| Category |
Winners |
| SPOT NEWS |
| First Place | Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle, “Jessica watches David Overdose” |
| Finalist | Luis Acosta, Agence France-Presse |
| Finalist | Joseph Odelyn, Associated Press, “Shot Dead” |
| Finalist | Noah Berger, Associated Press, “Engulfed” |
| Award of Excellence | Ohad Zwigenberg, Haaretz, “Jerusalem Day” |
| Award of Excellence | RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post, “Club Q” |
| Award of Excellence | Richard Pierrin, Agence France-Presse |
| Award of Excellence | Robyn Beck, Agence France-Presse |
| Award of Excellence | Marco Bello, Reuters, “School Shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas” |
| DAILY LIFE (singles) |
| First Place | Jessica Phelps, San Antonio Express-News, “Call with the Detective” |
| Finalist | Bob Miller, Independent, “Dinner Request” |
| Finalist | Tom Fox, Dallas Morning News, “A Wedding in Time” |
| Award of Excellence | Matt McClain, The Washington Post, “Gun Safety Participants” |
| Award of Excellence | Qiang Li, Independent, “Fighting with COVID in a Hotel” |
| Award of Excellence | Hendra Eka, Independent, “Lisette” |
| DAILY LIFE PICTURE STORY |
| First Place | Jessica Phelps, San Antonio Express-News, “Escaping Domestic Violence” |
| Finalist | Pasquale Rescigno, Freelance, “Tell Me What You See” |
| Finalist | Matt McClain, The Washington Post, “Choppa Community Gun Range” |
| Finalist | Minh Connors, Columbia Missourian, “Sarah at the Center” |
| Award of Excellence | Barbara Davidson, Independent, “No Place to Call Home” |
| Award of Excellence | Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle, “Last Black Farmers in the Central Valley” |
| Award of Excellence | Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle, “The First of its Kind” |
| Award of Excellence | Qiang Li, Independent, “Fresh off the Boat” |
| COMMUNITY AWARENESS AWARD |
| First Place | Betina Garcia, Independent, “Rancheros” |
| Finalist | Vincent Alban, Independent, “Absence and Presence” |
| Finalist | Bob Miller, Independent, “The Last Generation” |
| Finalist | Tamir Kalifa, Independent, “Uvalde” |
| Award of Excellence | Loren Elliot, Reuters, “Fiji’s Coastal Villagers Confront Rising Sea Levels” |
| Award of Excellence | Aaron Lavinsky, Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Winless, but Undefeated” |
| GENERAL NEWS |
| First Place | Cesar Rodriguez, Freelance, “Untitled” |
| Finalist | Daniel Etter, Freelance, “Drugs in Afghanistan” |
| Finalist | Adrees Latif, Reuters, “Hunting for ‘Treasure’ in Aftermath of Tornado” |
| Finalist | Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle, “JT Farrell, 32, on Fentanyl” |
| Award of Excellence | Sarahbeth Maney, The New York Times, “Pride and Perseverance” |
| LOCAL NEWS PICTURE STORY |
| First Place | Edu Leon, Independent, “Indigenous Protests in Ecuador” |
| Finalist | Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle, “A Disaster in Plain Sight” |
| Finalist | Daniel Kim, The Seattle Times, “How a Photographer Grew Closer to his Family, and his Faith, During the Pandemic” |
| Finalist | Martin Lehmann, Politiken, “Comeback to Denmark’s Former Prime Minister” |
| Award of Excellence | Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, “Loss Lyoya” |
| WAR IN UKRAINE: DAILY LIFE |
| First Place | Niclas Hammarström, Expressen |
| Runner-Up | Salwan Georges, The Washington Post, “Georgy” |
| Finalist | Laetitia Vançon, The New York Times, “Tribute to Odesa” |
| Finalist | Kiran Ridley, Getty Images, “Untitled” |
| Finalist | Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press, “War in Ukraine” |
| Finalist | Jelle Krings, Independent, “Evacuation Train” |
| Finalist | Chris McGrath, Getty Images, “Russians Continue Assault on Outskirts of Kyiv” |
| Award of Excellence | Bülent Kiliç, Agence France-Presse |
| Award of Excellence | Efrem Lukatsky, Associated Press, “First Day Lesson” |
| Award of Excellence | Bernat Amangue, Associated Press, “Reunited, and it Feels so Good” |
| LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR |
| First Place | Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle |
| Finalist | Yunghi Kim, Contact Press Images |
| Finalist | Matt McClain, The Washington Post |
| Finalist | Michael G. Seamans, Morning Sentinel & Kennebec Journal |
| Award of Excellence | Vincent Alban, Independent |
| Category |
Winners |
| SPORTS ACTION |
| First Place | Joel Marklund, Bildbyrån, “Steeplechase” |
| Finalist | Burak Akbulut, Anadolu Agency, “MotoGB Catalunya” |
| Finalist | Bruce Bennett, Getty Images, “Johnston Scores” |
| Finalist | Armin Durgut, Associated Press, “Bosnia Old Bridge Diving” |
| Finalist | Susana Vera, Reuters, “Eyes on the Goal” |
| Finalist | Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News, “Umpire Hit in Face” |
| Finalist | David Balogh, Independent, “Convergence” |
| Finalist | Jess Rapfogel, Independent, “Untitled” |
| Award of Excellence | Ezra Shaw, Getty Images, “Upside Down” |
| Award of Excellence | Kirill Kudryavtsev, Agence France-Presse, “Untitled” |
| Award of Excellence | Ben Stansall, Agence France-Presse, “Untitled” |
| Award of Excellence | Tobias Schwarz, Agence France-Presse, “Untitled” |
| SPORTS LIFE AND RECREATIONAL SPORTS |
| First Place (tied) | Billy Weeks, Independent, “Street Ball” |
| First Place (tied) | David Ramos, Getty Images, “Leo Messi WC” |
| Finalist | Phil Noble, Reuters, “The Message” |
| Finalist | Kent Nishimura, Los Angeles Times, “The Savannah Bananas” |
| Finalist | Scott Strazzante, San Francisco Chronicle, “Surprise Party” |
| Finalist | Stephanie Chambers, Getty Images, “Gold” |
| Award of Excellence | David Ramos, Getty Images, “Net” |
| Award of Excellence | Adam Pretty, Getty Images, “Gladiators” |
| Award of Excellence | Scott Serio, Eclipse Sportswire, “Three!!!” |
| Award of Excellence | Ezra Shaw, Getty Images, “Mass Start” |
| Award of Excellence | Mathieu Belanger, Independent, “Untitled” |
| PORTRAIT |
| First Place | Mads Nissen, Politiken, “Khalil Ahmad Kidney was Sold to Support his Family” |
| Finalist | Kiliii Yuyan, National Geographic Magazine, “We are Here: Quannah Chasinghorse, Fist Raised” |
| Finalist | Oli Scarff, Agence France-Presse, “King Charles” |
| Finalist | Rui Duarte Silva, Expresso, “Faces of War” |
| Finalist | Mauro De Bettio, Independent, “Venice of Africa” |
| Award of Excellence | Probal Rashid, Independent, “Second Class Citizen” |
| Award of Excellence | Thomas A. Ferrara, Newsday, “Dunia, A Portrait of Courage” |
| Award of Excellence | Jack Mikrut, Dagens Industri, “To Act Unseen” |
| Award of Excellence | Donald Miralle Jr., Independent, “Zion Clark” |
| PORTRAIT SERIES |
| First Place | Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press, “Secret Sports” |
| Runner-Up | Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press, “Ladies that Stayed” |
| Finalist | Marylise Vigneau, Anzenberger Agency, “Exiles” |
| Finalist | Frank Thorp V, NBC News, “Faces of the January 6th Investigation” |
| Award of Excellence | Alexandros Moridis, Independent, “The Cross-Dressers” |
| Award of Excellence | Pavel Volkov, Independent, “Colour of Cold” |
| Award of Excellence | Ozge Elif Kizil, Anadolu Agency, “The Shelter of Hope” |
| Award of Excellence | Jerome Delay, Associated Press, “Congo Goma Salons” |
| SPORTS PICTURE STORY |
| First Place | Aaron Lavinsky, Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Call me Captain” |
| Finalist | Al Bello, Getty Images, “Jockey School” |
| Finalist | K M Asad, Independent, “Fans” |
| Finalist | Jack Mikrut, Dagens Industri, “The Snow Dogs” |
| Award of Excellence | Stephanie Chambers, Getty Images, “Para Ice Hockey” |
| SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR |
| First Place | Matthias Hangst, Getty Images |
| Finalist | Al Bello, Getty Images |
| Award of Excellence | David Ramos, Getty Images |
| Category |
Winners |
| SCIENCE AND NATURAL HISTORY |
| First Place | Corey Arnold, National Geographic Magazine |
| Finalist | Brent Stirton, Getty Images for National Geographic Magazine, “Chained Rest” |
| Award of Excellence | Bryan Anselm, Redux Pictures |
| Award of Excellence | Tariq Zaidi, ZUMA Press/Getty Images/ Caters News Agency, “Untitled” |
| Award of Excellence | Sebnem Coskun, Anadolu Agency, “Lives Bound on Glaciers” |
| Award of Excellence | John Locher, Associated Press, “Appearing from Drought” |
| SCIENCE AND NATURAL HISTORY PICTURE STORY |
| First Place | Paolo Verzone, Agence VU and National Geographic, “Today’s Custodians of Egypt’s Cultural Heritage” |
| Finalist | Jasper Doest, National Geographic Magazine, “Nsenene” |
| Finalist | Corey Arnold, National Geographic Magazine, “Cities Gone Wild” |
| Award of Excellence | Jasper Doest, National Geographic Magazine, “Living Longer and Better” |
| Award of Excellence | Bryan Anselm, Redux Pictures, “Kentucky Flooding” |
| Award of Excellence | Daniel Etter, Independent, “The End of the Mesopotamian Marshes” |
| Award of Excellence | Antonio Faccilongo, Inside Over, “Oscura Selva” |
| Award of Excellence | Benjamin Rasmussen, Independent, “The Marshall Fire Pages” |
| ENVIRONMENTAL VISION AWARD |
| First Place | Lys Arango, Independent, “The River Ran Black” |
| Finalist | Alessandro Gandolfi, Parallelozero Photo Agency and National Geographic Magazine, “Smelling the World” |
| Finalist | Jonas Kakó, Independent, “The Dying River” |
| Award of Excellence | Brent Stirton, Getty Images for National Geographic Magazine, “Asian Elephants - An Uncertain Future” |
| Award of Excellence | Giacomo d’Orlando, Independent, “Symbiosis” |
| Award of Excellence | Justin Jin, Independent, “Fuel of the Future, Now” |
| WAR IN UKRAINE: NEWS |
| Judges’ Special Recognition | Fabio Bucciarelli, “The Human Cost of Russia’s War in Ukraine” |
| Judges’ Special Recognition | Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press, “Buried” |
| Judges’ Special Recognition | Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press, “Kill Me Now!” |
| Judges’ Special Recognition | Daniel Berehulak, The New York Times, “Woman Mourns Over Bodies” |
| Finalist | Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press, “Fleeing War” |
| Finalist | Roman Pilipey, Independent, “Bucha” |
| Finalist | Chris McGrath, Getty Images, “Battle for Bakhmut Rages On” |
| Award of Excellence | Wolfgang Schwan, Anadolu Agency, “Untitled” |
| Award of Excellence | Lynsey Addario, Independent, “Untitled” |
| Award of Excellence | Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter, “War Crimes” |
| Award of Excellence | David Guttenfelder, Independent, “Ukraine: Suicide Drones” |
| ISSUE REPORTING PICTURE STORY |
| First Place | Siegfried Modola, Globe and Mail, “Inside Myanmar’s Armed Uprising” |
| Finalist | Hannah Reyes Morales, National Geographic Magazine, “In the Shadow of False Light” |
| Finalist | Oded Balilty, Associated Press, “The Separation Barrier” |
| WAR IN UKRAINE: PICTURE STORY |
| First Place | Michael Robinson Chávez, The Washington Post, “Imperium” |
| Finalist | David Guttenfelder, Independent, “Ukraine: The Legion” |
| Finalist | Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press, “The Siege of Mariupol” |
| Finalist | Hailey Sadler, Independent, “Missing Home” |
| Award of Excellence | Laetitia Vançon, The New York Times, “Tribute to Odesa” |
| Award of Excellence | Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press, “Surviving War in Ukraine” |
| WORLD UNDERSTANDING AWARD |
| First Place | Louie Palu, National Geographic Magazine, “Distant Early Warning” |
| Finalist | Cesar Rodriguez, Independent, “Red Mountain” |
| Finalist | Fabiola Ferrero, Independent, “I Can’t Hear the Birds” |
| Award of Excellence | Christopher Rogel Blanquet, Getty Images and Courier Journal, “Beautiful Poison” |
| Award of Excellence | Ilvy Njiokiktjien, VII Photo Agency, “I Am Because We Are” |
| NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS PICTURE STORY |
| First Place | Eduardo Soteras Jalil, Agence France-Presse, “Ethiopia: Afar Under War” |
| Finalist | Antonio Denti, Independent, “London Bridge is Down” |
| Award of Excellence | Jaafar Ashtiye, Agence France-Presse, “The Deadliest Year in the West Bank” |
| INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR |
| First Place | Mads Nissen, Politiken/ Panos Pictures |
| Finalist | David Guttenfelder, Independent |
| Award of Excellence | Fabio Bucciarelli, Independent |
| Award of Excellence | Damon Winter, The New York Times |
| Award of Excellence | Salwan Georges, The Washington Post |
| Category |
Winners |
| NEWSPAPER PICTURE EDITING |
| First Place | Robert Miller, The Washington Post, “Fentanyl Crisis” |
| Finalist | Christine Nguyen, Minneapolis Star Tribune, “10 Current Black Minnesota Musicians You Need to Know” |
| Finalist | Gaia Tripoli, The New York Times, “The Anguish and Courage of Civilians Under Seige” |
| Finalist | Sarah Eckinger, The New York Times, “Olmsted’s Enduring Gift” |
| Finalist | Jolie Ruben, The New York Times, “It was a Mystery in the Desert for 50 Years” |
| Finalist | Deb Pastner, Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Juvenile Injustice” |
| Award of Excellence | Leila Navidi, Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Scene at the Fair: Details” |
| Award of Excellence | Cheryl Diaz Meyer, Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Juvenile Injustice” |
| MAGAZINE PICTURE EDITING |
| First Place | Kristen Geisler, The New York Times Magazine, “The Lives They Lived” |
| Finalist | Natalia Jiménez, The Washington Post, “The Vulnerability of New Motherhood, Heightened by a Pandemic” |
| Finalist | Kurt Mutchler, National Geographic Magazine, “The Science of Longevity” |
| Finalist | James Wellford, National Geographic Magazine, “The Water Behind Us” |
| Finalist | Anne Farrar, National Geographic Magazine, “Tepuis” |
| TEAM PICTURE STORY OF THE YEAR |
| First Place | Associated Press, “A War in Ukraine”
Evgeniy Maloletka, Emilio Morenatti, Nariman El-Mofty, Vadim Ghirda, Leo Correa, Efrem Lukatsky, Petros Giannakouris, Natacha Pisarenko, Felipe Dana, Bernat Armangue and Rodrigo Abd |
| Finalist | The New York Times, “The Horrors of War”
Tyler Hicks, Lynsey Addario, David Guttenfelder, Daniel Berehulak, Ivor Prickett, Mauricio Lima, Finbarr O’Reilly, Nicole Tung and Emile Ducke |
| Award of Excellence | South Florida Sun Sentinel, “Sentencing the Parkland Killer: The Quest for Justice”
Amy Beth Bennett, Mike Stocker and Joe Cavaretta |
| VISUAL EDITOR OF THE YEAR |
| First Place | Olivier Laurent, The Washington Post |
| Finalist | Kurt Mutchler, National Geographic Magazine |
| Award of Excellence | Kevin Martin, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| Award of Excellence | Natalia Jiménez, The Washington Post |
| Award of Excellence | Cathaleen Curtiss, The Buffalo News |
| Award of Excellence | Gaia Tripoli, The New York Times |
| ANGUS McDOUGALL EXCELLENCE IN EDITING AWARD |
| First Place | MaryAnne Golon and editing team, The Washington Post |
| Finalist | Meaghan Looram and editing team, The New York Times |
| Award of Excellence | Deb Pastner and editing team, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
| ONLINE STORYTELLING: DAILY LIFE |
| First Place | The New York Times, “A Look Inside New York’s Swirling Kaleidoscope of Faiths” |
| Finalist | The Boston Globe, “Kate Price Remembers Something Terrible”
Erin Clark, Bill Greene, Leanne Burden Seidel, John Hancock,Andrea Patino Contreras, Anush Elbakyan, Amy Pedulla |
| Finalist | CNN, “‘I Just Wanna Surf’”
Gabriella Angotti-Jones, Will Lanzoni, Austin Steele, Brett Roegiers, Leah Asmelash, Radhika Marya |
| Finalist | CNN, “‘Little Black Boy’”
Rashod Taylor, Laura Oliverio, Will Lanzoni, Brett Roegiers, Nicquel Terry Ellis |
| Award of Excellence | The New York Times, “Swimming Wasn’t for Us” |
| Award of Excellence | The Washington Post, “The Vulnerability of New Motherhood, Heightened by a Pandemic”
Natalia Jiménez, Tori Ferenc, Lianne Milton, Nadiya Nacorda, Michaela Vatcheva, Danielle Villasana, Marissa Vonesh |
| Award of Excellence | The New York Times, “Snowmobiles in Slush: Sports Are on Thin Ice in the Warming Arctic” |
| Award of Excellence | The New York Times, “Powwow Season in Full Bloom” |
| ONLINE STORYTELLING: NEWS REPORTING |
| First Place | The New York Times, “The Lives They Lived” |
| Finalist | The Washington Post, “America’s Homicide Rate has Surged. In 9 Cities, Loved Ones Tell the Story of Lives Lost”
Natalia Jiménez, Rob Culpepper, Brandon Dill, Rory Doyle, Kathleen Flynn, Dustin Franz, Joe Martinez, Andrew Mangum, Maddie McGarvey, Stephanie Hays, Madison Walls |
| Award of Excellence | The New York Times, “Bucha’s Month of Terror” |
| Award of Excellence | CNN, “This Doctor Travels Across State Lines to Provide Abortions”
Evelyn Hockstein, Brett Roegiers, Kyle Almond |
| ONLINE STORYTELLING PROJECT OF THE YEAR |
| First Place | National Geographic Magazine, “Stone Age”
Alice Zoo, Reuben Wu, Mallory Benedict, Hannah Tak, Alice Aedy, Fernando G. Baptista, Kaitlyn Mullin, Rebekah Barlas, Sakke Overlund, Matt Chwastyk, Patricia Healy, Elizabeth Atalay, Roff Smith, Glenn Oeland |
| Finalist | The New York Times, “The Ransom: The Root of Haiti's Misery” |
| Finalist | National Geographic Magazine, “Native Sovereignty”
Kiliii Yüyan, Jennifer Samuel, Elaine Bradley, Rosemary Wardley, Wendy Smith, Charles C. Mann, John Hoeffel, Irene Braun, Cosima Amelang, Taryn Salinas, Heidi Schultz |
| Award of Excellence | The New York Times, “How Extreme Heat Will Change Us” |
| Award of Excellence | The New York Times, “Is This the End of the People’s Beach?” |
| DOCUMENTARY NEWS REPORTING |
| First Place | The New York Times, “As Russia Pivots East, Ukrainians Ask: Are We Next?” |
| Finalist | The New York Times, “A Desperate Escape from Mariupol” |
| Finalist | The New York Times, “What Happens to the Migrant Workers Who Built the World Cup?” |
| DOCUMENTARY DAILY LIFE |
| First Place | ProPublica, “Meet the Woman Fighting for the Rights of Voters Who Can’t Read”
Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, Zach Read, Almudena Toral, Aliyya Swaby, Annie Waldman, George Boston Rhynes |
| Award of Excellence | The Washington Post, “Pregnant and homeless: Ripple effects of abortion limits”
Whitney Shefte, Jessica Koscielniak |
| Award of Excellence | The New York Times, “Worried Sick: A Journey Into the Anxious Teenage Mind” |
| DOCUMENTARY JOURNALISM |
| First Place | Univision Noticias, “Rising Up in the Heartland: Latino workers fight for pandemic relief”
Federica Narancio, Victoria Bouloubasis, Anna Clare Spelman, Richard Redfern, Adriana Loeff, Félix Pérez, Angelito Post, Frank Barragán, Diego Medrano, Santiago Fernández, Escucha Mi Voz, María González, Almudena Toral, Andrea Patiño Contreras, Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, Jessica Weiss, Esther Poveda, David Adams, Patricia Vélez, Carolina Astuya |
| Finalist | Swedish Television, “Railway Rescue - The Train Between Life and Death” |
| Finalist | NBC News, “Dear Noah: Pages from a Family Diary” |
| Finalist | Univision Noticias, “#IAmVanessaGuillen”
Andrea Patiño Contreras, David Adams, Federica Narancio, Ray Whitehouse, Anna Clare Spelman, Diego Cortés, Cecilia Traslaviña, Raul Avila, Victoria Bouloubasis, Patricia Clarembaux, Ana Elena Azpurúa, José Ángel Gonzalo, Bridget McQuillan, Kristian Melom, Alexis Fairbanks, Frank Barragán, Andrés Azpiri, Luz Sánchez, Leonardo Cucho, Diego Patiño, Looky Looky Pictures, Kala Juett, Carolina Astuta, Natalia Bravo, Juan Pablo Garnham, Roser Toll Pifarré, Pauchi Sasaki |
| Award of Excellence | The Washington Post, “Bring Them Home”
Ray Whitehouse, Kate Woodsome, Katrina De Vera, Jason Rezaian, Michael Duffy, Sean Carter, Danielle Kunitz, Yan Wu, Lydia Rebac |
| Award of Excellence | TIME, “Qatar's World Cup Building Boom: Too Hot To Work”
Tom Laffay, Ed Kashi, Justine Simons, Diane Tsai, Karif Wat, Aryn Baker, Emily Wright |
| DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR |
| First Place | Emily Rhyne, The New York Times |
| Finalist | Noah Throop, The New York Times |
| Award of Excellence | Mauricio Rodriguez Pons, Propublica |
| Award of Excellence | Yousur Al-Hlou, The New York Times |
| PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK OF THE YEAR |
| First Place | David P. Gilkey, NPR, “Pictures on the Radio” |
| Finalist | Tariq Zaidi, “Sin Salida” |
| Award of Excellence | Matt Black, “American Geography” |
| Award of Excellence | Jacob Ehrbahn, “A Dream of Europe” |
| Award of Excellence | Smita Sharma, “We Cry in Silence” |
| Award of Excellence | James Oatway and Alon Skuy, “[BR]OTHER” |
| Award of Excellence | Blue Star Press, “Relentless Courage” |
