| Happy Holidays! We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. This is the second
monthly issue for the NANPA 9th Annual Summit Email Newsletter (see the website for the previous
issue). Each issue will highlight areas of the upcoming Summit being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, February
19 - 23, 2003. We have also included many links to websites that can give you even more information on certain areas
when available. We hope you enjoy these newsletters and welcome your feedback or questions for future issues.
Don't forget you can now register
for the meeting on-line through the NANPA Web site! These on-line forms will process your registration,
forward your information to the NANPA office and send you a confirmation by email right away. Save yourself some
time and register today.
IN THIS ISSUE:
PRE- AND POST-SUMMIT
EVENTS
Dawn at Bosque. As the night fades, the snow geese stir. Then, with little warning, hundreds take flight in
the warming light. A perfect photo opportunity? You bet, and you can be there with professionals to show you how to
get the best, most creative shots. This year NANPA is offering two overnight field trips to Bosque, one before
(February 17-18) and one after (February 23-24) the Annual Summit in Albuquerque. Be on location for evening and
morning shoots with seasoned instructors Darrell Gulin, Connie Toops, Tom Vezo and Lynda Richardson for the
pre-Summit Field Trip, and Arthur Morris, Lonnie Brock, Karen Hollingsworth and Rogert Devore for the post-Summit
Field Trip. Overnight accommodations, transportation to and from the refuge (from the Hyatt Hotel, Albuquerque),
breakfast, lunch and refreshments are all included. See your Summit brochure or click here for details and join in!
Don't have the time to do an overnighter? NANPA also offers a half-day field trip on Wednesday, February
19, to Petroglyph National Monument, only a few miles from the Hyatt Hotel. This field trip emphasizes landscape
photography and is led by renowned photographers David Muench and Tom Till. Transportation, park fees, breakfast
and refreshments are included.
There is a limited capacity for the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge field trip and the Petroglyph
National Monument field trip. Make sure to register soon as they are filling up quickly!
Interested in increasing your knowledge of digital photography? George Lepp will be conducting an all-day
workshop on Wednesday, February 19, on Tips and Techniques to Optimize Your Digital Photography. Here is
your chance to learn from a master! George will be showing how to get the most from capturing and outputting
digital images, including scanning techniques and the best and latest cameras, scanners and printers.
Prefer to improve your writing instead? Let's face it: Most photographers are better photographers than
writers. But a photographer who is a good and careful writer will get more assignments, will see more story ideas
accepted, and will find it easier to communicate with editors. For the first time, NANPA is offering an all-day
Writers Workshop on Wednesday, February 19. The workshop is divided into morning and afternoon sessions and are
intended to work together, but you can also attend only one session and still learn much. The morning session,
Writing About Nature, is instructed by John Murray, author or editor of more than 40 nature books including
his classic nature-writing textbook and the annual Americans' Nature Writing series. The afternoon session,
Fine-Tuning the Words, is led by Shirley Nuhn, a freelance writer/editor and instructor of college-level
English who has given many workshops in writing and editing and has tutored business professionals.
And what about after the Summit? NANPA offers two more detailed workshops to improve your photography
business. On Sunday morning, February 23, Michal Heron will conduct Negotiating and Pricing Strategies.
Michal is a photographer actively involved in stock photography and the author of several books on shooting stock
and pricing photography. This workshop is designed for working photographers who have been actively earning a
living in nature photography, as well as for entry-level photographers who want a better understanding of where to
begin with pricing and negotiating.
On Sunday afternoon, Ray Pfortner presents Creating (and Selling) a Book of Your Own. Ray is a consultant
on book publishing, marketing to magazines, and business practices. He has worked closely with Art Wolfe, Kennan
Ward, Minden Pictures and Peter Arnold, Inc. This workshop is for anyone who wants to produce a photo book. Ray
will cover practical information on assembling book proposals, finding a publisher, negotiating contracts,
distribution and marketing, steps toward making your own book a reality.
For further information on all these field trips and workshops, see your Summit brochure or click here.
Early Bird Deadline: January 3: Many of the Summit events are filling quickly. Register today to ensure you get your first
choices. Register before January 3 to save $100 by taking advantage of the early bird discount!
The hotel is filling fast!!
NANPA's reserved block of discounted rate sleeping rooms at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel is filling fast! Please note, there will be a large group in the hotel following our meeting that is
beginning to make their reservations now with the possibility of reserving room nights during our meeting dates. To
ensure you get a room and dates you desire, call today to make your reservations. Remember by staying in the host
hotel you are supporting NANPA by lowering the overall meeting costs. The discounted room rate for the Annual
Summit is $129 single/double occupancy (plus applicable taxes). To receive this discount, you must identify
yourself as a NANPA or North American Nature Photography Association attendee. For reservations, call (505)
842-1234 or toll-free at (800) 233-1234. The hotel reservation deadline is January 17, 2003; rooms will be on a
space available basis after that date.
Want help with the cost of lodging? You can get a roommate to split the costs. Contact the NANPA office at pdins@nanpa.org to receive a list of attendees also looking for roommates and
add your name to the list.
Portfolio & Editorial Review Updates:
Why register now for the reviews?
Several of the reviewers' time slots are already sold out. If you are interested in an editorial and/or portfolio
review don't delay, register today!
Sold Out Reviewers:
Danita Delimont - Portfolio
Stacy Frank - Portfolio
James Fuller -
Editorial
Darrell Gulin - Portfolio
Kris Hanneman - Editorial
John Nuhn - Editorial
David Ross -
Portfolio
Melissa Ryan - Portfolio/Editorial
Bonnie Stutski - Editorial
Reviewer Cancellation:
Kirsten Sowry - Editorial
Member Slide Show:
If you've ever wanted to participate in the NANPA Summit
Member Slideshow and never got the chance before, this may be the year for you! We still have 7 open slots. Get
your registration form in as soon as possible to participate.
Field Trips:
There is a limited capacity for the Bosque del Apache National
Refuge field trip and the Petroglyph National Monument field trip make sure to register soon as they are filling up
quickly.
Did you know that you can sell your books in the NANPA Bookstore at the Summit? If you are interested in finding out
how, contact Tammy Gustin tgustin@nanpa.org at the NANPA office or click here for a bookstore
participation form. The very popular NANPA Bookstore is a place at the Summit to see and buy this year's
hottest publications, newest how-to manuals and a broad range of other products. The Bookstore is also your
merchandise headquarters for display and purchase of NANPA shirts, hats, fleece, pins and other logo items. In a
special event, many authors will be available for an evening reception on Friday to talk about their books and
personalize your copies.
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MEET KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Joel Sartore
With all these terrific pre- and post-Summit events, don't forget the Summit itself! Here is an in-depth
look at Joel Sartore, one of the keynote speakers:
A former newspaper photographer for the Wichita Eagle, Joel Sartore has spent more than 10 years on
assignment for National Geographic covering endangered species and land use issues extensively. His
articles have covered grizzlies, wolves and Madidi National Park, among others. You've seen his work in
National Geographic, now go behind the scenes with Joel Sartore as he takes you on assignment for one
of the world's greatest magazine. Learn about endangered species and habitats, and what you can do to help.
Visit his website www.joelsartore.com for more information. You'll find the highlights of ten years' worth of
work covering endangered species and land use issues for National Geographic Magazine, as well as
information about wildlife and news about selected current environmental topics. Besides being a contract
photographer for National Geographic, Joel's work has appeared in Audubon, Life,
Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Time and numerous book projects including the "Day in the
Life" series. Joel and his work have also been the subject of several national television shows, including
National Geographic's Explorer and CBS This Morning.
Keynote Address: Inside the World of National Geographic Wildlife
Photography--Triumphs, failures, embarrassments
Joel Sartore relates the pressure of bringing back unique images for National Geographic while
staying relatively sane on assignment and dealing with flesh eating parasites. He will share vivid details of
his experiences and show how to make the best of the worst situations, from being skunked by subjects to
being stung by them. Learn why you shouldn't tell your spouse which animal charged you. But his bottom line
is that pictures can make a difference in saving the Earth. In the long run, that's what it's all about.
TRADESHOW EXHIBITORS CONFIRMED TO DATE:
If interested in signing up as an exhbibitor, contact Prim Oranop.
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