my course
(above photo) Brian Plonka lectures at National Geographic Society Headquarters, Washington D.C. Grosvenor Auditorium as his then 2-year-old son Jordan takes center stage.
Newspaper and wire service photojournalist 1983 - 2010
New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania
United Press International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Associated Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Beaver County Times, Beaver, Pennsylvania
Associated Press, New York, New York
The Journal-Tribune, Biddeford, Maine
Joliet Herald News, Joliet, Illinois
Copley Chicago Newspapers, Chicago, Illinois
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington
Noted
International Newspaper Photographer of the Year, 59th Pictures of the Year International
11-time Photographer of the Year, state and regional contests
917 individual journalism awards
22 international Film Festival Selections, 14 Screenings
SELECTED Press and Publications
The Best of Photojournalism #23 1997 page 99 / The Best of Photojournalism #22 1996 pages 173,174,182,252-253 / The Best of Photojournalism #18 1992 pages 51-56 / The Best of Photojournalism #25 2000 pages 16,92-93,100 / The Best of Photojournalism #19 1993 pages 137-140,148 / The Best of Photojournalism #17 1991 page 200 / The Best of Photojournalism #24 1999 pages 43,45,96-97,104-105,156-159
Liposky, Dr. Richard. “Surgery in the Jungles of Honduras”. It’s not what I know. It’s how I learned It. Second Edition 2021: pages 160-163
Kobre’, Kenneth. “Covering the Issues”. Photojournalism The Professionals Approach, Sixth Edition 2008: pages 172, 208-211, 229-233, 244, 261
Kaplan, John. “Photojournalism / Interview with Brian Plonka / International Photographer of the Year”. Photo Portfolio Success, First Edition 2003: pages 90-93
Kjellstrand, Torsten. “Brian and Kathy Plonka: Achieving Balance” News Photographer Magazine, Volume 58 No. 5 2003: pages 26-33
Beem, Edgar. “Photojournalists take on the subject of Faith”. Photo District News, Volume XXV, Issue 9 2005: pages 30-32
Walker, David. “Newsprint: Plonka’s Cinematic take on a Plague”. Photo District News, Volume XXII, Issue 5 2002: pages 166-175
SELECTED Residencies
2002 Western Kentucky University, School of Media & Communication, Bowling Green, Kentucky
2003 Western Kentucky University, School of Media & Communication, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Solo Exhibition
Missoula Art Museum MAM
Libby - A Photographic Essay by Brian Plonka
Date 26 Apr 2004 - 24 Jun 2004
Brian Plonka is based in north Idaho, USA phone 208 819 1711 email brianplonka@icloud.com