Winners of the Sixty-Fourth Annual
Pictures of the Year International Competition
Judged February 18 through March 8, 2007
Pictures of the Year International is a program of the
Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute
at the Missouri School of Journalism
with sponsorship from MSNBC.com and The San Jose Mercury News.
Questions? Corrections? Please email info@poyi.org
THE JUDGES
General and News Divisions
Carol Guzy - Staff Photographer, The Washington Post
Genaro Molina - Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times
Patty Reksten - Director of Photography, The Oregonian
Peter Schwepker -Northern Arizona University
Magazine and World Understanding Divisions
Kim Hubbard - Photo Editor, Audubon Magazine
Ed Kashi - Freelance
Paula Lerner - Freelance
JP Pappis - President, Polaris Images
Multimedia Divisions
Molly Bingham - Freelance and Documentary Filmmaker
Steve Connors - Freelance and Documentary Filmmaker
Larry Dailey - University of Nevada-Reno
Editing Divisions
Carol Nakagawa – Pacific Northwest Magazine Art Director, The Seattle Times
Barry Locher - Editor, The State Journal-Register
Doug Parker - Photo Editor, The Times-Picayune
Sharon Rosenhause - Managing Editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
THE MODERATORS
Rick Shaw - Director, Pictures of the Year International
Loup Langton - University of Miami
Larry Dailey - University of Nevada-Reno
NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
First Place, Tyler Hicks, The New York Times
Second Place, David Guttenfelder, The Associated Press
Third Place, Rick Loomis, Los Angeles Times
Award of Excellence, Paula Bronstein, Getty Images
Award of Excellence, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times
MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
First Place, Christopher Anderson, Magnum
Second Place, Farah Nosh, Getty Images
Third Place, Espen Rasmussen, Verdens Gang
WORLD UNDERSTANDING AWARD
First Place, Renee C. Byer, The Sacramento Bee — "A Mother's Journey"
Award of Excellence, Francesco Zizola, Alexia Foundation — "Faultline: The Nuba in Sudan"
COMMUNITY AWARENESS AWARD
First Place, Yoon S. Byun, Ohio University — "The Fagans"
Judges' Special Recognition: Jon Lowenstein, Freelance — "South Side"
ANGUS McDOUGALL AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN EDITING
Los Angeles Times
GENERAL/NEWSPAPER DIVISION
3 - SPORTS ACTION
First Place, Bruce Ely, The Oregonian — “Suicide Drop”
Second Place, Matt Goins, Lexington Herald-Leader — “Bear Kid”
Third Place, Tim Clayton, Sydney Morning Herald — “Winter Olympics 2006”
Award of Excellence, Tony Avelar, The Associated Press —“Saved”
Award of Excellence, Chris Detrick, The Salt Lake Tribune — “Sled Dog Race”
Award of Excellence, Peter McBride, “The 'Ice Doctors' of Everest's Khumbu Glacier”
Award of Excellence, Donald Miralle, Getty Images — “US National”
Award of Excellence, Sol Neelman, The Oregonian — “Suicide Race”
Award of Excellence, Ryan Pierse, Getty Images — “15th Asian Games Doha 2006 – Diving”
Award of Excellence, Adam Pretty, Getty Images — “See Red”
Award of Excellence, Magnus Wennman, Aftonbladet —“Weightlifting”
4 - SPORTS FEATURE
First Place, Sam Morris, The Las Vegas Sun — “Daddy's OK”
Second Place, Jonne Roriz, Agencia Estado — “Ouch Target”
Third Place, Lexey Swall, The Naples Daily News — “Father's Condolence”
Award of Excellence, Petrut Calinescu, Jallikattu – “The Indian Bull Fighting”
Award of Excellence, Chris Detrick, The Salt Lake Tribune — Ski Watcher”
Award of Excellence, Craig Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald — “Football Hero”
Award of Excellence, Tomasz Gudzowaty, Focus Fotoagentur — “Punching Women”
Award of Excellence, Földi Imre, Hungarian News Agency-MTI — “Timea Nagy - World Champion”
Award of Excellence, John Locher, The Las Vegas Review-Journal — “Rural Football”
Award of Excellence, Linus Meyer — “On the way up”
Award of Excellence, Donald Miralle, Getty Images — “Midnight Run”
Award of Excellence, Gregg Newton, SouthernCross Images — “Waiting for the Wave”
Award of Excellence, Mike Roy, The Monitor — “Hold On”
Award of Excellence, Aksel Sundström — "Boxing Club in India"
5 - SPORTS PICTURE STORY OR SEQUENCE
First Place, Meredith Davenport — “Weekend Heroes”
Second Place, Stephen Ferry, Redux — “Cholita Lucha Libre”
Third Place, Bill Frakes, Sports Illustrated — “Frog Jumping”
Award of Excellence, Tomasz Gudzowaty, Yours Gallery / Focus Fotoagentur — “Kalari Payattu”
Award of Excellence, Michael Bryant — “Blackball”
Award of Excellence, Scott Nelson, WPN — “Cote D'Ivoire Soccer”
Award of Excellence, Ramin Rahimian, Minneapolis Star Tribune — “Vixen”
6 - SPORTS PORTFOLIO
First Place, Donald Miralle, Getty Images
Second Place, Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman
Third Place, Jeff Gross, Getty Images
Award of Excellence, Steve Christo, Sydney Morning Herald
Award of Excellence, Jonathan Ferrey, Getty Images
Award of Excellence, Craig Golding, Sydney Morning Herald
7 - PICTORIAL
First Place, David M Warren, The Philadelphia Inquirer — “Conversation on a Reflecting Pond”
Second Place, Julia Xanthos, Freelance/ New York Daily News — “David Blaine in Sphere Day”
Third Place, Marcia Jose Sanchez, The Associated Press — “Glovebirds”
Award of Excellence, Robert Cohen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch — “Driver's Dream”
Award of Excellence, Matthew Ratajczak, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers — “Coastal Aerial”
Award of Excellence, Henrik Brunnsgård — “Rent-a-kayak in Dubrovnik, Croatia”
8 - HUMAN CONFLICT
First Place, Oded Balilty, Associated Press — “War of Wills”
Second Place, Ali Yussef, Agence-France Presse — “Mother Grieves for Her Son”
Third Place, Ceerwan Aziz, Reuters — “Iraq”
Award of Excellence, Scout Tufankjian, Polaris Images — “Grief”
Award of Excellence, Chris Hondros, Getty Images Europe — “Angry Child”
Award of Excellence, Ashley Gilbertson, The New York Times — “Detainee”
Award of Excellence, Jan Grarup, Newsweek
Award of Excellence, Jan Dago, Jyllands-Posten
Award of Excellence, Wissam Nassar, Maan News Agency
Award of Excellence, Spencer Platt, Getty Images — “Cruise”
Award of Excellence, Yoav Galai, Freelance — “War In Lebanon”
Award of Excellence, Ozier Muhammad, The New York Times
9 - HUMAN CONFLICT PICTURE STORY
First Place, Tyler Hicks, The New York Times
Second Place, Rick Loomis Los Angeles Times — "The Lifeline - A Journey Through Trauma In Iraq"
Third Place, Rina Castelnuovo, Freelance/The New York Times
Award of Excellence, Jan Dagø Jyllands-Posten/World Picture Network — "Romania"
Award of Excellence, David Guttenfelder, The Associated Press — "The Israeli Defense Forces"
Award of Excellence, Stephanie Sinclair, Freelance
Award of Excellence, Damon Winter, Los Angeles Times — "Seeds Of Wrath"
10 - PHOTO COLUMN
First Place, April Saul, Philadelphia Inquirer — "Kids, Guns And A Deadly Toll"
Second Place, Brian Peterson, Star Tribune — "Witness"
Third Place, Steve Jessmore, The Flint Journal — "Sense Of Community"
Award of Excellence, Lisa Dejong, The Flint Journal — "Fading Middle Class"
Award of Excellence, Thomas E. Franklin, The Record — "Picture This"
Award of Excellence, The Gainesville Sun — "Sense Of Place"
Award of Excellence, Sol Neelman, The Oregonian — "Sidelines"
11 - GENERAL NEWS REPORTING
First Place, Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer — "Tearful Departure"
Second Place, Win McNamee, Getty Images North America — "Blood And Roses"
Third Place, Spencer Platt, Getty Images North America — "Five Years"
Award of Excellence, Lacy Atkins, San Francisco Chronicle — "Marriage Equality"
Award of Excellence, David Longstreath, Associated Press — "Indonesia Earthquake"
Award of Excellence, Clayton Stalter, Jacksonville Journal-Courier — "Moving Memories"
Award of Excellence, Guy Wathen, The Tribune-Review — "Amish Tragedy"
12 - FEATURE PICTURE
First Place, Dean Curtis, Springfield News-Leader — "Tornado"
Second Place, Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images — "Thymiaterion"
Third Place, Muhammed Muheisen, The Associated Press — "Saudi Hajj"
Award of Excellence, Renee C. Byer, The Sacramento Bee — "Waiting At Full Speed"
Award of Excellence, Barbara Davidson, The Dallas Morning News — "The Dead Sea"
Award of Excellence, Steven M. Falk, Philadelphia Daily News — "Doughnut Crime Scene"
Award of Excellence, Rafiq Maqbool, The Associated Press — "Afghan Widows"
Award of Excellence, Logan Mock-Bunting, Getty Images North America — "Welcome Back"
Award of Excellence, Lezlie Sterling, Sacramento Bee — "Pizza Tonight"
13 - PORTRAIT
First Place, Lisa Krantz, The San Antonio Express-News — "Tuberculosis"
Second Place, Nancy Pastor, The Washington Times — "Survivor"
Third Place, Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times — "Breath-Taking Work"
Award of Excellence, Jeanie Adams-Smith, Western Kentucky University — "Kiss"
Award of Excellence, Jason Arthurs, News And Observer — "Miracle Heartbeat"
Award of Excellence, Justin Cook, Freelance — "A Life Sentence"
Award of Excellence, Peter Power, The Toronto Star — "Flipping Good"
Award of Excellence, April Saul, Freelance — "Killing Field"
Award of Excellence, Denny Simmons, Evansville Courier & Press — "Damp Outlook"
Award of Excellence, Ross Taylor, Freelance — "Rest"
Award of Excellence, Damon Winter, Los Angeles Times — "Survivors"
14 - SPOT NEWS
First Place, Mohammed Ballas, The Associated Press — "Public Execution"
Second Place, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times — "Lifeless"
Third Place, Abbas Momani, Agence France-Presse — "Newlyweds Join Protest"
Award of Excellence, Jaafar Ashtiyeh, Agence France-Presse — "Fatah Rally"
Award of Excellence, Joginder Dogra, The Associated Press — "Kidnapping Protest"
Award of Excellence, Brian Hill, The Daily Herald — "Grief"
Award of Excellence, Joao Silva, Freelance
Award of Excellence, Sergei Supinsky, Agence France-Presse — "Parliament Fight"
Award of Excellence, Pedro Ugarte, Agence France-Presse — "Settlers Calsh"
15 - NEWS PICTURE STORY
First Place, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times — "34 Days Of Pain"
Second Place, Lacy Atkins, San Francisco Chronicle — "Witness To City Slaying"
Third Place, Barbara Davidson, The Dallas Morning News — "Gaza"
Award of Excellence, Robert Cohen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch — "Katrina: One Year Later"
Award of Excellence, Tyler Hicks, The New York Times
16 - ISSUE REPORTING PICTURE STORY
First Place, Paula Bronstein, Getty Images — "Broken Lives"
Second Place, Björn Larsson Rosvall, Exponera — "Mats Last Journey"
Third Place, Eric Kayne, Ohio University — "Kimes Convalescent Center"
Award of Excellence, Elizabeth Dalziel, The Associated Press
Award of Excellence, Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times
Award of Excellence, Mads Nissen, Politiken — "Overpopulation In The Philippines"
Award of Excellence, Sarah L. Voisin, The Washington Post
17 - FEATURE PICTURE STORY
First Place, Brian Plonka, The Spokesman-Review — "Brothers In Arms"
Second Place, David Guttenfelder, The Associated Press — "The Lonely Man"
Third Place, Melanie Burford, The Dallas Morning News — "Fractured But Not Broken"
Award of Excellence, Tivadar Domaniczky, Freelance — "March Of The Living"
Award of Excellence, Nicole Martyn, Patuxent Publishing Co. — "Forest Diner"
Award of Excellence, Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune — "A Brotherhood Blooms"
44 - ONE WEEK'S WORK
First Place, Altaf Qadri European Pressphoto Agency
MAGAZINE DIVISON
1 – SCIENCE/ NATURAL HISTORY
First Place, Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Magazine — “Leopard Seal”
Second Place, Kemal Jufri, IMAJI/Polaris Images — “Turbulent Eruptions”
Third Place, Jeffrey F. Bill, The Baltimore Sun — “Polar Bear Plunge”
Award of Excellence, Rick Loomis, Los Angeles Times — “Fairy in Flight”
Award of Excellence, Milan Radisics, Freelance — “Solar Eclipse from Apajpuszta”
Award of Excellence, Bob Sacha, Freelance — “Last Flight Out”
Award of Excellence, David Guttenfelder, The Associated Press
Award of Excellence, Per-Anders Pettersson, Getty Images — “A Chimpanze Being Washed”
Award of Excellence, Tom Fox, The Dallas Morning News — “Last Flight Out”
2 – SCIENCE/ NATURAL HISTORY PICTURE STORY
First Place, Rick Loomis, Los Angeles Times — “Altered Oceans”
Second Place, Christian Ziegler, National Geographic Magazine — “Baby Murder and Orgies”
Third Place, Michael Melford, National Geographic Magazine — “A Dry Red Season”
Award of Excellence, Frans Lanting, Freelance — “LIFE: A Journey Through Time”
Award of Excellence, Evelyn Hockstein, TIME/Polaris Images
Award of Excellence, Ross Taylor, The Hartford Courant — “The Vanishing Hunter”
Award of Excellence, Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Magazine —“Leopard Seals”
18 – GENERAL NEWS REPORTING
First Place, Q. Sakamaki, Redux/Newsweek — "Sri Lankan Conflict"
Second Place, Espen Rasmussen, Verdens Gang — "After the Quake"
Third Place, Majid Saeedi, Fars News Photo
Award of Excellence, Dave Getzschman, Zuma Press — "Rising Star"
Award of Excellence, Soren Pagter, The Danish School of Journalism
19 – FEATURE PICTURE
First Place, Linus Meyer, Freelance — "Glass box"
Second Place, Pamela Chen, Freelance — "Street Popcorn"
Third Place, Carlos Barria, Reuters
Award of Excellence, Toru Moriomto, Panos Pictures — "Birds"
20 – PORTRAIT
First Place, Farah Nosh, Getty Images/ TIME Magazine — "Afghan Student"
Second Place, Charlotte Oestervang, Freelance — "Portraits from Eastern Kentucky"
Third Place, Hector Mediavilla, Polaris Images — "The Congolese Sape"
Award of Excellence, Nina Berman, Redux — "Wounded Marine Returns Home to Wed"
Award of Excellence, Greg Constantine, Freelance — "Exiled To Nowhere"
Award of Excellence, Francesco Zizola, Express — "Mr. Romano Prodi"
21 – SPOT NEWS
First Place, Dar Yasin, The Associated Press
Second Place, Danny Wilcox Frazier, Redux — "Jumper"
Third Place, David Furst, Agence France-Presse — "Woman Screams"
Award of Excellence, Kate Brooks, Polaris Images/TIME — "Fog of War"
Award of Excellence, Mitchell Prothero, World Picture News — "PT Hamas and Palestinian Authority Tension"
Award of Excellence, Tomas van Houtryve, The New York Times — "Killed By Police"
22 – FEATURE PICTURE STORY
First Place, Jakob Dall, Danish Red Cross — “Childrens Life in Malawi”
Second Place, Greg Constantine, Freelance — “Nowhere People”
Third Place, Danny Wilcox Frazier, Redux — “Town Bar”
Award of Excellence, Jon Lowenstein, Freelance — “Southside”
Award of Excellence, David Burnett, Contact Press Images
23 – ISSUE REPORTING PICTURE STORY
First Place, Jose Cendon, Freelance — "Fear in the Great Lakes"
Second Place, Natalie Behring, Panos Pictures — "China's Aging Population"
Third Place, Matt Eich, Freelance — "A Silent Bond"
Award of Excellence, Espen Rasmussen, Verdens Gang
Award of Excellence, Jay L. Clendenin, Polaris Images — "Gitmo"
24 – NEWS PICTURE STORY
First Place, Q. Sakamaki, Redux/Newsweek — "Sri Lankan Conflict"
Second Place, Erin Trieb, Freelance — "Kinky Friedman For Texas Governor"
Third Place, Shaul Schwarz, Getty Images — "Uprooting Settlers in Amona"
Award of Excellence, Jonas Bendiksen, Magnum — "Kathmandu Burning"
Award of Excellence, Ivan Kashinsky, Freelance — "Tungurahua Disaster"
Award of Excellence, Jiro Ose, Redux — "Democratic Republic of Congo Election"
NEWSPAPER EDITING DIVISION
25 – SINGLE PAGE NEWS STORY
First Place, The Palm Beach Post, “Train Jumping: A Desperate Journey”
Photo Editors: Mark Edelson and Pete Cross
Photographer: Gary Coronado
Writer: Christine Evans
Story Editor: Bill Greer
Research: Melanie Mena
Designer: Nicole Bogdas
Copy Editor: Margaret McKenzie
Second Place, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – “Shattered”
Third Place, Midland Daily News – “9/11”
Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant — “The Enemy is Everywhere”
Picture Editor: Bruce Moyer
Photographer: Tom Brown
Designer: Greg Harmel
Award of Excellence, The Palm Beach Post — “Raul's Return”
Award of Excellence, The Virginian-Pilot — “Ford Plant to Close”
26 – SINGLE PAGE FEATURE STORY (MAY INCLUDE SPORTS)
First Place, San Francisco Chronicle — “How AIDS Changed Us”
Second Place, The Palm Beach Post — “Anna at 16”
Third Place, The Virginian-Pilot — “A Triumph Over Loss”
Award of Excellence, South Florida Sun-Sentinel — “The Life of Riley”
Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant — “Debunking the Myth of Edward Weston”
Award of Excellence, The Hartford Courant — “Timeless Sands”
27 – MULTIPLE PAGE NEWS STORY
First Place, Patty Reksten and The Oregonian picture editing staff — “Our Fallen Soldiers”
Second Place, The New York Times — “Sniper Attacks Adding to Peril of U.S. Troops”
Third Place, Los Angeles Times — “The Lifeline: The Journey Through Trauma”
Award of Excellence, San Jose Mercury News — “Democrats Halt GOP Dominance”
Award of Excellence, Rocky Mountain News — “Unspeakable”
Award of Excellence, The Commercial Appeal — “Tornado Outburst Leaves Lives Shattered”
28 – MULTIPLE PAGE FEATURE STORY (MAY INCLUDE SPORTS)
First Place, Los Angeles Times — “Altered Oceans: A Primeval Tide of Toxins”
Second Place, San Jose Mercury News — “The Immigration Debate: Imagine if They All Vanished”
Third Place, The Hartford Courant/NE Magazine “The Face of Competition”
Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Times — “Orphans of AIDS”
Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Times — “Odyssey of Healing”
29 – NEWSPAPER SERIES
First Place, South Florida Sun-Sentinel — “AIDS Orphans”
Second Place, Los Angeles Times — “Altered Oceans: A Primeval Tide of Toxins”
Third Place, The Sacramento Bee — “A Mother’s Journey”
Award of Excellence, The Sacramento Bee — “The Weight”
Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Times — “The Lifeline”
Award of Excellence, The Virginian-Pilot — “Of Time and Tides”
30 – NEWSPAPER SPECIAL SECTION
First Place, The Birmingham News — “Unseen. Unforgotten.”
Assistant Managing Editor: Scott Walker
Director of Photography: Walt Stricklin
Researcher: Alexander Cohn
Designer: Napo Monasterio,
Senior Designer: Rick Frennea
Writers: Barnett Wright and Jeff Hansen
Second Place, La Palma — “Vias De Desesperacion”
Third Place, The Seattle Times — “A Journey to Pakistan: Embracing a Sister Village in Need”
Award of Excellence, The Commercial Appeal — “Discovery”
31 – NEWSPAPER PICTURE EDITING PORTFOLIO (<100,000)
First Place, The Spokesman-Review
Second Place, Midland Daily News, Ryan Wood and Team
Third Place, Missourian, Rick Shaw, Emily Olson, and Team
Award of Excellence, The Herald, John Rumbach and Team
32 – NEWSPAPER PICTURE EDITING PORTFOLIO (>100,000)
First Place, Los Angeles Times
Second Place, The Hartford Courant
Third Place, The Virginian-Pilot
Award of Excellence, The Palm Beach Post
Award of Excellence, The Commercial Appeal
Award of Excellence, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
MAGAZINE EDITING DIVISION
33 – MULTIPLE PAGE NEWS STORY
First Place, National Geographic Magazine — “Endangered Revolution”
Second Place, C-ing Magazine — “The Belarus Aftermath”
Third Place, TIME — “The Damage Done”
Award of Excellence, Newsweek — “America’s Divide”
34 – MULTIPLE PAGE FEATURE STORY (MAY INCLUDE SPORTS)
First Place, National Geographic Magazine — “Deadly Beauty”
Second Place, National Geographic Magazine — “Solace at Surprise Creek”
Third Place, National Geographic Magazine — “The Heroes, The Healing”
Award of Excellence, Ultimate — “Mount St. Helens: Living in the Shadow of a Giant”
Award of Excellence, TIME — “The Hidden Killers”
35 – MAGAZINE PICTURE EDITING PORTFOLIO
First Place, Ken Geiger, National Geographic Magazine
Second Place, Kurt Mutchler, National Geographic Magazine
Third Place, John Echave, National Geographic Magazine
BEST USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS
36 – NEWSPAPERS: <100,000
First Place, The Spokesman-Review
Second Place, Naples Daily News
Third Place, Concord Monitor
37 – NEWSPAPERS: >100,000
First Place, The Hartford Courant
Second Place, The Virginian-Pilot
Third Place, Toronto Star
38 – MAGAZINES
First Place, National Geographic Magazine
Second Place, TIME
Third Place, NYTimes Magazine
Award of Excellence, National Wildlife
Award of Excellence, Sports Illustrated
MULTIMEDIA DIVISION
39 – BEST MULTIMEDIA NEWS STORY OR ESSAY
First Place, Los Angeles Times — “The Lifeline”
Photography and Audio: Rick Loomis
Photo Editor: Gail Fisher
Multimedia Producer: John Vande Wege
Designer: Stephanie Ferrell
Interactive Designer: Bill Bergren
Production: Diana Swartz
Second Place, MediaStorm — “Bloodline”
Photography, Video and Audio: Kristen Ashburn
Production: Brian Storm, Eric Maierson, Pamela Chen, Elodie Mailliet
Production Assistance: Tamara Porras, Natalie Brasington
Third Place, Palm Beach Post — “Train Jumping”
Photography: Gary Coronado
Online Photo Editing: Jennifer Podis
Slide Show Production: Jennifer Podis, Will Sullivan
Map Graphic: Christopher Smith
Web Production: Will Sullivan
Reporting: Gary Coronado, Christine Evans
Script Writing: Christine Evans, Will Sullivan
Narration: Christine Evans
Copy Editing: Stephanie Artero, Tiffini Theisen
Online Project Editing: Will Sullivan
Audio Recording: Gary Coronado, Christine Evans, Will Sullivan
Audio Editing: Will Sullivan
Spanish Translation: Ana Valdes
Translation Voiceovers: Justin Gilken, Mary Kate Leming, Will Sullivan
Award of Excellence, Stephen McGee and David P. Gilkey, Detroit Free Press — “Band of Brothers: When a Marine Dies”
Award of Excellence, The Dallas Morning News Visual Staff — “Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later”
Award of Excellence, Washington Post — “Journey to the Border”
Production: Lindsay G. McCullough, Alexandra Garcia - washingtonpost.com
Photography: Sarah L. Voisin - The Washington Post
Text Editing: Amanda Zamora, Kevin Dumouchelle, Heather Farrell - washingtonpost.com
Production Assistant: Nancy Donaldson - washingtonpost.com
Narration: Christina Pino-Marina - washingtonpost.com
Design: Nelson Hsu - washingtonpost.com
Script: N.C. Aizenman, Sarah L. Voisin - The Washington Post
40 – BEST MULTIMEDIA FEATURE STORY OR ESSAY
First Place, MediaStorm — “The Sandwich Generation”
Writer/Director: Julie Winokur
Photography: Ed Kashi
Production: Brian Storm
Additional camerawork:
Isabel Kashi
Kristin Reimer
Debbie Robertson
Lauren Rosenfeld
Originally commissioned by MSNBC.com for Take3
Second Place, Sacramento Bee —“A Mother’s Journey”
Photography: Renee C. Byer
Production: Andy Alfaro
Director of Photography: Mark Morris
Third Place, Minneapolis Star Tribune — “A Prayer for Father Tim”
Photography and Production: Jim Gehrz
Audio: Maura Lerner and Jim Gehrz
Award of Excellence, San Jose Mercury News — “Frank Sandoval: A Survival Story”
Photography: Pauline Lubens
Editing: Geri Migielicz
Production: Richard Koci Hernandez
Award of Excellence, The Washington Post — “Being a Black Man”
Web:
Editing: Ju-Don Roberts, Tanya N. Ballard
Design: Nelson Hsu
Video Production/Reporting:
Ben de la Cruz, Pierre Kattar - washingtonpost.com;
Hamil R. Harris and Sholn Freeman - The Washington Post
Photo/Audio Editing: Nancy Donaldson, Tom Kennedy, Dee Swann, Jennifer Crandall
Print:
Editing: Phil Bennett, Kevin Merida, Marcia Davis, Sydney Trent, Joe Davidson, David Finkel, Dennis Brack, Steve A. Holmes
Photography: Michel du Cille, Marvin Joseph, Jahi Chikwendiu, Kevin Clark, Nikki Kahn
Design: Beth Broadwater, Dwuan June, Jon Wile
Graphic Art: Laura Stanton
Writing: Michael A. Fletcher, Steven. A Holmes, Richard Morin, Claudia Deane, Robert Pierre, Wil Haygood, V. Dion Haynes, Tamara Jones, Hamil Harris, Keith Alexander, Donna Britt, David Finkel, Sari Horwitz, Kevin Merida, Lonnae O'Neal Parker, Neely Tucker, Krissah Williams, Darryl Fears
Research: Meg Smith, Stephen Crockett
41 – BEST MULTIMEDIA SPORTS STORY OR ESSAY
First Place, Al Bello Getty Images — “Cockfighting in Puerto Rico”
Second Place, Will Yurman The Democrat and Chronicle — "Hoops"
Third Place, Pierre Kattar washingtonpost.com — “Justin’s Got Game”
42 – BEST USE INTERACTIVE PUBLICATION/SMALL MEDIA
First Place, MediaStorm
Brian Storm
Robert Browman
Eric Maierson
Pamela Chen
Tim Klimowicz
Elodie Mailliet
Second Place, Atacama Stories
Third Place, Mountain Workshops
43 - BEST USE INTERACTIVE PUBLICATION/MAJOR MEDIA
First Place, The Washington Post
Second Place, San Jose Mercury News
Third Place, The New York Times
Award of Excellence, Reuters
Award of Excellence, Times Picayune
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK AWARD
First Place, Testify, Colin Finlay
Judge’s Special Recognition: Katrina, Times Picayune
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