2014 ACP Photo Excellence Finalists
The Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists for its Photo Excellence awards. The contest honors student photographers in five categories: General News, Spot News, Feature, Sports and Environmental Portrait. Entries are judged based on technical quality, artistic value and journalistic content. They are as follows:
General News Picture

Olivia Blinn
The Chimes, Biola Univ., La Mirada, Calif.

Pedro Zavala
Six Mile Post, Georgia Highlands College, Rome, Ga.

Brian Lee
The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.

Annabel Edwards
The Medill Justice Project, Northwestern Univ., Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication, Evanston, Ill.

Michael Shaw
Emerald Media, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.

Tyce Hoskins
District, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga.

Blake Lanser
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa

Graham Beck
The Heights, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Erin Snider
The Standard, Missouri State Univ., Springfield

Darin Dubinsky
The Times, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee
Spot News Picture

Vincent Ta
Highlander, Univ. of California, Riverside

Blake Lanser
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa

Christopher A. Maynor
The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.

Allison Farrand
The Michigan Daily, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Khoa Nguyen
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.

Tessa Elbettar
F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chad Cooper
The Spectrum, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo (N.Y.)

Nathan Howard
The Daily Evergreen, Washington State Univ., Pullman, Wash.

Joshua Bessex
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle

Joshua Bessex
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Feature Picture

Emily Nicole Teague
The Orion, California State Univ., Chico

Blake Lanser
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa

Ruby Wallau
The Michigan Daily, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Chase Gaewski
The Daily Orange, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y.

Richard Hirst
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas

Ian Maule
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, Ky.

Justin Wan
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.

Brandon Willis
Excalibur, Evangel Univ., Springfield, Mo.

Brandon Willis
Excalibur, Evangel Univ., Springfield, Mo.

Chris Janjic
The Daily Orange, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y.
Sports Picture

David Bristow
The Red & Black, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

Eric Craig
Xavier Herald, Xavier Univ., New Orleans

Sam Maller
The Daily Orange, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y.

Danny Miller
Western Front, Western Washington Univ., Bellingham, Wash.

Joshua Bessex
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle

Chad Phillips
The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.

Tera Lyons
The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.

Ben Zefeng Zhang
The Reflector, Univ. of Indianapolis, Indianapolis

Kameron Casey
The Reflector, Univ. of Indianapolis, Indianapolis

Russell James
Northwest Trail, Northwest College, Powell, Wyo.
Environmental Portrait

Glory Sheeley
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington

Tyler Finchum
The Daily Iowan, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Lauren Pape
The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, Texas

Joshua Bessex
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle

Ike Fredregill
Wingspan, Laramie County CC, Cheyenne, Wyo.

Emily Teauge
The Orion, California State Univ., Chico

Elizabeth Zabel
Ethos, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa

Brian Achenbach
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa

Janine Furtado
Pipe Dream, Binghamton Univ., Vestal, N.Y.

Hua Zong
The Temple News, Temple Univ., Philadelphia