Return on Membership Contest

We’re looking for your story on what makes ASMP membership valuable to you. It doesn’t have to be a book, but it does need to be less than 250 words. Even a simple quote is good. For all the info and the contest rules, visit http://asmp.org/return-on-membership-contest.

By entering you could help your chapter too. The chapter with the highest percentage of entries per capita wins $500. And, if you’re one of the first 200 entries, you automatically win a free 30 day trial to the online training site lynda.com.

Go to the contest info page, select your category and send your entry now to [email protected].

Thanks for your membership, and I look forward to reading your entry.

The deadline for entering is October 4th, and we want to hear from you before it’s too late.

Todd Joyce
Membership Chair

PS - There’s $17,000 in prizes that include things like Modern Postcard printing, CS4, Lightroom, a lensbaby, Agency Access credit and a one year Livebooks site. What are you waiting for? Send your entry today!

Willy Ronis 1910-2009

From France24: Iconic Paris photographer Willy Ronis died on Saturday at the age of 99. He was one of France's giants of photography, particularly famous for his images of post-war Paris in the 1940s and 1950s.

Ronis became the first French photographer to work for Life magazine and in 1953 Edward Steichen included Ronis, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Izis, and Brassai in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art titled Five French Photographers. In 1955, Ronis was included in the Family of Man exhibition.

Watch an interview and slideshow here.

Communication Arts Photo Annual

It's here! The best $25 you can blow on a magazine. The Communication Arts Photo Annual just hit newsstands, so grab yours and check the state of the art.

From CA Online: "The best photography of the past year was chosen by our distinguished jury and reflects current trends in this ever-evolving industry. We saw a slight increase in entries to this year's Photography Annual, undoubtedly helped by our online competition system that gives entrants the option to upload digital entries directly from their computers. Consequently, over 90 percent of the entries were received digitally."

You can also order here. Happy clipping!

Copyright Infringement

Seeking photographers whose images have been infringed upon or who have licensed images to Kumar or K+A .

Please review the above link to see if you recognize any images. The home page rotates images every 20 seconds. This company is located in Colorado and provides Engineering services for pre construction. To date we have located three photographers who have had images on the site.

Please email Jackie Schumaker ASAP should you find an image.

For Sale: Broncolor Hazylight and 4x5 Sinar Kit

Ron Williams has retired his photography business and is selling some of his studio equipment.

For Sale: Broncolor Hazylight and 4x5 Sinar kit. If you are interested, you may find details at this link. http://ronwilliams.com/

He currently lives in Missoula, Montana. [The Hazylight which I am selling would need to be picked up.]