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UPAA Blog 2021-22 #16 - 4/7/22 (photos and text by Nate Edwards)

Nate Edwards is photography manager at BYU and a three-time UPAA Photographer of the Year. His General Features and Illustrations category photo "Winter Ballet" was voted Best in Show in the March 2022 Monthly Image Competition. (All four of Nate's entries placed in the March contest.) The MIC Q&A is a monthly feature on the UPAA blog to learn more about the thought and craft behind the UPAA's contest-winning images. -Ed.

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UPAA Blog 2021-22 #15 - 3/24/22 (photos and text by Heather Gulgin, photo above by Matt Cashore) 

Heather Gulgin is a professor of exercise science at Grand Valley State University. She conducted a study of photographers and how they work and move. The UPAA blog is no substitute for professional medical consultation (Uh, obviously!) but the suggested stretches shown in this article may help on those long days when the Alleve has worn off and the aches and pains are getting ache-ier and pain-ier. -Ed.

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UPAA Blog 2021-22 #14 - 3/10/22 (photos and text by Steven Bridges) 

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #13 - 2/24/22 (text by Andy Tucker, photo above by Dorothy Kozlowski) 

Andy Tucker is assistant director of photography in the Division of Marketing & Communications at the University of Georgia. In January 2022 the Georgia photo team covered the Georgia Bulldogs' first football national championship in over 40 years. Five photographers in two states all coordinated to document this historic event. Andy gives a behind-the-scenes look at the planning, logistics and coordination that went into it:

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #12 - 2/10/22 (text and photos by Jim Young)

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #11- 1/27/22 (left photo by Matt Cashore, right by Jaren Wilkey) 

Introduction

by John Scott, Roberts Camera

Both the Z9 and R3 introduce a new level of speed and accuracy in terms of autofocus and frame rate.

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #10- 1/13/22 (text and photos by David Caselli) 

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #9- 12/30/21 (photo by Jeff Miller) A student reads a book on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 2002. Despite the image being of college-age itself, "I'm pleased to say that I think the photo still holds up," Jeff says. "I have a large metallic print of this photo in my office. It still pops and I still enjoy looking at it." 

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #8- 12/16/21 (text and photos by Jay Drowns) 

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #7- 12/2/21 (text and photos by Matt Cashore)

Matt Cashore is senior university photographer at Notre Dame and editor of the UPAA blog and magazine. (Yup, that's me writing about myself in third person again...) "Thingamajig Thursday" is an occasional series on gadgets or gizmos roughly $300 or less in price that make the day-to-day tasks a little more convenient. 

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #6- 11/18/21 

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UPAA Blog 2021-22 #5- 11/4/21 (text and photos by Matt Stamey) 

Matt Stamey is the staff photographer at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. Matt has been a professional photographer for 17 years. Like many UPAA members, he started in newspapers, ultimately landing at the Gainesville (FL) Sun. Five years ago he made the switch to higher ed and joined Santa Fe College and UPAA at the same time. His Sports Features & Illustrations category photo “Flip” was voted Best in Show in the October 2021 Monthly Image Competition.

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #4- 10/21/21 (text and photos as noted) This is an expanded version of an article that appears in the 2021 Contact Sheet, the UPAA annual magazine.