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JUDGES - Q2 '07 WPJA CONTEST
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ANDREA BRUCE, PHOTOJOURNALIST
Andrea Bruce studied journalism at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. After several internships, she landed
her first staff job at the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire.
A brief stint at the St. Petersburg Times then led to an offer
at The Washington Post. In 2006, for the third time, Andrea
was named Photographer of the Year by the White House News
Photographers Association (WHNPA). Andrea, who has worked for
the Post since 2001, also claimed the award in 2003 and 2005.
Among her images from 2005 were coverage of the earthquake
in Pakistan and military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.
She also received the John Faber Overseas Press Club Award
in 2005 for her photos of an Iraqi prostitute.
For 2006, Andrea also won first and second place in the WHNPA
domestic news category, first place in the portfolio category,
second and third place in the feature category, second place
in the picture story/news category and awards of excellence
in the portrait/personality and international news categories.
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KATHLEEN FLYNN, PHOTOJOURNALIST
Kathleen Flynn went to the St. Petersburg Times as an intern in 2002 then
stayed as staff. A graduate of Western Kentucky University, Kathleen interned
at the Times-Picayune in New Orleans and later freelanced in the city. She
then studied Spanish while in Costa Rica documenting a ministry that works
with street children in San Jose. Since joining the Times
staff, in addition to community journalism, she's covered Haiti, the tsunami
in Thailand and has taken part in the Times extensive hurricane coverage
throughout the southern states. Her recent work includes a photograph she
made in New Orleans which was featured on the cover of Time Magazine following
Hurricane Katrina. She was named the National Press Photographers Association
Region 6 photographer of the year, 2004. The region includes the Carribbean,
Central and South America, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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JON LOWENSTEIN, PHOTOJOURNALIST
Jon Lowenstein is a native of Brookline, MA and a graduate of the University
of Iowa (1993). For the last decade, Jon has been a freelance photojournalist.
He has been published in Time, US News & World Report, Fortune, The New
York Times, and Mother Jones, to name a few.
In 1998 Jon was Region 5 POY for the NPPA. In 2001 he was Magazine Photographer
of the Year in the 58th annual Pictures of the Year Competition. His latest
acclaim comes through Cliff Edom's 2005 "New America Award" for
a 25-picture photo essay called, "Pocket Town Kids: Passion, Hope, and
Connection on Chicago's Southside."
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TONY OVERMAN, NPPA PRESIDENT / PHOTOJOURNALIST
Tony Overman, 44, has been a staff photographer at The Olympian in Washington's
capital since 1997. He previously worked as a reporter/photographer at the
Albany (Ore.) Democrat-Herald and as photo editor at the Corvallis (Ore.)
Gazette-Times.
An outspoken advocate for visual journalism, Overman is currently serving
as President of the National Press Photographers Association, the largest
photojournalism organization in the world with nearly 10,000 members. He
has also served as NPPA Vice President and Director for Region 11, covering
Oregon, Washington, Alaska and British Columbia.
Since joining The Olympian, he has been recognized in the Best of Gannett
annual competition, including being named top photographer in 1999 and 2000.
Overman has earned numerous awards in the Best of Photojournalism and the
Pictures of the Year competitions.
Overman is also a two-time Region 11 Photographer of the Year for National
Press Photographers Association, for his work in 1994 in Albany, Ore., and
2004 in Olympia.
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