Three of my multiple-picture feature stories published last December were recognized by the NPPA’s Monthly News Clip Contest (National Press Photographer’s Association), earning a 1st., 2nd., and 3rd. Place for the month. Here’s the link to the NPPA’s results page above:
NPPA / MNCC. December 2008 Region 2
I had written earlier about each assignment and you can find those earlier posts here on the blog by clicking the links here:
“The West Point Experience…”
“Overnight Repairs on the TZB…”
“109th. ARMY – NAVY GAME. Philadelphia, PA. 12•06•08…”
*I must say it’s very rewarding professionally and even a little humbling to be continually recognized by the organization I’ve been a member of for most of my photojournalism career. -cg.
Chet Gordon resides in the lower Hudson Valley region of New York. A photojournalist for more than 25 years, he recently worked as Westchester Magazine's first photo editor, and previously was a staff photographer at four NYC metro area newspapers. He was also a photo editor at the NY Daily News for 5 years. His work has appeared in The New York Times, International Herald-Tribune, USA Today, MailOnline (UK), Army Times, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Popular Photography magazines, among others. He is a career member of the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA), and a former board member of the NY Press Photographer’s Association (NYPPA). He served honorably as a U.S. Marine in the mid-1980's, including 2+ years stationed on Okinawa, Japan, and throughout Southeast Asia. A longtime volunteer and travel enthusiast, he accompanies several humanitarian aid clients on their international disaster relief and medical missions. Since 1997, he's worked in several African countries, the Middle East, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, as well as Afghanistan, Haiti, the Russian Federation, and Thailand. He routinely mentors young photographers looking to break into the industry and vacations in Bermuda and Kenya.
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