Awards

Clifton Edom Award

This award, established in 1991, recognizes an individual in the tradition of Cliff Edom to inspire and motivate members of the photojournalism community to reach new heights.

Cliff Edom taught at the University of Missouri for 29 years where he founded the University of Missouri Photojournalism Workshop and the Pictures of the Year competition.

Edom was co-author of Picture Editing, the first book about picture handling for newspaper photographers and editors. He also wrote three other books. In addition, Edom is credited with coining the word "photojournalism." Clif Edom died in 1991.

2021
Curt Chandler

2020
John Sharify

2019
Ross Taylor

2018
Todd Bigelow

2017
Daniella Zalcman

2016
Lisa Berglund

2015
Yunghi Kim

2014
Melissa Lyttle

2013
John H. White

2012
Brian Storm

2011
Tenney Mason

2010
J. Bruce Baumann

2009
Gunther Cartwright

2008
Bob Lynn

2007
Brian Weister

2006
David Grunfeld

2005
Kim Komenich

2004
Thomas Richards

2003
Randy Cox

2002
Dirck S. Halstead

2001
Jane Boulen

2000
Bob Brandon

1999
John Premack

1998
David Yarnold

1997
John Durniak

1996
Rich Clarkson

1995
Sam Abell

1994
Cornelius Keyes

1993
Tom Kennedy

1992
Howard Chapnick

1991
Larry Nighswander