my course

(above photo) Brian Plonka lectures at National Geographic Society Headquarters, Washington D.C. in 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

Brian Plonka is based in north Idaho, USA    phone 208 819 1711    email brianplonka@icloud.com