling a rare, incurable disorder.
She was also a finalist in 2015 as part of a team entry on the Central American immigration crisis.
Her work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International including the Community Awareness Award, second-place Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 2019 and third-place Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 2010 and 2015.
She has twice received both the ASNE Photojournalism Award and the Scripps Howard Award for Photojournalism.
World Press Photo, NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, SPJ’s Sigma Delta Chi and the National Headliner Awards have also recognized her work. She is a three-time NPPA Region 8 Photographer of the Year. Krantz has a psychology degree from Florida State University and a MA in photography from Syracuse University.
MARCUS YAM
Marcus Yam is a Los Angeles Times staff photographer living in the beautiful City of Angels. Born and raised in tropical heat of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he is culturally and socially uninhibited, guided and inspired by Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” At a turning point, he left a career in aerospace engineering to pursue a photographic life.
His approach is deeply rooted in curiosity and persistence. He is interested in the social issues and chaos that shape the human experience. Currently he’s obsessed with covering wildfires across the Golden State.
Marcus was named Picture of The Year International’s Newspaper Photographer Of The Year for 2017. In 2015, he was part of the team that covered the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attacks that earned a Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting. In 2014, he was part of The Seattle Times team that covered the deadly landslide in Oso, Washington, that earned a Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting.
Marcus was based in New York, from 2010 to 2013, and worked as a regular contributor to The New York Times. His most notable work includes contributions to The Times’s three-part multimedia series, Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer and A Year At War a Times series that included his feature short film, “The Home Front,” which have earned him numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, a World Press Photo multimedia grand prize, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, a Pictures of the Year International Multimedia Award and a DART Award for Trauma Coverage.
LEICA LOANER DAY – APRIL 12
Leica Loaners – Pick up Leica equipment at the hotel at 8am and return everything later that evening at the Trade Show. You must bring a credit card (in case you “forget” to return the equipment) and a memory card.
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS – APRIL 12 @ 6PM
Steamworks Brewing Company – Uber Lounge, 375 Water Street.
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.
• Mohamed Abdiwahab – Agence France-Presse
• Tomas Ayuso – Independent
• Lisa Krantz – San Antonio Express
• Brian Morgan – Art Director, Maisonneuve
• Graeme Roy – Director of News Photography, The Canadian Press
• Frederic Seguin – Independent
• Rachel Wine – Photo Editor, The Globe and Mail
TRADE SHOW – APRIL 12 @ 6PM
Steamworks Brewing Company – Uber Lounge, 375 Water Street.
Get a hands-on look at all the latest gear from our industry suppliers including:
Vancouver’s favourite professional photography supplier will be on hand this year with a ton of gear ranging from the latest digital cameras and top lighting choices to the greatest gadgets you just can’t work without.
Handcrafted custom leather camera straps made on beautiful Burke Mountain by Vancouver Sun/Province photographer Jason Payne.
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 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 13.
Leica stands for visual enjoyment and lasting value. Our approach and unique technical expertise make our optical instruments ideal companions, offering the highest possible reliability and durability.
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 13.
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 13
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.
2018 NATIONAL PICTURES OF THE YEAR GALA – APRIL 13 @ 6PM
Emcee will be Laura Lynch, a CBC award-winning journalist and host.
Tickets must be purchased and presented when arriving at this amazing Saturday night event which will be held at the gorgeous Polygon Gallery.
Winners of all the NPOY categories will be announced including the Photojournalist of the Year sponsored by The Canadian Press, Photograph of the Year sponsored by Sony Canada and Student Photographer of the Year sponsored by Loyalist College.
You will also receive your copy of NPAC’s annual Year in Review book!
Doors will open at 6:00pm with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL – Vancouver
NPOY Nominees will be featured in an exhibition at the Pendulum Gallery April 1 – 26, 2019, during the Capture Photography Festival in Vancouver. To RSVP for opening night, please email Ali.
SCOTIABANK CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL – Toronto
NPOY Nominees and winners will be a featured exhibition at First Canadian Place May 13 – 31, during CONTACT in Toronto. To RSVP for opening night on May 16, please email Ali.
