Well, actually calling all photojournalists to submit work created in 2004 for the 2005 SAJA Photoforum to be held during the SAJA convention. The convention and job fair will be held from June 16 through 19, at Columbia University.

I am coordinating the photo exhibit and will play judge for the photo awards. Other judges will be announced shortly. Please download the PDF for instructions on how to submit your work [content & quality], what will be considered for the show and the annual photo awards. The deadline for this is April 18.

Please note that print and broadcast journalists with submissions your postmark deadline was today!

Sorry this is such short notice but the Southern Short Course in Photography will be held at the Crowne Plaze Hotel [108 First Street, Macon, Georgia, tel# 478-746-1461] from March 31 through April 3.

Sam Abell, Grant Blankenship, Mark Damon, Greg Eans, Gary Fong, Denise McGill, Johnny Horne, Kenny Irby, Jock Lauterer, Melissa Lyttle, Jack Rowland, Scott Strazzante and Mike Weimar will all present their work.

Pre-registration, at $60, is open till March 23. You will pay $75 at the door. Students can register for $30. As always these events have a photo contest and portfolio reviews.

“… many times the picture-making process does not begin when you click the shutter. The picture making process begins with pre-visualizing and understanding the core aspects of the story. If a reporter or editor cannot articulate what the story is about effectively then it will be very hard for you to meet or exceed anyone's expectations. The key here is that good journalism is a collaboration between words and images.”

If there were a loudspeaker handy this is the message I would be yelling out to everybody. Photojournalism is NOT just about photography. It's photography and journalism. Easy as that may sound, the misperceptions reign supreme even among journalists who write for a living. Dennis Dunleavy – thanks for expressing this topic so lucidly!

P.S. Please visit Dunleavy's new website.

Well, it's official. The 2005 SAJA PHOTOFORUM is on. They are looking for the very best in photojournalism from South Asia; from those who work in South Asia or who have focussed on the South Asian diaspora.

Only digital entries will be accepted and they will be due on April 18, 2005. For the entry form and how to submit yourr entry, please click the Adobe Acrobat icon you see here to the right. You will need Acrobat Reader to view the file.

They are doing things a bit differently this year. For the first time, they are combining entries for the SAJA Photo Awards and the SAJA PHOTOFORUM. So, your entries will be judged for the photo awards and may also be exhibited in front of 600 journalists at the SAJA annual convention, held at Columbia University.

Please let your friends and colleagues know about this opportunity. Forward the downloaded PDF or email them the following link.

The second editon of Dave LaBelle's seismic book, The Great Picture Hunt, is finally out. I am signing on to buy a copy, perhaps two. It's a great resource for photojournalists; especially those new to the business and struggling to find those enterprise images.

The first edition quickly sold out and went out of print. Get yours quick!