Winners of the Sixty-First Annual

Pictures of the Year International Competition

Judged February 15 through March 2, 2004

Missouri School of Journalism

with support from:

Fuji Photo Film, National Geographic and MSNBC.com

Kathy Andrisevic, Editor, Pacific Northwest Magazine

Fred Barnes, Director of Graphics, The Sporting News

Jan Colbert, Professor, Missouri School of Journalism

Mike Davis, Picture Editor, The White House

Donna DeCesare, Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Austin

David Griffin, Design Director, U.S. News & World Report

Robert Hanashiro, Staff Photographer, USA TODAY

David Alan Harvey, Magnum Photos

Rhonda Prast, Assistant Design Director, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Rick Rickman, Freelance

Jose Luis Rios, Director of Photography, The Miami Herald

Scott Sines, Creative Director, The Commercial Appeal

Ron Tarver, Staff Photographer, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Newspaper Photographer of the Year

First Place, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times

Second Place, Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken

Third Place, Mark Zaleski, The Press-Enterprise

Award of Excellence, Bryan Patrick, Sacramento Bee

Magazine Photographer of the Year

First Place, James Nachtwey, VII / TIME Magazine

Second Place, Christopher Morris, VII / TIME Magazine

Third Place, Roger Lemoyne, Redux Pictures / Maclean's Magazine / People Magazine

World Understanding Award

David Lurie / IPG, "Cape Town Fringe: Manenberg Ave Is Where It's Happening"

Community Awareness Award

Danny Wilcox Frazier, Freelance, "Through a Lens Darkly: Photographs from Rural Iowa"

Judges' Special Recognition: Nancy Pastor, The Washington Times, "Tobacco Road"

Angus McDougall Overall Excellence in Editing Award for Newspapers

Los Angeles Times

General Division / Science / Natural History

First Place, Mark W. Moffett, National Geographic Magazine, "Brazil's Atlantic Forest: A Flower's Last Stand"

Second Place, Tui De Roy, National Wildlife, "Feeding Frenzy: Brazil's Caimans"

Third Place, Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press, "Maine Cold"

Award of Excellence, Rick Rycroft, Associated Press, "Hot Bat"

Award of Excellence, Paul Sutherland, Sutherland Images / U.S. News & World Report, "Empty Oceans"

Award of Excellence, Heidi Bradner, Panos Pictures / Freelance, "Midnight Tundra Blizzard, June 10"

General Division / Pictorial

First Place, Jeff Cooper, Hays Daily News, "A Sign From Above"

Second Place, Sangjib Min, Daily Press, "Recon"

Third Place, Alex Majoli, Magnum Photos / Newsweek, "China: The Port"

Award of Excellence, Jeff Widener, The Honolulu Advertiser, "Star Fish"

Award of Excellence, Moises Saman, Newsday, "Auschwitz, Poland"

Award of Excellence, Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times, "Still Standing"

General Division / Conflict

First Place, Odd Andersen, AFP, "Tears in Basra"

Second Place, Mauricio Lima, AFP, "Dead Iraqi"

Third Place (tie), Chris Hondros, Getty Images, "Battle Cry"

Third Place (tie), Nasser Ishtayeh, Associated Press, "The Way to School"

Award of Excellence, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times, "Death Do Us Part"

Award of Excellence, Alex Majoli, Magnum Photos / Newsweek, "A Fallen Comrade"

Award of Excellence, Chris Hondros, Getty Images, "Exultant Commander"

Award of Excellence, Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press, "Looting Victim in Baghdad"

General Division / Sports Portfolio

First Place, Francis Gardler, Patuxent Publishing Company

Second Place, Bill Frakes, Sports Illustrated

Third Place, Robert Duyos, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

General Division / Sports Story

First Place, Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post, "Camel Jockeys: A Rough Ride Through Childhood"

Second Place, Michael Robinson-Chavez, The Washington Post, "Geraldine Pride"

Award of Excellence, Adam Nadel, Christian Science Monitor / Polaris, "Amputee Soccer"

Award of Excellence, Jeffrey W. Thompson, University of Missouri / The Des Moines Register, "Border to Border: RAGBRAI XXXI"

General Division / One Week's Work

First Place, Patrick Tehan, Freelance

Second Place, Todd Heisler, Rocky Mountain News

Third Place, Andy Molloy, Kennebec Journal

General Division / Science / Natural History Picture Story

First Place, Mark W. Moffett, National Geographic Magazine, "Brazil's Atlantic Forest"

Second Place, Pete Souza, Chicago Tribune, "Environmental Battlegrounds"

Third Place, Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Magazine, "Everybody Loves Atlantic Salmon-Here's the Catch"

Award of Excellence, Balazs Gardi, National Geographic Magazine / Panos Pictures, "Hungary - Land of the Spas"

General Division / Conflict Picture Story

First Place, James Nachtwey, VII / TIME Magazine, "A Soldier's Life"

Second Place, Kuni Takahashi, The Boston Herald, "Story of Civil War in Liberia"

Third Place, James Nachtwey, VII / TIME Magazine, "U.S.-Led War on Iraq"

Award of Excellence, Alex Majoli, Magnum Photos / Newsweek, "Iraq War"

Award of Excellence, Robert Nickelsberg, TIME Magazine, "Iraq"

Award of Excellence, Paolo Pellegrin, Magnum Photos / Newsweek, "The Battle of Basra"

Newspaper Division / General News Reporting

First Place, Elaine Skylar, Concord Monitor, "Lieberman for President"

Second Place, Nuri Vallbona, Miami Herald, "Map Quest"

Third Place, Barbara Davidson, The Dallas Morning News, "Legally Married"

Award of Excellence, Carl Juste, Miami Herald, "Looking"

Award of Excellence, Stephen Jaffe, AFP, "Whisper!"

Award of Excellence, Amy Beth Bennett, America 24-7, "Ethiopian Church"

Newspaper Division / Feature Picture

First Place, Jacob Ehrbahn, Jyllands-Posten / Politiken, "Street Children of Ulan Bator"

Second Place, Chris Curry, Peoria Journal Star, "Laundry Day"

Third Place (tie), Yannis Kontos, Stern Magazine / Polaris, "Iraq Destruction"

Third Place (tie), Colin Mulvany, The Spokesman-Review, "Dog Wash"

Award of Excellence, Luis Sinco, Los Angeles Times, "'Peace' in Iraq"

Newspaper Division / Sports

First Place, Ronald Cortes, Philadelphia Inquirer, "Uppercut"

Second Place, Mike Longo, Associated Press, "Sosa Shattered"

Third Place, Craig Golding, Sydney Morning Herald, "Loudy Tourkey"

Award of Excellence, John Beale, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Facemask"

Award of Excellence, Allen Eyestone, The Palm Beach Post, "Still Champions"

Award of Excellence, Allen Eyestone, The Palm Beach Post, "Over and Out!"

Award of Excellence, Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee, "TD Catch"

Award of Excellence, Steven Dearinger, Amarillo Globe-News, "Safe Slide"

Newspaper Division / Portrait

First Place, Brian Vander Brug, Los Angeles Times, "A Hole in Her Life"

Second Place, Kevin German, The State Journal-Register, "Steve the Chicken"

Third Place, Dominic Chavez, The Boston Globe, "Lives Lost"

Award of Excellence, Yannis Kolesidis, Ethnos Daily Newspaper, "A Worker at Shipyard"

Award of Excellence, Fred R. Conrad, The New York Times, "Challenging Bush"

Award of Excellence, Laurie Skrivan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Jeremy"

Newspaper Division / Spot News

First Place, Manny Crisostomo, Sacramento Bee, "Protest Gone Ugly"

Second Place, Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times, "Running from Flames"

Third Place, Atta Kenare, AFP, "Having to Bury His Sons"

Award of Excellence, Matthew Craig, The Commercial Appeal, "Waiting Room"

Award of Excellence, Fred J. Field, Portland Press Herald, "Fatal Showdown"

Award of Excellence, Jed Conklin, The Spokesman-Review, "Robbery Suspect"

Newspaper Division / News Picture Story

First Place, Bill Greene, The Boston Globe, "Bringing Molly Home"

Second Place, Erik Refner, Rapho / Berlingske Tidende, "The Forgotten War"

Third Place, Nuri Vallbona, Miami Herald, "FTAA Foot Soldiers"

Award of Excellence, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times, "A View From Baghdad"

Award of Excellence, Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times, "California Firestorm"

Newspaper Division / Issue Reporting Picture Story

First Place, Dale Omori, The Plain Dealer, "Robert"

Second Place, Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press, "Guatemala Gangs"

Third Place, Jacob Ehrbahn, Jyllands-Posten / Politiken, "Street Children of Ulan Bator"

Award of Excellence, Chip Somodevilla, Detroit Free Press, "Lead's Dangerous Legacy"

Award of Excellence, Damon Winter, The Dallas Morning News, "Broken System, Broken Lives: Adoptions in India"

Newspaper Division / Feature Picture Story

First Place, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times, "Putting the Past to Rest: Iraq's Lost People"

Second Place, Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post, "Karbala Jail"

Third Place, Brian Vander Brug, Los Angeles Times, "Faces of the Recall"

Award of Excellence, Laurie Skrivan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Where Scars Don't Matter"

Award of Excellence, Jessica Tefft, The Washington Times, "Marching Panthers"

Award of Excellence, Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken, "Afghanistan, October 2003"

Magazine Division / General News Reporting

First Place, Jodi Cobb, National Geographic Magazine, "Bonded Labor"

Second Place, Stephen Alvarez, Aurora, "Soldiers Enter Kansuk"

Third Place, Patrick Witty, Freelance, "Death of the Unknown"

Award of Excellence, Thomas Dworzak, Magnum Photos / TIME Magazine, "Chained"

Award of Excellence, Jodi Cobb, National Geographic Magazine "Caged Women of India"

Magazine Division / Feature Picture

First Place, James Nachtwey, VII / TIME Magazine, "Prayer Beads"

Second Place, Newsha Tavakolian, Polaris / U.S. News & World Report, "Tehran Pool Party"

Third Place, Scott Barbour, Getty Images, "End of the Day"

Magazine Division / Sports

First Place, Bob Rosato, Sports Illustrated, "Chance of Snow"

Second Place (tie), John Kimmich-Javier, Freelance / Bildhuset / University of Iowa, "Moment of Truth"

Second Place (tie), Bob Rosato, Sports Illustrated, "Head Turner"

Award of Excellence, Preston Keres, Sports Illustrated, "Tri-Umph"

Award of Excellence, Adam Pretty, Getty Images, "Diving for Peace"

Magazine Division / Portrait

First Place, Landon Nordeman, Freelance, "Try Again Next Year"

Second Place, B. Conrad Lau, Freelance, "Facing HIV"

Third Place, Danny Wilcox Frazier, Freelance, "Dreaming"

Award of Excellence, Andrew Lichtenstein, Corbis / U.S. News & World Report, "Growing Up in Tulia"

Award of Excellence, Melina Mara, Freelance, "Changing the Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate - Clinton Peering"

Magazine Division / Spot News

First Place, George Georgiou, Panos / U.S. News & World Report, "Bombing Victim"

Second Place, Roger Lemoyne, Redux Pictures / Maclean's Magazine / People Magazine, "Demonstration Against the Wall"

Third Place, Francesco Zizola, Magnum Photos / U.S. News & World Report, "The Killing Fields"

Award of Excellence, Julien Chatelin, Freelance, "Karbala Festival"

Award of Excellence, Marcus Bleasdale, IPG / Harpers, "Kurtz's Legacy: Tribal Conflict in the Ituri Region of Congo (DRC)"

Magazine Division / Feature Picture Story

First Place, Joachim Ladefoged, Freelance / MARE, "The Friendly Ocean"

Second Place, Balasz Gardi, Freelance / National Geographic Magazine, "Szécsényfelfalu – Dead End"

Third Place, Scott Barbour, Getty Images, "Royal Ascot"

Award of Excellence, Tim LaBarge, Freelance, "A Chance for Life"

Magazine Division / Issue Reporting Picture Story

First Place, John Trotter, Freelance, "No Agua, No Vida - The Slow Death of the Colorado River Delta"

Second Place, Andrew Lichtenstein, Corbis / U.S. News & World Report, "The Enemy Within"

Third Place, Kenneth Jarecke, Contact Press Images / U.S. News & World Report, "Between Two Lands"

Award of Excellence, Chris Hamilton, Freelance, "AIDS in the Caribbean: A Growing Epidemic in the Backyard of the United States"

Award of Excellence, Felicia Webb, IPG, "Generation XL"

Magazine Division / News Picture Story

First Place, Marcus Bleasdale, IPG / Harpers, "Kurtz's Legacy - Tribal Conflict in the Ituri Region of Congo (DRC)"

Second Place, Lukasz Trzcinski, Rzeczpospolita / Laif / Aurora, "Playing on the Wrecks"

Third Place, Lynsey Addario, The New York Times / Corbis, "Turkey Bombing"

Award of Excellence, Gary Knight, VII / Newsweek, "Counter Insurgency"

Award of Excellence, Jim Lo Scalzo, U.S. News & World Report, "Iowa Before the Storm"

Award of Excellence, Christopher Morris, VII / TIME Magazine, "Bush's America"

Award of Excellence, James Nachtwey, VII / TIME Magazine, "Los Angeles Police"

Editing Division / Newspaper Single Page News Story

First Place, Thomas McGuire, Bill Sikes, The Hartford Courant

Second Place, Bruce Moyer, Mark Murko The Hartford Courant

Third Place, Colin Crawford, Calvin Hom, Rob St. John, Gail Fisher, Alan Hagman, Steve Stroud, Mary Cooney, Kirk McKoy, Los Angeles Times

Award of Excellence, David Grewe, Ryan Healy, The Hartford Courant

Award of Excellence, Colin Crawford, Calvin Hom, Gail Fisher, Alan Hagman, Mary Cooney, Steve Stroud, Los Angeles Times

Award of Excellence, Roger Richards, Julie Elman, The Virginian-Pilot

Editing Division / Newspaper Single Page Feature Story

First Place, Bruce Moyer, Stephen Dunn, Melanie Shaffer, The Hartford Courant

Second Place, Susan Gilbert, Randy Greenwell, Kathleen Hennessy, Jim Merithew, Ron Mann, Bob McLeod, Rick Romagosa, Russell Yip, San Francisco Chronicle

Third Place, Mark Edelson, Sarah Franquet, Tim Burke, The Palm Beach Post

Award of Excellence, Sherry Peters, Suzette Moyer, The Hartford Courant

Award of Excellence, Bruce Moyer, Tia Ann Chapman, Suzette Moyer, The Hartford Courant

Award of Excellence, Kirk McKoy, Los Angeles Times

Editing Division / Newspaper Multiple Page News Story

First Place, Gail Fisher, Colin Crawford, Los Angeles Times

Second Place, Wayne Begasse, Mark Damon, San Jose Mercury News

Third Place, John Sale, Torsten Kjellstrand, Ralph Walter, The Spokesman-Review

Award of Excellence, Mary Vignoles, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Editing Division / Newspaper Multiple Page Feature Story

First Place, Joe Amon, Charlie Borst, Tim Rasmussen, Davis Turner, Mary Vignoles, The Free Lance-Star

Second Place, Rich Messina, Melanie Shaffen, The Hartford Courant

Third Place, John Rumbach, The Herald

Award of Excellence, Kevin Manning, Allison Corbett, Sid Hastings, Chris Snider, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Award of Excellence, Mary Vignoles, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Award of Excellence, JoEllen Black, Michael McAndrews The Hartford Courant

Editing Division / Newspaper Series

First Place, Colin Crawford, Calvin Hom, Gail Fisher, Alan Hagman, Mary Cooney, Steve Stroud, Los Angeles Times

Second Place, Patty Reksten, Randy Cox, Rob Finch, The Oregonian

Third Place, Stormi Greener, Dave Denney, Ellen Lorentzson, Rhonda Prast, Star Tribune

Award of Excellence, Colin Crawford, Calvin Hom, Rob St. John, Gail Fisher, Alan Hagman, Mary Cooney, Steve Stroud, Kirk McKoy, Los Angeles Times

Award of Excellence, Dale Omori, Jeff Greene, Lisa Griffis, David Kordalski, Bill Gugliotta, The Plain Dealer

Award of Excellence, Ethan Hyman, Scott Lewis, The News & Observer

Award of Excellence, Susan Gilbert, Randy Greenwell, Kathleen Hennessy, Jim Merithew, Ron Mann, Bob McLeod, Rick Romagosa, Russell Yip, San Francisco Chronicle

Editing Division / Newspaper Special Section

First Place, Patty Reksten, Randy Cox, Rob Finch, The Oregonian

Second Place, Paula Nelson, Dominic Chavez, Michele McDonald, Evan Richman, Essdras Suarez, The Boston Globe

Third Place, Tim Rasmussen, Mike Stocker, Tom Peyton, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Award of Excellence, John Scanlan, Bradley Clift, The Hartford Courant

Award of Excellence, Tim Rasmussen, George Wilson, Mary Vignoles, Tom Peyton, Mike Stocker, Melissa Lyttle, Anastasia Walsh, Angel Valentin, Michael Laughlin, Carline Jean, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Editing Division / Newspaper Picture Editing Portfolio: Circulation Under 100,000

First Place, John Rumbach, The Herald

Second Place, Dennis Tennant and Ken Lyons, Daily Press, Inc.

Third Place, Joe Amon, Charlie Borst, Suzanne Carr, Bob Martin, Reza Marvashti, Mike Morones, Kevin Morrow, Dana Romanoff, Davis Turner and Rhonda Vanover, The Free Lance-Star

Editing Division / Newspaper Picture Editing Portfolio: Circulation Over 100,000

First Place, Gail Fisher, Colin Crawford, Calvin Hom, Rob St. John, Kirk McKoy, Mary Cooney, Steve Stroud, Alan Hagman, Los Angeles Times

Second Place, George Wilson, Tim Rasmussen, Mary Vignoles, George Wilson, Rolando Otero, Tom Peyton, Eileen Ryan, Photo Staff, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Third Place, Thomas F. McGuire, John Scanlan, Bruce Moyer, Jo Ellen Black, David Grewe, Stephanie Heisler, Bill Sikes, The Hartford Courant

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

Award of Excellence, Bart Rayniak, Dan Pelle, Liz Kishimoto, Larry Reisnouer, John Sale, The Spokesman-Review

Award of Excellence, Scott Sommerdorf, Susan Gilbert, Randy Greenwell, Kathleen Hennessy, Jim Merithew, Ron Mann, Bob McLeod, Rick Romagosa, Russell Yip, San Francisco Chronicle

Editing Division / Magazine Multiple Page News Story

First Place, TIME Magazine, Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Hillary Raskin, Alice Gabriner, "Destination: Baghdad"

Second Place, Bert Fox, Randy Olson, David Whitmore, National Geographic Magazine, "Shattered Sudan"

Third Place, Jennifer Poggi, U.S. News & World Report, "Iowa Before the Storm"

Award of Excellence, Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Hillary Raskin, Alice Gabriner, TIME Magazine, "After the Fall"

Award of Excellence, Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Alice Gabriner, TIME Magazine, "Walling off the Peace"

Award of Excellence, Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Hillary Raskin, Alice Gabriner, TIME Magazine, "Danger at Every Turn"

Editing Division / Magazine Multiple Page Feature Story

First Place, Oliver Picard, U.S. News & World Report, "Dancing in the Dark, New Hope for AIDS in Africa"

Second Place, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, The New York Times Magazine, "Moment of Silence"

Third Place, Kurt Mutchler, Alexandra Boulat, National Geographic Magazine, "Baghdad before the bombs"

Award of Excellence, Michael Yamashita, David Witmore, Elizabeth Krist, National Geographic Magazine, "DMZ: Korea's Dangerous Divide"

Award of Excellence, Lisa Botos, Maria Wood, TIME Asia, "Going Under"

Editing Division / Magazine Picture Editing Portfolio

First Place, Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Picture Editing Department, TIME Magazine

Second Place, Olivier Picard, Jennifer Poggi, U.S. News & World Report

Third Place, Todd James, National Geographic Magazine

Award of Excellence, Eugene Richards, James Whitlow Delano, Dan Winters, Taryn Simon, Simon Norfolk, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, The New York Times Magazine

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

First Place, Team, The Herald

Award of Excellence, Team, The Albuquerque Tribune

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

First Place, Colin Crawford, Calvin Hom, Rob St. John, Gail Fisher, Mary Cooney, Kirk McKoy, Steve Stroud, Alan Hagman, Los Angeles Times

Second Place, Team, The Oregonian

Third Place, Team, The New York Times

Award of Excellence, Team, Orange County Register

Best Use of Photography / Magazines

First Place (tie), Kathy Ryan, The New York Times Magazine

First Place (tie), Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, TIME Magazine

Third Place, Team, U.S. News & World Report

Award of Excellence, Simon Barnett, Newsweek

Multi-Media Division / Multi-Media Story and Essay

First Place, MSNBC.com, "Aging in America"

Second Place, Tippi Thole, "Pamela's Story"

Third Place, Will Yurman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, "Music School"

Award of Excellence, The New York Times on the Web, "Iraq Journal"

Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Times, "Faces of the Recall"

Award of Excellence, Tim Hetherington, Network Photographers, "Mathare"

Award of Excellence, Jeanie Adams-Smith, Tim Broekema, "The Long Road Home"

Best Use of Multi-Media / Interactive Publication: Small Media

First Place, Issue Magazine

Second Place, South Africa: Ten Years On, School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Use of Multi-Media / Interactive Publication: Large Media

First Place, New York Times on the Web

Second Place, Washingtonpost.com/photo

Third Place, Los Angeles Times

Award of Excellence, Star-Tribune

Best Photography Book

VII, de.MO, "War: USA . AFGHANISTAN . IRAQ"

Judges' Special Recognition: David Alan Harvey, Phaidon Press, "Divided Soul"

Judges' Special Recognition: Ed Kashi, "Aging in America: The Years Ahead"

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