Thursday, May 11, 2017

CT Valley Camera Club (CVCC) will feature a presentation by Sean Elliot

Connecticut Valley Camera Club Meeting
Monday, June 5, 2017 at 7:00pm

The June 5th meeting of the CT Valley Camera Club (CVCC) will feature a presentation by Sean Elliot, Director of Photography at The Day in New London, CT.
The meeting will be held at 7:00pm at the Old Lyme Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Rd., Old Lyme, CT.  Club Website:  http://ctvalleycameraclub.smugmug.com/






In addition to overseeing The Day’s staff of visual journalists Sean retains responsibilities as a photographer, documenting life in southeastern Connecticut. Sean started his career at The Day as the paper’s Digital Imaging Technician (a position now titled: night photo editor) in 1993. He was hired as a staff photographer in 1994 and became Chief Photographer in 2002 and was named Director of Photography in 2016. Prior to The Day, Sean had internships in Lima, Ohio and Brigeport, Conn..

Sean was born in Norwalk, Connecticut but raised in Eugene, Oregon. He returned to New England where he graduated from the Boston University College of Communications with a degree in journalism.

Sean has won numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association Region One, New England Associated Press News Executives Association, Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists and the New England Press Association (NEPA). In 1994 he was the NEPA Rookie of the Year and in 2000 the NEPA Photographer of the Year. In 2007 he was given the Community Photojournalism award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. He has served on the board of the National Press Photographers Association, including two terms as that association’s President and chairs the NPPA Ethics Committee.
The meeting will be held at 7:00pm at the Old Lyme Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Rd., Old Lyme, CT

The Connecticut Valley Camera Club is dedicated to offering its membership the opportunity to become better photographers.  We offer a variety of presentations and interactive workshops to help our members expand their technical and creative skills.  We welcome photographers of all levels of experience.  The club draws members up and down the river, from Middletown to Old Saybrook;  from East Hampton to Old Lyme;  and along the shoreline from Guilford to Gales Ferry.

CVCC meeting dates, speakers / topics and other notices are published on the club's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CTValleyCameraClubPage/

Examples of Sean's work are attached.

Ed McCaffrey
CVCC Publicity Chairman