2018 Photo of the Year

General News Photo


1. Christian Snyder

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


2. C.J. Weiss

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


3. Nic Antaya

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


4. Caean Couto

The Daily, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington


5. Kyle Russell

IV Leader, Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois


HM. Denis Perez

The Advocate, Contra Costa College
San Pablo, California


HM. Miyung Kim

The Union, El Camino College
Torrance, California


HM. Arden Barnes

Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky


HM. McKenna Dosier

The Murray State News, Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky


HM. Duy Vu

The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas


Feature Photo


1. Angela Santos

MPJ, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


2. Duy Vu

The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas


3. Theo Schwarz

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


4. Val Parenas

The Calgary Journal, Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


5. Ryan Weier

Pulse, Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington


HM. Carly Geraci

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


HM. Hannah DePriest

The Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska


HM. Hailey Haux

MPJ, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


HM. Lacey Phillips

The Collegian, Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas


HM. Liesje Powers

The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
Waco, Texas


Spot News Photo


1. Duy Vu

The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas


2. Ana Ramiro

The Corsair, Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California


3. Hadley Chittum

The GW Hatchet, The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.


4. Ben Allan Smith

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa


5. Fernando Salazar

Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, California


HM. Katie Albertson

Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, California


HM. Colin Boyle

The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois


HM. Ben Allan Smith

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa


HM. Ellen Schmidt

Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota


HM. Kai Nguyen

The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Sports Photo


1. Carly Geraci

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


2. Timothy O’Meara

The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts


3. Josue Martinez

The Corsair, Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California


4. Adam Sparks

The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama


5. Kyle Russell

IV Leader, Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois


HM. Anwar Torres

Collegian Times, Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, California


HM. Kyle Russell

IV Leader, Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois


HM. Chloe Cooper

Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky


HM. Carolyn Meyer

TommieMedia.com, University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, Minnesota


HM. Alexandra Moreo

The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Environmental Portrait


1. James Year

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa


2. Oliver Pomazzi

The Vermont Cynic, University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont


3. Kayla Renie

The Red & Black, University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia


4. Pablo Unzueta

Substance.Media, Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, California


5. Denis Perez

The Advocate, Contra Costa College
San Pablo, California


HM. Adam Sparks

The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama


HM. Vanessa Johnson

The Signal, Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia


HM. Yamilka Vazquez Gual

The Connector, Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia


HM. Calvin Scott

District, Savannah College of Art and Design – Savannah Campus
Savannah, Georgia


HM. James Year

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa