2019 Photo of the Year

Announced at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

RELATED:
2019 Newspaper/Newsmagazine Pacemaker Awards
2019 Broadcast Pacemaker Awards

2019 Individual Awards
Broadcast Story of the Year  |  Cartoon of the Year  |  Design of the Year  |  Digital Story of the Year  |  Photo of the Year
Story of the Year  |  Social Justice Reporting  |  Portfolio of the Year  |  Best Use of Social Media  |  Local Climate Change Reporting
Middle School 

RELATED: DC 2019 Best of Show Awards
RELATED: DC 2019 Pioneer Award-winning advisers

RELATED: Announced in spring 2019
2019 Online Pacemakers  |  2018 Yearbook Pacemakers  |  2018 Magazine Pacemakers

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News/feature photo

First
Elizabeth Chan
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Second
Everest Maher
El Paisano
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas

Third
Mariana Ramirez
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Fourth
Bella Russo
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Fifth
Alyssa Purpura
Ledoian
Aledo High School
Aledo, Texas

Honorable mention
Dina Zeldin
The Lion’s Roar
Newton South High School
Newton Centre, Massachusetts

Honorable mention
Gregory James
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable mention
Gracie Davis
The Lonestar
Vista Ridge High School
Cedar Park, Texas

Honorable mention
Joe Ng
Caledonia
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia

Honorable mention
Julian Whitworth
Talisman
Ballard High School
Seattle, Washington

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Sports action photo

First
Nathan Hayes
The Carillon
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose, California

Second
Andrew Maier
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Third
Aden Lantos
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Fourth
Jordyn Tarrant
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas

Fifth
Cara Hudson
Kodiak
Bridgeland High School
Cypress, Texas

Honorable mention
Alexander Predmore
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Honorable mention
Sam Bartlett
Play
Maize High School
Maize, Kansas

Honorable mention
Allie Erdner
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas

Honorable mention
Everest Maher
El Paisano
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas

Honorable mention
Liberty Vela
The Citadel
Claudia Taylor Johnson High School
San Antonio, Texas

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Sports reaction photo

First
Abney Garcia
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Second
Aidan McCall
The Stampede
J.W. Mitchell High School
Trinity, Florida

Third
Diana Temelkova
Vespa
Hinsdale South High School
Darien, Illinois

Fourth
Abney Garcia
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

Fifth
Andrew Maier
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Honorable mention
Hanna Corny
Madrono
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Honorable mention
Evan Newcomb
The Black and White
Johnston High School
Johnston, Iowa

Honorable mention
Abby Ryan
Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas

Honorable mention
Kaylen Ayres
Northwest Horizons
Northwest Guilford High School
Greensboro, North Carolina

Honorable mention
Melanie Russell
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas

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Environmental portrait

First
Michael Melinger
The Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri

Second
Carson Becker
The Talon
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, Virginia

Third
Nicholas Styers
Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas

Fourth
Nicholas Styers
Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas

Fifth
Emily Danielsen
The Update
Herbert Henry Dow High School
Midland, Michigan

Honorable mention
Maya Cornish
Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Honorable mention
Kyle Niego
Menagerie
Lyons Township High School
La Grange, Illinois

Honorable mention
Lukas Gates
The Black & White
Walt Whitman High School
Bethesda, Maryland

Honorable mention
Deana Trautz
The Wolfpack
Cedar Park High School
Cedar Park, Texas

Honorable mention
Laura Amador-Toro
The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas