Approximately 7,400 photographs were entered by 258
photographers from around the world.
Judging took place Nov.30, Dec. 1 2006. Judges were:
Todd Heisler/Rocky Mountain News/The New York Times
Karen Pulfer Focht/ Memphis Commercial Appeal
Jonathan Newton/ Washington Post
Brian Storm/MediaStorm
Thom McGuire/Hartford Courant
David Ahntholz/ Naples Daily News
Scott Strazzante/ Chicago Tribune-
Greg Foster/ Freelance-
Meredith Birkett/ MSNBC.com-
Jim Seida/ MSNBC.com-
Blake Discher/ ASMP-
Eugene Mopsik/ ASMP-
Bob Mahoney- Freelance
2006 Photography Competition Winners
BEST
IN SHOW
1st Place
-Oded Balilty, Associated Press, "The Power of
One"
BEST PORTFOLIO
1st
Place - David W. Guttenfelder, The Associated
Press
2nd
Place - Paula Bronstein, Getty
Images
3rd
Place - Tracy Boulian, Naples Daily
News
HM
- Ben Gray, Atlanta Journal
Constitution
HM
- Evan Semon, The Rocky Mountain News
RICH MAHAN STUDENT
PORTFOLIO
1st
Place - Christian Hansen, Western Kentucky
University
2nd
Place - Matt Eich, Ohio
University
3rd
Place - Benjamin Reed, University of
Missouri-Columbia
HM
-Eric Kayne, Ohio
University
HM
-Jim Korpi, Ohio University
NEWSPAPER STAFF OF THE
YEAR
Palm Beach Post
Picture Story winners will be posted later.
View the single image category winners here.
FEATURE
1st Place -Peter
McCollough, Ohio University, "Red"
2nd Place - Carl Kiilsgaard, Western Kentucky University,
"The Back Room"
3rd Place - Chris Detrick, Salt Lake Tribune, "Mystic Hot
Springs"
HM - John Freidah, Providence Journal, "Twins"
HM - Yoon Byun, Hartford Courant, "Alternate
Play"
GENERAL NEWS
1st Place -Spencer
Platt, Getty Images, "Five Years"
2nd Place - Gary Coronado, Palm Beach Post, "Train
Jumping"
3rd Place - Paula Bronstein, Getty Images, "Funeral in
Gaza"
HM - Sarah L. Voisin, Washington Post, "Young and
Scared"
HM - Chris Zuppa, St. Petersburg Times,
"Grieving"
SPOT NEWS
1st Place -Oded
Balilty, Associated Press, "The Power of One"
2nd Place - Ramsay deGive, Brooks Institute of Photography,
"Inferno"
3rd Place - Kevin Frayer, Associated Press, "Young
Casualty"
HM - Hadi Mizban, Associated Press, "Baghdad Bombing"
HM -Paula Bronstein, Getty Images, "Riot Police in
Nepal"
SPORTS FEATURE
1st Place -Cliff
Jette, Cedar Rapids Gazette, "Match Winning Pin"
2nd Place - Maisie Crow. Patuxent Publishing, "Lost
Horse"
3rd Place - Edmund Fountain, St. Petersburg Times, "Behind
the Scenes"
HM - Brant Sanderlin, Atlanta Journal Constitution,
"Leader"
HM - Ana Pimlser, Potomac News, "Hard to Watch"
SPORTS ACTION
1st Place -Joe
Cavaretta, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, "Boxing"
2nd Place - Dan Powers, Appleton Post-Crescent, "Super Bowl
MVP"
3rd Place - Jeff Siner, Charlotte Observer, "Panthers vs.
Browns"
HM - Dylan Wilson, Macon Telegraph, "Long Jump"
HM - Nicholas Laham, Getty Images, "Matador and
Bull"
PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY
1st Place -Autumn
Cruz, Sacramento Bee, "Jeremy's Bath"
2nd Place - Stephanie Klein-Davis, The Roanole Times,
"Diamond Tooth Tolliver"
3rd Place - Q. Sakamaki, Redux Pictures, "Sex Worker"
HM - Brian Lehmann, University of Nebraska, "Life"
HM - Matt Eich, Ohio University, "Troy"
PICTORIAL
1st Place - Q.
Sakamaki, Redux Pictures, "Sri Lankan Conflict"
2nd Place - Andrew Henderson, Freelance (Connecticut),
untitled
3rd Place - Gary Coronado, Palm Beach Post, "Train
Jumpers"
HM - Matt Roth, Patuxent Publishing, "Milo the
Cowboy"
PRODUCT
ILLUSTRATION
1st Place -Lance
Murphey, Memphis Commercial Appeal, "Dollhouse"
2nd Place - Autumn Cruz, Sacramento Bee, "Goth Fashion"
3rd Place - Roberto Gonzalez, Orlando Sentinel, "Bubble
Boom"
HM - Todd Sumlin, Charlotte Observer, "Red Accessories"
HM - Roberto Gonzalez, Orlando Sentinel, "Colored With
Gray"
ISSUE
ILLUSTRATION
1st Place -Kyle Green,
Roanoke Times, "Cyber Predator"
2nd Place -Q. Sakamaki, Redux Pictures, "Haunted by War"
"
3rd Place -Erik Lunsford, Palm Beach Post, "The
Anchorman"
HM -Erik Lunsford, Palm Beach Post, "The Bodyguard"
HM -Erik Lunsford, Palm Beach Post, "The
Professor"
View the single image category winners here.
FEATURE PICTURE
STORY
1st
Place -Christian Hansen, Western Kentucky University, "Life
on the Cusp"
2nd
Place - Gary Coronado, Palm Beach Post, Train
Jumpers"
3rd
Place - Yoon Byun, Hartford Courant, "Life's
Cycles"
HM-
Q. Sakamaki, Redux Pictures, "Sex
Workers"
HM
- Melissa Lyttle, St. Petersburg Times,
"Lillie"
HM
- Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News, "A Big Not So Easy
Mess"
NEWS PICTURE
STORY
1st
Place - Spencer Platt, Getty Images, "A Battle of
Faith"
2nd
Place - Josh Metzler, The Roanoke Times, "Land of
Opportunity"
3rd
Place - Paula Bronstein, Getty Images, "The Agony of the
Kashmir-Pakistan
Earthquake"
HM
- Justin Sullivan, Getty Images, "Harvesting a
Win"
HM
- David W. Guttenfelder, Associated Press,
"Gaza"
SPORTS PICTURE
STORY
1st
Place -Erik Sucar, Freelance (New Jersey),
"J-Mac"
2nd
Place - Lisa Krantz, San Antonio News-Express,
"MudDrags"
3rd
Place - David W. Guttenfelder, Associated Press, "Afghan
Bodybuilding"
HM
- Kyle Green, Roanoke Times, "Ultimate
Fight"
HM
- Melissa Lyttle, St. Petersburg Times, "This is How They
Roll"
NIKON SHOOTOUT
1st
Place -Jesse Jones, University of N. Florida
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MSNBC's Jim Seida's
Multi-Media workshop
focused on audio techniques.
Chicago Sun-Times
photographer John
White received Nikon's Lifetime
Achievement award.
Scott Strazzante, of the
Chicago Tribune, leads
a Sports Photography workshop.
The Hartford Courant's Thom
McGuire was a
Saturday speaker.
David Ahntholz, of the Naples
Daily News, during
his Saturday presentation.
ASMP
Executive Director Eugene Mopsik leads
a Business Practices workshop.
Photographs courtesy of Jim Korpi and Erik Lesser