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The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar
1997 Photography Competition Winners


BEST IN SHOW

View the 1998 Best in Show winning photo by Robert Cohen Awarded to Robert Cohen of the Commercial Appeal (TN) for his First Place General News photo titled "Testing a Driver's Patience"

BEST PORTFOLIO

1st Place - Liu Xin, The Palm Beach Post
2nd Place - Brian Walski, The Boston Herald
3rd Place - Michael Williamson, The Washington Post

SPOT NEWS

1st Place - Kent Phillips, The Commercial Appeal "Little Hostage"
2nd Place - Santiago Lyon, The Associated Press "Albania Unrest"
3rd Place - E.A. Kennedy III, The Palm Beach Post "Grief"
HM - David T. Foster III, The Charlotte Observer "Brick Picking"
HM - Jonathan Kirshner, Western Kentucky University "Tornado Kids"
HM - Liu Xin, The Palm Beach Post "Rollover"
HM - Yuta Sataguchi, Daily Southtown "End of the Line"

GENERAL NEWS

1st Place - Robert Cohen, The Commercial Appeal "Testing a Driver's Patience"
2nd Place - Marice Cohn Band, The Miami Herald "Farewell"
3rd Place - John Moore, The Associated Press "Mourning Mother"
HM - Penny de los Santos, Ohio University "Band Competition"
HM - Jock Fistick, The Tampa Tribune "Guilty"
HM - Mark Mirko, The Palm Beach Post "Seized"
HM - Michael Williamson, The Washington Post "Crack Bust"

FEATURE

1st Place - Eugene Garcia, Freelance-Orange County Register "Bubbles For the Needy"
2nd Place - Gary O'Brien, The Charlotte Observer "Daddies & Daughters Dance"
3rd Place - Chiaki Kawajiri, The Baltimore Sun "Till You Drop"
HM - Ting-Li Wang, Ohio University "Uniform Day"
HM - Todd Sumlin, The Charlotte Observer "First Haircut"
HM - Liu Xin, The Palm Beach Post "Fishing"
HM - Susanna Frohman, Ohio University "Dog Moms"

SPORTS ACTION

1st Place - Tom Pennington, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram "Blown Away"
2nd Place - Richard Hartog, The (Santa Monica) Outlook "Full Court Press"
3rd Place - Khue Bui, The Washington Post "untitled"
HM - Charles Bertram, The Lexington Herald Leader "Ouch"
HM - Eric Draper, The Associated Press "De La Hoya- Whitaker"
HM - Kevin Fujii, The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram "Nothing But Net"
HM - Chris Hondros, Fayetteville Observer-Times "Blind Bowling"
HM - Preston C. Mack, The Sun Sentinel (FL) "That's Gonna Leave a Mark"

SPORTS FEATURE

1st Place - Charles Krupa, The Associated Press "In a Fog"
2nd Place - Preston C. Mack, The Sun Sentinel (FL) "Surfin' Cat"
3rd Place (tie) - Laura Kleinhenz, The Commercial Appeal "Barracuda"
3rd Place (tie) - Sean Meyers, Columbia Daily Tribune "Coach Choke"
HM - Richard Hartog, The (Santa Monica) Outlook "Water Polo Timeout"
HM - Ting-Li Wang, Ohio University "Confused Scoreboard" HM - Rich Addicks, The Atlanta Journal & Constitution "Rest Time"
HM - Gary Allen, The News & Observer "Oglers"

PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY

1st Place - Laura M. Mueller, The Charlotte Observer "Socks"
2nd Place - Eugene Garcia, Freelance Orange County Register "Hiding With Their Pain"
3rd Place - ReneŽ Ittner-McManus, The State(SC) "A Brother Lost"
HM - Mark Mirko, The Palm Beach Post "Melvin B"
HM - Chiaki Kawajiri, The Baltimore Sun "Play That Tune"
HM - Robin Donina Serne, St. Petersburg Times "Keeping The Faith"
HM - Jay Janner, The (Colorado Springs) Gazette "Rejecting the Rat Race"
HM - Milbert Orlando Brown, The Chicago Tribune "Water"

PICTORIAL

1st Place - Kenneth Papaleo, The Rocky Mountain News "Hale Bopp"
2nd Place - Joe Stefanchik, The Dallas Morning News "Weld"
3rd Place - Kurt Hegre, The Fresno Bee "The Break"
HM - Todd Sumlin, The Charlotte Observer "Wake Rider"
HM - Richard Chapman, The Chicago Sun-Times "Air & Water"
HM - Michael Williamson, The Washington Post "Blues Alley"
HM - Louie Favorite, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Rainbow"
HM - Steven Smith, The Commercial Appeal "A Ray of Light"

PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION

1st Place - Laura M. Mueller, The Charlotte Observer "White Chocolate"
2nd Place - Alex Garcia, The Los Angeles Times "Flashy Signals"
3rd Place - ReneŽ Ittner McManus, The State (SC) "Simply Snowpea"
HM - William Snyder, The Dallas Morning News "Nostalgic Look"

ISSUE ILLUSTRATION

1st Place - Stephanie Grace Lim, Charlotte Observer "Corporate Welfare"
2nd Place - Stephanie Grace Lim, Charlotte Observer "City of Suits"
3rd Place - Ralph Lauer, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram "Out-of-date Medicine"
HM - Nicole DeVito, The Eugene Register Guard "Geriatric Depression"

FEATURE PICTURE STORY

1st Place - Khue Bui, The Washington Post "Children of the Inner City"
2nd Place - William Snyder, The Dallas Morning News "Trans-Siberian Railroad"
3rd Place - Leigh Daughtridge, The Commercial Appeal "Beale Street Boys"
HM - Robert Cohen, The Commercial Appeal "Show of Hands"
HM - Nuri Vallbona, The Miami Herald "Drug Hole Warriors"

NEWS PICTURE STORY

1st Place - Alex Garcia, The Los Angeles Times "A Following in Their Footsteps"
2nd Place - Michael Williamson, The Washington Post "Trauma Tech"
3rd Place - Michael Williamson, The Washington Post "The Rains of Ruin"
HM - AndrŽ F. Chung, The Baltimore Sun "Deadly City"
HM - Robert Cohen, The Commercial Appeal "Mending Hearts, Soothing Souls"
HM - Laura Kleinhenz, The Commercial Appeal "Last Days of Lemoyne Gardens - a Tribute"
HM - Santiago Lyon, The Associated Press "Albania Unrest"
HM - Joe Stefanchik, The Dallas Morning News "After the War"

SPORTS PICTURE STORY

HM - Christopher A. Record, The Charlotte Observer "Kindergarten Cowboy"
HM - Alan Spearman, The Commercial Appeal "The Kid (A Boy in a Man's Shoes)"

RICH MAHAN STUDENT PORTFOLIO

1st Place - Carrie Pratt, Western Kentucky University
2nd Place - Susanna Frohman, Ohio University

GEORGIA PHOTOGRAPHER of the YEAR

The judges did not award any places in this category.

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