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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · 2d

📸 The 2025 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Is Almost Here! 🗓️

🎤 Inspiring speakers
📷 Portfolio reviews
🛠️ Gear demos & vendors
🏆 An international photo & video contest

🔗: www.photojournalism.org/general-info

#AtlantaPhotojournalismSeminar #Photojournalism #VisualStorytelling #NPPA

General Info — Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar

The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, America’s longest continuously operating photojournalism conference, was founded in 1973 by a group of photojournalists representing newspapers, magazines and wire...

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Sep 29

🗞️ NPPA Advocacy Update 🛡️📸

📍 Helped draft letters to federal & NYC agencies over ICE's treatment of journalists
📍 Working with LA reporters on police posing as press
📍 Joined a letter to the National Guard re: deployment in D.C.

#NPPA #Photojournalism #AdvocacyInAction #MediaRights

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚁 Major Changes Coming for Drone Journalism! 📰

✅ Tighter security rules around critical infrastructure
✅ A shift in airspace management for commercial & defense drone operations

🔗: nppa.org/news/794

#DroneJournalism #UAS #VisualJournalism #NPPA #PressFree

Advocacy: Executive Orders spell major changes to journalistic drone use

Some implications signal shifts for journalistic use, but possibly more opportunities for the way drone journalism is conducted.

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · May 29

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Shop premium custom metal prints designed for durability and vibrant color. Turn your favorite photos into modern, gallery-style wall art.

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · May 29

📸✨ Women Photograph Mentorship Applications!

Women Photograph is pairing five early career photographers with mentors and offering $2,000 support for local storytelling projects over 6 months.

📅 Deadline: June 6

🔗: www.womenphotograph.com/mentorship-a...

#VisualStorytelling #Photojournalism

Apply — Women Photograph

Women Photograph is pleased to announce that we're now accepting applications for our 2025 Mentorship Program, which will pair five early career photographers with industry leaders over the course of ...

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · May 29

📸✨ Applications Due for Lena Grant!

Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW) are accepting entries for the Lena Grant, open until May 31! The winner will receive $3,000 + a Sony Alpha A93 kit, courtesy of Sony.

🔗: www.womenphotojournalists.org/lena-grant

#LenaGrant #Photojournalism #SonyAlpha

Lena — WPOW

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · May 29

📝📸 100 Days in Appalachia Wants Your Stories!

From Alabama’s Black Belt to Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt, 100 Days in Appalachia is looking for stories that reflect the region’s depth and diversity.

🔗 : www.instagram.com/p/DJmI42xxHr...

#Storytelling #Film #Professionalphotography #Photojournalism

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · May 29

📸🌍 2025 Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grants Now Open!

Environmental photographers, this is your chance to make a difference! Apply now to share your powerful visual stories and help create impact.

🔗: site.picter.com/vital-impact...

#EnvironmentalPhotography #PhotoGrants

Vital Impacts Environmental PHOTOGRAPHY Grant 2025 - Picter

Supporting long-term environmental photography projects on communities working to protect the environment and wildlife

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · May 29

📸 Master Client Communication & Elevate Your Photography Business! 🗣️💬

Great photos aren’t enough—strong communication is key to building trust, setting expectations, and delivering a smooth client experience.

FREE Guide: www.ppa.com/benefits-mem...

#PhotographyBusiness

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Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the world's largest non-profit photography association organized for professional photographers with more than 30,000 creative members in more than 50 co...

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · May 29

🎙️ The Visual Voice Podcast

Co-hosts Lori King & Sue Morrow chat with NPPA’s advocacy team: Mickey Osterreicher & Alicia Calzada, bringing decades of experience to the fight for photojournalist rights & press freedom.

🔗: nppa.org/magazine/art...

#TheVisualVoice #NPPA #Photojournalism #PressFreedom

A podcast conversation with NPPA Advocacy leaders Mickey Osterreicher and Alicia Calzada

Welcome to The Visual Voice Podcast, an NPPA’s News Photographer magazine production. Your co-hosts are Lori King, editor-in-chief, for the Toledo Free Press and Sue Morrow, editor of News Photographe...

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Apr 24

🖼️🔐 Protecting Photojournalism with Content Credentials

The NPPA is rolling out Content Credentials—a new industry standard for digital provenance—in partnership with Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative.

🔗 Learn more: nppa.org

#NPPA #ContentCredentials #Photojournalism #VisualIntegrity #Adobe

NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Apr 18

🗞️ Press Freedom Under Fire—Again 📉

This week, President Trump barred the AP from an Oval Office meeting with El Salvador’s president

⚠️ Plans to cut NPR & PBS funding
⚠️ Berated CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for pressing on deportation accountability

#PressFreedom #JournalismMatters #FreePress #MediaRights

Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Apr 17

🎥 Filming in National Parks Just Got Easier! 🌲📸

Thanks to the newly enacted EXPLORE Act, capturing stunning visuals in national parks and federal lands is now more accessible for creators.

🔗: www.nps.gov/aboutus/news...

#EXPLOREAct #FILMAct #NationalParks #PressFreedom #NamesBlueMedia

Filming, Still Photography, and Audio Recording (U.S. National Park Service)

Guidance for commercial filming and still photography permits, including when permits are needed, how to apply for permits, fees, and other requirements.

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Apr 17

📢 NPPA Joins Fight for Legal & Press Freedom ⚖️🗞️

The NPPA joined two amicus briefs alongside 60+ media orgs, defending:
🛡️ Constitutional rights
⚖️ Independent legal representation
📣 Press freedom & the rule of law

#NPPA #PressFreedom #LegalAccess #MediaRights

Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Apr 14

📸 Level Up Your Photography Skills This Spring! 🌸

PPA’s Spring Photography Workshops are happening May 5–19, 2025.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from fellow photographers and enhance your craft.

🔗: ppa.com/events/photography-workshops

#PPAWorkshops #PhotographyEducation

Photography Workshops Near You | Professional Photographers of America

Professional development is key to your success as a small business owner and as a photographer. That's why twice a year, over 230 photo workshops are held across the country as photographers open the...

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Apr 2

📢 Defending Press Freedom & Photographer Rights 📢

The NPPA is standing strong for our profession—supporting two California Senate bills.

Advocacy matters. Press freedom matters.
🔗: nppa.org/news/765

#NPPAAdvocacy #PressFreedom #Photojournalism #StandWithJournalists #ProtectThePress

Advocacy: National organizations condemn detention of Tufts University student op-ed writer

"The First Amendment is an asset, not an inconvenience. Citizens and noncitizens alike are entitled to free speech. Institutions that value free speech rights don’t seek out opportunities to disregard...

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 31

🚀🎥 Innovations in Media Production: What’s Next?

Catherine Meininger dives into how emerging technologies and workflow optimizations are shaping the future of media production in her latest Motion Imaging Journal article.

🔗: mijonline.smpte.org/mijonline/li...

#MediaTech #ProductionTrends

Motion Imaging Journal - Introduction to Innovations in Media Production

Emerging technologies and workflow inefficiencies are key drivers of innovation within media production. Our society is filled with engineers who

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 30

🤖🎥 Explore AI’s Role in Media with SMPTE!

SMPTE Education’s webcast, “Future Frames: Where AI and Media Converge,” features Microsoft’s Andy Beach and Evergreen Media’s Doug Daulton breaking down how AI can streamline media production

➡️: www.smpte.org/webcast-even...

#MediaProduction #SMPTE

Future Frames: Where AI and Media Converge

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 28

🎙️✨ Headed to NAB Show? Don’t Miss This!

On the latest Government Video Podcast, host Michelle Alimoradi chats with 15-time NAB veteran Pete Tufigno of Tightrope to discuss:

➡️: www.cablecast.tv/cablecast-bl...

#NABShow #GovMedia #AIWorkflows #StreamingSolutions #VideoStrategy #Tightrope

Government Video Podcast Ep 4, S2 - NAB 2025 Offers Innovation for Government Video Teams | Cablecast

Heading to NAB Show in Las Vegas in April? This episode of the Government Video Podcast has some insider tips to help you find the accessibility tools and automation solutions to maximize your municip...

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 28

📸✨ Protect Your Photography with RightsClick!

PPA members now get 3 months FREE + an exclusive discounted rate of $5.95/month with promo code PPAPHOTO25!

🔒 Don’t leave your images vulnerable—start protecting them today!

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#PPAMemberPerks #PhotographyBusiness

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 21

🗞️🕊️ NPPA Stands for Press Freedom ✊

The NPPA joined 27 press freedom groups urging the U.S. to protect journalists at U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).

🔗: cpj.org/wp-content/u...

#PressFreedom #JournalismMatters #NPPA #ProtectJournalists #GlobalMedia

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 21

📚⚖️ AI Images Can’t Be Copyrighted, Rules Federal Court 🎨🤖

A federal appeals court reaffirmed that works must be authored by a human to be eligible for copyright protection.

Read more: petapixel.com

#CopyrightLaw #AIandArt #PhotographyRights #IntellectualProperty #NPPA

PetaPixel | Photography and Camera News

PetaPixel is a photography news site that covers photo and camera news, reviews, inspiration, and education.

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 21

📸 Patrick Bertolino: From Photo Lab to Real Estate Photography Pro! 🏡✨

Patrick Bertolino, M.Photog., CPP, carved his path to success through hands-on experience.

🔗: patrickbertolino.com

#RealEstatePhotography #PhotographySuccess #PPAMaster #Inspiration #PhotographyJourney #StayInspired

Houston Photographer - Houston Real Estate Photography

Houston photographer with 25+ years' expertise. Specializing in real estate, aerial, commercial, and oil & gas photography.

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 13

📸 Your Monthly Photography Inspiration Awaits! 🏆✨

Professional Photographer—the award-winning magazine included with your PPA membership!

🔗: www.ppa.com/articles/ben...

#PPAMagazine #PhotographyBusiness #PhotographyCommunity

Benefit Focus: Dive into Professional Photographer Magazine | Professional Photographers of America

Professional Photographer is the award-winning magazine included with your PPA membership! Each month, discover inspiring photography, gear reviews, industry insights, and member-exclusive offers. Whe...

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Name’a Blue Media @namesbluemedia.bsky.social · Mar 12

📸 Why Do Some Portrait Photographers Struggle Financially? 💰🤔

Pat sits down with Brent Watkins, a seasoned pro redefining success in photography.

🎧 Watch now: youtu.be/a9E7o9Muy7k?...

#PhotographyBusiness #PortraitPhotography #PhotographySuccess #PPA

How to Add A Little Volume For Big Bucks with Brent Watkins

YouTube video by Professional Photographers of America (PPA)

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