The cover of Wired magazine recently featured a photograph of Tim Montgomery, billed as the world's fastest man, taken by Michael Grecco. The California-based photographer is best known for his portraits, and his work has appeared in such periodicals as Time and Esquire.

"Skookum Tugs: British Columbia's Working Tugboats," with photographs by Robb Douglas, has won the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, A BC Book Prize given to the best book published in British Columbia in terms of public appeal, initiative, design, production and content.

Published by Harbour Publishing, "Skookum Tugs" takes the reader through a day on deck and explores three of the major types of tug work performed on the coast: moving logs, moving barges and wrangling ships. The images of Douglas, a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. cameraman and professional photographer, are accompanied by...

David Richard Metz, director of professional products at Canon USA, is one of two recipients of the 2003 Joseph A. Sprague Lifetime Achievement Award for Photojournalism, presented during the 58th annual National Press Photographers Association convention in Chicago. Joseph Elbert, assistant managing photo editor at The Washington Post, also was honored with the award for his contribution to photojournalism.

Established in 1949, the Sprague Award was named in honor of the press technical representative for Graflex, who is credited with the design of Big Bertha, Magic Eye and Combat Camera, as well as refinements to the Speed Graphic. Each year, the award is presented to a working photojournalist, as well as an individual who has made considerable contributions to the field of photojournalism. Previous recipients include William Randolph Hearst, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Eddie Adams, Cornell Capa and Marion Post Wolcott.

The 2003 Professional Photographer of Washington Awards were handed out earlier this year in Yakima, Wash. Overall awards were given in four categories: Susan Marsidi won the Russ Clift Trophy for Diversified Aggregate and the Lee Merrill Trophy -- PPW People's Choice for her "Bridge to Paradise"; Kevin Swett took the Alma Grey Trophy for First-Time Entry Highest Aggregate; and Best of Show -- Jurors' Choice went to Judy Horn's "Winter Flight."

The Seattle chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists honored freelance writer Beth Luce at an awards ceremony earlier this year. Luce, who contributes regularly to PhotoMedia was awarded third place for her story on PhotoMedia's Photography Person of the Year, "Gary Braasch: Thinking Globally" (Spring 2002). Other recent credits include two cover stories for Seattle magazine and articles for several regional magazines and university magazines across the country.

In 2001, Seattle-based photojournalist Melina Mara began photographing the 13 female senators who held office that year. More than 35 of her black-and-white documentary photographs were exhibited recently at the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building.

"Changing the Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate," on view from May 22 through Sept. 7, presented images of 15 women senators at work on...

Dean Johnson was elected president of the Professional Photographers of Washington at the 51st Educational Conference and Print Competition held earlier this year. Other members of the group's executive committee include Dave Mandelas, vice president; Gary Jentoff, executive manager; Nichelle Price, treasurer; Renee Crist, secretary; and Rob Behm, immediate past president.

Chase Jarvis has joined the Corbis roster of photographers. Images by the Seattle-based action sports photographer have been featured on the covers of Freeskier, Bike and Horizon magazines, as well as in marketing and advertising campaigns.

Mark Hooper, a photographer based in Portland, Ore., recently took third place in the Fourth Polaroid International Photography Awards. Hooper's series of images depict close-ups of a white-gloved magician performing tricks. The images were created with Polaroid's Cross Tone process, which produces chocolate-brown tones with suppressed highlights, similar to old albumen prints.

New York photojournalist James Nachtwey has been awarded the 2003 Dan David Prize in the Past, Present and Future Time Dimension/Print & Electronic Media category. Best known for his photo essays of war, Nachtwey has traveled all over the world documenting social issues, famine and the plight of the disfranchised. Nachtwey has been a contract photographer with Time magazine...