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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.

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #3- 10/7/21 (text and photos by Steven Bridges) 

Steven Bridges needs no introduction. (But here are a few just in case you're new here...!) His News and College Life category image "Dissolving T" was voted Best in Show in the September 2021 Monthly Image Competition. 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.

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #2- 9/23/21 (text and photos by Matt Cashore) This is a companion article to one that appears in the 2021 edition of the Contact Sheet, the UPAA annual magazine.

UPAA Blog 2021-22 #1- 9/9/21, (photo by Ken Bennett) Members of the UPAA Board, clockwise from lower left: Jeff Gage, Susan McSpadden, Amanda Pitts, Mark Carriveau, Nick Romanenko and Glenn Carpenter meet at Grand Valley State University in September 2018 to prepare for the 2019 Symposium. 

Board Announcements: New members, changes to the MIC

By Susan McSpadden, Johnson County Community College

Summers are so often a time to take a break, travel and have some fun.

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #30- 6/30/21 (text by Megan Bean, photo above: Matt Stamey photographed his viewing --and coffee making--setup in his Stanta Fe College office)

Megan Bean is Public Affairs photographer at Mississippi State University.

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #29- 6/25/21 (photos and text by Craig Chandler)

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #28- 6/10/21

Above: The UPAA Board of Directors gather at one of the 2019 Symposium presentation sites during their midyear meeting, September 2018.

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #27 - 6/4/21 (photos and text by Jaren Wilkey) 

Jaren Wilkey is director of BYU photo. His General Features and Illustrations category image "Trolling" was voted best in show in the May 2021 Monthly Image Competition.

Tech stuff? What camera, lens, exposure, lighting, gadgets, gizmos, etc.?

•Canon EOS R5

•28-70mm f2 at 28mm

•1/160 f2; ISO 400

•2 Aputure MC LED lights

How did you have an opportunity to make this photo? Planned? Self-Assigned? Something else?

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #26 - 5/30/21 (by Matt Cashore, UPAA Blog editor, above graph is Google Analytics of UPAA blog, 9/1/20-5/29/21) 

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #25 - 5/10/21 (Text and photos by Gabe Mayberry) 

Gabe Mayberry is photography manager for University Marketing and Communications at Utah Valley University. His News and College Life category image "Light and Lassos" was voted best in show in the April 2021 Monthly Image Competition. The MIC Q&A is a monthly feature on the UPAA blog to learn more about the thought and craft behind UPAA's contest-winning images.

Tech stuff? What camera, lens, exposure, lighting, gadgets, gizmos, etc.?

•Canon 5D Mark IV

•70-200mm @ 200mm

•1/640, f3.5, ISO 125 

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #24 - 5/3/21 (by Amanda Pitts) 

Amanda Pitts is Senior Photographer at Grand Valley State University, past Symposium host and a UPAA Board member.

The COVID pandemic has, for many, temporarily paused in-person interactions including the UPAA Symposium. That inevitably means the networking and camaraderie of UPAA has to happen online. The UPAA Facebook group is the main forum for the group, but is it possible to enjoy the wit and wisdom of our professional peers without the general noise and negativity of social media? Yes! Read on:

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #23 - 4/26/21 (text and photos by Patrick Murphy-Racey) 

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #22 – 4/12/21 (text and photos by Jay Drowns)

Jay Drowns is assistant director of photography at Utah Valley University Marketing & Communications. His Sports Action category photo "Scoring Drive" was voted Best in Show in the March 2021 Monthly Image Competition. This is Jay's second Best in Show of this year. (See the first here.) The MIC Q&A is a monthly feature on the UPAA blog to learn more about the thought and craft behind UPAA's contest-winning images.

UPAA blog 2020-21 #21 4/5/21 (photo by Sanjay Suchak, University of Virginia, April 13, 2020)

What a year.

A year that at times felt like a decade, and at times feels like it passed in a flash. A year of stress, loss, resilience and adaptation.

UPAA Blog 2020-21 #20 - 3/22/21 (text and photos by Scott R. Galvin)