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Welcome to CAPTURE, Biola's 2006 Journalist in Residence conference. Each year, Biola hosts notable national professionals from different areas of the journalistic field. These professionals sacrifice their time to contribute to the success of Christian young people and their future careers in the field of journalism.
This year we are honored to welcome seasoned professional photojournalists, cartoonists and designers to our campus to challenge us to "capture" passion, purpose, and perfection in the field of visual journalism.
 Event Schedule
Thursday, April 6
12:01 a.m.
Photo Contest Details
Posted to website
9:30 a.m.
CHAPEL
Mayers Auditorium
12:00 noon
LUNCH
Faculty, students and guests welcome for lunch at the campus cafeteria.
6:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE DINNER
Library Heritage Room
(must have purchased a ticket to attend; contact VJ Vonk to purchase tickets at ext. 5495)
After Dinner
COFFEE BREAK - Open only to students enrolled in JIR Seminar.
Friday
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Library Heritage Room
9:30 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Library Heritage Room
- Photojournalism: How to make it - career advice
- Graphic Design Trends
10:30 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Library Heritage Room
- Editorial Cartooning: Making a Difference with Humor
- Photojournalism and the Digital Age
- Using "art" in ministry: the good, the bad and the honest
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
PANEL LUNCHEON
Library Heritage Room
(must purchase ticket to attend)
12:45 p.m.
PHOTO CONTEST AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
(Library Heritage Room during luncheon)
Guest Bios
Gary Fong, Keynote
 Director of Editorial Graphics Technology, San Francisco Chronicle.
Gary Fong, is the Director of Editorial Graphics Technology at the San Francisco Chronicle. Among many advanced technological projects he's working on are: remote digital photo and graphic wireless transmissions from the field, virtual private network communications with access to the text and editing mainframe, satellite voice and data communications in the Mid East, internet email, and electronic photo and text archive.
Fong is also the Principal of Genesis Photo Agency. Genesis is a group of professional photographers with a dream of elevating the effectiveness of photography in evangelical publications around the world.
Fong joined the San Francisco Chronicle in 1975 as a Staff Photographer. In 1987, he was promoted to the Director of Photography. In 1994, he was again promoted to the Director of Editorial Graphics Technology.
He has covered such major stories during his career as: 1989 Loma Prieta 7.1 Earthquake in San Francisco; St. Helens Volcano Eruption, Washington; Pope John Paul II, Visit to San Francisco, 1988; Democratic National Convention, 1984; Assassination Attempt on President Gerald Ford, 1976.
Fong was selected to be a Juror for the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 and 1995. He also served as National Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year Judge for 1995.
He carries such notable titles as: the Professional Achievement in Photojournalism Special Recognition from San Jose State University, 1984; California Press Photographers Association Photographer of the Year 1981, 1983; San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association; Ken McLaughlin Award, Photographer of the Year, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981.
Fong has been an Instructor and Lecturer of Photojournalism for the University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco State University. He is also President of the Christians in Photojournalism (CIP).
Greg Schneider
Greg Schneider started his photojournalism career at The San Bernardino Sun where he was twice named both NPPA Region 10 photographer of the year and California Press photographer of the year. In addition he won a first place in the World Press Association and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
After leaving the newspaper field to work for Campus Crusade for Christ's Worldwide Challenge Magazine, he covered stories in over 80 countries over the course of twelve years. The prestigious awards kept coming as he won numerous Evangelical Press Association awards. Schneider follows the calling of Christ by giving back to his craft and profession as one of the founders of the Christians in Photojournalism (CIP) organization.
Michael Ramirez
Michael Ramirez is a Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist who, until recently, was with the Los Angeles Times newspaper. He recently accepted a position as senior editor/editorial cartoonist with Investor's Business Daily (IBD).
Ramirez is a Lincoln Fellow and has won several awards during his career, including the 1994 Pulitzer Prize, the UCI Medal from the University of California, Irvine and the Sigma Delta Chi Awards in 1995 and 1997. He has been the editorial cartoonist of the Los Angeles Times, the Commercial Appeal and USA Today, and is nationally syndicated in over 450 newspapers around the world.
Photojournalism Contest
Enter the Photo Contest during the CAPTURE conference.
The contest opens Thursday, April 6 at 12:01 a.m. Entries will be due at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, April 6.
Winners will be announced at Panel Lunch on Friday.
Click here for contest rules and details
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