2017 Photo Excellence Finalists

Picture of the Year winners will be announced at the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention, Oct. 25-29 in Dallas.


General News Photo


Jacob Arthur

The Crimson White, University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama


Daniel Kim

The Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California


Kyle Cascante

The Summit, Grossmont Community College
El Cajon, California


Zack Laurence

The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois


Gabriel Scarlett

College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky


Seth Coulter

MPJ, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Moriah Ratner

The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Anna Matthews

Technician, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina


Adam Eberhardt

Daily Emerald, University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon


Gabriela Velasquez

The Prospector, The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas


Spot News Photo


Anvay Ullal

Daily Trojan, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California


Ken Shin

Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California


Hanna Crowley

Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California


Ryan Michalesko

Daily Egyptian, Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois


Brian Munoz

The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois


Madeline Kranz

The DePaulia, DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois


Abby Potter

College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky


Michael Santiago

The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


John Hamilton

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Joshua Guerra

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


Feature Photo


Thomas Holguin

Highlander Newspaper, University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California


Kyle Russell

IV Leader, Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois


Kyle Russell

IV Leader, Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois


Nic Antaya

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


Xiang Wei

The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Bryan Cereijo

The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Jensen Stidham

MPJ, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Joshua Guerra

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


Brett Luft

The Reflector, Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


Berkley Sara Martin

Emerge, University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sports Picture


Jacob Wiegand

Daily Egyptian, Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois


Max Goldberg

Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa


Nic Antaya

The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


Carlee Hackl

TommieMedia.com, University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, Minnesota


Alex Fisher

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Abby Fullencamp

The Collegian, South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota


Zoe Fu

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


Morgan Engel

The Battalion, Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas


Connor Woisard

The Breeze, James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia


Jacob Lynch

Advance-Titan, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin


Environmental Portrait


Dakota Sumpter

The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama


Carlie Belbin

The Calgary Journal, Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta


Aubrey Yeo

Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California


Matt Lalanne

Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California


Ryan Michalesko

Daily Egyptian, Daily Egyptian
Carbondale, Illinois


Zachary Popik

The Kent Stater, Kent State University
Kent, Ohio


Kyle Phillips

Emerge, University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario


Theo Schwarz

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Elaina Zachos

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Jessica Del Valle

The Ranger, San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas