Amy Gulick won the 2008 Philip Hyde Grant for her work in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. The award was presented by the NANPA Foundation, an offshoot of the North American Nature Photography Association.

Gulick, of North Bend, Wash., is a photographer and writer specializing in conservation and natural history.

Her project will use photography to educate the public about why protecting the remaining intact watershed areas...

Helpful hints from a veteran stock shooter who's been everywhere and tried everything

Not that the question needs to be asked, but why would anyone shoot stock abroad? After all, unless you're taking travel shots that depend on specific locations, what difference does it make if you're shooting in California or in Calcutta?

Well, I don't know about other photographers, but for me there are several reasons to shoot in foreign countries. For starters, I can get access to some locations and other resources that I could not in the United States. More importantly, travel rejuvenates me creatively and adds to the richness of my life...

Danita Delimont, principal of Danita Delimont Stock Agency, has been named a 2008 Fellow by the North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA), recognizing her 28 years of service to the nature photography industry. The award was made at NANPA's 14th Annual Summit earlier this year.

Delimont, a charter member of NANPA, started her photography career with an 18-year association with photographer Wolfgang Kaehler. She was recently named co-president of...

JVC has announced two 1,920 x 1,080 full HD hard-disk camcorders with 1,080 progressive 60fps HDMI output: the JVC HD Everio GZ-HD6 and the HD Everio GZ-HD5.

The user can record up to 10 hours of video on the 120-gigabyte (GB) GZ-HD6 and five hours on the 60GB GZ-HD5 in 1,920 x 1,080 full HD mode, and 24 (GZ-HD6) or 12 (GZ-HD5) hours in 1,440 LP mode. The camcorders feature a Fujinon HD f1.8-F1.9 10x zoom lens with three aspherical lens elements and a...

Samsung has released the GX-20, its next generation DSLR, capable of capturing images at a 14.6-megapixel resolution. The camera improves on the qualities of the GX-10 with a Samsung CMOS sensor that can create 14-bit RAW images and maintain low noise levels at an ISO setting of 6400.

The GX-20 is designed for advanced-amateur to professional-level photographers and incorporates improved sensor-based shake reduction, plus a double dust-removal system. A specially designed body has been fortified with...

Komamura Corp. has announced the release of two new Horseman cameras, the 3D and the wide-angle SW617 Professional.

The Horseman 3D, a new 35mm split-image Rangefinder camera, includes a 24×65mm electronically controlled focal plane shutter with right-and-left image synchronization. The 1/1,000-second shutter speed gives users the ability to make stereo pictures of fast-moving objects. The camera also features an aperture priority AE or manual mode and a pair of...

Dith Pran, the former New York Times photojournalist known for his coverage of Cambodia in the 1970s, died March 30 at age 65 from pancreatic cancer.

The story of Cambodian-born Pran is chronicled in the Academy Award-winning 1984 movie "The Killing Fields."

Having taught himself English, he worked as a translator for the U.S. Military Assistance Command until 1965, when Cambodia severed ties with the United States. In the early 1970s, as Cambodia descended into civil war, Pran served as an interpreter for...

The International Photographic Council (IPC), a nongovernmental organization of the United Nations, has announced the recipients of its 10th annual IPC Professional Photographer Leadership Awards.

Honorees include Judy Herrmann, immediate past president of the American Society of Media Photographers; George Fulton, of Advertising Photographers of America; Ann Monteith, with Professional Photographers of America; George Davis, with Professional School Photographers Association International; and Marty LaVor, of the White House News Photographers Association.

Seattle photographer Adam Weintraub has stepped down as president of Blue Earth Alliance after concluding his third year to concentrate on personal projects.

Larry Ockene, a photographer and product manager at Microsoft, has been appointed the new president.

Chase Jarvis and Nadine Stellavato have been named...

Images captured by Seattle-based photographer Natalie Fobes from the Exxon Valdez oil spill were included as exhibits for plaintiff arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court. Fobes had also been a witness for plaintiffs in the original 1994 trial against Exxon in Anchorage.

Fobes was one of the initial photographers to reach the spill in 1989. Her work was published in National Geographic magazine in August 1989 and January 1990, and has since been published in major publications worldwide.