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Ohio NewsOhio NewsPhotographer1538 Cullinan Ave.Masury, OH 44438Change Service RequestedPresorted StandardU.S.Postage PaidYoungstown, OHPermit No.640The Dayton Convention committee would like to thank the following companies and organizations for making our convention a successTHE DAYTON DAILY NEWS - THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUNWDTN-TV2 - WHIO-TV7 - WKEF-TV22 - WRGT-TV45CANNON USA - NIKON - FUJI - KODAK - CABBAGE CASESWILSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICE - PHOTO SYSTEMS INC.FILMS ONE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS - JIM McGRAWGREENE COUNTY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAUMONTGOMERY COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUDOWNTOWN DAYTON PARTNERSHIP - THE MALL AT FAIRFIELD COMMONSNCR - DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE - THE DAYTON BOMBERS HOCKEY CLUBTHE VICTORIA THEATRE - ESTHER PRICE CANDIESGREENE COUNTY VICTIM WITNESS - JEANETTE ADKINSCOLD BEER N CHEESEBURGERS FAIRBORN - DOMINO'S PIZZA NEW CARLISLE MEIJER- CHUCK UPTHEGROVE BREWERY (KRAMER'S PARTY SUPPLIES)AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEMS - FAR HILLS TRAVEL - BEAVERCREEK GOLF CLUBTHE GOLF COURSE AT YANKEE TRACE CENTERVILLEPIPESTONE GOLF COURSE MIAMISBURGHARTSOCK AWARDS AND ENGRAVING LEBANON - THE USAF MUSEUM BEARCATSCANNER CLUB - EDR SYSTEMS - TAPE COMPANY - VERSA FLEXPhotographer May/June 1999

Page 4 Ohio News Photographer May-June 1999Minutes from theannual businessmeetingBy David I. AndersenSecretaryDuring the lunch break, the board of theOhio News Photographers Association Inc.held the annual business meeting. Officersattending were Bob DeMay, Chairman of theBoard; Ed Suba, President; Lisa Dutton, StillVice President; Kimberly Barth, Treasurerand Dave Andersen, Secretary.A motion was made to dispense of thereading of last years minutes. It was moved,seconded and approved.Kimberly Barth then gave the treasurersreport. She stated that ONPA operated at aloss of $320.32 in 1998. Once again thegreatest expenses was the awards andplaques handed out to the winners of theannual picture and newstape contests.There were also increases in the cost ofthe producing the newsletter. At the end ofthe year, the checking account had a balanceof around $9,000. It was moved, secondedand approved to accept the report.Next up was the Clip Contest report byChris Parker. A discussion took place over adisqualification in the January 1999 contest.The picture in question was republished in a“year end” edition. The rules state that it canonly be entered when initially published andcan only be entered once.Parker said that he was set for the yearwith judges and will get the results back in atimely manner for publication in the newsletter.Barth brought up the question of splittingnews in “spot” and “general news.” Parkerwill keep track of the number of news pictureand how they divide up to see if splittingthem would be competitive each month.Also discussed was a quarterly illustrationcategory. It was thought to be a good idea,but not something you would start in the middleof the year.The longest discussion took place duringthe Still Picture Contest report by MattDetrich. This year there was a large problemwith people not following the rules.Violations included members not sendingtheir contest fees, labeling slides wrong,packaging them in sleeves improperly andmany others. This creates a large amount ofwork for the contest chairman who is alreadyburied with slides.It was decided, at the time of the judging,to not disqualify those in violation. Nextyear will be a different story. The board willgo over the rules for the contest to make surethey are clearly written and can be easilyinterpreted. No tolerance for mistakes willbe the rule for 2000. Concern was expressedabout maybe losing members if they are disqualified,but we need to be fair to those thatdo follow the rules.Suba reported that everyone was happywith the site used in Columbus for the judgingin February although some were unhappywith the judging always being aroundValentine’s Day weekend. Detrich reportedhe lost a couple judges because of it. DeMayBob DeMayONPA Life Member Jim McGraw, right, was the official tour guide for members touring the UnitedStates Air Force Museum. Here he shares his knowledge with Secretary David Andersen who settlesin one of museum’s displays.thought it might be able to be moved back aweek. Suba will try to organize a prejudgingportfolio critique to be held before Christmasfor those who would like the advise. FinallyDetrich reported that entries were down lastyear.No TV report was given.A round of applause for the job DeMayhas been doing on the newsletter opened hisreport on it. He said that people have beencatching on to what he wants to include andhas been receiving more input.Old business consisted of an update ofthe estate left to the ONPA by GeorgeSmallsreed by DeMay. Smallsreed’s house,car and personal belongings have been sold.The estate was estimated to be $200,000which the ONPA will receive interest fromfor 20 years and then the principle will beturned over to the organization.Under new business it was mentionedthat no official bids had been received to hostnext years convention. Cleveland was ahopeful site. Also mentioned was the plan ofthe board to host the 2001 convention, whichwill be the 50th anniversary of the ONPA.The original site of Tuscarawas County willbe the site.Nominations were taken for officers ofthe ONPA. The first name put in the hat wasTony Giordullo for TV VP. With the smallnumber of people present, Richard Bixlernominated the current board. Bob DeMayfor Chairman, Ed Suba Jr. for President,Vince Shivers for TV VP, Lisa Dutton forStill VP, Kimberly Barth for Treasurer andDavid I. Andersen for Secretary. All accepted.It was moved, seconded and approved toclose the nominations from the floor.A motion was made to adjourn. It wasmoved, seconded and approved. See everyonenext year.Lindsay SempleONPA President Ed Suba, Jr., left, presents StillPhotographer of the Year Mike Levy, right, ofThe Plain Dealer with his award.Lindsay SempleTelevision Photographer of the Year AliGhanbari accepts his plaque from ONPAChairman of the Board Bob DeMay. It was thefifth time Ghanbari has won the POY title.May-June 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 5ONPA Convention ‘99 in Fairborn is a huge successThanks to the efforts of the conventioncommittee and a talented group of speakersthe ‘99 ONPA convention was a big hit forthose who attended.Mother Nature threw the only curve intothe mix when a deadly tornado touched downnear Cincinnati the day the conventionopened in nearby Fairborn.The twister kept many of the membersin the Cincinnati and Dayton areas fromattending as many were kept busy on the job.Those members who did attend owe adebt of gratitude to the trio of Bill Garlow,Tony Giordullo and Marshall Gorby whotogether with the help of their families hosteda great weekend.The festivities opened at the UnitedStates Air Force Museum where life memberJim McGraw provided tours to the visitors.McGraw had flown in many of the WWII aircrafton display and is involved with a groupin Fairfield County that puts together an airshowannually. His love of aviation was evidentin his presentations.From the museum events moved to anight in the always famous ONPA hospitalitysuite.Speakers took center stage Saturdaymorning enlightening both still and televisionmembers.On the still side Steve Mellon of thePittsburgh Post-Gazette started the morningoff discussing his journey into photojournalismvia a position as a sports editor at a smallpaper. In his humble low key way Mellonrelated how he was sent out one day to get apicture for the next days paper, and how hiseditor worked with him each time he wentout. Mellon got tired of the calls at homefrom irate Indiana basketball fans, and restwas history.Images from the now defunct PittsburghPress were shown, and they demonstratedhow to make pictures that are different, subtleand wonderful.His picture story on his journey to Chinato adopt his daughter was compelling andbrought many questions from the audience.Only the sound of his now 18 month olddaughter Chloe walking down the steps ofthe auditorium (with a little help from mom)could distract the crowd from this very interestingpresentation.If you’ve never heard Ron Kuntz ofReuters talk about photography, you have notlived. ONPA members young and old weretreated to one of the greatest performancesever given at a convention. The lucky onesback in Cleveland get watch his show at justabout every Indians game, but the rest of usare relegated to seeing it only on an oddoccasion.Kuntz told stories that dated back to thestart of his carrier in the 50’s (1950’s in caseyou were wondering) through his currentwork today.Stories about being a photographer,about working with famous athletes, about coveringthe Sam Shepherd case, and just aboutanything else you could imagine.Kuntz had the place roaring, and hecould of spoke for another hour or two and itstill would of been too short. He returned foran encore in the late afternoon to present hiswork in prisons around the country.Hats off to Ron Kuntz, I’ve never heardlaughter like that at an ONPA convention.Mike Fender of the Indianapolis Starshowed a wonderful series of photographs onhigh school basketball. It was great to seesports pictures of this depth. He spoke abouthis love of basketball and Indiana’s loveaffair with basketball.Bill Waugh, Deputy Director of the StatePhoto Desk for the Associated Press had ahomecoming of sorts. Waugh worked at theDayton Daily News for sevens years beforeleaving to serve in several positions at the AP.Waugh showed a variety of images from APmembers across the country and gave someinsight as to what the AP is looking for in itsdaily report.Television members had their morningstart off with Scott Livingston of WBFF inBaltimore. Scott focused on how we take theeveryday story from the morning producersmeeting and make it better.Before lunch, the room filled as WDTN-TV's Charlie Day and Bob Phillips andWHIO-TV's Denny Cheatham and ChuckUpthegrove gave us their collective views ona combined 150 years experience as a photographer.Imagine shooting a great story and nothaving natural sound because there were nomicrophones on film cameras yet. Theseguys brought to life their experiences as thefirst TV Photographers in Dayton.Charlie,Bob and Denny continue to roll tape,as Chuck rolls golf balls after 38 years of TVphotography.In the afternoon, Doug LeGore ofWHTM in Harrisburg brought his work tothe big screen. Doug handed at hershey kisses(chocolate candies). Some had nuts, somedidn't. The object is to find the nuts in thestory and not just keep it plain.To end the day, Ali Ghanbari of WJW inCleveland talked about his winning entries asthe 1998 ONPA POY for the 4th straightyear. Ali's biggest point is to punctuate thetrack and sound bites with nat sound.The program Saturday evening saw thereturn of a a more formal awards dinner thanin the past several years. Along with the presentationof awards a brief tribute to the lateGeorge Smallsreed Jr. was made. Smallsreedwas one of the founders of ONPA and hadpassed away last year. It was alwaysGeorge’s wish to bring back the Miss ONPAcontest. In his honor it was, however briefly.Board members present met briefly followingthe awards dinner to accept a proposalfrom David Andersen of The Plain Dealerand Kim Fatica of WKYC-TV to host the2000 convention in Cleveland. The two willco-chair the event and are presently in searchof a site and setting a date.While we look forward to Cleveland in2000 we can’t forget the great job the\ committeein Dayton did this year.A special salute to convention chairmanBill Garlow who could have easily steppedaside to take on more important matters in hislife at the time and was their until the veryend Saturday night.He was also fortunate to have MarshallGorby of The Springfield News-Sun andTony Giordullo of WDTN-TV by his side.All three worked tirelessly to put on a greatconvention.Speaker profiles complied by Doug Oster of thePittsburgh Post-Gazette and Tony Giordullo ofWDTN-TV.Lindsay SempleStill Photographer of the Year Mike Levy on The Plain Dealer and his wife Andrea are entertained byformer ONPA member Doug Oster of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Bill Kennedy of The PlainDealer in the hospitality suite following the awards dinners.

Page 6 Ohio News Photographer May/June 1999Camp ConvictBest of ShowCoach’s Role1st place sports featureCamp Convict1st place general news &editingReborn2nd place in-depthThe Kid3rd place personality profilePOYGHANBARI TAKES THE FIFTHBy Josh WhiteTelevision Contest ChairmanPotholes.Buzzards return to Hinckly.Opening day.Ghanbari wins POY title.All are sure signs of spring in Ohio. This yearseemed no different than most as Ali Ghanbari ofWJW-TV in Cleveland captured his fifth ONPATelevision Photographer of the Year title.Ghanbari won three firsts, a second, and threethird place awards for his work. He placed in all buttwo categories and captured Best of Show for hisstory “Camp Convict” which had placed first inediting.Paul Kwapich of WTOL-TV in Toledo placedsecond. While Tony Giordullo of WDTN-TV,Dayton and Joshua White of WCMH-TV,Columbus tied for third place.Ghanbari attributes his success to his employerstating, “I'm a product of my environment. Inthe past five years of shooting full time, I have beenblessed by WJW-TV. “I have a passion for takingpictures and my goal is every day to be a good storyteller.Good composition, capturing the moment,it makes me feel good at the end of the day when Iturned out something I can be proud of, and bydoing that the recognition will follow,” Ghanbariadds.With 125 entries to sift through, it was a longthirteen hour day for the judges. Due to a judgedropping out at the last minute, we had go with justtwo. On the panel this year was 1998 NPPA Region4 Photographer of the Year, Steve Rhodes fromWTHR-TV in Indianapolis. Rhodes was joined byScott Utterback of WAVE-TV in Louisville.Utterback was the Region 4 runner-up POY.Taking first place in the Spot News categorywas Paul Kwapich of WTOL-TV Toledo with"Lake Township Accident". Steve Rhodes thoughtit was "a nicely thought out piece with great compositionand shot variety". Jeff Barnhill of WKRC-TV and Ali Ghanbari of WJW-TV took second andthird respectively.In the General News category, Ali Ghanbarigrabbed first place with "Camp Convict". A storyabout a rehabilitation camp for non-violent offenders."An excellent beginning and ending" said ScottUtterback. "A very solid story with great naturalmoments" commented Steve Rhodes. TimMoushey of WBNS-TV in Columbus came in secondwith "Prairie Burn", while Vincent Shivers ofWFMJ-TV, Youngstown placed third with "UnsafeSituation". The judges thought this category hadthe strongest stories by far.The News Feature category had the mostentries with twenty-three in all. Christopher Hurshof WKRC-TV took first place with a story titled"Colorblind: One Mans Vision". About a whiteAli Ghanbaripastor who preaches to a predominately black congregation.Steve Rhodes said this story had "a goodsurprise". Rounding out the category were AlanGuile, also from WKRC-TV, with second placeand WJW's Ali Ghanbari taking third.In General Sports, which is a new categorythis year, Vincent Shivers of WFMJ-TVYoungstown took top honors with "Super Kids"."Good personal angles and reaction shots" thejudges said. Two photographers from WDTN-TVin Dayton finished out the category. With"Versailles State Champions", Tony Giordullo tooksecond place while Darin Pope grabbed third with"Missing A 58".Ali Ghanbari nailed first place in SportsFeature with "Coach’s Role". A story about theantics of NCAA wrestling coaches at a state tournament.Utterback commented on the "great coachreaction", while Rhodes couldn’t stop laughing.And speaking of wrestling, Chris Reece of WJW-TV came in second with coverage of some prowrestler-wannabesin "The TWA".WCMH-TVs Joshua White grabbed top honorsin the In-Depth category with "Life on High".A story that chronicles the various types of life youcan find on High Street in Columbus. The judgesliked the fact that this was an assignment aboutnothing, that was turned into something. Secondplace went to Ali Ghanbari and third to Kim Faticaof Cleveland’s WOIO/WUAB with a touchingstory titled "A Man and Three Babies".In the Personality Profile category, "MSBodybuilder" earned Paul Kwapich his second firstplace title. About a female bodybuilder with multiplesclerosis, Rhodes said, "the photographer andreporter worked well together".The Editing category saw Ghanbari take firstwith "Camp Convict". "The audio was seamless,"said Steve Rhodes. WOIO/WUABs Kim Faticacame in second with a cleverly shot piece titled"What’s Your Sign". Christopher Hursh ofCincinnati scored a third place with "Big Boy ER".WJW-TV took top honors in the Station of theYear category, narrowly beating WCMH-TV ofColumbus for a second year in a row. Toledo'sWNWO rounded out the category by taking thirdplace. Steve and Scott were very impressed withthe photography staffs of all three stations.The best advice Utterback and Rhodes couldgive to everyone who entered is "work on yourending shots". They saw a lot of great stories that"ended abruptly". Overall they were very pleasedto see that Ohio has some excellent storytellers.If you have comments or suggestions for theAnnual TV Contest, I want to hear from you. Afterall, this is YOUR contest. You can reach my voicemail at 800-232-WCMH ext. 5512 or email me atJoshua.White@nbc.com. Thanks for entering andkeep up the excellent work. See you next year.May/June 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 7Television tips by Ali GhanbariBASICS OF A GOOD TV PHOTOJOURNALISTA good photojournalist has to be a good storyteller. Thismeans we must look for the visuals and natural sounds that bestillustrates what you and your reporter are trying to say. While outin the field covering a story, keep in mind some basics of a goodTV photographer.COMMUNICATEBefore heading to the location of a story, talk with yourreporter about the story. Try to find out what elements you haveto cover as a team, to make the story worth telling.Be a full journalistic partner in the development of the piece.Too often the reporter sits down to log his/her tape and realizesthe photographer shot one story and the reporter was trying tocover another, even though they were on the same assignment.Good video, good Nat sound, and good ideas sometimes getlost without communication.COMPOSITIONHow well is a shot framed? Keep it interesting by includingobjects in the foreground, to create more depth in your picture.Approach everything with the attitude that you need to use the tripod.This is just a given, especially if you are at a fire or something,you can turn around 360 degrees and get so many differentshots with a telephoto lens that you can't get without it.But don't be afraid to remove your camera from the pod tochange your angle for a shot that may have more visual impact.your pictures aren't wallpaper for words. Think about it, it's TV, notradio. Your pictures have purpose.SEQUENCE YOUR SHOTA sequence consists of a series of shots that takes an eventor action and breaks it down into complex parts. Try to edit (inyour camera) as you shoot. This will force you to think about what1998 Television newstape contest winnersPhotographer of the Year1st - Ali Ghanbari - WJW2nd - Paul Kwapich - WTOL3rd - Tony Giordullo - WDTN3rd - Joshua White - WCMHStation of the Year1st - WJW-TV, Cleveland2nd - WCMH-TV, Columbus3rd - WNWO, ToledoBest of ShowAli Ghanbari, WJW-TV, Cleveland"Camp Convict"Spot News1st - Paul Kwapich, WTOL, ToledoLake Twp Accident2nd - Jeff Barnhill, WKRC, CincinnatiTrial by Fire3rd - Ali Ghanbari, WJW, ClevelandWarehouse InfernoHM - Michael Loomis, WTOL, ToledoDetroit BodyGeneral News1st - Ali Ghanbari, WJW, ClevelandCamp Convict2nd - Timothy Moushey, WBNS, ColumbusPrairie Burn3rd - Vincent Shivers, WFMJ, YoungstownUnsafe SituationHM - Chris Reece, WJW, ClevelandFBI Held HostageHM - Paul Kwapich, WTOL, ToledoElizardo EasterNews Feature1st - Christopher A Hursh, WKRC, CincinnatiColorblind: One Man's Vision2nd - Alan Guile, WKRC, CincinnatiThe Belle Returns3rd - Ali Ghanbari, WJW, ClevelandLong TraditionHM - Joshua White, WCMH, ColumbusJazz & Rib FestivalGeneral Sports1st - Vincent Shivers, WFMJ, YoungstownSuper Kids2nd - Tony Giordullo, WDTN, DaytonVersailles State Champions3rd - Darin Pope, WDTN, DaytonMissing A 58Sports Feature1st - Ali Ghanbari, WJW, ClevelandCoach's Role2nd - Chris Reece, WJW, ClevelandThe TWA3rd - Tony Giordullo, WDTN, DaytonIn the Dugout with JackHM - Paul Kwapich, WTOL, ToledoSkateboardersPersonality Profile1st - Paul Kwapich, WTOL, ToledoMS Bodybuilderyou are shooting and how it will work with your previous shots. Itwill also give you a direction on where to go with your next shot.Remember every story should have a beginning, middle andan end, including necessary wide, medium, and tight shots foryour story.NAT SOUNDGood TV photojournalist not only takes good pictures, butshould always listen for meaningful sound that can add moredepth, create a mood and bring the viewer closer to the story.Good Nat sound can always break the track and help punctuatethe pictures, so pace the story moving along and not to borethe viewer! Use sound as; punctuation ... punctuation??? punctuation!!!LIGHTINGBe creative, use your quartz lights. Use available light or naturallight. Use your lighting according to the mood of the piece.Have your partner hold the light. Cross lighting will give it a differentlook. Consider lighting as just another element to use in yourstorytelling.REMEMBEREvery story is important. When we stop caring about the routinestories, we will find it's easy to stop caring about the rest ofthe stories we shoot as well. Try to attend the morning newsmeeting. If you like a story, go to bat for it and make it happen orcome up with your own story idea and suggest it to the assignmentdesk!Do whatever you have to do, to stay motivated. Enter thecontest, get together with other photojournalist and share ideas.Get your hands on good stories from other markets to watch andmake it happen in your market with your style.2nd - Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB, ClevelandThe Ice Man3rd - Ali Ghanbari, WJW, ClevelandThe KidHM - Vincent Shivers, WFMJ, YoungstownBobby Kidd's BookIn-Depth1st - Joshua White, WCMH, ColumbusLife on High2nd - Ali Ghanbari, WJW, ClevelandReborn3rd - Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB, ClevelandA Man and Three BabiesHM - Paul Kwapich, WTOL, ToledoJohn Glenn: A Hero for our TimeEditing1st - Ali Ghanbari, WJW, ClevelandCamp Convict2nd - Kim Fatica, WOIO/WUAB, ClevelandWhat's Your Sign?3rd - Christopher A Hursh, WKRC, CincinnatiBig Boy ERHM - Timothy Moushey, WBNS, ColumbusSwangoTeam Entry1st - Dave Colabine, WKRC, CincinnatiCancer Ladies2nd - Alan Guile, WKRC, CincinnatiPolice Memorial

Page 10 Ohio News Photographer May/June 1999Eye of the storm continued from page 9Fred SquillanteThe Columbus DispatchI got to the scene around noon. I was inSymmes Twp., an area in which businessesand an apartment complex were hit hard. Mytrip was pretty uneventful until the end.People I approached talked to me andhad no problems about me taking pictures.Firefighters and police I ran into early eitherdidn't mind I was there or asked to see someID and then let me continue on with my photographing.My problems began after I was thereabout 4 hours. I decided to take one morelook around the apartment complex that washit. I was walking around the complex whenI was stopped by two officers who made meleave the scene, which was O.K. by me sinceI thought I had what I needed anyway.But they made me leave the apartmentcomplex a different way than I came in,which put me outside the secured area andmy car was inside the area blocked off bypolice. I had to plead with two different officersat two different sites to let me back to thecar. When I finally got back to my car, Ifound that I had a flat tire. I must have runover some debris.After I changed the tire, I headed back toColumbus to download my images. Theywere are all digital images shot with aCannon camera. I came back to Columbusinstead of transmitting because I was goingto the ONPA convention that night. Ourintern Jamie Schwaberow went back to theCincinnati area on Saturday.Ty GreenleesDayton Daily NewsMy wife Amy and I are new parents, sowe now worry about everything, and so dothe grandparents. Father-in-law Dave calls at5:00 am to inform us about a tornado that hitBlue Ash, a suburb of Cincinnati about 40mile away, and overturned a truck on thehighway. "I've got the Weather Channel onand the storm looks like it's heading towardsus at about 35 mph. I just wanted to let youguys know," Dave says.Several things go through my mind. -More sleep. - An overturned truck in BlueAsh is way out of our coverage area. - Moresleep. - Storms change a lot in 40 miles, usuallyfor the better. Sleep....We got high wind and rain about an hourlater. The usual, I thought. I wake up andprepare for work. While I'm shaving, SkipPeterson calls on the phone,"Ty, they had a tornado in Blue Ash"I interrupt, "yeah, my father-in-lawwoke me up to tell me about the overturnedtruck.""No, he says, it wiped out a bunch ofhouses, TV is showing live shots right now."I flick on the tube while still talking."Oh man! what a mess""Can you get us some aerials?" Skipasks."Yeah, I'll try to get the helicopter""We've got Aimee Obidzinski on herway from home about 10 miles from there"Skip says.After an unsuccessful attempt at gettingmy friends helicopter in Dayton, I call otherfriends in Blue Ash who have a heliport inthe middle of the tornado damage. "We don'thave any electricity right now, an we may notbe able to get the hangar door open to fly, butwe don't have any damage, it's amazingbecause the warehouse next door is flattened,"they tell me, "but we can probably getyou in the air if you can get here".I instantly weigh the thought of trying toget to a heliport in the middle of tornadodamage, and it doesn't sound like a smartidea. "Thanks, but it would probably take metoo long to get there" I wish them luck forthe impending flurry of business they willhave. I am a pilot and could fly and shoot thescene myself, but my airplane is new to meand I'm not comfortable flying and shootinga news scene with the number of news helicoptersI knew would be in the area.Another friend, Emerson, at a localairstrip had a Cessna ready to go. Once in theair, the radio was filled with calls of newshelicopters relaying their positions to eachother for safety and courtesy. After a short10-minute flight we radioed to the helicoptersour position and intentions to circle thedamage area. The damage was hard to see inthe haze at first, but a cleared wooded areaand strewn houses were soon apparent whenwe turned and got the sun at our tail.The damage was amazing. A hugewooded area was flattened to expose the contourof the land behind a neighborhood ofobliterated houses. I started to think aboutthe number of deaths this must have causedan how horrible the residents must feel. Itmade me feel bad. We circled the area severaltimes, each time seeing something differentin the destruction.Since I'm responsible for coverage ofadjoining Warren County, we left the maindamage area and followed the path ofdestruction into my home territory. Lots oftrees down and many roofs damaged, then Isaw a farmhouse with the roof missing, a silodestroyed and half of the barn gone.Stories and photos compiled by Doug Oster ofThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteh Employees of ashoe store keep aneye out for lootersas they sit behindthe Just For Feetstore they work at.A tree and phonepoles show tornadodamage in SymmesTwp.j A tree and phonepoles show tornadodamage in SymmesTwp.Fred SquillanteThe Columbus DispatchMay/June 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 111.2.3.4.10.16.21.22.Point StandingsDoral Chenoweth III, Columbus DispatchTim Revell, The Columbus DispatchEric Albrecht, The Columbus DispatchTom Dodge, The Columbus DispatchMatt Hovis, The GazetteKen Love, The Beacon JournalCraig Orosz, The Lima NewsDavid Richard, Lorain JournalMandi Wright, The GazetteMichael Blair, The News-HeraldBob DeMay, The VindicatorSteven Herppich, Cincinnati EnquirerDavid Polcyn, The News JournalDavid Rea, This Week NewspapersKaren Schiely, The Beacon JournalFred Squillante, The Columbus DispatchLorrie Cecil, This Week NewspapersE.L. Hubbard, Hamilton Journal NewsEd Reinke, Dayton Daily NewsLindsay Semple, The VindicatorBrynne Shaw, The Plain DealerGary Green, The Tribune ChronicleMark Bealer, The Middletown JournalMatt Detrich, The Beacon JournalMaribeth Joeright, The News HeraldPatti Schaeffer, (Lisbon) Morning Journal11070605040302010Clip RulesPhotos must be entered in the month published. A photocan be entered only after its initial publication and can beentered only once.Sort clips by category - News, Sports, Feature, FeaturePicture Story. Clip each category together. Note that thereis no category for general news or illustrations. Entries inthese categories should entered in News or Feature.Remove your name and affiliation from the front of theclip. Affix a label with your name, publication, address, categoryand date of publication on the back. Include a separatesheet of paper with your name, address and total number ofclips entered.Layouts are judged as a single entry but single picturesfrom a layout can be entered also. You must submit anotherclip of the single image from the layout in this case.Wire service photographers and stringers may enterprints but they must be signed on the back by a supervisornoting they had been transmitted.Each entrant is limited to a total of nine clips per month.The clip contest is open to all ONPA members in good standingwho live or work in Ohio during the month entered. TheONPA clip contest is not affiliated with the NPPA Region 4clip contest. Mail clips by the 7th of the month following publicationto:VisitChris ParkerThisWeek Newspapers670 Lakeview Plaza Blvd. Suite FColumbus, Ohio 43085-1781ONPA Onlinehttp://www.ohio.net/~onpa/DECEMBERClip WinnersWINNERSNEWS1st - Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, 2nd - Matt Detrich, The BeaconJournal, 3rd - Michael Balash, Canton Repository. HM’s - Gary Green, The(Warren) Tribune Chronicle, Glenn Hartong, The Cincinnati Enquirer.SPORTS1st -Michael Balash, The Repository, 2nd - Steve Herppich, The CincinnatiEnquirer, 3rd - Matt Detrich, The Beacon Journal. HM’s - David Richard, The(Lorain) Morning Journal, Gary Green, The (Warren) Tribune Chronicle, LorrieCecil, Johnstown Independent.FEATURE SINGLE1st - Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, 2nd - Fred Squillante, TheColumbus Dispatch, 3rd - Matt Detrich, The Beacon Journal. HM’s - SaedHindash, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Matt Detrich, The Beacon Journal.FEATURE STORY1st - Steve Herppich, The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2nd - Mandi Wright, The(Medina) Gazette, 3rd - Joy Parker, CNS This Week. HM - Tim Revell, TheColumbus Dispatch.JUDGESAllyn Divito, Victor Jones, Jay Nolan and Jock Fistck from The Tampa Tribune.JANUARYWINNERSNEWS1st - Craig Orosz, The Lima News, 2nd - Michael Blair, The News Herald, 3rd- Tim Revell, The Columbus Dispatch. HM’s - Mark Bealer, The MiddletownJournal.SPORTS1st - Matt Hovis, The (Medina) Gazette, 2nd - Ken Love, The Beacon Journal,3rd - E.L. Hubbard, The (Hamilton) Journal News. HM - Gary Green, The(Warren) Tribune Chronicle.FEATURE SINGLE1st - DISQUALIFIED, 2nd - Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, 3rd -Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch. HM - David Polcyn, The (Mansfield)News Journal.FEATURE STORY1st - Mandi Wright, The (Medina) Gazette, 2nd - Karen Schiely, The BeaconJournal, 3rd - Bill Reinke, The Dayton Daily News. HM - Eric Albrecht, TheColumbus Dispatch.JUDGESSteve Linsenmayer and Ellie Bogue staff photographers with The News-Sentinel, Samuel Hoffman, staff photographer and Ed Breen, director of photographyof The Journal Gazette in Ft Wayne, Indiana.FEBRUARY WINNERSNEWS1st - Doral Chenoweth III, The Columbus Dispatch, 2nd - Bob DeMay, TheVindicator, 3rd - David Polcyn, The (Mansfield) News Journal. HM’s - DoralChenoweth III, The Columbus Dispatch - Gary Green, The (Warren) TribuneChronicle, - Maribeth Joeright, The News Herald.SPORTS1st - David Richard, The (Lorain) Morning Journal, 2nd - David Rea, TheWeek Newspapers, 3rd - Lindsay Semple, The Vindicator. HM’s - MattDetrich, The Beacon Journal - Patti Schaeffer, The (Lisbon) Morning Journal.FEATURE SINGLE1st - Tom Dodge, The Columbus Dispatch, 2nd - Steven M. Herppich, TheCincinnati Enquirer, 3rd - Lorrie Cecil, This Week Newspapers. HM’s - EricAlbrecht, The Columbus Dispatch (2) - Ken Love, The Beacon Journal.FEATURE STORY1st - Doral Chenoweth III, The Columbus Dispatch, 2nd - Tim Revell, TheColumbus Dispatch, 3rd - Brynne Shaw,The Plain Dealer.JUDGESGreg Dorsett, photo editor, Ken Stevens & Dave Carlson, staff photographersAndrew Niesen, Cory Morse, Kendra Stanley and Debby Edwards internsfrom The Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, MI.

Page 12 Ohio News Photographer May-June 1999May-June 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 13j A defendant’s wifeis framed betweenhis attorneys asshe listens to thejudge go over sentencingguidelines.The photo by FredSquillante, of TheColumbus Dispatchplaced first in newsin December.h The story about local religious customs by Stephen Herppich of The Cincinnati Enquirer placed first inpicture story inDecember. The year long series also placed second in the Ohio Understanding Award competition.h Michael Balash, with The Repository won first place sports inDecember with his action shot from the Ohio high school StateChampionship football gamek Marshall Gorby, of The Springfield News-Sun came upon this photowhile driving through town. The photo captured first place in feature inDecember and was a readers favorite in Springfield.Mandi Wright, of The Gazette placed first in featurestory in January with a story on a retiring judge. Thejudge had a last minute sentencing in the her courtroomwhich was being prepared for a party, completewith a cardboard Star Wars cutout which was accidentlyleft in the room.Craig Orosz, of The Lima News placed first in news in January with hisphotograph of rescue efforts to free a dairy cow trapped under a roof thathad collapsed due to heavy snow.

Page14 Ohio News Photographer May-June 1999May-June 1999 Ohio News Photographer Page 15j In what remainsof her bedroom,an eight year-oldbegins the searchfor her dolls in herfamily’s fire damagedapartment.The photo byDoral ChenowethIII of of TheColumbusDispatch placedfirst in news inFebruary.j Tom Dodge, of TheColumbus Dispatchplaced first in feature inFebruary with his carwash photo that judgessaid, “was the best carwash picture we had everseen. The color wasgreat and it was a commonsubject taken in avery unusual way.”i A peak moment thatmade the judges say“ouch” gave DavidRichard, of The (Lorain)Morning Journal a firstplace win in sports inFebruary.k Matt Hovis ofThe Gazette placedfirst in sports inJanuary with hisphoto of a fallenrunner at a trackmeet. The photo ranin the paper’sPictures of the Yearedition.j A drunk is guided between mats to find his place among thedrunk men sleeping off their buzz. The photo is from a story aboutthe Open Shelter’s drunk tank by Doral Chenoweth III, of TheColumbus Dispatch which placed first in feature story in February.