Social documentary photographer Carlan Tapp embarked on his 2,450-mile, fundraising motorcycle ride in May and has been documenting and blogging about his journey ever since.

As a means to raise money for "Question of Power" — a nonprofit organization dedicated to...

Brian Lanker, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his black-and-white photo essay on childbirth in 1973, passed away on March 13 at the age of 63.

Lanker’s photojournalism career began with small-town newspapers, including The Phoenix Gazette, which he joined at the age of 18, and The Topeka Capital-Journal...

Documentary photographer and educator Carlan Tapp will travel the length of Route 66 as part of her latest social commentary project.

Riding an American-made motorcycle from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif., along historic Route 66, Tapp will raise money for Question of Power, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the effects of coal-fired energy on the health of individuals, families and communities.

Those interested are welcome to join Tapp along the 2,450-mile ride and pledge their support for Question of Power.

Photographer Matthew Bell, of Olympia, Wash., won this year's National Park Service National Historic Landmark Photo Contest. His photo, titled "Mount Rainier in the Morning," is a pastel landscape shot of Mount Rainier National Park.

This year's competition broke the record for number of entries, drawing 500 images of landmarks from throughout the United States.

Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, the former governor of Washington state, has invited Seattle photographer Barry Wong to install his fine-art photograph "Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot" in the Diplomatic Room at the Department of Commerce Building in Washington, D.C.

The photograph is one in a series of Asian still-life images created by Wong. Other noted Pacific Northwest artists in the....

Dan Sweet, public relations manager for Columbia Helicopters, Inc., won first place in Vertical magazine's annual photo contest. His winning image depicted employees conducting a pre-flight inspection of one of the company's Model 234 Chinook helicopters, silhouetted against a vivid sunrise in Nebraska.

Vertical magazine's annual photo contest draws hundreds of entries from around the world each year that show current and relevant stories about the helicopter industry.

Seattle-based photographer Dave Schiefelbein had six of his images displayed as part of "The National Parks in Washington State," an exhibit at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in January.

The images, which feature the landscapes, flora and fauna in the region, can still be viewed on his blog, daveschiefelbeinphotography.blogspot.com.

The board of trustees of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund announced that San Francisco-based photographer has been awarded the prestigious 2010 W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography.

Padilla won for her essay "The Julie Project," an in-depth look at AIDS, poverty and drugs in America. The project earned her a $30,000 grant to continue her work. Her essay was chosen out of 182 entries from 32 countries.

The Smith grant is presented annually to a photographer whose past work or proposed project best displays the concern and dedicated compassion of the photography industry.

John Keatley was featured again last year in "The American Photography 26," a collection of the best photographs of 2009. The selected image, a portrait of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, was an outtake from a cover shoot for Palin's memoir, "Going Rogue."

The previous year, American Photography chose Keatley's portrait of Annie Leibovitz to appear in AP25.

At the end of 2010, several images made by celebrity and fashion photographer Michael Grecco were chosen to be part of the New York Photography Festival's show titled "Human Kind." Grecco's portrait of director Martin Scorsese was also selected for an upcoming cover of Dilema magazine.

Upcoming projects for Grecco in 2011 include a major shoot for Porsche in Palm Springs, Calif., entitled "An Appreciation of the New and the Old." He will also present his work during the Photo LA + artLA Project and the Daniel Azoulay gallery later this year.