STILL PHOTOJOURNALISM FINALS JUDGES:
Jack Gruber, Boyzell Hosey and Amy Sancetta
Judged at Ohio University's School of Visual Communication
WINNERS:
PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (Large Markets)
First Place: RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
Second Place: Damon Winter, The New York Times
Third Place: Tyler Hicks, The New York Times
Award of Excellence: Patrick Smith, Freelance
PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (Smaller Markets)
First Place: David Weatherwax, The Herald (Jasper, IN)
Second Place: Tom Kelly IV, Freelance
Third Place: Gerry Melendez, The State (Columbia, SC)
Award of Excellence: Michael Holahan, The Augusta Chronicle
SPORTS PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
First Place: Patrick Smith, Freelance
Second Place: Quinn Rooney, Getty Images
Third Place: Bill Frakes, Sports Illustrated
CLIFF EDOM'S "NEW AMERICA AWARD"
Winner: Aaron Huey, Freelance for National Geographic Magazine, "In The Shadow Of Wounded Knee"
Awards of Merit: Joe Amon, The Denver Post
Awards of Merit: April Saul, The Philadelphia Inquirer
THE RETURNING VETERANS, COMING HOME:
First Place: Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman
Second Place: Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News
Third Place: Tyler Hicks, The New York Times
Award of Excellence: Patrick Smith, Freelance
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SINGLE:
First Place: Manas Paran, Associated Press
Second Place: Goran Tomasevic, Reuters
Third Place: Esteban Felix, Associated Press
Award of Excellence: Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter
INTERNATIONAL NEWS PICTURE STORY:
First Place: Bernat Armangue, Associated Press
Second Place: Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter
Third Place: Kirill Ovchinnikov, Russian Reporter Magazine
Award of Excellence: Elio Colavolpe, Emblema
Award of Excellence: Cesar Manso, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence: Altaf Qadri, Associated Press
GENERAL NEWS SINGLE:
First Place: John Moore, Getty Images
Second Place: RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
Third Place: Patrick Smith, Freelance
Award of Excellence: Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune
Award of Excellence: Pete Marovich, Freelance for European Press Agency
Award of Excellence: Valerie Mosley, Springfield News-Leader
DOMESTIC NEWS SINGLE:
First Place: Adrees Latif, Reuters
Second Place: Gregory Shaver, The Journal-Times
Third Place: Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News
Award of Excellence: Mike Eliason, ZUMA Press
Award of Excellence: Michelle McLoughlin, Freelance for Reuters
Award of Excellence: Peter Pereira, The Standard-Times
DOMESTIC NEWS PICTURE STORY:
First Place: Adrees Latif, Reuters
Second Place: Adrees Latif, Reuters
Third Place: Jessica Hill, Associated Press
Award of Excellence: Robert Stolarik, Freelance for The New York Times
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLE:
First Place: Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press
Second Place: Roberto Schmidt, Agence France-Presse
Third Place: Manish Swarup, Associated Press
Award of Excellence: Jimmy Alford, Wise County Messenger
Award of Excellence: Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press
Award of Excellence: Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
Award of Excellence: Arkasha Stevenson, Los Angeles Times
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORY:
First Place: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle
Second Place: Alejandro Cartagena, Freelance for Newsweek
Third Place: Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post
Award of Excellence: Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken
Award of Excellence: Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press
FEATURE SINGLE:
First Place: Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times
Second Place: Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Third Place: Kacper Kowalski, Panos Pictures
Award of Excellence: Karim Sahib, Agency France-Press
Award of Excellence: Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken
Award of Excellence: Daniel Ochoa de Olza, Associated Press
Award of Excellence: Probal Rashid, OnAsia Images
PORTRAIT AND PERSONALITY SINGLE:
First Place: Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune
Second Place: Arkasha Stevenson, Los Angeles Times
Third Place: Tyrone Turner, Freelance for National Geographic Magazine
PORTRAIT SERIES:
First Place: Andrea Gjestvang, Moment Agency
Second Place: Mila Teshaieva, Laif
Third Place: Colin Delfosse, Out Of Focus
Award of Excellence: Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times
ENVIRONMENT SINGLE:
First Place: Michael Chow, The Arizona Republic
Second Place: Mark Kelley, Alaska Magazine
Third Place: Betinna Hansen, The Seattle Times
Award of Excellence: Andrey Antov
Award of Excellence: Andrey Antov (Two Different Images)
Award of Excellence: Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times
ENVIRONMENT PICTURE STORY:
First Place: Ivan Kashinsky, Freelance for National Geographic
Second Place: James Morgan
Third Place: Mario Tama, Getty Images South America
Award of Excellence: Dan Bates, The Herald
Award of Excellence: Alex Hofford, European Press Agency
SPORTS ACTION SINGLE:
First Place: Jessica Hill, Associated Press
Second Place: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle
Third Place: Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Award of Excellence: Vernon Bryant, The Dallas Morning News
Award of Excellence: Bill Frakes, Sports Illustrated
Award of Excellence: Kai-Huei Yau, Tri-City Herald
SPORTS FEATURE SINGLE:
First Place: Mike Roemer, Freelance for Associated Press
Second Place: Ben Brewer, Deseret News
Third Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
Award of Excellence: Scott Barbour, Getty Images AsiaPac
Award of Excellence: Mathieu Belanger, Reuters
Award of Excellence: Patrick Smith, Freelance for Getty Images
Award of Excellence: Suzanne M. Tylander
SPORTS PICTURE STORY:
First Place: Patrick Smith, Freelance for Getty Images
Second Place: Majid Saeedi
Third Place: Carlos Gonzales, Star Tribune
Award of Excellence: Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
OLYMPIC ACTION SINGLE:
First Place: David J. Phillip, Associated Press
Second Place: Brian Peterson, Star Tribune
Third Place: David J. Phillip, Associated Press
Award of Excellence: Al Bello, Getty Images
Award of Excellence: Simon Bruty, Sports Illustrated
Award of Excellence: Philip Noble, Reuters
Award of Excellence: Suzanne Plunkett, Reuters
OLYMPICS FEATURE:
First Place: Adrian Dennis, Agency France-Press
Second Place: Tim Clayton
Third Place: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images
Award of Excellence: Erza Shaw, Getty Images
Award of Excellence: Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times
OLYMPIC STORY:
First Place: David Goldman, Associated Press
Second Place: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images
Third Place: Chris McGrath, Getty Images
PICTORIAL SINGLES:
First Place: Erika Schultz, The Seattle Times
Second Place: Tom Kelly IV, Freelance
Third Place: Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune
Award of Excellence: Benjamin Krian, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Award of Excellence: Robin Loznak, ZUMA Press
Award of Excellence: Jonathan Newton, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence: Christopher Pike, The National
Award of Excellence: RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
BEST PUBLISHED PICTURE STORY (Large Markets):
First Place: Melissa Lyttle, Tampa Bay Times
Second Place: Matthieu Paley
Third Place: Aaron Huey, Freelance for National Geographic
Award of Excellence: Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News
BEST PUBLISHED PICTURE STORY (Smaller Markets):
First Place: Jill Nance, The News & Advance
Second Place: Jill Nance, The News & Advance
Third Place: Brian Powers, Sun-Times Media
Award of Excellence: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
Award of Excellence: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald (Two Different Images)
NON-TRADITIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM PUBLISHING:
First Place: Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent, ZUMA Press
Second Place: Sayed Asif Mahmud, Freelance
Third Place: Christopher Capozziello, Freelance
ROAD TO OFFICE PICTURE STORY:
First Place: Damon Winter, The New York Times
Second Place: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Third Place: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Award of Excellence: Adam Dean, Panos Pictures
Award of Excellence: Brooks Kraft, Corbis
ROAD TO OFFICE SINGLE:
First Place: Brooks Kraft, Corbis
Second Place: Max Whittaker, Freelance for Getty Images
Third Place: Jerry Wolford, News & Record (Greensboro, NC)
Award of Excellence: Doug Mills, The New York Times
Award of Excellence: Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Award of Excellence: Damon Winter, The New York Times