2014 Picture of the Year


Junior High/Middle School

First Place
Marissa Herrington
Imprints, Mesa MS, Castle Rock, Colo.

Second Place
Kat Rubano
The Summit, Sierra MS, Parker, Colo.

Third Place
Justin Edwardo
The Masterpiece, Bak MS of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Fourth Place
Liz Yount
The Spectrum, Harvard-Westlake MS, Los Angeles, Calif.

Fifth Place
Aiden Warner
The Prowl, Powell MS, Littleton, Colo.

Honorable Mention
Sierra Zizzo
The Nighthawk, Rocky Heights MS, Littleton, Colo.


News Picture

First Place
Alejandra Velez
The Lion, McKinney HS, McKinney, Texas

Second Place
Tiffini Jarvis
Hornet, Bryant HS, Bryant, Ark.

Third Place
Ryan Michalesko
Dial, Carbondale HS, Carbondale, Ill.

Fourth Place
Lindsey Valdiviez
Dart, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.

Fifth Place
Mark Vallejo
The Eagle’s Eye, Akins HS, Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Bridget Wray
Indian, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.

Honorable Mention
Haley Swinth
The Bruin, McMinnville HS, McMinnville, Ore.

Honorable Mention
Josaphine Xayyaraj
Panther Prints, Duncanville HS, Duncanville, Texas


Feature Picture

First Place
Shannon Smith
Crusader, Marian HS, Omaha, Neb.

Second Place
Maxx Lamb
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.

Third Place
Macy Moon
St. Clairion, St. Clair County HS, Odenville, Ala.

Fourth Place
Melissa Morales
Pilot’s Log, Hasbrouck Heights HS, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.

Fifth Place
Aisha Deburr
The Arena, Legacy HS, Mansfield, Texas

Honorable Mention
Nicholas Huey
Phoenix, Woodward Academy, College Park, Ga.

Honorable Mention
Noelle McBride
Lake Central Scout, Lake Central HS, St. John, Ind.

Honorable Mention
Laura Gilligan
El Paisano, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas


Sports Action

First Place
Madeline Malhotra
Golden Images, Chaparral HS, Parker, Colo.

Second Place
Alina Tang
Tracks, Cedar Park HS, Cedar Park, Texas

Third Place
Ryan Michalesko
Dial, Carbondale HS, Carbondale, Ill.

Fourth Place
Morgan Marso
Teresian, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.

Fifth Place
Carleigh Whitman
Lair, Shawnee Mission Northwest HS, Shawnee, Kan.

Honorable Mention
Nicholas Huey
Phoenix, Woodward Academy, College Park, Ga.

Honorable Mention
Alaina Gustafson
Panther, Derby HS, Derby, Kan.

Honorable Mention
Matt Garnett
The Talon, Argyle HS, Argyle, Texas

Honorable Mention
Andrew Baggett
El Paisano, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas


Sports Reaction

First Place
Madeline Malhotra
Golden Images, Chaparral HS, Parker, Colo.

Second Place
Matt Garnett
The Talon, Argyle HS, Argyle, Texas

Third Place
Paige Staggs
The Prospective, Bryant HS, Bryant, Ark.

Fourth Place
Chad Rhym
Odyssey, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

Fifth Place
Andy Hodapp
Globe, Clayton HS, Clayton, Mo.

Honorable Mention
Karla Estrada
Panther Prints, Duncanville HS, Duncanville, Texas


Environmental Portrait

First Place
Sam Herndon
The Pix, Little Rock Central HS, Little Rock, Ark.

Second Place
Matt Mardesich
Pilot, Redondo Union HS, Redondo Beach, Calif.

Third Place
Andrew Conroy
Pioneer, Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood, Mo.

Fourth Place
Joshua Bulawa
Golden Images, Chaparral HS, Parker, Colo.

Fifth Place
Kelly Gardella
Teresian, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.

Honorable Mention
Andrew Conroy
Pioneer, Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood, Mo.

Honorable Mention
Cameron McCarty
Excalibur, Francis Howell North HS, St. Charles, Mo.

Honorable Mention
Christina Kim
Spark, Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, Ohio

Honorable Mention
Roark Nelson
Wa-Hi Journal, Walla Walla HS, Walla Walla, Wash.