EDUCATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS:

SOUTHWESTERN PHOTOJOURNALISM CONFERENCE - SWPJC

February 25–27, 2005
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

www.SWPJC.org

"Looking at Photojournalism from a Christian Perspective."

This conference is coordinated by Southern Baptist Photojournalists.
Hosted by: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Supported by: Christians in Photojournalism.

Fort Worth, TX will be host to the annual Southern Photojournalism Conference. The 2004 three day conference included presentations by the following photographers:

Bill Allard
National Geographic

Anacleto Rapping
Los Angeles Times

Andrew Niesen
Photographer - Atlanta, GA

Rachel LaCour Niesen
Photographer - Atlanta, GA

Bill Fortney
Great American Photography Workshops

Greg Breeding
Journey Communications Group

Tara C. Patty
Photographer - Minneapolis, MN

Gary Russ
Photographer - Austin, TX

PLUS:

Nikon Digital Shootout (Saturday)

Can you handle the heat? It’s you against 20 of your peers. At high noon, a theme will be selected and you’ll have one hour to make the best picture that illustrates that theme. Judging by the SWPJ staff.
•ALL digital (cameras supplied, you provide the vision)
•1st place winner receives a Nikon COOLPIX digital camera

2-Minute Shows (Friday, Saturday)

At various times throughout the weekend there will be “open mic” opportunities. To participate, bring up to six slides and concise thoughts for this unique “show and tell”. Each person will have only two minutes, so do some of your best editing as you prepare your presentation.

2-Minute Show Guidelines

1. Only 45 shows total will be accepted. These will be on a “first come-first serve” basis. No shows will be accepted after 10 a.m. Saturday morning. The 2-minute shows will begin Friday evening.
2. You may choose to show either six slides or six digital images.
3. You have a maximum of two minutes to describe your images.

Visit the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference web site here:

SWPJC.org