NPPAOU Newsletter: January 30, 2023
Present your favorite work from fall semester this Wednesday
Hi everyone,
It was great seeing you all and looking at so many cool photo books at our first NPPAOU meeting of the year last week. Here are a couple of pictures from Wednesday:


This week, on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m., we will be opening the floor to anyone who would like to present their favorite work from fall semester or winter break! Since everyone in the club makes such wonderful work every semester, but not everyone outside of your individual classes get to see or hear about that work, we want this Wednesday to be a time where we can all openly share our projects and celebrate one another.
A few things to remember:
We recently opened our new Redbubble site where you can purchase NPPAOU and VisCom branded shirts, hoodies, stickers and more. Find our merch here.
Our NPPAOU Magazine from last school year is up for sale on MagCloud. Check out the member-produced magazine and order a print copy here.
We want to see and share your images :) Submit your images here each week to be featured in next week’s newsletter and Instagram. The images should include captions, a filename with your first and last name, and be made in line with the NPPA Code of Ethics that we always hold ourselves to as a professional organization.
This week is a big week for a lot of upcoming deadlines. Always feel free to ask the executive board or other NPPAOU members to look over contest submissions and get feedback —we’re all in this together!! Here is a list of opportunities to check out including jobs, contests, grants and more to apply for or look into.
DUE TONIGHT: There are three open photography positions in this year's Report For America newsrooms, a 2-3 year program that “helps local newsrooms report on under-covered issues and communities by sending early-career and mid-to-late-career reporters and photographers to newsrooms throughout the country.” Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through Jan. 30, apply here.
DUE TUESDAY: The 2023 WHNPA “Eyes of History®" student visual journalism contest is open until Jan. 31.
DUE WEDNESDAY: The 40th annual Northern Short Course (NSC), NPPA’s annual photojournalism conference, returns to in-person on March 16-18. Similar to the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the NSC is accepting volunteer applications until Feb 1! “In exchange for your time, the NSC will provide a hotel room (shared with other volunteers), meals Wednesday evening through Saturday evening, priority access to Portfolio Reviews and free registration for the Northern Short Course.” Apply to be a volunteer here.
DUE WEDNESDAY: The Ohio News Photographers Association’s 72nd Annual Still & Multimedia Contest and Annual Television Contest are now open for entry! You have until Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at 11:59pm to submit your entry. To submit, click here to navigate to the rules page and click here to see past winners. If you’re a resident of Ohio and are returning to school in the fall, be sure apply for ONPA’s Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship.
The Alexia is accepting submissions for its 2023 student and professional grants until Feb. 9.
NABJ is accepting applications for the 2023 NABJ Visual Task Force Scholarship. The deadline for the $3,000 award is Feb. 27.
Vital Impacts will award two $20,000 environmental photography grants to support the development of a "long-term documentary photography project with local communities who are working to protect the environment and wildlife." The deadline is March 15.
The Northern Exposure photojournalism workshop is March 31 - April 1 in Minneapolis. Speakers include William Albert Allard and Daniella Zalcman. Friday will be a student-oriented day, with Saturday and Sunday for everyone.
The Ohio News Photographer Association announced the return of an in-person ONPA Convention, Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 9am - 7pm at Midwest Photo, Columbus, Oh. The 2023 annual ONPA Conference is returning in-person to Columbus, Oh, on April 1, 9am to 7pm at Midwest Photo. Attendance is free, but is limited to 100 spots so register here as soon as possible!
We’re looking forward to seeing you and your projects this Wednesday!
If you have any questions, feedback or ideas for this semester, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us:
Joe Timmerman, President - jt316618@ohio.edu
Tanner Pearson, Vice President - tp099818@ohio.edu
Zoe Cranfill, Treasurer - zc973920@ohio.edu
Ryan Grzybowski, Secretary - rg640118@ohio.edu
Sue Morrow, Advisor – suemorrow@me.com