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Tomorrow in Seattle: SPJ Print Auction

For those north of the Columbia, the annual Society of Professional Journalists print auction in Seattle is a wonderful time for a great cause. I had an absolute blast there two years ago and was a judge for last year’s Passion Project grant. Go have a beer or two and buy a print to support photographers!

Here’s what they have to say:

Join SPJ Western Washington and Northwest Journalists of Color/Asian American Journalists Association Seattle for a print auction and fundraiser for grants for photographers and filmmakers in Washington state Friday, Feb. 28 at Machine House Brewery in Seattle.

Passion Project grants support photojournalists working on documentary projects during a time when publications are cutting staff positions and funding for visual journalism. The NW Photojournalism community generously donates prints for this auction.

Prints will be available for sale, along with books and other items. Previous grantees will share about their experience and projects. Come show your support!

A suggested donation of $10 is requested, which comes with one drink ticket. All proceeds from sales and donations will support the Passion Projects grant program.

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DEADLINE TODAY: Oregon Humanities submissions

Oregon Humanities is looking for cover images for their Summer issue, as well as other forms of journalism.

“For the Summer 2019 issue of Oregon Humanities, we want to hear your stories, ideas, thoughts, and arguments on the word “adapt.” Share an experience about conforming in response to some sort of pressure. Tell us what it takes to alter and revamp a system that needs to change. Explore a historical or current event that shows the process and outcome of adaptation.

We especially appreciate good stories and fresh ideas, particularly if they relate to challenging questions, diverse perspectives, and just communities. Tell us something we’ve never heard before. Show us something from a different angle. Make us feel, see, hear, smell the world anew.

“If you are interested in contributing to this issue, please read past issues and the guidelines for writers. Please note that at this time, we only accept work by writers who reside in Oregon. Then, submit one proposal or one draft by Wednesday, March 13, 2019, to k.holt@oregonhumanities.org to Kathleen Holt, Editor, Oregon Humanities magazine.”

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TONIGHT: PDX Squared Opening Gallery Reception


WHERE: Pro Photo Supply, 1112 NW 19th Avenue, Portland 
TIME: 6pm to 8pm, free admission

In May of each year, more than 72 photographers converge on Portland for a 24 hour period to document a randomly assigned square block of area around Portland to capture our city from every possible angle. This gallery show displays the work and creativity that went into documenting the people, architecture and landscape of urban Portland on that day last year.

All photography enthusiasts are invited to an opening reception to launch this years Portland Squared 2019, in the Wide Format Gallery at Pro Photo Supply on Wednesday, March 13, from 6pm-8pm. Snacks and beverages will be provided!

This event is presented by the Oregon Chapter of ASMP, the American Society of Media Photographers. For more information about this years Portland Squared, visit www.pdxsquared.com for details.
 

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Final weekend to see a hidden history of the Holocaust

“I buried my negatives in the ground in order that there should be some record of our tragedy.” — Henryk Ross

Henryk Ross — Children talking through fence of central prison on Czarnecki Street prior to deportation, 1940-1942.

This is the final weekend to see two powerful exhibitions in Portland. Together, Memory Unearthed at the Portland Art Museum and The Last Journey of the Jews of Lodz at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education offer an extraordinarily rare glimpse of life inside the Lodz Ghetto through the lens of Polish Jewish photojournalist Henryk Ross (1910–1991).

From PAM: “At great risk, Ross documented the brutal realities of life under Nazi rule, culminating in the deportation of tens of thousands to death camps at Chelmno and Auschwitz. With the hope of preserving a historical record, Ross buried more than 6,000 of his negatives in 1944. When he returned for them after Lodz’s liberation, Ross found that more than half of the negatives had survived, and he spent the rest of his life sharing the images.”

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The Wall Street Journal sees Eugene mental health program as a model for others

I visited Eugene to ride along with the wonderful CAHOOTS crew for the WSJ. The idea behind the story is that not every call to the police needs a police response, and trained mental health workers can provide high quality service in a targeted way (and at a lower cost.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-mental-health-experts-not-police-are-the-first-responders-1543071600?fbclid=IwAR1ZRKMDvQsuZsvUdVPd-Cy29dK0A3xmEsvIlymfa8WZONA9SpTFW-KpJn8