This article originally appeared in the Hartford Courant.
Recently retired Courant photographer John Long has been awarded the National Press Photographers Association's highest honor.
Long and Kenny Irby of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies have received the 2007 Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award. Long recently retired from a 35-year career as a photojournalist and picture editor and is an NPPA past president.
"For almost as many years he's been NPPA's voice on matters of ethics and standards, and he led NPPA through a complete rewrite of the Code of Ethics as photojournalism entered the digital era," the group said.
The Sprague Award is given to a photojournalist "who advances, elevates, or attains unusual recognition for the profession of photojournalism by conduct, initiative, leadership, skill, and devotion to duty," the group said.
Long and Irby will be presented with their awards at a June 2 event in Portland, Ore.
"I am deeply honored and humbled by this award," Long said in a statement released by the group. "I like the fact that it gives recognition to the important place ethics has within NPPA."
Courant Director of Photography John Scanlan said Long "was a tireless voice for truth in photojournalism long before the era of digital photography made photo manipulation a relatively simple process. He understood early on that the credibility of news photographers rested on a foundation of proper ethical behavior, and that any alteration or manipulation of a photograph by even one photographer could damage the credibility of the entire profession."
"He used his affiliation with the National Press Photographers Association and his standing within the community of photojournalists as a forum to disseminate the ethical gospel according to John," Scanlan said. "I couldn't be happier for him. The NPPA Sprague Award is a well-deserved crowning achievement in his long and successful career."
Recently retired Courant photographer John Long has been awarded the National Press Photographers Association's highest honor.
Long and Kenny Irby of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies have received the 2007 Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award. Long recently retired from a 35-year career as a photojournalist and picture editor and is an NPPA past president.
"For almost as many years he's been NPPA's voice on matters of ethics and standards, and he led NPPA through a complete rewrite of the Code of Ethics as photojournalism entered the digital era," the group said.
The Sprague Award is given to a photojournalist "who advances, elevates, or attains unusual recognition for the profession of photojournalism by conduct, initiative, leadership, skill, and devotion to duty," the group said.
Long and Irby will be presented with their awards at a June 2 event in Portland, Ore.
"I am deeply honored and humbled by this award," Long said in a statement released by the group. "I like the fact that it gives recognition to the important place ethics has within NPPA."
Courant Director of Photography John Scanlan said Long "was a tireless voice for truth in photojournalism long before the era of digital photography made photo manipulation a relatively simple process. He understood early on that the credibility of news photographers rested on a foundation of proper ethical behavior, and that any alteration or manipulation of a photograph by even one photographer could damage the credibility of the entire profession."
"He used his affiliation with the National Press Photographers Association and his standing within the community of photojournalists as a forum to disseminate the ethical gospel according to John," Scanlan said. "I couldn't be happier for him. The NPPA Sprague Award is a well-deserved crowning achievement in his long and successful career."
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