Oct. 7, 2020

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2020 Photo of the Year competition.

Winners in this and all Individual Award categories, as well as the ACP Pacemaker Awards, will be announced virtually at 6 p.m. Eastern Thursday, Oct. 22, during the Fall National College Media Convention.

To view the awards presentation, register for the convention at collegemediaconvention.org.

Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.

2020 Individual Award Finalists

Advertisement • Cartoon • Design
Multimedia • Reporter • Photo • Story
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage

2020 Pacemaker finalists

Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2019 Yearbook

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News/Breaking News Photo

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

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

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

Richard Gregor
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

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

Jack Rodgers
Minnesota Daily
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

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

Johnathan Johnson
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas

Preston Crawley
The Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

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Feature Photo

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

Cameron Klassen
The Union
El Camino College
Torrance, California

Milan Loiacono
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

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

Joeleen Hubbard
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Emily Steinberger
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

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

Clare Grant
The Pendulum
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

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

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

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Sports Game/Action Photo

Reagan Lee
The Banner
California Baptist University
Riverside, California

Mackenzie Hudson
The Arbiter
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

Kyle Russell
IV Leader
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois

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

Michael Clubb
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Jordan Prather
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

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

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

Jon Mirador
The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VIrginia

Lydia Ely
The Daily
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

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Sports Feature Photo

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

Jordan Prather
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Lily Thompson
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Lily Thompson
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

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

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

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

Tyler Bills
Foghorn News
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

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

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

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Environmental Portrait

Marco Pallotti
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California

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

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

Addison LeBoutillier
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Thomas Maisonneuve
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Emily Kenny
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Lauren Miller
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Caitlyn Epes
OU Daily
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Brooke Baldwin
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas

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