JUDGES 2022
Kim Komenich
Kim Komenich
Kim Komenich heads the photojournalism sequence in the Journalism Department at San Francisco State University. In 2016 he published “Revolution Revisited: A Look Back at the 1986 Philippine People Power Revolution,” which is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning images he took for the San Francisco Examiner.
He has photographed the ramifications of conflict in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, El Salvador, the former Soviet Union and Iraq, where photos from his three trips to the Sunni Triangle in 2005 earned him the Military Reporters and Editors’ Association’s 2006 Photography Award.
Komenich received his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 1979. He went on to work as a photographer and editor for the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000) and the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009). He was a 1993-94 John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University and a fall, 2001 teaching fellow at the Center for Documentary Studies at U.C. Berkeley. He was a 2006-07 fellow at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, based at Columbia University. In 2007 he received his MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri, where he studied the history and practice of multimedia photojournalism.
Komenich has received the 1982 World Press Photo award for News Pictures Series, the 1987 National Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the 2005 Clifton C. Edom Education Award from the National Press Photographers' Association and the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges.
Kim Komenich
(415) 531-8065
komenich@sfsu.edu
Office: Humanities 353
Kim Komenich heads the photojournalism sequence in the Journalism Department at San Francisco State University. In 2016 he published “Revolution Revisited: A Look Back at the 1986 Philippine People Power Revolution,” which is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning images he took for the San Francisco Examiner.
He has photographed the ramifications of conflict in the Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, El Salvador, the former Soviet Union and Iraq, where photos from his three trips to the Sunni Triangle in 2005 earned him the Military Reporters and Editors’ Association’s 2006 Photography Award.
Komenich received his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 1979. He went on to work as a photographer and editor for the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000) and the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009). He was a 1993-94 John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University and a fall, 2001 teaching fellow at the Center for Documentary Studies at U.C. Berkeley. He was a 2006-07 fellow at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, based at Columbia University. In 2007 he received his MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri, where he studied the history and practice of multimedia photojournalism.
Komenich has received the 1982 World Press Photo award for News Pictures Series, the 1987 National Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the 2005 Clifton C. Edom Education Award from the National Press Photographers' Association and the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges.
Kim Komenich
(415) 531-8065
komenich@sfsu.edu
Office: Humanities 353
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Jan Lightfoot
Although never formally trained, Jan has always been involved with photography in one form or another. Transitioning from her own darkroom in high school, she joined the Idaho Statesman newspaper photography staff, and also worked in custom color printing labs both in Idaho and California. Later on she became a Certified Photographic Counselor through PMA and manager of Wentling’s Camera in Walnut Creek, CA while raising her two daughters. During this time, she also taught photography classes and conducted photo field trips. In 2012, Jan had her first solo gallery showing at Viewpoint Photographic Gallery in Sacramento, CA and continues to show her work in various galleries and venues in Northern California. She has presented a variety of photographic programs to local clubs in the Northern California area and has received numerous awards through competitions and juried shows. Jan also leads annual nature and landscape workshops in Northern California and Oregon. Jan is a member of the Sierra Camera Club of Sacramento and Chairman of the North American International Exhibition. She currently judges for local and international competitions. Jan’s own images tend to reflect a long association with classic and traditional compositions, having adopted a ‘less is more’ vision. She works to incorporate this philosophy into practically everything she photographs. Searching for the essence of the subject, or that ephemeral quality that is not always obvious, is what she strives to capture; and in doing so, to create a connection with the viewer that touches the imagination. Contact information and examples of Jan’s photographic portfolios can be seen at www.janlightfoot.com |
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Sam Shaw
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