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AAJA Photo Reunion of Old Timers


AAJA photographers get together at NY Times photographer, Marilynn Yee’s place. At the AAJA Convention at Times Square AUG. 24, 2000 (Missing IDs circled)
AAJA Photo get together at AAJA Convention at NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel 1990

We are working on a AAJA Photo Reunion of those of you who attended AAJA national conferences from the beginning in Los Angeles (1988) to about 15 years ago in Los Angeles (2010). 

The AAJA Photo Reunion will be held to coincide with next years AAJA National Convention in Seattle from July 30 to August 3, 2025 at the Sheraton Grand Seattle. Good hotel rates will be announced by AAJA.org in the spring. 

The AAJA Photo Reunion is not affiliated with AAJA.org and the AAJA Photo Affinity Group (PAG). This is just a social gathering of AAJA photo friends. No talks, no slide shows, no award. 

We will most likely meet for lunch/dinner/drinks within walking distance of the hotel. You don’t have to register for the AAJA National Convention to attend. This will be a pay as you go get together. James Yee, who has attended almost every convention, will help with organizing and work with everyone’s costs. Barry Wong will help with local info. 

I will send more information out every so often via email and: http://www.AAJAPhoto.org

See you in Seattle! 

Paul Sakuma

List so far of those we have contacted or trying to contact:

Lorren Au Jr., Los Angeles ??
Anthony Bolante, Seattle ??
Lia Chang, New York ??
Jim Cheng ??
Cindy Chew, San Francisco ??
Ringo Chiu, Los Angeles
Susan Chu, Riverside ??
Marilyn Chun Sargent, Santa Rosa, CA
Laura Chun, Sacramento ??
Hai Do? ??
Robert Hanashiro, Santa Clarita, CA ??
Stan Honda, New York
Kimihiro Hoshino, ??
Grace How, New York
Karen Kasmauski, Washington, DC
HyungWon Kang ??
Kevin Fujii, Honolulu
Chiaki Kawajiri 
Paul Kitagaki Jr, Sacramento
Karna Kurata, Honolulu ??
Paul Kuroda, Piedmont, CA
Ken Kwok, Los Angeles
Ken Lam ??
Ha Lam, Austin, TX
Chang Lee, New York ??
Edmund Lee, San Francisco
Joanne Lee, San Jose ??
John Lee ??
Richard Lee New York
Matt Lee, Boston
Rod Mar, Seattle ??
Cheryl Meyer
Carol Nakagawa, Seattle
Darrell Miho, Las Vegas
Dennis Oda, Honolulu
Morgan Ong, Sacramento ??
Jiro Ose, Bangkok
The Pham Charlotte, NC
Michael Quan, Boston ??
Paul Sakuma Palo Alto, CA
Baron Sekiya. Honolulu
Dean Sensui, Honolulu ??
Sunny Sung, ??
Kuni Takahashi, Chicago
Teresa Tamura, Walla Walla, WA
Ron Taniwaki, Denver ??
Eugene Tanner, Honolulu
Richard Tsong-Taatarii ??
Bernadette Tuazon, CNN ??
Nick Ut, Los Angeles ??
Christopher Viola Florida ??
Vasna Wilson ??
Alex Wong, Washington DC
Barry Wong, Seattle
Ray Wong, Nashville, Tenn.
AnRong Xu, Taipei
Greg Yamamoto, Honolulu
Cindy Yamanaka ??
Mike Yamashita, New York ??
Stephanie Yao Long, Portland,
James Yee, Indianapolis
Marilynn Yee, New York City
Michelle Yee, Thousand Oaks, CA

List of AAJA National Conventions/Unity Conference

2025 SEATTLE, WA
2024 AUSTIN, TX
2023 WASHINGTON, DC
2022 LOS ANGELES, CA
2020 VIRTUAL
2019 ATLANTA, GA
2018 HOUSTON, TX
2017 PHILADELPHIA, PA
2016 LAS VEGAS, NV
2015 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
2014 WASHINGTON, DC
2013 NEW YORK, NY
2012 LAS VEGAS, NV – UNITY #5
2011 DETROIT, MI
2010 LOS ANGELES, CA
2009 BOSTON, MA
2008 CHICAGO, IL – UNITY #4
2007 MIAMI, FL
2006 HONOLULU, HI
2005 TWIN CITIES, MN
2004 WASHINGTON, DC – UNITY #3
2003 SAN DIEGO, CA
2002 DALLAS, TX
2001 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
2000 NEW YORK, NY
1999 SEATTLE, WA – UNITY #2
1998 CHICAGO, IL
1997 BOSTON, MA
1996 TWIN CITIES, MN
1995 HONOLULU, HI
1994 ATLANTA, GA – UNITY #1
1993 LOS ANGELES, CA
1992 WASHINGTON, DC
1991 SEATLLE, WA
1990 NEW YORK, NY
1989 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
1987 LOS ANGELES, CA

Corky Lee is everywhere, everything in Google Doodles!

Did you know that on this day in 1988, May 5th was proclaimed to be “Corky Lee Day” in honor of his lifelong contributions to New York City’s communities? So while you’re sipping your margarita, check out Google’s Doodles to read more about our beloved Corky Lee and go out and eat some dumplings too. Thanks Heather Chin for posting this on Slack.

Happy New Year 2019!

Happy New Year AAJAers!

It’s day nine of 2019. How are those New Year’s resolutions coming along? We hope that one of your resolutions is to be better storytellers and we hope that AAJA can help you do that in 2019. If you have ideas for a panel or workshop for AAJA19 in Atlanta, please send it to us, or submit the idea yourself here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmxv7icH1fBGT3FsKT8iLh3Vvlnnb7QA9vBxHMZYl8DLauOw/viewform

Did you take a fab photo or series of photos last year in 2018? Enter it into the Pictures of the Year International competition hosted by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. DON’T WAIT! entry deadline is next Monday, January 14, 2019. There are 40 different categories. FORTY!

They have also added a POY Rising Star Scholarship. There are so many details that I can’t write them all here. Well, I could, but that would be redundant. so please read all the details and a list of categories and requirements at the POY website: https://poy.org

Is there a photographer you want to meet in Atlanta? We’re working on a shortlist of photographers for out Photo Hangouts and we’d love to hear your input. We can’t make any promises they’ll be there, but we promise to do what we can to secure the best photographers we can with our (very) limited budget. but we do have a budget.

Rumor has it that there will be a new Affinity Group for Video Journalists. The paperwork was submitted but it has not been confirmed yet, so please don’t quote me on this, but we’re hoping that AAJA will see the need that this affinity group can fill within the AAJA family. We know that many of you are entrenched in video and multi-media, which quite frankly, is above our pay grade. So cross your fingers!

And last but not least, have you renewed your membership for 2019? Please help us help you by renewing your membership. Look! We even provided the link. How easy is that?! https://www.aaja.org/join

That’s it for now.

For the most up to date info regarding all things photo, follow us on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/21550686434/ and to see what some of our members (and non-members) are doing, follow us on Instagram @aajaphoto

Stick to those New Year’s resolutions and we hope to see you in Atlanta! Happy shooting!

Darrell =)

Happy New Year

Barry Wong Still Life Photograph to be exhibited in Washington, D.C.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong’s fine art photograph “Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot,” will be installed in the Diplomatic Room at the Department of Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. this week.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong prepares his print "Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot," for shipping to Washington, D.C. to Secretary Gary Locke for display at the Department of Commmerce. Barry's photographs have been featured at recent AAJA auctions.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong’s fine art photograph “Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot,” will be installed in the Diplomatic Room at the Department of Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. this week.

"Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot" is from a series of Asian still life photographs by Seattle photographer Barry Wong.

The photograph is one in a series of Asian still life images that Barry has been creating. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, the former Governor of Washington, invited Wong to exhibit his print and it will be installed this week alongside works by other noted Northwest artists including: Gerard Tsutakawa, Dale Chihuly, and Johsel Namkung.

“It’s an incredible honor to have one of my photographs on display in the nation’s capital,” said Wong.

An unexpected bonus for Wong and his two daughters, Kela and Melia, was getting to visit with Locke this summer and to hear about his work and his role in the Cabinet. “You can pretty much see the White House from his office window – so you can imagine it was a memorable occasion for us. We heard some wonderful stories about life in the corridors of power and the girls felt like visiting dignitaries,” said Wong

Barry Wong with daughters, Melia and Kela, visit Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke in Washington, D.C.

Wong’s photographs have been exhibited at Seattle’s City Hall and at Kobo in Seattle’s International District. His prints are currently featured at the Wing Luke Museum Marketplace store.

Wong has received numerous awards for his fine art photography and for his earlier documentary work as a photojournalist at The Seattle Times – where he was a finalist for a team Pulitzer Prize in photography.

For details, contact:

Barry Wong
Ph: 206.510.7725
Email: studio@barrywongphoto.com
www.barrywongphoto.com