NYPPA member and our webmaster Bumper DeJesus and wife Carrie DeJesus welcomed Stella Mae to the world this morning at 6:49am. She is 7lbs 8oz and 20 inches long. Mom, dad, and Stella are doing
well. Bumper said she is the most active baby in the nursery and making all the nurses laugh. Email him congratulations at webmaster@nyppa.org

This evening was great and we are planning others like this. The evening was attended by over 50 members and guests.

“Bring Your Own Work” Night
Friday May 1st at 7:30pm
“The Change You Want To See” Gallery located at
84 Havemeyer Street (off of Metropolitan Ave) in Brooklyn, NY

The intent of this evening is to invite you to share your work with fellow NYPPA members to be projected onto a screen. Please choose to show what we would otherwise not have a chance to see in your daily published work. It could be a current project you wish to receive feedback for, personal work, something you produced 20 years ago, or perhaps your wedding work you do on the side. We especially encourage you to share multimedia work you have produced using Final Cut, even if just an experiment, and wish to receive comments. The newsroom no longer is as a place we hang around for a “chat” and this is why we have created BYOW Night.

A judge dismissed a lawsuit against Oakland Tuesday that said police officers infringed on a Oakland Tribune photographer Ray Chavez's rights when they arrested him as he was trying to shoot photos of a car crash and the emergency response to it. The lawsuit, filed by Chavez in August, stems from an incident May 4, 2007.

Chavez, who was driving north on Interstate 880 in Oakland, stopped his car to shot photos after a vehicle in front of him crashed.

The lawsuit alleged that an Oakland police officer blocked Chavez's access to a news scene for no reason and interfered with a reporter's freedom-of-the-press rights. The lawsuit sought unspecified monetary damages and additional training for Oakland police on how to work with media workers.

But U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer dismissed the suit in an opinion issued Tuesday.

(NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. –May 30, 2009) – The New York Press Photographers Association had the swearing in of Ray Stubblebine as he was re-elected NYPPA President and Julia Xanthos as Vice- President at its Annual Awards Dinner held on Friday May 29 at Terrace on the Park in Queens, NY.

RAY STUBBLEBINE – a NY based Reuter’s photographer with over 35 years covering New York City and the world, and has served as the President of the NYPPA for the past 4 years.

JULIA XANTHOS - a NY based staff photographer for the Daily News covering news and feature assignments. This is her 1st term in office after serving on the Board of Trustees for a year.

WILLIAM PERLMAN of The Star-Ledger was re-elected to his 3 term as NYPPA Treasurer. He is a veteran of The Star-Ledger for more than 18 years.

SUSAN MARKISZ – a UNICEF photographer was elected to her second term as Secretary.

The New NYPPA Board of Trustees are
JENNIFER ALTMAN - Photojournalist-Independent