Winning images

I learned today that several photos I made and projects I was involved in won awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association annual Better Newspaper Contest.

The Register-Guard staff took third in the Photo Essay category for images made during the funeral for Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen who was killed in the line of duty last year. The RG also received a first for  “Road to Natty” a web blog that Mark Baker, Rob Romig and I put together chronicling the Duck Football Team’s trip to the National Championship Game in 2011. And lastly I joined a RG sweep of the sports category with a 2nd place win for a game clinching fumble recovery by the Ducks against Stanford that lead to their 3rd trip to the Rose Bowl.

For the full list of winners visit: ONPA

A photo I made from the rafters of Matthew Knight Arena in January of a cowboy being thrown from a bull won top prize in the SportShooter clip contest.

I also won a second with another image shot on the same assignment. All in all a good day:

You can see all the winners here.

I spent an enjoyable morning recently talking about photojournalism and showing some of my work to a group of 5th graders in Sean Ferrarese’s class at Creslane Elementary School. They turned the table on me, posting a picture and a short story to their class website. Visit their blog here.

Thanks class,

Chris

Just got back from an awesome week covering the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Click here for a recap of my week long coverage.

And here for a slideshow of game action.

Thanks for looking,

Chris

Remember the Judgment Day prediction? An image I shot back in May was selected for the Wall Street Journal’s Photos of the Year gallery. With all the other crazy things that happened in 2011 I forgot about it myself.

You can see the whole gallery at: http://tinyurl.com/72k3xtb

While in Idaho this past summer I took time out to visit, with old photos in hand, some of the houses my family called home as I grew up. I invite you to view a gallery of the results at ChrisPietschMedia.com.

Thanks for looking.

Chris

I have been playing around with a new photo technique called Cinemagraphs. It is a way of animating and looping a still image for presentation on the web. My daughter Tiernan graciously agreed to be my model for the first experiment. Thanks Tiernan!

I think it turned out out pretty cool and I hope to do some more soon. Let me know what you think?

Nick Symmonds, left, wins the Men’s 800M Run on the final day of the USA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard)

The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships was held in Eugene this week. Athletes who placed in the top 3 in each event will represent the United States in South Korea at the the IAAF World Championships later this year.

Register-Guard photographers Keven Clark, Brian Davies and I teamed up to produce an image gallery from the week. Follow the link for the week in pictures from Historic Hayward Field here.

I also produced some quick turnaround video clips in the interview area after some of the more notable events. See those here.

Symmonds talks about his win in the USA Track & Field 800M Run
Oregon’s Centrowitz wins the Men 1500M
Wheating will represent USA in Korea

A final resting spot for our equine partners. (Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.)

Former Register-Guard copyeditor Teresa Carp and I teamed up on a story for Western Horseman that published this month. The six page article features a couple that provide large animal burial services on their farm near Noti, Oregon.

This is the second time that I have photographed Omega Farms, the first being several years ago for the Register-Guard. David and Marta Heidt are wonderful people who are providing a much appreciated service to horse owners looking for a dignified burial for their equine partners.

It was great to work with Carp again, with the added bonus that my good friend Darrell Dodds  from Idaho days is the publisher of Western Horseman now.

Chris

I returned to the audio slideshow format on a project to document the Eugene, Oregon based Bridgeway House as it brings a group of children living with Autism together to produce a play for the 5th year in a row.

 

I was very happy with the way this multimedia piece turned out. The subject matter lent itself well to still image coverage, giving me a chance to look for moments rather than video sequences to tell the story. The kids also responded well to being interviewed individually with a low key and simple digital recorder as apposed to being put in front of a video camera.

The piece has been well received in the community as well, the production sold out on its one and only performance and viewers have reached out to thank me for the effort. Very gratifying.