Photojournalist Geoffrey Hiller returned to his native New York last November to document the emotional devastation that followed the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The result is “NYC: After the Fall,” a multimedia presentation featured on Hiller’s site at hillerphoto.com/nyc. The presentation includes text by Tom Vandel and a score by Heather Perkins.

Photographer and climber Didrik Johnck chronicled blind world-class athlete/adventurer Erik Weihenmayer’s historic ascent up Mount Elbrus in Russia in June. The climb marked Weihenmayer’s sixth leg of the Seven Summits conquest. Johnck, based in San Francisco, also was the expedition photographer for Weihenmayer’s previous Seven Summit achievement on Mount Everest in May 2001.

“Crater Lake National Park Wild and Beautiful” has been named the Official Book of the Centennial Celebration for Crater Lake National Park. Four photographers, Charles Blakeslee, John Hinderman, Fred Pfughoft and David Morris, captured the character of the park throughout the seasons and portrayed a number of the hard-to-find creatures who make Crater Lake their home. The book was originally published by Farcountry Press in 2001.

Shawn Frederick Photography recently completed the Verizon (Hispanic) project for La Agencia de Orci, based in Los Angeles. The images, produced under the art direction of Heidy Fu, will appear as diorama billboards throughout Shea Stadium in Flushing, N.Y.

Frederick’s studio also won the Remo Drums shoot for Spasmodic Agency of Laguna Beach, Calif., with Bruce Mayo as art director, and recently finished...

Ron Allured, a photographer based in Puyallup, Wash., recently finished a series of portraits he called the “Pillar of Puyallup Project.” Local residents were asked to nominate subjects in several categories related to their position in the community. Seventeen people were captured on film, and their portraits were displayed at the South Hill Borders bookstore through the month of July. In September, the display moved to the new library.

Pete Moraz of Spokane, Wash., has received the Kodak Gallery Award, which recognizes excellence in photography, from Kodak’s Professional Division. Moraz was honored for “Jewel of the Nile,” an image entered in the Portrait category. The photograph was also named Best Portrait of a Woman at the Professional Photographers of Washington’s 50th Anniversary Convention and Print Competition.

After nearly eight years as the magazine and publishing liaison at Art Wolfe, Seattle’s Ray Pfortner has left to establish a business venture of his own. Currently, he is teaching and consulting on business practices, especially for new talent. The Blue Earth Alliance has offered his services to its members.

Pfortner is also pursuing his own photography, shooting...

Rosanne Olson recently photographed this year’s ad campaign for the New York City Ballet, which is currently running throughout New York City and in publications such as The New York Times and The New Yorker.

Olson also has a gallery exhibit in New York, running from May 1 to June 22 at the Robin Rice Gallery, 325 W. 11th St.