Updated 8:00 p.m. EST March 5, 2019.

The judging for three divisions of the Best of Photojournalism is now complete. The fourth division, Video, which includes Video Photojournalism and Video Editing, will be judged on March 16-20 at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in Athens. Nearly 9,000 entries were entered in the first three divisions.

The results for other divisions - Online Video, Presentation and Innovation, and Picture Editing - can be found on nppa.org.

Best of Photojournalism 2019 is supported and sponsored by Sony Electronics.

SONY BEST OF SHOW - STILLS

Brendan Smialowski, Independent, President Donald Trump waits for a meeting at the Trump National Golf Club August 9, 2018 in Bedminster, New Jersey.

CLIFF EDOM NEW AMERICA AWARD

First - Mary Calvert, Independent, Prisoners of War: Male on Male Sexual Assault in America’s Military

Finalist - Victor Blue, Independent, One IED

Finalist - Pete Marovich, American Reportage, Searching for Dream Street

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

First - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images News

Runner-Up - Loren Elliott, Reuters

Finalist - Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, Small market

First - Henry Taylor, The Jackson Sun

Runner-Up - Denny Simmons, Evansville Courier & Press

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

First - Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times

Finalist - Matt Gade, The Daily Republic

Finalist - Isaac Hale, Daily Herald

Finalist - Lukas Schulze, Independent, Sports around the world

SPORTS ACTION

First - Joshua Boucher, Panama City News Herald, Encouragement

Second - Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman, Cross Country

Third - Matt Gade, The Daily Republic, Rodeo Face Plants

HM - Isaac Hale, Daily Herald, Mutton Busted

HM Brendan Sullivan, Omaha World Herald/omaha.com, See It To Believe It

HM Lukas Schulze, Independent, Focus

PICTORIAL

First - Mike Fender, Independent, Hurricane Michael Boat

Second - Katie Klann, Colorado Springs Gazette, Keeping the Crops Warm

Third - Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, Woolsey Fire

HM - Susana Vera, Reuters, Peep Hole

HM - Robin Loznak, Zuma Press, Why?

HM - Travis Fox, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, Salt of the Earth

HM - Josh Edelson, Independent, Airplane Home

HM - Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press, Completing the Tower

NEWS AND ISSUES

First - Carol Guzy, Zuma Press, Odyssey of Hope

Second - Joe Raedle, Getty Images, Border Wall

Third - Daniel Ochoa de Olza, Associated Press, Border Jumpers

HM - Carol Guzy, Zuma Press, Desperate Journey

HM - Andres Kudacki, for The New York Times, Bronx Fire Aftermath

HM - Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, Jefferson and Hermelindo

HM - Moises Castillo, Associated Press, Shielded by Police

HM - Demetrius Freeman, Independent, Candles in the Bronx

HM - Santiago Billy, Associated Press, Wading in Mass

HM - Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press, Back for the Bottle

SPORTS FEATURE

First - Aaron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post, Black Eye

Second - Mario Tama, Getty Images, Volcano Golf

Third - Scott Serio, Independent, Flying Dismount

HM - Petter Arvidson, Bildbyrån Photo Agency, Cheerleaders from North Korea

HM - Sascha Fromm, Thueringer Allgemeine, Jump Into the Light

HM - Michael Robinson Chavez, The Washington Post, The Cup at Last

HM - Katie Rausch, The Denver Post, Victory at Last

PORTRAIT

First - Pavel Volkov, Vechernya Moskva, Phoenix

Second - Paula Bronstein, Independent, Elderly Living with Conflict

Third - Luis Tato, Independent, Albinism

HM - Luis Tato, Independent, Family

HM - Adrees Latif, Reuters, Migrant Girl with Doll

HM - Carly Geraci, Valley News and The Dallas Morning News, Freedom

HM - Tariq Zaidi, Independent, Yamea

SPORTS FEATURE STORY

First - Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, Transgender Boxer

Second - Alisha Jucevic, The Columbian, A Determined Stand

Third - Denny Simmons, Evansville Courier & Press, #Collinnation

HM - Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post, Our Call Is to Save Them

HM - Jake Crandall, Montgomery Advertiser, Life of a Boxer

FEATURE SINGLE

First - Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken, Child's Play

Second - Demetrius Freeman, Independent, Little Sun People

Thirds - Luis Tato, Independent, Church Service

HM - Tariq Zaiqi, Tariq Zaidi Photography, The Sapeurs of Brazzaville

HM - Adrees Latif, Reuters, Migrant Father Washes Hair of Daughter

HM - Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, Surviving the Camp Fire

ENVIRONMENT

First - Mario Tama, Getty Images, Lava and Steam

Second - Josh Edelson, for the Associated Press, Tree Burning Inside Out

Third - Louie Palu, National Geographic, High Arctic Ice

HM -Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, Refuge on Zuma Beach

HM - Mosa'ab Elshamy, Associated Press, Tree Climbers

ENVIRONMENT STORY

First - Louie Palu, National Geographic, New Cold War

Second - David Gray, Reuters, The Australian Drought From Above

Third - Mario Tama, Getty Images, Kilauea

POLITICS

First -Andrew Harrer, Bloomberg News, Kavanaugh Court

Second - Tom Brenner, Independent, Maverick McCain

Third - Brendan Smialowski, Agence-France Presse, Drama

HM -Evan Vucci, The Associated Press, Fist

HM -Melina Mara, The Washington Post, Speaker's Experience - Paul Ryan

HM - Eric Miller, Reuters, The New Face of Congress

POLITICS STORY

First - Brendan Smialowski, Agence-France Presse, The Dynamic President Trump

Second - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images News, Beto For Texas

Third - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images News, A Judge On Trial

HM - Brendan Smialowski, Agence-France Presse, Kavanaugh

HM - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images News, Whisper and Ponder: The World's Most Deliberative Body

BREAKING NEWS

First - Cory Morse, MLive Grand Rapids Press, Father of three sexual victims lunges at Larry Nassar

Second - Thomas Cordova, Long Beach Post, Captain Rosa

Third - Nicolaus Czarnecki, Boston Herald, Rescue

HM - Mark Avery, ZUMA Press, California Wildfires 2018: Holy Fire

HM - John Moore, Getty Images, Border Jumper

HM - John Moore, Getty Images, Crying Girl on the Border

BREAKING NEWS STORY

First -John Moore, Getty Images, Undocumented

Second - Khalil Hamra, Associated Press, Gaza on the Edge

Third -Noah Berger, Associated Press, Ravaged By Wildfire

HM - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse, Tree of Life

HM - Jessica Rinaldi, The Boston Globe, Columbia Gas Disaster

HM - Josh Edelson, for Agence France-Presse, California Burning

EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER

First - Gabriel Scarlett, Western Kentucky University

Runner-up - Henry Taylor, The Jackson Sun (TN)

PORTRAIT SERIES

First - Renee Schneider, Star Tribune, Denied Justice

Second - Luis Sinco, Los Angeles Times, Landmarks of the Lost

Third - Tariq Zaidi, Tariq Zaidi Photography, The Sapeurs of Brazzaville

FEATURE STORY

First - Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter, A Man Called Ragnar

Second - Luis Tato, Independent, Beauty Beyond the Skin

Third - Loren Elliott, Reuters, Separated at the Border

HM - Rachel Woolf, Independent, Detroit's Soul

HM - Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press, Dangerous Dives

NEWS AND ISSUES STORY

First - Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, Reunited on Borrowed Land

Second - Loren Elliott, Reuters, Trying to Cross the U.S. - Mexico Border

Third - Ricky Carioti, The Washington Post, Coming Home

Best of Photojournalism 2019 is supported and sponsored by Sony Electronics.

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