Winners of the Seventy-Third Annual
Pictures of the Year International Competition
Judged February 8 - 26, 2016

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Pictures of the Year International is a program of the
Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute
Missouri School of Journalism.

JUDGES

NEWS DIVISION

Muhammed Muheisen
Marvin Joseph
Mary F. Calvert
Michael Hamtil

SPORTS DIVISION

Wally Skalij
Nate Gordon
Seth Greenberg

REPORTAGE DIVISION

Ken Geiger
Jane Evelyn Atwood
Janet Jarman
Matt Campbell

VISUAL EDITING DIVISION

Travis Fox
Deb Pastner
Leslie dela Vega
Pat Davison

PREMIER AWARDS

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

First Place, Paolo Marchetti, Getty Images Reportage

Second Place, Espen Rasmussen, Verdens Gang (VG)

Third Place, Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

First Place, Carolyn Van Houten San Antonio Express-News

Second Place, Todd Heisler The New York Times

Third Place, Alon Skuy The Times/Times Media Group

Award of Excellence, Joe Amon The Denver Post

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

First Place, Al Bello, Getty Images

Second Place, Patrick Smith, Getty Images

Third Place, Matthias Hangst, Getty Images

Award of Excellence, David Ramos, Freelance

MULTIMEDIA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

First Place, Andrew Michael Ellis, MediaStorm

Second Place, Katie Falkenberg, Los Angeles Times

Third Place, Jonah M. Kessel, The New York Times

Award of Excellence, Bethany Mollenkof, Los Angeles Times

Award of Excellence, Tim Hussin, San Francisco Chronicle

Award of Excellence, Emily Rhyne, Mashable

Award of Excellence, Erin Brethauer, San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD UNDERSTANDING AWARD

Winner, Hossein Fatemi, Freelance, "AN IRANIAN JOURNEY"

Finalist, Javier Arcenillas, Freelance, "INVISIBLE WAR"

Finalist, Giulio Piscitelli, Contrasto, "FROM HERE TO THERE- IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF FORTRESS EUROPE"

COMMUNITY AWARENESS AWARD

Winner, Casper Dalhoff, Jyllands-Posten, "COMMITMENT TO LIFE"

Judges' Special Recognition, Gabriella Demczuk, Freelance for The New York Times, "BALTIMORE SINGS THE BLUES"

Judges' Special Recognition, Amanda Demme, New York Magazine, "COSBY: THE WOMEN"

Finalist, Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, "THE NEXT DAY"

ENVIRONMENTAL VISION AWARD

Winner, Brent Stirton, Getty Images Reportage, "IVORY WARS"

Finalist, Pierpaolo Mittica, Freelance, "THE NUCLEAR TRILOGY, A PRESENT FOR THE FUTURE"

Finalist, Stuart Palley, Freelance, "CALIFORNIA'S NEVER ENDING WILDFIRES"

Finalist, Randy Olson, Freelance, "AFRICA'S LAST FRONTIER"

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK

Winner, Stephen Dupont, Steidl, "GENERATION AK"

Judges' Special Recognition, Ken Light, Light Squared Media (Light2 Media), "WHAT'S GOING ON?"

Finalist, Stuart Freedman, Dewi Lewis Publishing, "THE PALACES OF MEMORY"

Finalist, Glenna Gordon, Red Hook Editions, "DIAGRAM OF THE HEART"

Finalist, Sam Harris, Ceiba, "THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE"

Finalist, P.J. Harvey & Seamus Murphy, Bloomsbury Circus, "THE HOLLOW OF THE HAND"

Finalist, Ziv Koren, Urban Gallery, "WRITING WITH LIGHT"

Finalist, Vincent LaForet, Press Syndication Group, AIR

Finalist, Nick Oza, Blurb Books, "BROKEN BORDER"

Finalist, Eli Reed, University of Texas Press, "A LONG WALK HOME"

Finalist, Ann-Christine Woehrl, Edition Lammerhuber, "IN/VISIBLE"

DOCUMENTARY PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Winner, Kurt Mutchler, Todd James, Dennis Dimick, Kathy Moran, Jessie Wender, David Whitmore, Elaine Bradley, Emmet Smith, Hannah Tak, National Geographic, "COOL IT: CLIMATE CHANGE IS HERE,"

Finalist, Erik Wiman, Kenan Habul And Carina Bergfeldt; Photo: Andreas Bardell And Peter Wixtröm; Translator: Katie Dodd Syk, Aftonbladet, "THE COAST OF THE DEAD,"

Finalist, Director: Shaul Schwarz; Co-Director: Marco Grob; Producer: Jonathan D. Woods; Editor: Andrey Alistratov; Assistant Editor: Christina Clusiau; Cinematographer: Christina Clusiau; Executive Producers: Mike Beck, Jeffrey Kluger, Ian Orefice, Kira Pollack; Title Sequence Composer: Jeremy Turner; Sound Mix: Dan Dzula, Red Border Films / TIME Magazine, "A YEAR IN SPACE,"

Finalist, Text by Campbell Robertson and Richard Fausset; Video by Alexandra Garcia, Margaret Cheatham Williams and Andrew Blackwell; Produced by Tanner Curtis, Haeyoun Park, Rumsey Taylor, Derek Watkins and Josh Williams; Additional reporting by Katy Reckdahl; Additional production by Ben Laffin, The New York Times, "10 YEARS AFTER KATRINA,"

ANGUS McDOUGALL OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN EDITING AWARD

Winner, National Geographic

NEWS DIVISION

GENERAL NEWS

First Place, Yunghi Kim, Contact Press Images, "MOURNING FREDDIE GRAY"

Second Place, Niclas Hammarstrom, Freelance, "UNTITLED"

Third Place, Jerome Delay, Associated Press, "PLEADING"

Award of Excellence, E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, "KINDNESS FOR TYSHAWN"

Award of Excellence, Mustafa Hassona, Anadolu Agency, "DO NOT BE AFRAID MY FATHER"

Award of Excellence, Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters, "BOAT PEOPLE"

Award of Excellence, Emilien Urbano, Myop for Le Monde, "THE PRISONERS OF AL-MALIKIYAH"

FEATURE

First Place, Andrew Quilty, Oculi, "ACUTE MALNUTRITION CRISIS: AFGHANISTAN

Second Place, Kevin Frayer, Getty Images, "CHINA'S COAL DEPENDENCE"

Third Place, Bryan Denton, Freelance for The New York Times, "UNTITLED"

Award of Excellence, Philippe Lopez, Agence France-Presse, "NEPAL QUAKE"

Award of Excellence, Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters, "THE BRICK KILN BOY"

Award of Excellence, Francesc Giralt Vilella, Freelance, "GANGES: LIVING IN TOXIC WATERS"

EXODUS

First Place, Fabio Bucciarelli, MeMo, "THE DREAM"

Second Place, Nikos Pilos, Freelance, "THE ROAD OF TEARS"

Third Place, Francesco Zizola, Freelance, "IN THE SAME BOAT"

Award of Excellence, Sandor Csudai, Magyar Hirlap, "BICSKE"

Award of Excellence, Kemal Jufri, Freelance, "MARCH THROUGH THE NIGHT"

Award of Excellence, Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken, "REFUGEES IN EUROPE"

Award of Excellence, Antonio Masiello, Freelance for ZUMA Press, "EUROPEAN MIGRANT CRISIS"

Award of Excellence, Yannis Behrakis, Reuters, "THE KISS"

Award of Excellence, Petros Giannakouris, Associated Press, "AT THE BORDER"

SPOT NEWS

First Place, Abd Doumany, Agence France-Presse, "YOUNGEST VICTIMS"

Second Place, Peter Dejong, Associated Press, "PANIC IN PARIS"

Third Place, Bassam Khabieh, Reuters, "CHILDREN SAVED FROM UNDER RUBBLE"

Award of Excellence, Anders Hansson, Freelance, "UNTITLED"

Award of Excellence, Abbas Momani, Freelance, "BOY DETAINED"

Award of Excellence, Kai Oliver Pfaffenbach, Reuters, "JUMP AROUND WITH SUPER-MARIO"

Award of Excellence, Andrew Quilty, Oculi for Foreign Policy, "THE MAN ON THE OPERATING TABLE: BAYNAZAR"

PORTRAIT

First Place, Yasuyoshi Chiba, Agence Frane-Presse, "A MAN WHO SEES THE WORLD UPSIDEDOWN"

Second Place, Paula Bronstein, Getty Images Reportage, "A DESPERATE MIGRATION: WAITING GAME"

Third Place, Niclas Hammarstrom, Freelance, "UNTITLED"

Award of Excellence, Olivier Douliery, Freelance, "THE LAKE"

Award of Excellence, Magnus Wennman, Aftonbladet, "FARAH"

PORTRAIT SERIES

First Place, Robin Hammond, Freelance, "WHERE LOVE IS ILLEGAL"

Second Place, Asghar Khamseh, Freelance, "FIRE OF HATRED"

Third Place, Amanda Demme, New York Magazine, "COSBY: THE WOMEN"

Award of Excellence, Valery Melnikov, Sputnik, "UNDERGROUND"

Award of Excellence, Lasse Bak Mejlvang, Freelance, "BEARD"

Award of Excellence, Felipe Dana, Associated Press, "FACES OF CRACKLAND"

NEWS PICTURE STORY - NEWSPAPER

First Place, Joachim Ladefoged, Jyllands-Posten, "THE NEW ROUTE – REFUGEE CRISIS"

Second Place, Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, "SAN BERNARDINO ATTACKS"

Third Place, Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post, "BALTIMORE"

Award of Excellence, Carolyn Van Houten, San Antonio Express-News, "REBUILDING AFTER THE FLOODS"

ISSUE REPORTING PICTURE STORY - NEWSPAPER

First Place, Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times, "NO ROOM AT THE INN FOR INNOCENCE"

Second Place, Alon Skuy, The Times / Times Media Group, "TOSSED OUT. FORCED EVICTIONS, 'FAMILIES EVICTED BY RED ANTS FROM HIJACKED BUILDINGS'"

Third Place, Rachel Mummey, Des Moines Register, "ANOTHER CHANCE"

Award of Excellence, Katie Falkenberg, Los Angeles Times, "AID IN DYING"

FEATURE PICTURE STORY - NEWSPAPER

First Place, Laszlo Vegh, Magyar Nemzet, "SUBCARPATHIA IN THE SHADOW OF THE RUSSIAN – UKRAINIAN WAR"

Second Place, Simon Moricz-Sabjan, Népszabadság, "MUD COUNTRY"

Third Place, Marton Kallai, Geomedia, "COMMUNITY GARDENS"

Award of Excellence, Jessica Rinaldi, The Boston Globe, "SAVING LEO"

Award of Excellence, Anton Unitsyn, SibFm, "TOWARDS THE PAST""

REPORTAGE DIVISION

SCIENCE & NATURAL HISTORY

First Place, Tyler Anderson, National Post, "UNTITLED"

Second Place, Philip Montgomery, Freelance, "THE SLAUGHTER"

Third Place, Kathleen Orlinsky, Freelance, "UNTITLED"

Award of Excellence, Jane Hahn, Freelance, "GUINEA BISSAU"

Award of Excellence, Ivan Kashinsky, Geo France / Panos Pictures, "GIANT BLADE"

Award of Excellence, Senthil Kumaran Rajendran, Freelance, "BORN FOR PEOPLE"

SCIENCE & NATURAL HISTORY PICTURE STORY

First Place, Paolo Marchetti, Getty Images Reportage, THE PRICE OF VANITY

Second Place, Brent Stirton, Getty Images Reportage, IVORY WARS

Third Place, Paolo Marchetti, Getty Images Reportage, COLD BLOOD COLOMBIA

Award of Excellence, Dan Kitwood, Getty Images, REHABILITATING CHIMPANZEES – A LABOUR OF LOVE

Award of Excellence, Kacper Kowalski, Panos Publication Limited, SEASONS: AUTUMN

NEWS PICTURE STORY

First Place, Mark Peterson, Freelance, POLITICAL THEATER

Second Place, Manu Brabo, Associated Press, THE FROZEN TEARS OF EASTERN UKRAINE

Third Place, Gabriella Demczuk, Freelance for The New York Times, BALTIMORE SINGS THE BLUES

Award of Excellence, Roger Turesson, Dagens Nyheter, REFUGEE CRISIS

Award of Excellence, Santi Palacios, Associated Press, COMING ASHORE

Award of Excellence, Abd Doumany, Agence France-Presse, YOUNGEST VICTIMS

ISSUE REPORTING PICTURE STORY

First Place, Sadegh Souri, Freelance, WAITING FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Second Place, Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken, REFUGEE STREAM

Third Place, Mario Cruz, Freelance, TALIBES, MODERN-DAY SLAVES

Award of Excellence, Giles Clarke, Getty Images Reportage, BHOPAL: TOXIC TRESPASS

Award of Excellence, Javier Arcenillas, Freelance, THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF RIVERA HERNANDEZ

FEATURE PICTURE STORY

First Place, Newsha Tavakolian, Magnum for TIME Magazine, IRAN COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS

Second Place, Elizabeth Dalziel, Freelance, THE SECRET LIFE OF MOTHERS

Third Place, Antonio Gibotta, Agency Controluce, THE NEW ADDICTION

Award of Excellence, David Tesinsky, ZUMA Press, IRAN'S CHILDREN OF ISLAM

Award of Excellence, Claudia Janke, Freelance, ONE GOD FOR ALL

SPORTS DIVISION

SPORTS ACTION

First Place, Bjorn Steinar Delebekk, Verdens Gang (VG), "GAPING WALL"

Second Place, Roman Vondrous, Czech News Agency, "HORSE RACE DRAMA"

Third Place, Carlos M. Saavedra, Sports Illustrated, "PATRIOTS VS. BILLS"

Award of Excellence, Matthias Hangst, Getty Images, "UNEVEN BAR"

Award of Excellence, Thomas Eisenhuth, ZUMA Press, "FACE TIME"

Award of Excellence, Al Bello, Getty Images, "OPEN WATER"

Award of Excellence, Javid Nikpour, Freelance, "DEFEAT"

SPORTS FEATURE

First Place, Scott Strazzante, San Francisco Chronicle, "SELFIE, CIGAR AND CHAMPAGNE"

Second Place, Alexey Filippov, Sputnik, "FENCING"

Third Place, David Albers, Naples Daily News, "SEASON-ENDING MISTAKE"

Award of Excellence, Hannah Potes, Billings Gazette, "A LOSING MATCH"

Award of Excellence, Gregory Bull, Associated Press, "WARM-UP"

Award of Excellence, Ryan Pfeiffer, Metroland Media, "PETER ORR CELEBRATION"

Award of Excellence, Julian Finney, Getty Images, "SERENA SMILE"

RECREATIONAL SPORTS

First Place, Johannes Eisele, Agence France-Presse, "NAADAM JOCKEY"

Second Place, Loren Elliott, Tampa Bay Times, "WAITING HUNTER"

Third Place, Luke MacGregor, Reuters, "TAKING THE PLUNGE"

Award of Excellence, Sascha Fromm, Thüringer Allgemeine, "RUNNERS WAVE"

Award of Excellence, Corey Perrine, Naples Daily News, "GLOVE"

Award of Excellence, Dean Treml, Freelance, "ARROW"

Award of Excellence, Dean Treml, Freelance, "TUNNEL VISION"

SPORTS PICTURE STORY

First Place, Todd Heisler, The New York Times, A LONG HARDWOOD JOURNEY

Second Place, Daniel Ochoa De Olza, Associated Press, SPAIN BULLFIGHT

Third Place, Scott Strazzante, San Francisco Chronicle, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME

Award of Excellence, Annie Flanagan, The Players' Tribune, WE ARE: NEW YORK LIBERTY

Award of Excellence, Sascha Fromm, Thüringer Allgemeine, 50 KM HEAT BATTLE

VISUAL EDITING DIVISION

MULTIMEDIA NEWS STORY

First Place, Francesco Zizola, NOOR, "IN THE SAME BOAT"

Second Place, Samantha Stark, The New York Times, "HOW A LOVE STORY TRIUMPHED IN COURT"

Third Place, Nikos Pilos, Freelance, "DYING TO ENTER EUROPE"

Award of Excellence, Andrew Lubimov and Valery Melnikov, Sputnik, "BLACK DAYS OF UKRAINE"

Award of Excellence, Nadia Sussman The New York Times "IN RIO, PACIFICATION WITHOUT PEACE"

MULTIMEDIA ISSUE REPORTING STORY

First Place, Benjamin Chesterton and Sheikh Rajibul Islam, Duckrabbit, "WHAT DID ALL THIS HAVE TO DO WITH GOD"

Second Place, Matt Black and Sky Dylan-Robbins, The New Yorker, "THE MONSTER IN THE MOUNTAINS"

Third Place, Katie Falkenberg, Los Angeles Times, "WITHOUT NATURE, NO LIFE"

Award of Excellence, Christian Als and Kristoffer Juel, "NOW I AM A REFUGEE"

Award of Excellence, MediaStorm for Verse, "LIFE AFTER WATER"

Award of Excellence, Magnus Wennman and Jenny Svenberg Bunnel, Aftonbladet, "FATIMA'S DRAWINGS"

MULTIMEDIA FEATURE STORY

First Place, Joshua Z Weinstein, The New York Times, "HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR BAND"

Second Place, Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari and Emma Cott, Freelance for The New York Times, "THE LOVER"

Third Place, Katinka Hustad "PETER"

Award of Excellence, Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari, and Emma Cott, Freelance for The New York Times, "THE BIONIC MAN"

Award of Excellence, Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari, and Emma Cott, Freelance for The New York Times, "THE DOG"

DOCUMENTARY JOURNALISM

First Place, Stephen Maing, The Intercept, "THE SURRENDER"

Second Place, Kelly Creedon, Freelance, "IN THIS WORLD"

Third Place, MediaStorm for Verse, "THE LAST MOVE"

Award of Excellence, John Pendygraft, Tampa Bay Times/Herald-Tribune, "INSANE. INVISIBLE. IN DANGER."

Award of Excellence, Jonah M. Kessel, The New York Times, "A TIBETAN'S JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE"

Award of Excellence, Liz O. Baylen and Spencer Bakalar, Los Angeles Times, "SAN BERNARDINO: BROKEN

ONLINE NEWS & ISSUE STORY EDITING

First Place, Photographs Tomas Munita; Text Jodi Rudoren and Isabel Kershne; Produced David Furst, Jon Huang and Sergio Peçanha, The New York Times, "WALKING IN WAR'S PATH"

Second Place, Wayne Lawrence, National Geographic, "TAKING BACK DETROIT"

Third Place, Josh Haner, Coral Davenport, Derek Watkins, Larry Buchanan, Crista Chapman, Alexandra Garcia, Meaghan Looram and Hannah Fairfield, The New York Times, "GREENLAND IS MELTING AWAY"

Award of Excellence, Jeffrey Meitrodt, Photos and Videos by Renée Jones Schneider, Star Tribune, "TRAGIC HARVEST"

Award of Excellence, Elizabeth Pierson, Lili Sams and Dustin Drankoski, Mashable, "TRACING THE SCARS OF KATRINA"

Award of Excellence, Produced by John Poole, Sami Yenigun, Wes Lindamood and Tyler Fisher, NPR, "LIFE AFTER DEATH"

ONLINE FEATURE STORY EDITING

First Place, Charles C. Mann and Anand Varma, National Geographic, "QUEST FOR A SUPERBEE"

Second Place, Photographs and Video David Guttenfelder; Produced Rodrigo De Benito Sanz, David Furst, Douglas Schorzman and Rumsey Taylor, The New York Times, "ILLUMINATING NORTH KOREA"

Third Place, Jamie Shreeve and Photographs Robert Clark, National Geographic, "THIS FACE CHANGES THE HUMAN STORY. BUT HOW?"

Award of Excellence, Written by Michael Kimmelman; Produced by Jeremy Ashkenas and Alicia DeSantis; Graphics by Mika Grondahl, Yulia Parshina-Kottas and Graham Roberts; Photography and Video by Damon Winter; Additional Photography by Leslye Davis. Additional Production Soo-Jeong Kang and Margaret Williams, The New York Times, "A NEW WHITNEY"

Award of Excellence, Written by Richard Grant; Photos by William Widmer; Photo Editing by Mark Rykoff; Produced by Alex Newman; Editing by Jayati Vora , Al Jazeera America, "SELLING THE BLUES"

Award of Excellence, Meghan Lyden, Joe Amon, Mahala Gaylord, The Denver Post, "ELSA'S STORY"

PRINT NEWS & ISSUE STORY EDITING - NEWSPAPER

First Place, Bill Greene, Jessica Rinaldi and Omar Vega, The Boston Globe, "A LIFE UNRAVELING"

Second Place, Robert St. John & Marc Martin, Los Angeles Times, "SHOOTERS HAD CACHE OF BULLETS AND BOMBS"

Third Place, David Joles & Deb Pastner, Star Tribune, "A MATTER OF DIGNITY"

Award of Excellence, Richard A. Messina, Hartford Courant, "TEN!"

Award of Excellence, Anne Raup, Pam Dunlap-Shohl, David Hulen, Marc Lester, Alaska Dispatch News, "MAN DOWN: CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM ON THE STREETS OF ANCHORAGE"

PRINT FEATURE STORY EDITING - NEWSPAPER

First Place, Becky Lebowitz Hanger, Jeffrey Furticella, Meaghan Looram, and Karen Cetinkaya, The New York Times, "HOLDING ON TO A WAY OF LIFE"

Second Place, Becky Lebowitz Hanger and Jeffrey Furticella, The New York Times, "A LONG HARDWOOD JOURNEY"

Third Place, Robert St. John, Los Angeles Times, "A BROKEN CITY"

Award of Excellence, Jeff Wheeler and Tom Wallace, Star Tribune, "A GRAND DESIGN"

Award of Excellence, Photo Editor and Photographer Russell Yip, Design Team, San Francisco Chronicle, "GOTHIC REVIVAL"

Award of Excellence, Becky Lebowitz Hanger, Jeffrey Furticella, Beth Flynn, The New York Times, "TWO WEEKS UNDER A MICROSCOPE: A GRAND SLAM, FOILED"

PRINT NEWS & ISSUE STORY EDITING - MAGAZINE

First Place, Kim Hubbard, John Baxter and John Stanmeyer, National Geographic, "FLEEING TERROR, FINDING REFUGE"

Second Place, Senior Photo Editor Pam Chen, Director of Photography Sarah Leen, Photographer Carolyn Drake, Design Director David Whitmore, National Geographic, "SINS OF THE ARAL SEA"

Third Place, Director of Photography Sarah Leen, Photographer Gideon Mendell, Designer Hannah Tak, National Geographic, "DROWNING WORLD"

Award of Excellence, Robert Csere, Creative Director; Vladiira Pcolova, Picture Editor; Alex Majoli, Photographer, .tyzden, "LESBOS"

Award of Excellence, Kurt Mutchler, David Whitmore, Pete Muller, National Geographic, "STALKING A KILLER"

Award of Excellence, Jody Quon, New York Magazine, "THE COSBY WOMEN: THIRTY-FIVE WOMEN, ON THESE PAGES ALONE"

Award of Excellence, David Miller and Kathy Andrisevic, Pacific NW / Seattle Times, "UNSETTLED: SEARCHING FOR 'FOREVER' HOMES"

PRINT FEATURE STORY EDITING - MAGAZINE

First Place, Director of Photography Sarah Leen, Photographer Robin Hammond, Design Editor David Whitmore, National Geographic, "LAGOS: AFRICA'S FIRST CITY"

Second Place, Robert Csere, Creative Director; Vladimira Pcolova, Picture Editor; Magnus Wennman, Photographer, .tyzden, "WHERE THE SYRIAN CHILDREN SLEEP"

Third Place, Kathy Moran, David Whitmore, Randy Olson, National Geographic, "LAST RITES FOR THE JADE SEA?"

Award of Excellence, Director of Photography Sarah Leen, Senior Photo Editor Pam Chen, Maggie Steber and Fotokonbit student photographers, Design Editor Elaine Bradley, National Geographic, "HAITI ON ITS OWN TERMS"

Award of Excellence, Todd James, John Baxter, Anand Varma, National Geographic, "QUEST FOR A SUPER BEE"

Award of Excellence, Kim Hubbard, David Whitmore, Gerd Ludwig, Alex Majoli, National Geographic, "TWO CITIES TWO EUROPES"

Award of Excellence, David Miller and Kathy Andrisevic, Pacific NW/Seattle Times, "SEARCHING FOR SOLITUDE"

EDITING PORTFOLIO - NEWSPAPER

First Place, Michele McNally and The New York Times Photo Editing Team, The New York Times

Second Place, MaryAnne Golon, Bronwen Latimer, Robert Miller, Chloe Coleman, Kenneth Dickerman, Steve Cook, May-Ying Lam, Jennifer Beeson Gregory, Nick Kirkpatrick, Dudley Brooks, Nicole Crowder, Dee Swann, Wendy Galietta, The Washington Post

Third Place, The Boston Globe Picture Editing Team: Bill Greene, Kim Chapin, Lloyd Young, Leanne Burden Seidel and Emily Fortier, The Boston Globe

Award of Excellence, Editing Team, Los Angeles Times

Award of Excellence, Star Tribune photo editing team, Star Tribune

EDITING PORTFOLIO - MAGAZINE

First Place, Kira Pollack, TIME

Second Place, NGM Photo Editing Staff, National Geographic

Third Place, Mashable Photo Editing Staff: Dustin Drankoski, Elizabeth Pierson, Johnny Simon, Mashable

Award of Excellence, Director of Photography Jon Jones, The Sunday Times Magazine

Award of Excellence, Mark Rykoff and Vaughn Wallace, Al Jazeera America

Award of Excellence, Tim Rasmussen, Karen Frank, Sean Hintz, Julianne Varacchi, Jim Surber, Nancy Weisman, John Korpics, Nick Galac, Kristen, Geisler, Kristine LaManna, Kaitlin Marron, Jason Potterton, Stephanie Weed, ESPN The Magazine

BEST PUBLICATION

Winner, The New York Times

Finalist, National Geographic

Finalist, The Globe and Mail