Winners of the Fifty-ninth annual 

Pictures of the Year International competition

Sponsored by:

with support from:

THE JUDGES

J. Bruce Baumann, Managing Editor, The Evansville Courier & Press

Mick Cochran, Editor for Technology and Development, The Providence Journal Company

Mark Edelson, Presentation Editor, The Palm Beach Post

Chuck Gathard, Director Intranet Group, CNET Networks Inc.

Lauren Greenfield, Freelance Photographer

J. Kyle Keener, Staff Photographer, The Detroit Free Press

Bronwen Latimer, Director of Photography, US News & World Report

Monica Moses, Visual Journalism Faculty, The Poynter Institute

Larry Nighswander, Visual Communication Professor, Ohio University

Marcia Prouse, Director of Photography, The Orange County Register

Marcel Saba, SABA Press Photos

Betty Udesen, Photographer, The Seattle Times

Brian Plonka, First Place, The Spokesman-Review

Wally Skalij, Second Place, The Los Angeles Times

Barbara Davidson, Third Place, The Dallas Morning News

James Nachtwey, First Place, VII / TIME Magazine

John Stanmeyer, Second Place, VII / TIME Magazine

Stephen DuPont, Third Place, Contact Press Images

Jan Grarup, First Place, Rapho / Stern Magazine, "The Boys From Ramallah"

Gail Fisher, First Place, The Los Angeles Times, "Crashing Into Adulthood"

Brian Plonka, Judges' Special Recognition, The Spokesman-Review, "Living and Dying in Libby"

First Place, The Hartford Courant

Zed Nelson, First Place, Freelance / Independent Photographers Group / Westzone Publishing Ltd., "Gun Nation"

Gideon Mendel, Second Place, Network Photographers / ActionAid, "A Broken Landscape: HIV and AIDS in Africa"

Kent Klitch, Third Place, Magnum Photos / Umbrage Books, "Children of Ceausescu"

William Albert Allard, Award of Excellence, National Geographic inSIGHT, "Portraits of America"

Pablo Corral-Vega, Mario Vargas Llosa, Award of Excellence, National Geographic inSIGHT, "Andes"

Gerd Ludwig, Award of Excellence, National Geographic inSIGHT, "Broken Empire: After the Fall of the USSR"

Eric Mesuauskas, Shawn O’Sullivan, Award of Excellence, New York Daily News / Harry N. Abrams Inc., "New York Exposed"

Annie O'Neill , Award of Excellence, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / The Mattress Factory / University of Pittsburgh Press, "Unquiet Ruin: A Photographic Excavation"

Shepard Sherbell, Award of Excellence, Corbis / SABA Photos / Yale University Press, "Soviets: Pictures from the End of the USSR"

Robert Clark, First Place, Freelance / Aurora & Quanta Productions / National Geographic Magazine, "How Old Is It? The Way Time Is Measured"

Philippe Poulet, Second Place, Freelance / Anzenberger / Sports Illustrated, "French Dip"

Damon Winter, Third Place, The Dallas Morning News, "White Rock Lake"

Christopher Crewell, Award of Excellence, The Sacramento Bee, "Laser Eye Surgery"

Jim Lavrakas, Award of Excellence, The Anchorage Daily News / Sports Illustrated, "Pike’s Peek"

Joel Sartore, Award of Excellence, National Geographic Magazine, "Grizzly Bear - Moving Target"

Damon Winter, First Place, The Dallas Morning News, "Sense of Touch"

Pablo Corral-Vega, Second Place, Freelance / National Geographic Magazine, "Peru Fashion"

Francisco Kjolseth, Third Place, The Charlotte Observer, "Homey Office"

Bob Fila, Award of Excellence, The Chicago Tribune, "Blues"

Hans Neleman, Award of Excellence, Newsweek Magazine, "The New Patient Power"

Aristide Economopoulos, First Place, The Star-Ledger, "Blue View"

Narelle Autio, Second Place, The Sydney Morning Herald / Oculi, "Sydney Beach Life"

Luis Sinco, Third Place, The Los Angeles Times, "Aleutian Moon"

John Kimmich-Javier, Award of Excellence Freelance / University of Iowa School of Journalism / Illumine Magazine, "Strange Fruit"

Noppadol Paothong, Award of Excellence, The Joplin Globe, "Prairie Flower"

Vincent Pugliese, First Place, Evansville Courier & Press

Craig Golding, Second Place, Sydney Morning Herald

Scott Barbour, Third Place, ALLSPORT / Getty Images

Robert Cohen, First Place, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mark Garfinkel, Second Place, The Boston Herald

Charlie Gesell, Third Place, The Times

Tony Overman, Award of Excellence, The Olympian

General Division / Science and Natural History Picture Story

Joel Sartore, First Place, National Geographic Magazine, "Grizzly Bears"

Mattias Klum, Second Place, Eddagatan 10 / National Geographic Magazine, "King Cobras"

Les Stone, Third Place, Greenpeace, "Cancer Alley"

Yoni Brook, First Place, Freelance / New York University / Gamma Press / Washington Post, "Hydrant"

Carmen Taylor, First Place, The Associated Press, "A Moment From Impact"

Thomas Dallal, Second Place, Freelance / SIPA Press, "Impending Death"

Shannon Stapleton, Third Place, Reuters, "September 11: Under Attack"

Thomas Franklin, Award of Excellence, The Record, "Fireman Raise The Flag"

Stan Honda, Award of Excellence, Agence France-Presse, "Yellow Woman"

Jose Jimenez, Award of Excellence, Getty Images / Primera Hora, "Leap To Death"

Spencer Platt, Award of Excellence, Getty Images, "World Trade Center Attacked"

Suzanne Plunkett, Award of Excellence, Associated Press, "Run From The Tower"

News David Surowiecki, Award of Excellence, Getty Images, "Victims Jump"

Samantha Appleton, First Place, Freelance / Aurora & Quanta Productions, "WTC Aftermath: A City Searches and Grieves"

Tom Stoddart, Second Place, Independent Photographers Group / Matrix / US News & World Report, "9-11, Waking From the American Dream: Women Grieve"

John Reardon, Third Place, Independent Photographers Group / Matrix / US News & World Report, "9-11, Waking From the American Dream:

Arriving For Work, Wall Street"

Aristide Economopoulos, First Place, The Star — Ledger, "9.11.2001"

Shannon Stapleton, Second Place, Reuters, "September 11th: Under Attack"

James Nachtwey, Third Place VII / TIME Magazine, "America Shattered"

Yoni Brook, Award of Excellence, Freelance / New York University / Gamma Press / Washington Post, "Lost Hope"

Stan Honda, Award of Excellence, Agence France-Presse, "Terrorism"

Gail Fisher, First Place, The Los Angeles Times, "Sheer Exhaustion"

Carolyn Cole, Second Place, The Los Angeles Times, "India’s Mentally Ill"

Ann Arbor Miller, Third Place, Ohio University, "My Two Dads"

Barton Cromeens, Award of Excellence, The Abilene Reporter-News, "Dying"

Barbara Davidson, Award of Excellence, The Dallas Morning News, "Palestinian Refugee Camp"

Michael Fender, Award of Excellence, The Indianapolis Star, "Destined to Die"

Sol Neelman, Award of Excellence, The Oregonian, "Outcasts"

Benjamin Rusnak, Award of Excellence, Food For the Poor, "Saving For Later"

Cydney Scott, Award of Excellence, The Citizen, "A Woman’s Battle"

Bradley E. Clift, First Place, The Hartford Courant, "The Americanization of Quinceañeras: Out of Sync"

Erwin Gebhard, Second Place, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "Grief Therapy"

Dean J. Koepfler, Third Place, The Tacoma News-Tribune, "All Dressed Up Wishing He Could Go"

Rob Finch, Award of Excellence, The Oregonian, "Discipline"

Dean J. Koepfler, Award of Excellence, The Tacoma News-Tribune, "Hound Blessing"

Thomas Rettig, Award of Excellence, The Journal Tribune (Biddeford, ME), "Fowl Play"

Andrew Testa, Award of Excellence, The New York Times, "Quail Fight in Kabul"

Jim Davis, First Place, The Boston Globe, "Solar Skater"

Bradley E. Clift, Second Place, The Hartford Courant, "Take A Powder"

Stuart Bayer, Third Place, The Journal News, "Soccer Face"

Kitty Clark Fritz, Award of Excellence, The Albuquerque Journal, "High Fives"

Michael Fender, Award of Excellence, The Indianapolis Star, "Backyard Bruisers"

Barry Reeger, Award of Excellence, The Tribune Review, "Breaking Away"

Christopher Tyree , Award of Excellence, The Virginian Pilot, "Sweat Lodge"

Sean Cayton, First Place, Freelance, "He’s My Brother"

David Joles, Second Place, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "Young and Sure"

Marie Susanne Langille, Third Place, The Herald, "Fair Faces: Samantha Hanover"

Elizabeth Fisco, Award of Excellence, The Evansville Courier & Press, "Hair Cut"

Dale Guldan, Award of Excellence, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "End of the Road"

Ted Jackson, Award of Excellence, The Times-Picayune, "Tiger Bayou"

Tyler Hicks, First Place, The New York Times, "Soldier Execution"

Steven M. Herppich, Second Place, The Cincinnati Enquirer, "A City Divided"

Christopher Crewell, Third Place, The Sacramento Bee , "Fatal Fire Reaction"

Richard A. Chapman, Award of Excellence, The Chicago Sun-Times, "Jesse Jackson’s Difficult Moment"

Erwin Gebhard, Award of Excellence, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "Falling Limbs"

Peter Haley, Award of Excellence, The Tacoma News-Tribune, "US Flyers Welcomed Home From Chinese Detention"

James Hill, Award of Excellence, The New York Times, "The War In Afghanistan"

Jewel Samad, Award of Excellence, Agence France-Presse, "After A Fire"

Nasser Shiyoukhi, Award of Excellence, Associated Press, "One Land, Two Peoples"

Tyler Hicks, First Place, The New York Times, "Taliban Execution"

Steven M. Herppich, Second Place, The Cincinnati Enquirer, "City of Unrest"

Cheryl Diaz Meyer, Third Place, The Dallas Morning News, "Unholy Wars"

Sam Dean, Award of Excellence, The Roanoke Times, "VMI Women’s Final Days"

Michael E. Keating , Award of Excellence, The Cincinnati Enquirer, "Day of Rage"

Brian Walski, Award of Excellence, The Los Angeles Times, "Northern Ireland: Another Summer of Hatred"

Susan Watts, Award of Excellence, The New York Daily News, "High Wire Rush Hour"

Brian Plonka, First Place, The Spokesman-Review, "Living and Dying in Libby"

Jacob Ehrbahn, Second Place, Jyllands-Posten, "Colony 5"

Erik Refner, Third Place, Berlingske Tidende, "Afghan Refugees"

Peter Bosch, Award of Excellence, The Miami Herald, "The Gates of Hell"

Algerina Perna, Award of Excellence, The Baltimore Sun, "Life on the Line"

Wally Skalij, First Place, The Los Angeles Times, "A Fallen Star"

Wally Skalij, Second Place, The Los Angeles Times, "Women of Afghanistan"

David DelPoio, Third Place, The Community Newspaper Company, "The Salesman"

Franka Bruns, Award of Excellence, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Singular Mother"

Mary F. Calvert, Award of Excellence, The Washington Times, "Casanova"

Bradley E. Clift, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "The New Americans: Island of Assimilation"

John Stanmeyer, First Place, VII / TIME Magazine, "Child Labor"

John Stanmeyer, Second Place, VII / TIME Magazine, "Labor Accidents"

Jack Vincent Picone, Third Place, Network Photographers, "Struggle"

Joachim Ladefoged, First Place, Magnum Photos, "Bodybuilding: Backstage at the National Danish Championships"

Yunghi Kim, Second Place, Freelance / Contact Press Images / Fortune Magazine, "Going to School"

Palani Mohan, Third Place, Freelance / Black Star, "The Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand"

Nicholas Laham, First Place, ALLSPORT / Getty Images, "Clashing Cats"

Darren Carroll, Second Place, Sports Illustrated, "Raw Deal"

Stephen DuPont, Third Place, Contact Press Images / MAX Magazine, "The Champ"

Paul Hanna, Award of Excellence, Reuters / Sports Illustrated, "Head To Toe"

Corey Rich, Award of Excellence, Freelance / New York Times Magazine "Untitled (Project Bandaloop)"

Fred Vuich, Award of Excellence, Sports Illustrated, "Tiger Woods Tees Off on the 18th Hole"

John Reardon, First Place, Independent Photographers Group / US News & World Report, "Maria Gillespi"

Amy Toensing, Second Place Freelance / National Geographic Magazine, "Inseparable Brothers"

Yannis Kontos, Third Place, Gamma Press, "Ariel Sharon: Electoral Campaign"

John Kaplan, Award of Excellence, Freelance / University of Florida, "They Forced Sand Into Them"

Sasha Waldman, Award of Excellence, Sports Illustrated, "Portrait of Charlotte Hornets’ Jamal Mashburn"

Chris Anderson, First Place, Aurora & Quanta Productions / US News & World Report, "Unrest in Pakistan: Police Chase"

Oleg Nikishin, Second Place, Getty Images / TIME Magazine, "Battle Rages for Mazar-e-Sharif"

Mark Moffett, Third Place, National Geographic Magazine, "Death of Prominent Cobra Expert, Joe Slowinski, by Snakebite in Myanmar"

Nati Schohat, Award of Excellence, Getty Images / Flash 90, "Suicide Bombing"

Craig Golding, First Place, Sydney Morning Herald / SMH Magazine, "Australian Surf Life Saving"

Palani Mohan, Second Place, Black Star / TIME Magazine, "Salt Workers, India"

Seamus Murphy, Third Place, Corbis SABA, "Circumcision Ceremony"

Joachim Ladefoged, Award of Excellence, Magnum Photos, " Bodybuilding: Backstage at the National Danish Championships"

Yunghi Kim, First Place, Freelance/Contact Press Images, "A Girl Frozen In Time"

Gerd Ludwig, Second Place, National Geographic Magazine, "Russia Today"

James Nachtwey, Third Place, VII / TIME Magazine, "Heroin Addiction in Pakistan"

Yannis Kontos, Award of Excellence, Gamma Press, "Care Institution, Kulina Yugoslavia"

Tom Stoddart, First Place, Freelance / Independent Photographers Group "In the Heart of India’s Earthquake"

P.F. Bentley, Second Place, Freelance / pfpix.com / Newsweek Magazine, "Clinton"

John Stanmeyer, Third Place, VII / TIME Magazine, "Indonesian President Impeached"

Mike Smith Photography Staff, First Place, The New York Times, "A Nation Challenged"

Stephanie Heisler, Ingrid Muller, Patrick Raycraft, Second Place, The Hartford Courant, "This is Takira"

V.W. Vaughn, Photography and Design Teams, Third Place, The Virginian-Pilot, "Grief and Tragedy and Hatred Are Only for a Time"

Jerry Lower, Tom Peyton, George Wilson, Award of Excellence, The Sun-Sentinel, "Brazill Guilty"

Randy Cox, Randy Rasmussen, Richard Jester, Award of Excellence, The Oregonian, "One Month Later"

Wanda Goodwin, Photography Staff, Award of Excellence, The Toronto Star, "The Day After"

Stephanie Heisler, Ingrid Muller, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "Disease Spreads; U.S. Halts Imports"

Stephanie Heisler, Ingrid Muller, Cloe Poisson, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "Face of Terror; Face of Stephanie Heisler"

Stephanie Heisler, Ingrid Muller, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "Carnage Destroys a Family"

Andrew Johnston, Nancy Andrews, Pat West, Craig Porter, Todd Cross, Diane Weiss, Mary Schroeder, Award of Excellence, The Detroit Free Press, "As a Nation Grieves, Wall Street Falters"

Andrew Johnston, Nancy Andrews, Pat West, Craig Porter, Todd Cross, Diane Weiss, Mary Schroeder, Award of Excellence, The Detroit Free Press, "Bush Calls For War On An "Evil" Enemy"

Thomas McGuire Photography Staff, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "AIDS in Haiti"

Geralyn Migieliez, Caroline E. Couig, Mark Damon, Award of Excellence, The San Jose Mercury News, "Searching for Miracles"

Paula Nelson, Award of Excellence, The Dallas Morning News, "Symbols of a City"

Margaret O’Connor Photography Staff, Award of Excellence, The New York Times, "At Site of Quelled Prisoner Revolt, Afghan Fort’s Walls Tell a Tale of Death"

Cecilia Prestamo, Bob Thayer, Award of Excellence, The Providence Journal, "The Mayor"

John Scanlan Photography Staff, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "Serb Guilty of Genocide"

Mike Smith Photography Staff, Award of Excellence, The New York Times, "Where is King Kong when a Bulb Goes Out?"

Dennis Tennant, Kenneth D. Lyons, Ron Crow, Award of Excellence, The Daily Press, "Nation Weeps"

Mike Smith, Margaret O’Connor, First Place, The New York Times, "Army of Addicts at Kabul’s Door"

Margaret O'Connor, Merrill Oliver, Steve Crowley, Second Place, The New York Times, "Time Out of Joint in a Ruined Land"

JoEllen Black, Mark Mirko, Josue Evilla, Third Place, The Hartford Courant, "An Autumn Epiphany"

JoEllen Black, Bradley E. Clift, Melanie Shaffer, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "Night Moves"

Bill Kelley III, Vicki Cronis, Award of Excellence, The Virginian-Pilot, "Daddy’s Home"

Bruce Moyer, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "Native Gathering"

Rhonda Vanover, Tim Rasmussen, Award of Excellence, The Free Lance-Star, "Portrait of Labor"

Geralyn Migieliez, Wayne Begasse, Caroline E.Couig, Mark Damon, Pauline Lubens, Michael Malone, Akili Casundria Ramsess, First Place, The San Jose Mercury News, "Attack on America"

Picture Editing Staff, Second Place, The Oregonian, "America Under Attack - A Chronology"

Picture Editing Staff, Third Place, The Oregonian, "A Day of Prayer and Rememberance"

Mark Edelson, Becky Lebowitz, Pete Cross, John J. Lopinot, Loren Hosack, Award of Excellence, The Palm Beach Post, "Massacre"

David Grewe, Thomas McGuire, John Scanlan, Bob MacDonnell, Ingrid Muller, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "Fuel: The Great Divide"

Stephanie Heisler, Bill Sikes, Thomas McGuire, Greg Harmel, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "A Prayerful Pause Amid Talk of War"

Judy Griesedieck, Steve Rice, Rhonda Prast, Nancy Entwhistle, First Place, The Star Tribune, "The Making of a Doctor"

Stephanie Heisler, Bradley E. Clift, Thomas McGuire, John Scanlan, Bruce Moyer, Joe Hilliman, Second Place, The Hartford Courant, "Bosnia Square"

John Sale, Brian Plonka, Third Place, The Spokesman-Review, "Laws from Above"

Karin Anderson, Art Hand, Heather Lauer, Award of Excellence, Sun Publications, "Shared Struggle"

Larry Coyne, Jamie Rector, Bryan Moss, Lourie Skrivan, Christine Zueck, Award of Excellence, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "When Death is on the Calendar"

Bruce Moyer, Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant, "Citizen Doucot"

Picture Editing Staff, First Place, The Los Angeles Times, "US Launches Attack"

Pim Van Hemmen , Second Place, The Star-Ledger, "Two Families"

John Sale, Dan Pelle, Third Place, The Spokesman-Review, "Deadly Discovery"

Bill Gugliotta, Photography Team, Award of Excellence, The Plain Dealer, "A Terrifying Run for Life"

Cecelia Prestamo, John Freidah, Award of Excellence, The Providence Journal, "Poisoned"

Tom Peyton, Mike Stoeller, Hilda M. Perez, Jerry Lower, First Place, The Sun-Sentinel, "Witness to an Epidemic"

John Sale, Brian Plonka, Second Place, The Spokesman-Review, "Living and Dying in Libby"

Sue Morrow, Christian Potter Drury, Third Place, The St. Petersburg Times, "Awareness Altered"

Tom Peyton, Photography Staff, Award of Excellence, The Sun-Sentinel, "2001 How We Changed"

Karin Anderson, Heather Lauer, Jenn Berta, Maria Malandrakis, Lynn Colbert, Chuck Cass, Nolan Wells, Kevin Weinstein, Stuart Thurkill, Tim Klein, First Place, Sun Publications

Dan Habib, Second Place, The Concord Monitor

John Rumbach, Third Place, The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Picture Editing Staff, First Place, The Los Angeles Times

Randy Cox, Patty Reksten, Randy Rasmussen, Ian Malkasian, Galen Barnett, Nancy Burke, Mark Friesen, Joany Carlin, Richard Jester, Michelle Wise, Lisa Cowan, Second Place, The Oregonian

Thomas McGuire, John Scanlan, Toni Finch Kellar, Bruce Moyer, Stephanie Heisler, David Grewe, JoEllen Black, Bill Sikes, Third Place, The Hartford Courant

Marcia Prouse, Mike Pilgrim, Michele Cardon, Olga Camacho, Award of Excellence, The Orange County Register

Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Hillary Raskin, Robert Stevens, Jay Colton, Dietmar Liz-Lepiorz, Alice Gabriner, Marie Tobias, Jessica Taylor Taraski, Mark Rykoff, Cristina Scalet, Valentina Louwman, Jon Protas, Bill Kalis, First Place, TIME Magazine, "September 11, 2001"

Michele Stephenson, Mark Rykoff, Second Place, TIME Magazine, "Blood and Joy"

Keith Jenkins, Third Place, The Washington Post Magazine, "After The Fall"

Sarah Harbutt, Award of Excellence, Newsweek Magazine, "Kabul"

Todd James, First Place, National Geographic Magazine, "Gypsies: The Outsiders"

Carol Nakagawa, Fred Nelson, Second Place, The Seattle Times, "The Hunt for the Great Gray"

Michele Stephenson, Hillary Raskin, Third Place, TIME Magazine, "Lifting the Veil"

John Echave, Chris Johns, David Whitmore, Award of Excellence, National Geographic Magazine, "Bushman"

Todd James, Award of Excellence National Geographic Magazine, "Abraham: Journey of Faith"

Carol Nakagawa, Fred Nelson, Award of Excellence, The Seattle Times, "Footloose"

Kathy Ryan, Award of Excellence, The New York Times Magazine, "Beheld"

Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Robert Stevens, Award of Excellence, TIME Magazine, "Crimes Against Humanity"

Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Hillary Raskin, Rober Steves, Jay Colton, Dietmar Liz-Lepiorz, Alice Gabriner, Marie Tobias, Jessica Taylor Taraski, Mark Rykoff, Cristina Scalet, Valentina Louwman, Jon Protas, Bill Kalis, First Place, TIME Magazine

Todd James, Second Place, National Geographic Magazine

Kathy Ryan, Jody Quon, Kira Pollack, Evan Kriss, Cavan Farrell, Third Place, New York Times Magazine

Carol Nakagawa, Fred Nelson, Award of Excellence, Pacific Northwest Magazine / The Seattle Times

Best Use of Photography / Newspapers: Circulation <100,000

First Place, The Anchorage Daily News

Second Place, The Albuquerque Tribune

Third Place, The Register-Guard

Award of Excellence, The Jacksonville Journal-Courier

Best Use of Photography / Newspapers: Circulation >100,000

First Place, The Spokesman-Review

Second Place, The St. Petersburg Times

Third Place, The Seattle Times

Award of Excellence, The Virginian-Pilot

Award of Excellence, The Dallas Morning News

Award of Excellence, The Detroit Free Press

First Place, New York Times Magazine

Second Place, TIME Magazine

Third Place, Newsweek Magazine

Brian Peterson, Regina McCombs, Dave Braunger, Jaime Chismar, First Place, startribune.com, "Voices for the Land"

Gail Fisher, Second Place, latimes.com, "Crashing Into Adulthood"

Morris Weintraub, Third Place, Freelance / washingtonpost.com, "U Street"

Tim Hetherington, Mark McEvoy, Award of Excellence, Network Photographers Ltd., "Missing In Manhattan"

Judy Griesedieck, Regina McCombs, Dave Braunger, Dennis Buster, Award of Excellence, startribune.com, "To Be A Doctor: Year One"

Photography Staff, Award of Excellence, The Record and Herald News, "September 11, 2001"

Scott Sharpe, Award of Excellence, The News & Observer, "Ramp Festival"

Scott Sharpe, Award of Excellence, The News & Observer, "Measure by Measure"

Joe Weiss, Award of Excellence, The Herald-Sun, "Touching Hearts"

Best Use of Multi-Media / Interactive Publication - small media

Jeanie Adams-Smith, First Place, Ohio University / The Chicago Tribune, "Survivors: Children of Divorce"

Fred Ritchin, Zohar Nir-Amitin, Machiel Botman, Second Place, PixelPress, "Portraits"

Fred Ritchin, Anna Norris, Joseph Rodriguez, Third Place, PixelPress / Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Pilot Program, "Juvenile Justice"

Best Use of Multi-Media / Interactive Publication - large media

Naka Nathaniel, First Place, New York Times Digital, "Photographer’s Journal: Frontiers of War"

Brian Storm, Second Place, MSNBC.com, "Aging in America"

Brian Storm, Third Place, MSNBC.com, "Year in Pictures 2001"

Tom Kennedy, Award of Excellence, washingtonpost.com, "Under Siege"

Lucian Perkins, Award of Excellence, washingtonpost.com, "Siberian Diary"

Brian Storm, Award of Excellence, MSNBC.com, "America at War"