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.
