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It's always amazing to see an idea start with a simple mission and blow up to a worldwide movement. It's also proof that photography can transcend economic lines, and help those in need. That's precisely what celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart pulled off and delivered with his Help-Portrait photography project. This evolved into a movement of both professional and amateur photographers hoping make a difference this holiday season.

PNY has partnered with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to launch a new national promotion to bring consumers the latest in movie viewing, whether at home or on the go.

PNY's "My Big Green Idea" college scholarship contest is officially underway. Our college scholarship contest is challenging high school seniors in both public and private high schools to conceive an eco-friendly solution, product, or idea that will help to save the environment using PNY technology. Students must submit a typed, 1000 word or less, essay describing their project, along with optional pictures and/or video to support their idea. Submissions will be accepted from now until March 15, 2010.

PNY Flash Memory Products Used On the Back of a Humpback Whale

When most people hear that a Category 5 hurricane is bearing down to make landfall they'll want to head in the opposite direction. When you're a photojournalist like Chris Usher, you head into the eye of the storm. On August 28^th, 2005 Usher set out on this journey from Washington D.C. on assignment for TIME Magazine outfitted with an assortment of cameras, a digital audio recorder, and his trusted "War Wagon", a 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser. What he thought would be a 3 or 4 day assignment, turned into a three week experience that would leave a long lasting impression on him.

We've recently launched a new national promotion featuring the BLOCKBUSTER OnDemand^TM rental service. With every new purchase of specially marked PNY 4GB and 8GB Attaché Flash Drives, consumers will receive a promotional code for 50% off a movie rental download from blockbuster.com. Users have their choice of thousands of movie titles to choose from, plus the convenience of downloading movies directly to their pc, laptop, or even USB flash drive and watching the movies within minutes.

You're in the boardroom. You're in classroom. You're in the dorm. You're on the go! There's no getting around it; we're increasingly becoming a more mobile society; all of the while staying tethered to technology in some capacity. According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the ratio of laptop PC sales to desktop PC sales is expected to continue to widen this year with 63 percent of the computers sold in 2009 expected to be laptops. Whether you are carrying a laptop or a netbook the running theme is "mobile technology".

Our partnership with the National Geographic Society has opened our eyes to a number of amazing projects that they have spearheaded and National Geographic's Photo Camp ranks highly among those. Photo Camp is a series of photography workshops for youth from underserved communities that operates in the United States and abroad.  Photo Camp is sponsored by the National Geographic Education Foundation (through funding from the Ferguson-Judge Fund), Special Projects, and Mission Programs, in partnership with VisionWorkshops, of Annapolis, MD.

For 88 years the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) has been hosting "The Eyes of History" awards gala: a black-tie dinner for nearly 1000 members, guests, industry executives, and Washington personalities. The event honors outstanding photojournalists who are at the frontlines of major news events in Washington and all across the world. "The Eyes of History" contest brings the best images of the President, political leaders, and major domestic and international news stories of the year to be judged by the finest photographers and directors of photography in the business.

Aside from my career as a professional photographer, I have been teaching photography at The Catholic University of America for the past 14 years.