2018 Photo of the Year Finalists

General News Photo


Denis Perez

The Advocate, Contra Costa College
San Pablo, California


Miyung Kim

The Union, El Camino College
Torrance, California


Kyle Russell

IV Leader, Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois


Arden Barnes

Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky


McKenna Dosier

The Murray State News, Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky


Nic Antaya

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


C.J. Weiss

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


Christian Snyder

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Duy Vu

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


Caean Couto

The Daily, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington


Feature Photo


Carly Geraci

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


Hannah DePriest

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


Hailey Haux

MPJ, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Angela Santos

MPJ, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Theo Schwarz

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Duy Vu

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


Lacey Phillips

The Collegian, Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas


Liesje Powers

The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
Waco, Texas


Ryan Weier

Pulse, Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington


Val Parenas

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


Spot News Photo


Katie Albertson

Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, California


Ana Ramiro

The Corsair, Santa Monica College
Santa Monica , California


Fernando Salazar

Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, California


Hadley Chittum

The GW Hatchet, The George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia


Colin Boyle

The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois


Ben Allan Smith

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa


Ben Allan Smith

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa


Ellen Schmidt

Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota


Kai Nguyen

The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Duy Vu

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

Sports Photo


Adam Sparks

The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama


Anwar Torres

Collegian Times, Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, California


Josue Martinez

The Corsair, Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California


Kyle Russell

IV Leader, Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois


Kyle Russell

IV Leader, Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois


Chloe Cooper

Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky


Timothy O’Meara

The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts


Carly Geraci

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


Carolyn Meyer

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


Alexandra Moreo

The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Environmental Portrait


Adam Sparks

The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama


Denis Perez

The Advocate, Contra Costa College
San Pablo, California


Pablo Unzueta

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


Kayla Renie

The Red & Black, University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia


Vanessa Johnson

The Signal, Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia


Yamilka Vazquez Gual

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


Calvin Scott

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


James Year

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa


James Year

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa


Oliver Pomazzi

The Vermont Cynic, University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont