Newseum 'Photo Day' Enjoys Tremendous Turnout
For Educational, Exhibition, and Awards Presentations
Nikon Supports Public Outreach with Exhibition and Programming
The POYi Photo Day program on April 29-30, 2011 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. was a tremendous success with hundreds attending. Our sincere appreciation to all the premier speakers who inspired, educated, and motivated us all — Damon Winter, Adress Latif, Steve Winter, and Barbara Davidson.
The marquee outside the Newseum announces the Pictures of the Year International exhibition to traffic along Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C. The exhibition will be on display for six months through Oct. 31, 2011
Visitors to the Newseum view more than 60 award-winning photographs at the POYi exhibition on the concourse level.
Damon Winter of The New York Times (left), Newspaper Photographer of the Year, and Adrees Latif of Reuters (right), the Freelance / Agency Photographer of the Year, join POYi director Rick Shaw for the opening reception at the Newseum on Friday, April 29, 2011.
POYi premier award winners receive engraved Tiffany crystal trophies, and the two Photographer of the Year recipients each receive Nikon D700 camera prizes courtesy of Nikon and Nikon Professional Services.
Visitors to the Newseum view the POYi exhibition on the concourse level.
Visitors to the Newseum view the POYi exhibition on the concourse level.
Trudy Kraljic-Teleisha (center), Nikon manager for corporate sponsorships and events, and Mark Suban of Nikon Professional Services (left) join POYi director Rick Shaw for the opening reception and awards presentations at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Friday, April 29, 2011
Newseum program "Inside Media" features Adrees Latif, Damon Winter, and Barbara Davidson in a public discussion of their award winning work during POYi Photo Day on Saturday, April 30, 2011.
Adrees Latif (second from left) of Reuters, discusses the circumstances surrounding his image from the Pakistan floods with the host of "Inside Media" at the Newseum. The monitor, at left, projects the photographs for the audience. Latif is the 2010 Freelance / Agency Photographer of the Year, and is joined on stage by Damon Winter, Newspaper Photographer of the Year, and Barbara Davidson, Community Awareness Award recipient.
The POYi exhibition will be on display at the Newseum through Oct. 31, 2011.
The Newseum is located on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C.
The facility is a 250,000-square-foot museum of news.
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