The judging in the 2017 Video Best of Photojournalism has been completed at Michigan State University and the finalists for Photographer of the Year and Stations of the Year have been announced.

Familiar names are on the lists. Rob Collett of KARE in Minnneappolis, the current Photographer of the Year, is a finalist again this year. Jason Lamb of WTVF in Nashville likewise has a chance to repeat in the Photojournalism Award for Reporting.

The winners will be announced June 2 at the Rocky Mountain Storytelling Workshop Video Awards in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Andy Buck and Andrea Lyon were the judges for the editing division. Cyndy Green, Mike Harris and Eric Seals were judges for the photography division. Merry Murray was contest chair, Shawn Montano was video editing chair and Bob Gould was the competition host at Michigan State University.

See the winning videos on the NPPA YouTube page.

Finalists for Ernie Crisp Photographer of the Year

Rob Collett, KARE in Minneapolis (current POY)
Chris Hansen, KUSA in Denver
Anne Herbst, KUSA in Denver
Chad Nelson, KARE in Minneapolis
Kevin Sullivan, KARE in Minneapolis

Finalists for NPPA Photojournalism Award for Reporting

Nelson Garcia, KUSA in Denver
Paul Gessler, WBFF in Baltimore
Boyd Huppert, KARE in Minneapolis
Jason Lamb, WTVF in Nashville (last year's winner)
Joe Little, KGTV in San Diego
Kevin Rader from WTHR in Indianapolis
Lindsey Seavert from KARE in Minneapolis
John Sharify from KING in Seattle
Steve Staeger from KUSA in Denver
Chris Vanderveen from KUSA  in Denver

Finalists for Editor of the Year

Greg T. Johnson from WFAA in Dallas
Chad Nelson from KARE in Minneapolis

Finalists for Station of the Year

Small market Station of the Year

News 12 CT in Norwalk, CT
KTUU in Anchorage, AK
KTVA in Anchorage, AK

Medium market Station of the Year

KCCI in Des Moines, IA
WHTM in Harrisburg, VA
WITI in Milwaukee, WI
WLOS in Asheville, NC
WTVR in Richmond, VA

Large market Station of the Year

KARE in Minneapolis, MN
WTVF in Nasvhille, TN
KING in Seattle, WA
KSL in Salt Lake City, UT
KUSA in Denver, CO
WBFF in Baltimore, MD
WFAA in Dallas, TX

Winners in Photography

SPOT NEWS

1. Chaos Before the Calm - Anne Herbst/KUSA
2. Music Before the Madness - Mike Perry/KOMO
3. Every Damn Year - Eric Sander/KING
3. Candy Bar…Really? - Jed Gamber/WBFF

GENERAL NEWS

1. Trail To The Next High - Chris Hansen/KUSA 
2. RNC Bike Messenger - David Bradford/WJW
3. Saving Freedom -Kevin Sullivan/KARE
HM. I’ll Never Forget - Jed Gamber/WBFF

DEADLINE

1. Violent July - Brian Johnson/WBFF
2. Please Don’t Kill My Mom - Andy Wallace/KING
3. It’s All About Family - Andy Wallace/KING
HM. RIP 2016 - Greg T. Johnson/WFAA

NEWS FEATURE

1. The Awakening - Steve Rhodes/WTHR
2. Ray and Roy - Chad Nelson/KARE
3. Bruno - Chad Nelson/KARE
HM. Citizen Laith -Angelica Dones/WTVF

48 HR. FEATURE

1. The Signs That Bind - Rob Collett/KARE
2. Cars Fly on the Fourth of July - Scott Jensen/Alaska Dispatch News
3. 100 Times Before - Alanna Delfino/WBFF
HM1. Close Your Eyes and Aim - Andrew Konkle/WITI
HM2. Salida’s Secret - Anne Herbst/KUSA

SPORTS FEATURE

1. Click Click Clap - Turner Twyman/KMBC
2. You Did Good Ann Perez - Corky Scholl/KUSA
3. Why I Run - Ben Garvin/KARE
HM. The Babe, The Boy, and the Ball - Chad Nelson/KARE

TEAM

1. “We’re the Only Crazy People with an Antenna - the Argentine Radio that Broadcasts from a Psychiatric Ward”  Univision: Nico Mu, Ivan Pisarenko, Almudena Toral, Nacho Corbella
2. “Henry” KING/Seattle: Dan Renzetti, Eric Sander, Joseph Huerta, Jon Martin, Andy Wallace, Scott Jensen
3. ”Power of Gold”  The New York Times: Alexandra Garcia, Leslye Davis, Sergio Pechanha
HM. “Verify:  Border Wall”  WFAA/Dallas: Chance Horner, Bobby Hester, Alex Krueger 

DOCUMENTARY

1. The Forger - The New York Times/Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia, Pamela Druckerman Shadow Animations, Original Music, and Sound Design by Manual Cinema Studios Cinematography and Field Producing: Murat Gökmen, Stu McCardle Editing:Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia, Taige Jensen Post - production: Taige Jensen Additional Production: Léa Khayata, Neil Collier, Antoine Goubin, Ainara Tiefenthäler Senior Producer: Adam B. Ellick, Alexandra Garcia
2. Ladies First:  Saudi Arabia’s Female Candidates - The New York Times/Mona El - Naggar, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Writer; Adam Ellick, Producer, Executive Producer; Adam Bolt, Producer, Editor, Writer; Yousur Al - Hlou, Associate Producer, Cinematographer; Ben Laffin, Color, Sound; Michael Cordero, Sound; Taige Jensen, Additional Sound; Nicole Fineman, Graphics; Aaron Byrd, Additional Graphics; Dave Horn, Graphics; Michael Puretz, Post Production Supervisor; Lea Idarola, Archival Research; Sheikha Aldosary, Additional Reporting; Alex Papadovassilakis, Additional Reporting; Abduljabbar Yousif, Translation; Mariam Bazeed, Translation; Lara Zoabi, Translation; Rabab Yahya, Translation
3. The Border - Ray Arzaate/KVVU
HM. Frozen in Time - Sean Towle and Jeremy Hubbard - KDVR

IN-DEPTH

1. Fragments of a Life: A Curbside Mystery - Deborah Acosta/The New York Times
2. Memory and Music - Eric Sander/KING
3. Time with Dad - Steve Rhodes/WTHR
HM. Faith - Joseph Huerta/KING

CONFLICT/DISASTER COVERAGE

1. Six Hours in Dallas - Brandon Mowry/WFAA

SOLO VIDEO JOURNALIST - GENERAL

1. The Man with the Red Bucket - Anne Herbst/KUSA
2. Total Disbelief as Trump is Elected President - Jarrad Henderson/USA Today
3. Car Wash Politics - Ted Land/KING
HM. Watching This City Shine - Matthew Pearl/WXIA

SOLO VIDEO JOURNALIST - FEATURE

1. Showing Up - Matthew Pearl/WXIA
2. Who’s Gonna Stop Me - Paul Gessler/WBFF
3. Picture Perfect State - Anne Herbst/KUSA
HM. Just a Number - Seth Voorhees/Time Warner Cable News

Winners in Editing

UNDER DEADLINE (Editors Only)

HM. Data Breaches - Greg T. Johnson/WFAA
HM. The Eagles - Dan Renzetti/KING
The judges awarded only Honorable Mentions in this category

BUMPS/TEASES

1. Pre Show 11 - William Pelepchan/KDVR
2. Just Say Hello - Joseph Huerta/KING
3. Countdown to Kickoff - Kyle Porter/KHOU
HM) A New Kind of Courage: The Journey Continues Open - Greg T. Johnson/WFAAA

EFFECTS

1. Favela Life -Steve Rhodes /WTHR
2. The Red Dress - Chad Nelson/KARE
3. Testing Your Speed - Joseph Huerta/KING
HM Ideas of Science Fiction - Jason Hanson/KSTP
HM A Story Inside a Story - Chad Nelson/KARE

GENERAL NEWS (Photographers Only)

1. Making Cents of it All - Dan Renzetti/KING
2. Love is Love - Chris Hansen/KUSA
3. I’ll Never Forget - Jed Gamber/WBFF
HM) Stepping In - Chris Hansen/KUSA

GENERAL NEWS (Editors Only)

3. Fragments of a Life - Deborah Acosta/New York Times
3. America Reacts: The Next President is… - AJ Chavar/New York Times
The judges did not award a first or second place award in this category

PHOTO ESSAY  (Photographers Only)

1. Never Too Old For a Tiara - Samantha Stark/The New York Times 
2. Looking Good for 75 - Michael Driver/KDVR 
3. Six Hours in Dallas - Brandon Mowry/WFAA 
HM. Mural City - Angelica Dones/WTVF 

PHOTO ESSAY (Editors Only)

1. Fallen - Joseph Huerta/KING
2. A Bullet Could Hit Me and My Kids Anytime - Taige Jensen/The New York Times
3. Not a Death Sentence - Corinne Chin/The Seattle Times

SPORTS (Photographers and Editors)

1. Musangwe Fight Club - Ben C.Soloman/The New York Times
2. You Did Good Ann Perez - Corky Scholl/KUSA
3. For Seattle Rookie Carson Pickett, First Glance May Be Deceiving - Corinne Chin/The Seattle Times
HM) The Barber and the Bruiser - Dan Renzetti/KING

NEWS FEATURE (Photographers Only)

1. Time with Dad - Steve Rhodes/WTHR
2. The Awakening - Steve Rhodes/WTHR
3. Memory and Music - Eric Sander/KING
HM) Cassandra Gaspard and the Wallingford Sign - Dan Renzetti/KING

NEWS FEATURE (Editors Only)

1. Unfiltered Voices from Donald Trump’s Crowds - Erica Berenstein/New York Times
2. Henry - Ty Nguyen/KING
3. Mannequin Family - Lilith Marlene Munck/KDVR
HM. Idaho, Idaho - Greg T. Johnson/WFAA
HM. Kids of New York City - Yousur Al-Hlou/New York Times

SOLO JOURNALIST

1. Car Wash Politics - Ted Land/KING5
2. You Can’t Get a Word in Edgewise - Joe Little/KGTV 10 News
3. 106-year-old woman watches viral video -McKenna Ewen/Washingtonpost.com
HM. Just a Number - Seth Voorhees/Time Warner Cable News Rochester

MAGAZINE

1. Colorado Drinks - Joshua Maranhas/KDVR
3. Ground Zero Rising - Patrick Ahearn/CNBC

DOCUMENTARY (Editors and Photographers)

1. The New Kind of Courage - Greg T. Johnson/WFAA
2. The Border - Ray Arzate/KVVU
HM) Night on the Bridge - Chance Horner/WFAA

See more winning videos on the NPPA YouTube page.