Mark your calendars for ASPP program–Saturday April 9th!

ASPP Seattle Workshop Announced: Meet experts and influencers from Publicis, HADW, MSNBC & Many More. Register today!  This is going to be a fabulous well-rounded program from some very interesting professionals working in the Seattle area.  If you want to get a take on what’s going on from a designer/art director/producer/videographer’s point of view, you should register for this program now.  There is limited seating for this all day event!

http://aspp.com/index.php/chapters/westcoast/370-new-directions-for-creative-professionals-workshop-seattle-saturday-april-9th

In Praise of Our NANPA Wildlife Photographers

© Savanah Stewart

As a charter member of NANPA and long time Foundation Executive board member, I’m sorry to say I’ll be missing the 2011 Summit in McAllen, Texas next month, due to an upcoming trip to South Africa. The extraordinary nature and wildlife photographers that I have met during the course of my time at NANPA have made all the difference to my professional career.  Many come out of the bush, literally, in order to network with colleagues and find out what’s going on within the industry.  I have enjoyed working with many award winning photographers such as Frans Lanting, Art Wolfe, Christian Ziegler and others.  They have been documenting different species  and habitats for years, returning again and again to catch the right behavior, weather or lighting conditions at a certain time and place.  Nature and wildlife photography is always a surprise and one never knows what one will return with.  My years of editing these images have taught me the value of time, patience and the skill that these extraordinary photographers have.  They wait for the animals to appear, displaying whatever their special behavior is, and once in awhile, they catch it just right, with the light working its magic all around.  It’s these special moments that I have witnessed after the fact, but by editing so many images, I often see the complete situation, from beginning to end and I see how hard it is to get the shot!

I am fortunate to know these experienced photographers, as well as the younger, up and coming photographers whose portfolios I review at NANPA.  They attend the conference,  eager for information and knowledge that many of these seasoned pros share during the course of the NANPA programs and field workshops.  Much of the photography that I represent exemplifies these glimpses of nature in all its glory and it’s a pleasure to have them available to clients on a worldwide scale.  Lastly, Outdoor Photographer magazine recently published its list of the 40 most influential nature photographers.  Congratulations to the 14 NANPA members who made that list. It’s a pleasure to know them all!

Here’s a small sample of some of the outstanding NANPA photographers we represent:

Frans Lanting

Left: AF21 FLA0062 © Frans Lanting / DanitaDelimont.com

Lobelia flower, Lobelia deckenii, Mt Kenya National Park, Kenya

Right: AF24 FLA0028 © Frans Lanting / DanitaDelimont.com

Red-fronted brown lemur drinking, Eulemur rufus, Madagascar

Stuart Westmorland

Left: SA12 SWE0047 © Stuart Westmorland / DanitaDelimont.com

Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Caribbean Sea near Roatan, Honduras

Right: US12 SWE0033 © Stuart Westmorland / DanitaDelimont.com

USA, Hawaii, Big Island, near Kona, Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

Art Wolfe

Left: AF31 AWO0002 © Art Wolfe / DanitaDelimont.com

Africa, Namibia, Namib National Park. Web-footed Gecko (Palmatogecko rangei)

Right: SA22 AWO0002 © Art Wolfe / DanitaDelimont.com

Central America, Costa Rica, Back-lit frog on leaf

Kristen Mosher

Left: AF45 KRM0145 © Kristin Mosher / DanitaDelimont.com

Africa, Tanzania, Gombe NP, Young chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Tanga curious about Gaia’s log

Right: AF45 KRM0000 © Kristin Mosher / DanitaDelimont.com

Africa, Tanzania, Gombe NP, Chimpanzees at play (Pan troglodytes)

Christian Zeigler

Left: SA15 CZI0001 © Christian Ziegler / DanitaDelimont.com

Central America, Panama, Borro Colorado Island. Enormous colonies of millions of leaf cutter ants (Atta columbica) cultivate and protect a fungus, which they eat.

Right: SA15 CZI0180 © Christian Ziegler / DanitaDelimont.com

Central America, Panama, Barro Colorado Island. Defense pose of praying mantis, family Mantidae.

Kevin Schafer

Left: EU36 KSC0009 © Kevin Schafer / DanitaDelimont.com

Shetland Pony, mainland Shetland Islands, stongest horse for size, Scotland, UK.

Right: US45 KSC0004 © Kevin Schafer / DanitaDelimont.com

Racoon, (Procyon lotor), fishing, Uinta National Forest, Utah, USA.

Michele Westmorland

Left: OC01 MWE0003 © Michele Westmorland / DanitaDelimont.com

South Pacific, Fiji, Viti Levu, Bligh Water, Coral Reef, Multicolor Soft Corals (Dendronepthya sp.) and schooling Fairy Basslets (Pseudanthias squaminipinnis)

Right: OC13 MWT0240 © Michele Benoy Westmorland / DanitaDelimont.com

Lagoon safari trip featuring Stingrays (Himantura fai), small Blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) and variety of fish including Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis)

Great Pacific Floating Garbage Patch at Midway Atoll

I attended a Conservation International fund raising dinner last week here in Seattle and was so moved by the presentation by David de Rothschild, an “Eco Adventurer.”  His presentation addressed the floating garbage in the Pacific that often pools around Midway atoll on the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian islands.  Many of us have heard about the floating garbage that accumulates there due to the tides and currents of the changing seas, but few of us have seen the impact it’s taken on the Albatross colonies that nest there.  He showed us a couple of photos showing one albatross chick that had over 300 pieces of plastic garbage in its stomach when dissected. Everything from plastic bottle caps to cigarette lighters, plastic bags and just about everything in-between.  The feeding parents spot something floating on the water’s surface, dive down and scoop it up, later to regurgitate it to their chicks.  This includes many of the plastic garbage bags that we get at the checkout counters everyday.

© Frans Lanting / DanitaDelimont.com

Anyway, I was editing some Frans Lanting images the other day and ran across this sad photo of a Laysan albatross pair at its nest–supposedly incubating their “egg” which is really a fishing net float!  Thanks to Frans Lanting’s extraordinary work in conservation photography and to David de Rothschild for making me even more aware of this sad state that our planet is in.  Let’s all try to make a difference in whatever way we can.  I encourage you to start with bringing your own bags, or ask for the the “paper bag” option!

New Content – Lisa Engelbrecht – Central Europe

Central European countries are known for bright colors, buzzing plazas, welcoming parks, open air markets and friendly people. In Lisa Engelbrechts newest submission, you get a taste all of of these great characteristics and more. With images from Croatia, Italy and Switzerland you’re sure to see something that would stand out in any layout.

New Content – Jerry and Marcy Monkman – New England

New England in the fall and winter months can be one of the most breathtaking regions in all of America, if not the world. This latest submission from Jerry and Marcy Monkman drops you right in the middle of this magical time with some iconic scenic and still life imagery.

Wired in NYC

Just returned from a week in NYC with action packed industry meetings.  Best tip; check out Wired magazine for great examples of electronic magazine tablet publishing.  You can download it to your Ipad for $3.99 per issue.   If you’re a photographer, watch  agreements for all inclusive, all media uses and think twice about what they’re asking for.  We’ve come a long way to be just giving away rights at this point…

New Content – Julien McRoberts – Native Mexico & Southwestern America

Julien McRoberts did a fantastic job capturing the traditional dress and customs of the native peoples of Mexico and the Southwestern USA in this latest submission. Such care and skill – passed down through generations – goes into all of these costumes and traditions. If you are in need of some cultural imagery from either of these regions this would be a great place to start.

Worldwide Industry Pros Gather at CEPIC

Danita & Dave  have just wrapped things up at the CEPIC Congress meeting in Dublin. The CEPIC Congress brings together industry members from throughout the world in an effort to spread awareness of the global professional photo community and offer new business opportunities for a world market. The gathering was held in Dublin’s new Aviva Stadium, a state of the art facility to be opened to the public this week.

Throughout the conference, Danita and Dave attended meetings with other trade professionals covering the state of the photo industry and it’s future as well as spending valuable time networking with potential worldwide business partners.  Shown here, Danita poses with Michael Masterson – National  President of ASPP -  above the brand new Aviva Stadium.

Check out our other CEPIC photos on our facebook page here.

Judging at the IFC Pro-Tour in Laredo, TX

Wrapping up the judging at the ICF  Pro-Tour. We saw so many outstanding  images of wildlife and nature captured over the past month from this southwest Texas region. Stay tuned for winners to be announced soon!

(clockwise from front) Connie Bransilver, Danita Delimont ,
John Nuhn – from NWF and John F. Martin – Founder.

ASPP Private Curator Tour @ EMP|SFM: Unforgettable Rock n Roll Photos!

Hello ASPP members and friends,

Join ASPP members for a private tour of Experience Music Project’s current photography exhibit “Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock n Roll Photos Selected by Graham Nash“.  Jasen Emmons, Director of Curatorial Affairs at Experience Music Project has graciously offered to lead ASPP members and guests on a private, after-hours tour of the exhibit featuring 98 rock n roll photographs by 40 world class photographers including Anton Corbijn, Lynn Goldsmith, Annie Leibovitz, Jim Marshall, Neal Preston, Mick Rock, Francesco Scavullo and Nash himself.


When:  Tuesday, May 11th
Time:    6:30PM – 8:00PM
Where: Experience Music Project
330 Sixth Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
empsfm.org

Fee: Special group rate for ASPP members and guests: $12 per person

SPACE IS LIMITED: Please RSVP by 5/10/10:  asppwest@msn.com

Look forward to seeing you there!