2015
Scott Mc Kierman
2014
John S. Hyjek
2013
Bruce Moyer
2012
Colin Crawford
2011
- Richard J. Murphy
2010
- Shawn Montano
2009
- Andrew DeVigal
2008
- Michele McNally
2007
- Michele Stephenson, Time magazine
2006
- Janet Reeves, Rocky Mountain News
2005
- J. Bruce Baumann, The Courier & Press
2004
- Colin Crawford, Los Angeles Times
2003
- Thom McGuire, The Hartford Courant
2002
- James R. Gordon, News Photographer
2000
- Robert Coles, Doubletake
1999
- Kathy Ryan, The New York Times Magazine
1995
- Joe Elbert, Washington Post
1994
- Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes
1993
- Tim Gallagher, Albuquerque Tribune
1992
- Ralph Langer, Dallas Morning News
1991
- Cable News Network
1990
- Karen Mullarkey, Sports Illustrated
1989
- Tina Brown, Vanity Fair
1988
- John Rumbach, Herald, Jasper, IN
1987
- Michael Waller, Hartford Courant
1986
- Michael Fancher, Seattle Times
1985
- Malcolm Borg, The Record, Bergen County, NJ
1984
- Max Desfor, U.S. News & World Report
1983
- Jim Hughes, Camera Arts
1982
- Eugene C. Patterson, St. Petersburg Times & Evening Independent
1981
- Sean Callahan, American Photographer
1980
- Alfton F. Baker Jr., Eugene (OR) Register-Guard
1979
- Eugene Roberts, Philadelphia Inquirer
1978
- Martin Weinberger, Claremont (Calif.) Courier
1977
- Maxwell McCrohon, Chicago Tribune
1976
- Charles W. Bailey, Minneapolis Tribune
1975
- Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic
1974
- John Craig, News Journal, Wilmington, DE
1973
- Katherine Graham, Washington Post
1972
- Harold Buell, Associated Press
1971
- Angus McDougall, International Harvester World
1970
- Lloyd Sveen, The Forum, Fargo, N.D.
1969
- George Sweers, St. Petersburg Times/Evening Independent
1968
- Edward K. Thompson, Life
1967
- Charles Elfont, Philadelphia Bulletin
1966
- Charles L. Scott, Chicago Daily News
1965
- Mitch Milavetz, Sunday Courier & Press, Evansville, IN
1964
- Ralph Curry, Flint (Mich.) Journal
1963
- Jim Geladas, Dubuque Telegraph Herald
1962
- Maury Falstein, Chicago Sun-Times
1961
- Charles Haun, Detroit Free Press
1960
- F.A. Resch, Associated Press
1959
- Harold Blumenfeld, United Press
1958
- V.M. Neston Jr.
