Photojournalists from across N.C. to gather in Asheville for NCPPA annual meeting, contest

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Flyer photo by last year’s Best in Show winner by Andrew Craft.

The North Carolina Press Photographers Association is bringing its annual meeting to Asheville on March 18-20, and with it comes a great chance to see some of the judging and hear from three awesome young photojournalists. Erin Brethauer, a great Asheville Citizen-Times photographer herself, is a key organizer.

Erin tells me there will be contest judging at the Citizen-Times Friday (mostly closed to the public) and then at the Lex. Ave. Brewery on Saturday the 19th (open to the public) from 9-5pm.  

Saturday night there will be a mini-presentation/panel discussion with the judges and then show a slideshow of the winner. A NCPPA member print gallery will be up at the Pack Place community gallery the week before and a print auction will be held some point.

The three newspaper photographers coming to town, and who will be at the panel discussion, are:

Lisa Krantz: www.lisakrantz.com

Preston Gannaway: www.prestongannaway.com

Corey Perrine: www.coreyperrine.com

More detail:

Saturday, March 19th: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Contest Judging at Lexington Avenue Brewery (LAB); NCPPA Members only from 9 a.m. to 11:30 … open to public from 11:30-5 p.m. There will be a 7 p.m. Panel Discussion with Lisa Krantz, Corey Perrine and Preston Gannaway at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 South Pack Square. Free and open to the general public

Sunday, March 20th atLexington Avenue Brewery – 10-10:45 a.m. Speaker Corey Perrine; 10:45-11:30 a.m. Speaker Lisa Krantz; 11:30 a.m. – Annual Meeting

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