Stan Behal, Toronto Sun

A staff photographer for the Toronto Sun since 1983, Stan Behal has covered subjects as diverse as fashion in Paris to the Olympic Games to the suffering of the Children of Chernobyl.

In 1988 Stan won the first sports photography National Newspaper Award for his picture of Ben Johnson beating Carl Lewis at the Olympic Games. In 1992 he was honored by the United Nations Environment Programme for his Paradise Lost series on the Brazilian rainforest. In 1997 Stan won silver from the World Press Photo Award Foundation for sports photography, a Pictures of the Year Award of Excellence from the National Press Photographers Association and his second citation of Merit from the National Newspaper Awards, all for a photograph of U.S. sprinter Gail Devers leaping into her coach’s arms at the 1996 Olympics.

In addition to working as a photojournalist, a commercial/corporate photographer and a portrait photographer, Stan donates his time and talents to charitable organizations.

Stan is one of the original-founding members of Photosensitive, a nationally recognized co-operative of professional photographers whose sole purpose is to give back to our community through projects in photojournalism.

Their collective works have been exhibited annually on subjects focusing on poverty in Toronto, Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, on Canada’s multicultural mosaic, Child Poverty, and on the many services provided to our needy through our various charities. Photosensitive received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003 for their societal contributions and the Community Service Award in 2002 from the Family Service Association of Metropolitan Toronto.

Graeme Roy, Canadian Press

Graeme Roy is the Directory of News Photography at the Canadian Press, the country’s leading multimedia news and information agency.

He has organized and overseen coverage of multiple major events, including this past year’s Winter Olympics, where The Canadian Press was the host news agency, royal tours, papal tours, numerous G8/G20 summits, The Summit of the Americas, both Winter and Summer Olympics, Grey Cups, Stanley Cups, just to name a few.

He is in charge of and responsible for all editorial photography done each day by the agency across the country and is a 25-year veteran of the news business.

Dyan Parro, Thumbnail Art & Design

Before starting her own freelance business, Dyan Parro art-directed a number of successful publications, including Style at Home and Wedding Bells Magazine. In 1995 she started Thumbnail Art Direction + Design Inc. and has continued along this path, running a successful freelance business as a creative director. Throughout her 17 years with Thumbnail, she has art directed publications in the financial, lifestyle, fashion, home decor, shopping and IT business categories. Dyan has been called upon to launch several new publications, as well as redesign existing publications as a result of her vast knowledge of both consumer and niche market design strategies. Her design skills and her experience with print production and advanced technology are what made her Magazines Canada’s choice to art direct Look Like A Hero, The Art Directors Guide to Magazine Print Production in 2004.

Dyan also taught design for four years in the Book and Magazine Publishing department at Centennial College. She taught and encouraged each year’s students to bring the magazine
On The Danforth to the niche market magazine that is still is today.

Working along side some of the top photographers in the city and hired teams of makeup, hair, stylists, and models to create outstanding editorial, advertising, and brochure campaigns for numerous clients.

Dyan has been awarded numerous prizes from The Canadian Magazine Award Foundation, Kenneth R. Wilson Foundation, Creativity (New York), Communication Arts and the Advertising & Design Club of Canada. She is also RGD-designated – a certified Registered Graphic Designer with the Ontario Registered Graphic Designers Association of Canada.

Moe Dorian, Globe and Mail

2012 CLIX Photo Contest

Show and awards: March 29 in the Corridor Gallery at Centennial College’s Centre for Creative Communications
951 Carlaw Ave., Toronto, ON

Entry deadline: March 18
Open to students’ work done between Sept. 1, 2011, and March 18, 2012.

More details to come soon!

What is CLIX all about?
It’s about celebrating the best in digital imaging from students in all programs at the CCC, not just journalism. Images can be course-related work or not.

Judges:

• Graeme Roy, Canadian Press
• Moe Dorian, Globe and Mail
• Stan Behal, Toronto Sun
• Dyan Parro, Thumbnail Art & Design

Sponsors:

• Henry’s
• Tricera Imaging
• Pikto Gallery
• Vistek

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Episode 40 of Where the Wind Blows

We’re back to our evening time, and it started with a bang, with the return of Zach Murillo and the “mysterious ninja”, Kelvin Wong.

On this week’s show, we discovered that some students are eligible for a tuition rebate, and we’ve also started a NEW contest. Listen in to get all the details about the new contest, and for a great laugh where you just might literally “ROFL”.

All this and more where you can “Expect The Unexpected!”

You never know who you’ll meet on the GO train. Here’s an interesting personality.

Tasting Success, a magazine for restaurant entrepreneurs in the Toronto area.

Digital Mag

Toronto 2.0 magazine, with Richard Florida as one of their editorial advisors, showed us what the city will look like in the future.

Toronto 2.0 Edition 1

Eject magazine looks at indie culture along Queen Street in Toronto, from shisha to book burning to flasses to eco sex toys.

InFuze magazine tells international students the truth about Toronto’s university and college life, from why it’s lonely here during Diwali, to the stereotype about campuses being “too Asian”.

InFuze Magazine

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The Journal Episode 6 – Thursday, December 15, 2011

On the show:
Hosts | Matt White, Stanley Patrao

Executive Producer: Dorlene Lin
Director: Terence Chow
Show Producer/Head Writer: Abdi Aden
Senior Story Producer: Ramy Arida
Production Manager/Studio Producer: Jordan Randall
Writer/Studio Production Assistant: Natasha Icliates
Web Coordinator: Andy Moussa
Tech Director: Shimon Nelson
Floor Director: Vicky Sparks
Lighting & Set: Bianca Samuel, Shawn Dumas
Audio: Stephen Morris, Matt Lee
Camera: Erik Weber, Michael Stoddart, John McDonell, Deryck DeGale
Teleprompter: Jocelyn Ngo

Performance by: Matt Lee

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The Journal Episode 5 – Thursday, December 8, 2011

On the show:
Hosts | Abdi Aden, Natasha Icliates

Executive Producer: Dorlene Lin
Director: Michael Stoddart
Show Producer/Head Writer: Jordan Randall
Senior Story Producer: Bianca Samuel
Production Manager/Studio Producer: Vicky Sparks
Writer/Studio Production Assistant: Aleesha Watts
Web Coordinator: Matthew White
Tech Director: John McDonnell
Floor Director: Stephen Morris
VTR: Ramy Arida
Lighting & Set: Ramy Arida, Deryck DeGale
Audio: Franklyn Phillip, Zack Alexander
Camera: Andrew Moussa, Shimon Nelson, Jocelyn Ngo, Stanley Patrao
Teleprompter: Sydney Bandiera
CG: Terence Chow
Hair/Makeup/Wardrobe: Shawn Dumas

Performance by: Justice Beats