Aug. 24, 2023
National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2023 Photo of the Year competition.
Individual Award winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, in Boston, at the 3:30 p.m. awards ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 4.
A gallery of winners will be posted after the Nov. 4 announcement.
Finalists below are listed by state.
3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, awards ceremony
Winners announced —
Individual Awards
Broadcast Pacemaker
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Pacemaker
Specialty Magazine Pacemaker
Best of Show
Best of Show
Schools and students attending the convention are eligible. Categories, rules and entry deadlines will be announced on the convention site.
Spring Pacemakers
Pacemakers in Innovation, Literary Arts Magazine, Online and Yearbook will be presented at the Kansas City, Missouri, convention, April 4-6, 2024.
Carly Philpott
The Union St. Journal, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Shout For Choice
David Maxwell
The Mix, Monarch High School, Louisville, Colorado
No more silence
Kaiden Yu
The Augur Bit, Georgetown Day School, Washington, District of Columbia
Celebration of Holi Returns, Offering Platform to Share South Asian Culture
Sydney Matysik
Tabulae, Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois
Your Moment
Alyx Goldensoph
The Torch, Kennedy High School, Swisher, Iowa
Kennedy Students Walk Out Over Women’s Reproductive Health
Maggie Wells
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
If Not Now When
Olivia Wegmann-Krider
Zephyrus, Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota
Minneapolis drought devastates Minnehaha Creek
Elina Shah
WordsWorth, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, New Jersey
Senior Countdown
Gabbi Mortellaro
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Saviour’s Story
Tom Fathi
Talisman, Ballard High School, Seattle, Washington
Guns Don’t Lie
Eli Weiss
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Seniors in Poland: Colors of death
Evan Beller
The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California
Larger than life, portraits in undulating colors now brighten hallways
Aza Khan
Odyssey, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Soprano singing
Kylie Chaplin
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Touch Ups
Sasha Libenzon
Wayland Student Press Network, Wayland High School, Wayland, Massachusetts
Hitting the High Note
Julia Farris
Quatralog, Fred T. Foard High School, Newton, North Carolina
From the Stands
Logan Reid
Lions Roar, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Play With Fire
Kaya Kinsey
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
Welding
Mary Bahrami
Voice, Vandegrift High School, Austin, Texas
AP Chem
Joseph Budiselich
El Paisano, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas
Pull Up
Gracia Shao-Xue
Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California
Defying Gravity
Caleb Wong
Viking, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Eyes on the Ball
Quinn Rudnick
The Union St. Journal, Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado
The Bubble
Claire Bauer
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
The End of an Era
Brooke Bohan
Fusion, Hagerty High School, Oviedo, Florida
Raise the bar
Hiba Issawi
Horizon, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Victory
Ezra Victor
The Talon, Minnehaha Academy Upper School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Full extension
Erika Giaconia
Tesserae, Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning, New York
Reach for It – Giaconia
Hannah Shook
Quatralog, Fred T. Foard High School, Newton, North Carolina
Lay It Up
Kayla Tran
Scandia, Inglemoor High School, Kenmore, Washington
Racing Against the Weather
Claire Bauer
The Rock, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Victory’s Embrace
Matthew McGehee
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Raw Reactions
Teryn DeBey
Brickhouse, Shawnee Mission North High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Caught Baseball
Macy Crosser
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Loud From the Lane Lines
Eva Berkley
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Unfair
Maggie Wells
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
Having Fun
Allison Mallard
Ledoian, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas
New News Crew
Charlie Partheymuller
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Sanchez, super sophs lead Knights’ surge to second in district
Jackson Haltom
Tiger, Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
New Beginnings
Haylie Egan
Pantera, Mead High School, Spokane, Washington
Work Hard. Finish Hard.
Anna Jerolimov
El Estoque, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California
Powder and glow
Gabriel Issa
U-High Midway, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Sprinting to success
Matt Petres
U-Highlights, University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois
Dashing Daphne
Carson Marquardt
Reflections, Blue Valley High School, Overland Park, Kansas
Roar
Brandon Shih
Corral, Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, Missouri
Solo on Wall Street
Rocco Muich
Central Focus, Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville, Missouri
Opening the door to our flaws
Bella Schwinne
Legend, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sun’s Out, Fun’s Out
Scarlett Lewis
Tribal Tribune, Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Just Browsing
Gergo Major
The Shield, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Cumberbatch wins Black Girl Magic art contest
Karwaan Kotwal
The Legacy, Potomac Falls High School, Sterling , Virginia
Rise Up