Your "Peek" at the NANPA SUMMIT

Issue #3
The NANPA staff and leadership would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year! We hope all of you are having a wonderful holiday season with your families and friends.

This is the third issue of the NANPA 9th Annual Summit Email Newsletter (see the website for the previous issues). Each issue highlights 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.

A present for you! To help everyone with the busy holiday season, we are extending the Early Bird Deadline to register for the Summit to January 17. Now you can register by January 17 and still save $100. Although we are extending the discount, please note that many of the Summit events are filling quickly. Register today to ensure you get your first choices. 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 and send you a confirmation by email right away. Save yourself some time and register today.

A friendly reminder in this busy season, don't forget to make your flight reservations soon to save money. For travel assistance and special airline rates contact Preferred Travel Services at (800) 848-6864 or (303) 298-7050 or fax requests to (303) 298-7090 Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 6pm (MT). Identify yourself as a NANPA attendee.

IN THIS ISSUE:


Re-view \ri-'vyü\ n (Fr. revoir, to look over): a critical evaluation (as of a book, play or other creative work)

Or photography. Among the most popular events at NANPA's Summits are the Portfolio Reviews, and this year the event has been expanded to include Editorial Reviews. When this event began at the 1996 Summit, it was limited to only a few hours with a few professionals as reviewers. Now reviews are taking place every day of the Summit, and this year there are 28 editors, agents and pro photographers who have volunteered to review your work and offer advice.

Portfolio Reviews are for all levels of photographers. For pro photographers, they are an opportunity to have their best work seen by potential clients and expand their client lists and their sales. For the aspiring pro, they are a chance to show their work and pick up tips on improving their photography and shooting what the buyers want. For those photographers just starting out, they are an occasion to find out just how good their photos really are and what markets to aim for.

New this year, Editorial Reviews provide a forum for photographers to talk one-on-one with editors at length about specific story or book proposals and accompanying images. Immediate feedback can be extremely helpful in determining whether to pursue an idea, how to present it better, or give it another angle so it would be more appealing to publishers and editors. Your proposal may even grab an editor's attention right away!

Nine reviewers have already filled their time slots (see below), but there are still some choice slots left with top reviewers if you register now! Select your preferred Portfolio or Editorial choices on the Review Registration Form included in your Summit brochure or available on NANPA's Website and send it in via on-line, mail or fax. You can sign up for as many reviews as you wish, but don't delay -- these reviews do sell out every year! Requests will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis according to your priority of request, reviewer availability and receipt of payment.

What to bring to a review? See suggestions on page 15 of the Summit brochure you were sent by mail, or click here to download it (PDF).

Deadline Extended
To help everyone with the busy holiday season, we are extending the Early Bird Deadline to register for the Summit to January 17. Now you can register by January 17 and still save $100. Although we are extending the discount, please note that many of the Summit events are filling quickly. Register today to ensure you get your first choices.

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

New Reviewer Added:
Leila Sesmero is a photo editor, marketing strategist and a global picture consultant with 26 years of unique experience in the field of stock images and international marketing. She is co-founder and former creative director of Phototake, Inc., a high-quality bank of scientific images at www.phototakeusa.com. Leila speaks four languages fluently, travels all over the world and is presently setting up a consultation group. Leila will be doing both Editorial and Portfolio reviews. She will be available on Wed from 10am to 4pm, Thurs 1 to 3pm and Fri 1 to 3pm.

Reviewer Cancellation:
Kirsten Sowry - Editorial

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.

For all of you wishing to participate in the 2003 Bookstore; the deadlines draw near. We now have the shipping dates and address for you, you can contact the NANPA office for exact information. The participation forms still have not been returned for a lot of you that we know wish to have publications present in the bookstore, and since the forms haven't been received, relatively few of you have been scheduled to be at the Author's Signing Reception. (Click here for a bookstore participation form.). Please do not wait until the last minute to send us your information as space is limited and time is running out.

Contact: Tammy Gustin or Chris Rupert at 303 422-8527
Fax: 303 422-8894
E-mail: tgustin@nanpa.org

Meet Keynote Speaker and recipient of the NANPA Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year Award: Gary Braasch

Gary Braasch's photography grows from a deeply felt connection with nature and an ardent conservation ethic. In the past four years alone, his articles and portfolios have appeared in Animals, Audubon, Discover, International Wildlife, Life, National Wildlife, Natural History, Outdoor Photographer, Photo District News, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Terre Sauvage, Time, and the Swiss magazine Animan. In 1999 Gary began "World View of Global Warming," a self-assigned project documenting climate change around the world. In photographic assignments he specializes in recording the essence of whole ecosystems and threats to their biodiversity, employing techniques from aerial photography to extreme close-ups and underwater shots. Gary is an active contributor to environmental efforts ranging from forest preservation in his home state of Oregon to international conservation campaigns. Projects on ancient forests of North America, Mount St. Helens volcano, a single tropical tree, an Everglades alligator hole, and a tide pool have resulted in a book and major articles in Life magazine. Gary is known for action coverage of risk-taking field science, including volcanoes, forest canopy studies, and Antarctic geologic research. Gary is also one of the most experienced editorial and documentary assignment photographers for natural history, science, and travel.

Keynote Address: Witness to a Changing Planet

Gary Braasch has devoted his career to documenting ecosystems in all their beauty and complexity. But these places - from the Arctic tundra down through the ancient forests of the Americas to Antarctica - are under siege from human use and abuse. In his presentation, Gary will review his photojournalistic coverage of these major environmental issues, and his progress in bearing witness to climate change. In his vision of the natural world, seeing the wonder as well as the plunder has been his central inspiration.

TRADESHOW EXHIBITORS CONFIRMED TO DATE:

If interested in signing up as an exhbibitor, contact Prim Oranop.

Member question:

"Is there a dress code for the Summit and the Awards Banquet?"

Answer:

The dress code for the Summit is casual to business casual. If attending any field trips, you will want to dress appropriately as indicated in the trips' descriptions. Although there is not a formal dress code for the Awards Banquet, those attending usually dress up.

If you have a question about registration or any event at the Summit, please send them to Christy Powers at cpowers@nanpa.org. Each issue we will include a frequently asked question and answer section that we have compiled from those submitted by NANPA members.

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