
The 20th Anniversary Kalish workshop will be held this summer in Muncie.
Click here for details
And the Momenta Workshops will be held in Sacramento, Kentucky this May
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We have a new president
For those 45 or so members who did not attend our business meeting:
Matt Dietrich was elected as our president, replacing Jeri Reichanadter.
All other officers and volunteer positions remained the same.
So if you have any suggestions or ideas, I am sure Matt would love to here them: Matt.Detrich@indystar.com
2008 POY Contest Results
The Indiana News Photographers held judging for their 2008 still photo contest in Indianapolis, Feb. 14, 2009.
The Judges were:
Ryan Wood, The Midland (Mich) Daily News, Photo Editor
Steve Liss, Independent Photojournalist, Educator
Melissa Lyttle, St. Petersburg Times, Photographer
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
“Lurlena cries”

| Click to open winners gallery |
POY
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: 2nd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: 3rd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Community_Awareness
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
The John Ahlhauser Award
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Category: Sports_Portfolio
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 2nd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: 3rd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: HM
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Category: Election08
Place: 1st
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: 2nd
JOSEPH C. GARZA /
Place: 3rd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: HM
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: HM
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press
Place: HM
Jessica A. Woolf / The Times of Northwest Indiana
Place: HM
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star
Category: Feature
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: 2nd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: 3rd
Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press
Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: HM
Tim Bath / Kokomo Tribune
Category: Feature_Story
Place: 1st
ERIN McCRACKEN / Evansville Courier & Press
Place: 2nd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: 3rd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Category: General_News
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 2nd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: HM
Darron Cummings / The Associated Press
Place: HM
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star
Category: Illustration
Place: 1st
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: 2nd
Rob Goebel / Indianapolis Star
Place: 3rd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Category: New_Story
Place: 1st
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 2nd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 3rd
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press
Category: Pictorial
Place: 1st
Krista Schinagl / Dubois County Herald
Place: 2nd
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: HM
Jeri Reichanadter / The Indianapolis Star
Place: HM
Rob Goebel / Indianapolis Star
Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Category: Portrait_Personality
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: 2nd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: 3rd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: HM
Andrew Hancock / Freelance
Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Category: Sports_Action
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 2nd
Andrew Hancock / Journal & Courier
Place: 3rd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Category: Sports_Feature
Place: 1st
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: 2nd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Category: Sports_Story
Place: 1st
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 2nd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 3rd
Jessica A. Woolf / The Times of Northwest Indiana
Place: HM
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press
Category: Spot_News
Place: 1st
Chris Bergin / The Star Press
Place: 2nd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 3rd
Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press
Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: HM
Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star
2009 POY Contest Results
The Indiana News Photographers held judging for their 2008 still photo contest in Indianapolis, Feb. 14, 2009.
The Judges were:
Ryan Wood, The Midland (Mich) Daily News, Photo Editor
Steve Liss, Independent Photojournalist, Educator
Melissa Lyttle, St. Petersburg Times, Photographer
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
“Lurlena cries”

| Click to open winners gallery |
POY
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: 2nd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: 3rd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Community_Awareness
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
The John Ahlhauser Award
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Category: Sports_Portfolio
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 2nd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: 3rd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: HM
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Category: Election08
Place: 1st
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: 2nd
JOSEPH C. GARZA /
Place: 3rd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: HM
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: HM
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press
Place: HM
Jessica A. Woolf / The Times of Northwest Indiana
Place: HM
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star
Category: Feature
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: 2nd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: 3rd
Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press
Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: HM
Tim Bath / Kokomo Tribune
Category: Feature_Story
Place: 1st
ERIN McCRACKEN / Evansville Courier & Press
Place: 2nd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: 3rd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Category: General_News
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 2nd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: HM
Darron Cummings / The Associated Press
Place: HM
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star
Category: Illustration
Place: 1st
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: 2nd
Rob Goebel / Indianapolis Star
Place: 3rd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Category: New_Story
Place: 1st
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 2nd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 3rd
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press
Category: Pictorial
Place: 1st
Krista Schinagl / Dubois County Herald
Place: 2nd
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: HM
Jeri Reichanadter / The Indianapolis Star
Place: HM
Rob Goebel / Indianapolis Star
Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Category: Portrait_Personality
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: 2nd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: 3rd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
Place: HM
Andrew Hancock / Freelance
Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Category: Sports_Action
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 2nd
Andrew Hancock / Journal & Courier
Place: 3rd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Category: Sports_Feature
Place: 1st
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: 2nd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist
Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune
Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Category: Sports_Story
Place: 1st
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 2nd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times
Place: 3rd
Jessica A. Woolf / The Times of Northwest Indiana
Place: HM
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press
Category: Spot_News
Place: 1st
Chris Bergin / The Star Press
Place: 2nd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star
Place: 3rd
Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press
Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Place: HM
Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star
2008 Clip Contest Point Totals
Congrats to all
1 Matt Detrich Indianapolis Star MLDI 839
2 Rob Goebel Indianapolis Star RKGI 689
3 Scott Bort Post-Tribune SMBM 677
4 Andy Hancock Journal and Courier APHL 573
5 Charlie Nye Indianapolis Star CENI 519
6 Jon L. Hendricks The Times of Northwest Ind. JLHM 452
7 Heather Charles Indianapolis Star HLCI 434
8 Justin Rumbach The Herald-Jasper JTRJ 396
9 Amanda Lucier The Herald-Jasper ASLJ 393
10 Sam Riche Indianapolis Star SRRI 324
11 Denny Simmons Courier and Press DLSE 295
12 Chris Howell Herald-Times CAHB 289
13 Jeri Reichanadter Indianapolis Star JLRI 282
14 Joe Garza Tribune Star JCGTH 218
15 AJ Mast Freelance AJMI 214
16 Jim Rider South Bend Tribune JZRS 208
16 Chris Bergin Star Press CKBM 160
18 Richard Sitler The Anderson Herald Bulletin RRSA 144
19 Krista Schinagl The Herald-Jasper KJSJ 120
20 Garet Cobb Times-Mail GDCB 102
21 Christopher Smith The Times 84
22 Joe Vitti Indianapolis Star JAVI 78
23 John Terhune Journal and Courier JRTL 70
24 Erin McCraken Courier and Press ELME 64
25 Jason Clark Courier and Press 52
26 Joe Harpring The Republic JHHC 44
27 Mike Dickbernd The Republic 42
27 Steve Sanchez Indianapolis Star SMSI 42
29 Don Knight Herald Bulletin DWKA 40
30 Rich Janzaruk Times-Mail RVJB 36
31 Robert Scheer Indianapolis Star 34
32 Melanie Maxwell Star Press MRMM 32
33 Greg Griffo Indianapolis Star GJGI 14
33 Pete Schreiner Times-Mail PWSB 14
35 Ellie Bogue News-Sentinel EEBF 8
35 Frank Oliver Journal and Courier FJOL 8
37 Joel Philippsen The Republic JMPC 6
38 Bob Gwaltney Courier and Press RMGE 4
38 Michael Heinz Journal and Courier MDHL 4
40 Natalie Battaglia The Times of Northwest Ind. NLBM 2