2020 Photo of the Year finalists

Nov. 2, 2020

National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2020 Photo of the Year competition —

News Photo

Feature Photo

Sports Game/Action Photo

Sports Feature Photo

Environmental Portrait

Winners in this and all Individual Award categories, as well as the NSPA Pacemaker Awards in broadcast, specialty magazine and newspaper/newsmagazine, will be announced online at 1 p.m. Central Saturday, Nov. 21, as part of the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, presented virtually Nov. 19-21.

To view the awards presentation, register for the convention at orlando.journalismconvention.org by 11:59 p.m. Central Nov. 13.

Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.


News Photo

Abigail Weihe
Hornet
Bryant High School, Bryant, Arkansas

Rachel McCrea
Scot Scoop
Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Carly Liggett
BVWNews
Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Abby Ryan
The Northwest Passage
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Carly Liggett
BVWNews
Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kansas

Hunter Musi
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Mariana Ramirez
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Leah Anderson
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Bela Tapperson
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Alex Daggett
The Talon News
Argle High School, Argyle, Texas


Feature Photo

Alex Melton
Hornet
Bryant High School, Bryant, Arkansas

Abigail Weihe
Hornet
Bryant High School, Bryant, Arkansas

Savannah Drnec
Central Focus
Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville, Missouri

Eriyale Williams
The Howl
Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada

Caleb Melville
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Landry Raymond
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Elizabeth Chan
The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Aric Shah
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Seth Miller
The Arena
Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas

Kris Robledo
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas


Sports Game/Action Photo

Jack Weaver
Legend
Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri

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

Joseph Grech
Legend
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Landry Raymond
The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Aric Shah
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Landry Raymond
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Jacob Grosch
Bridgeland Student Media
Bridgeland High School, Cypress, Texas

Mariana Ramirez
The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Rebecca Rockenbach
The Leopard
Lovejoy High School, Lucas, Texas

Ava Bathurst
Ledoian
Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas


Sports Feature Photo

Alex Melton
Hornet
Bryant High School, Bryant, Arkansas

Sophia Rocha
The Redwood Bark
Redwood High School, Larkspur, California

Kevin Reyes
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida

Grace Denckhoff
Pioneer
Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri

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

Joseph Grech
Legend
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Ishika Samant
Westwood Student Press
Westwood High School, Austin, Texas

Mariana Ramirez
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Elizabeth Chan
The Lion
McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas

Aric Shah
El Paisano
Westlake High School, Austin, Texas


Environmental Portrait

Paras Bassuk
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa

Caroline Barker
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa

Nick Styers
The Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kansas

Maya Kogulan
The Huron Emery
Ann Arbor Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Zac Anderson
The Antler
Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sophia Eaton
Bearing News
Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, Missouri

Elizabeth Warren
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Margaret Debenport
Tiger Times
Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas

Anna Garcia
The Shield
McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

Haley Drouin
Lone Star
James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas