Rich Clarkson was in Lawrence and Kansas City this past week to deliver and sign copies of The Champions - Kansas Basketball at the Pinnacle in time for the holiday gift giving season.  The first printing of the book provided 20,000 copies for the University of Kansas fan base, including 2,000 presale copies.

Rich Clarkson and Associates, LLC has renewed multi year contracts for photographic services with both the Mountain West Conference and the University of Denver.

Rich Clarkson and Associates, LLC has been commissioned by the KU Alumni Association to produce and package a commemorative book honoring the University of Kansas’ three national basketball titles in 1952, 1988 and 2008.  Drawing from the historic picture collections of Rich Clarkson and NCAA Photos, the coffee table format book will be published for the holiday season later this year. 

RCA covered the Jay Cutler foundation charity golf tournament.

RCA partnered with Lawrence, KS, gallery Framewoods Gallery to sell Clarkson’s historic shot of Mario Chalmers’ game-saving final three-pointer in the closing seconds of regular time at the 2008 Final Four.

VISA licensed Clarkson’s image of Olympic long jumper Bob Beamon for a 2008 Summer Olympic Games TV advertisements.

NIKE licensed Clarkson’s image of Steve Prefontaine for apparel to be sold at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR.

A photographic exhibition of work from the Spring Photography at the Summit week are now on display in the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole as the workshop went green in a big way.

Partnering with the International League of Conservation Photographers – a group of some 60 of the world’s leading photographers specializing in nature, wildlife and conservation issues – participants in the workshop joined with some 11 ILCP photographers to produce a RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition) in an area south of Jackson in the Wyoming Upper Green River Valley.  This is an area in which existing oil and gas drilling could be expanded significantly to the detriment of wildlife.

For three days of the Summit, workshop participants joined ILCP members in documenting both the beauty and uniqueness of the area and the impact initial drilling has had in one of Wyoming’s most beautiful valleys.  An opening of the exhibition of 40 pictures was hosted at the museum by Earthjustice, a national organization bringing leading attorneys to the issues involved in impacting some of America’s most unique and beautiful places.  Earthjustice president Trip Van Noppen joined The Wilderness Society’s Peter Aengst, museum president Jim McNutt, Summit organizer Rich Clarkson and the ILCP founder and executive director, Cristina Mittermeier in speaking at the opening.

Eight workshop participants joined in the RAVE while others proceeded on projects of their own choosing during the workshop, which operated side-by-side with the RAVE project.  And to insure all participants in both projects were well supported, Nikon brought additional D3 digital cameras and long lenses for photographers to use during the week.

A sampling of the work can be viewed online in the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post online features:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/30/images-of-change/

Photography at the Summit joins forces with the International League of Conservation Photographers in Jackson this month to launch The Conservation Photography Summit, a workshop dedicated to the role of photography as an integral part of the campaign to raise awareness for conservation issues worldwide. Proceed to workshop website.

RCA awarded photography contract for Qwest pro athlete campaign through 361 Experiential ad agency. Visit the 361 Experiential Website

RCA renews contract with NLCS champion Colorado Rockies for photography and publishing services through 2011. Visit the Colorado Rockies Website.

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