Join us December 2nd as we sit down virtually with representatives from Camera Bits for an exclusive in-depth Photo Mechanic training webinar.

We’ll be reviewing and discussing:

• File Handling
• Ingesting Images
• Browsing, Tagging etc
• Metadata – templates, variables, code replacements

There will also be time reserved for questions and answers from members.

Photo Mechanic is widely regarded as the most effective tool to manage large batches of images at a time. It was created for photographers under the world’s most extreme deadlines to add information such as captions, keywords, and copyright to your images, then export and deliver those images as fast as possible to clients and newsrooms.

This online event is free for NPAC members, $35 for non-members.

NOTE: This webinar will be recorded – if you cannot make the live session, complete the registration form and a recording will be emailed to you after the live session.

Register below to reserve your spot:

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The News Photographers of Canada (NPAC) is calling for the release of two journalists arrested on Friday Nov. 19th near Houston, B.C., at the Gidimt’en camp in Wet’suwet’en territory.

Photojournalist Amber Bracken and documentarian Michael Toledano were taken into custody by the RCMP while covering protests of the Coastal GasLink project, the day after the force arrested 14 others.

Free press is protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to collect and disseminate information to the Canadian public.

NPAC has deep concerns regarding the legitimacy of these arrests and is calling for the immediate release of Bracken and Toledano, along with all their equipment and coverage.

The Canadian photojournalist community is mourning the sudden loss of two of their own, Joe Bryksa and John Hryniuk.

A consummate photojournalist, Bryksa’s eye focused on capturing the moments and issues of his beloved Manitoba.

NPAC/APPC is hosting an InstaLive this Thursday with Waubgeshig Rice to discuss indigenous topics in journalism.

Thursday, Sept. 16. 11AM EST.
https://www.instagram.com/npac_appc/

Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation. He has written three fiction titles, and his short stories and essays have been published in numerous anthologies. His most recent novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, was published in 2018 and became a national bestseller. He graduated from Ryerson University’s journalism program in 2002, and spent most of his journalism career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a video journalist and radio host. He left CBC in 2020 to focus on his literary career. He lives in Sudbury, Ontario with his wife and two sons.

Photojournalist Chris Young helps flush pepper spray from the eyes of colleague Nick Lachance while photographing violent clashes between police and protesters when city crews dismantled an encampment at Lamport Stadium in Toronto on Wednesday July 21, 2021. Handout/NPAC/Joshua Best

The News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) strongly condemns the increasingly aggressive tactics employed by the City of Toronto and the Toronto Police Service in preventing recognized reputable journalists from attempting to cover unfolding news situations on public property.

“For the second time in 30 days, the Toronto Police Service and the City of Toronto have failed to acknowledge or uphold working media’s constitutional guaranteed right to report freely, particularly on breaking news happening in a public area,” said Diana Martin, NPAC president.

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