Call for Photos/Videos: Honoring Our Pioneers

For the first time, AAJA is honoring its founders and recognizing Asian American pioneer journalists at this year’s Opening Reception with an “honor roll” for relevant convention materials.

For the first time, AAJA is honoring its founders and recognizing Asian American pioneer journalists at this year’s Opening Reception with an “honor roll” for relevant convention materials. We invite you to submit still images and/or video clips for our archives and possible use for convention and future programs. Submit any of the following to the mailing address indicated below or aajapioneers@gmail.com by Monday, May 31:

Photos:

All photos must include permission for use and proper accreditation

Only photos dating only up to 1975

Send photo CDs to: Attn: Annabelle A. Udo-O’Malley, AAJA, 1182 Market Street, Suite 320, San Francisco, CA 94102

Videos:
Video should include permission for use and include proper accreditation

Format must be as follows or it will not be used: Quicktime or MPEG-4 preferred sent via www.YouSendIt.com or mailed on USB Memory cards, Flash drives, or as a DATA file on a DVD.

No VHS or tape based

Send videos to: Attn: Suzanne Joe Kai (AAJA-LA Board member), c/o StudioLA.TV, 220 Newport Center Drive, #11-88, Newport Beach, CA 92660

For more information contact events@aaja.org

Call for prints, time is short and prints are needed

Dear AAJA photojournalist,

We only received a few prints for the AAJA Silent Photo Auction. We can still accept your 11×14 print(s). Please help out AAJA student photojournalists.

Please mail asap to Corky Lee:
Expedi Printing
ATTN: Corky Lee
1300 Metropolitian Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237

More info on convention and auction: www.aajaphoto.org

On behalf of AAJA thanks.

Paul Sakuma
psakuma@aol.com
www.aajaphoto.org
Facebook: AAJA photo
Twitter: @aajaphoto

Call for prints for National and SF Bay Scholarships

Dear AAJA photographers,

Need your 11×14 photos to help fund national and San Francisco Bay Area photography scholarships. Need just two 11×14 prints to national and two 11×14 prints for SF. All proceeds go directly into photography scholarships. Money from your one 11×14 can go from about $50 to $500 – directly into the pocket of Asian American student photojournalist.

(See below on how money raised last year helped AAJA photo student scholarship)

Both deadlines: June 6

National:
Expedi Printing
ATTN: Corky Lee
1300 Metropolitian Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237

San Francisco AAJA Chapter:
Oanh Ha
1585 Schallenberger Road
San Jose, CA 95131

More info,
www.aajaphoto.org
Facebook: aaja photo
Twitter: @aajaphoto

HOWARD HSU – Howard is the recipient of the Willie Kee (SF Bay Area photographer) Memorial Scholarship, which honors the best in broadcast journalism, video editting and photojournalism. Howard graduates from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism this year. He plans to continue work on a photography essay on how gentrification in Oakland affects Chinatown and on an international project on the exotic wildlife trade in Southeast Asia and China. His work on the exotic wildlife trade in Burma was published on the PBS Frontline/World website. His scholarship is $2,000.

Thanks for helping out future photojournalists

Paul Sakuma
psakuma@aol.com