2020 Photo of the Year

Oct. 22, 2020

Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2020 Photo of the Year competition.

Winners were announced during the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention awards ceremony, presented virtually on Oct. 22.

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the awards ceremony for Pacemakers and Individual Awards
on Oct. 22, 2020.

2020 ACP Individual Awards

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News/Breaking News Photo

First
Jack Rodgers
Minnesota Daily
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Second
Elias Valverde II
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Third
Elias Valderde II
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Fourth
Johnathan Johnson
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas

Fifth
Richard Gregor
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Honorable mention
Richard Grant
Daily Forty-Niner
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California

Honorable mention
Yasamin Jafari Tehrani
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California

Honorable mention
Katina Zentz
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable mention
Annie Klusendorf
The Michigan Daily
Unversity of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Honorable mention
Preston Crawley
The Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah


Feature Photo

First
Dustin Duong
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Second
Austin Brumblay
Daily Forty-Niner
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California

Third
Cameron Klassen
The Union
El Camino College
Torrance, California

Fourth
Katina Zentz
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Fifth
Jonah Rosen
The Daily Collegian
Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania

Honorable mention
Milan Loiacono
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Honorable mention
Joeleen Hubbard
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Honorable mention
Emily Steinberger
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Honorable mention
Clare Grant
The Pendulum
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Honorable mention
Pedro Luna
The Daily Texn
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas


Sports Game/Action Photo

First
Michael Clubb
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Second
Angelica Edwards
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Third
Jordan Prather
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Fourth
Jon Mirador
The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VIrginia

Fifth
Kyle Russell
IV Leader
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois

Honorable mention
Reagan Lee
The Banner
California Baptist University
Riverside, California

Honorable mention
Mackenzie Hudson
The Arbiter
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

Honorable mention
Katina Zentz
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable mention
Angelina Katsanis
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Honorable mention
Lydia Ely
The Daily
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington


Sports Feature Photo

First
Tyler Bills
Foghorn News
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Second
Jordan Prather
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Third
Lily Thompson
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Fourth
Dustin Duong
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Fifth
James Leavy
The Daily Collegian
Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania

Honorable mention
Shivansh Ahuja
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Honorable mention
Lily Thompson
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Honorable mention
Matt Zubik
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Honorable mention
Joshua Guenther
The Daily Texan
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Honorable mention
Elias Valverde II
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas


Environmental Portrait

First
Brooke Baldwin
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas

Second
Thomas Maisonneuve
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Third
Emily Kenny
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Fourth
Zane Meyer-Thornton
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Fifth
Jamie Hwang
The Daily Texan
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Honorable mention
Marco Pallotti
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California

Honorable mention
Eucario Calderon
The State Hornet
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Honorable mention
Addison LeBoutillier
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Honorable mention
Lauren Miller
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Honorable mention
Caitlyn Epes
OU Daily
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma