The feature photograph: The subtle side of life with Dave LaBelle
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In this webinar, Dave LaBelle, author of The Great Picture Hunt (The Art and Ethics of Feature Picture Hunting) will discuss what feature photographs are, why they are so important, and how to increase your odds of capturing compelling moments.
Throughout his 50-year career, Dave LaBelle has been a photographer, editor, teacher, author and lecturer.
LaBelle has worked for 20 newspapers and magazines in nine states, including the Anchorage Times, San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, Ventura County Star-Free Press, The Chanute Tribune, Ogden Standard-Examiner, The Sacramento Bee and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where he was assistant managing editor for photography.
His work has won numerous awards including National Press Photographers Association Region 10 Photographer of the Year three times, runner-up to W. Eugene Smith for the first Nikon World Understanding award in 1974 and runner-up for the NPPA National Photographer of the Year award in 1979. He was awarded the International Understanding Through Photography award by the Photographic Society of America in 2002.
LaBelle is also a master teacher whose students have gone on to win more than 10 Pulitzer Prizes. Shortly after his time as Photographer at the Sacramento Bee, he turned his sights towards teaching as a compassionate storyteller and was a key member of the legendary team who built Western Kentucky University’s renowned Photojournalism program. NPPA honored him with the Robin F. Garland Award for photojournalism education in 1991. He also taught at University of Kentucky and was director of Kent State University’s Photojournalism program for many years.
He is the author of 5 books including The Great Picture Hunt which is widely regarded by many as the cornerstone book for shooting features. Lessons in Death and Life is a sensitive, in-depth discussion about photographing grief and delicate issues. His most recent book Bridges and Angels: The Story of Ruth is his first novel based on the disappearance of his mother in the 1969 Ventura County Floods.
LaBelle has served as judge for Pictures of the Year International, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Photo Contest among many others.
To learn more about Dave please visit DavidLaBelle.com