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This presentation by Jim Colton (former Director of Photography forNewsweek and Photography Editor for Sports Illustrated) will highlight the recent Summer Olympics in London as well as published photographs appearing in the Leading Off section ofSports Illustrated.

James K. Colton recently left Sports Illustrated after 15 years as their Photography Editor and is currently a writer and educator. He began his career in 1972 at the Associated Press. Five years later he joined Newsweek and became their Director of Photography. He was the Jury Chairman for the World Press Photo contest in 2005, received an International Photography Awards “Lucie” for Picture Editor of the Year in 2007, was the recipient of the “Focus” award for Lifetime Achievement by the Griffin Museum in 2010 and has been acknowledged as one of the 100 most important people in photography by American Photo.

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The program will be in four parts:

• Part One will be a brief discussion on how digital media has changed how we cover events and publish photography using a brief history of the transition from analog to digital.
• Part Two is a look at the historic frame by frame sequence of Phelp’s 100 meter butterfly win in the Beijing Olympics followed by a brief discussion on coverage and a presentation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
• Part Three is a presentation of some of the greatest sports images that have graced the pages of Leading Off — Sports Illustrated‘s weekly three spread gallery.
• Part Four will be an extended Q&A about all of the presentation subjects as well as a look towards the future of photography utilizing print, online, tablets, web and apps.

This program will be hosted at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park, 2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego CA 92101. Check-in will begin at 6:30pm with the program starting at 7:00pm.