{"id":240982,"date":"2019-09-18T15:46:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T20:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=240982"},"modified":"2019-11-20T11:35:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:35:55","slug":"2019-photo-of-the-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2019-photo-of-the-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Photo of the Year Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sept. 19, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Scholastic Press Association has announced finalists for its 2019 Photo of the Year competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 952 images submitted by high-school photographers from 33 states and three countries, judges selected 40 finalists in the NSPA 2019 photo competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten finalists each have been selected in four different categories \u2014 news\/feature photo, sports action photo, sports reaction photo and environmental portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These images tell remarkable visual stories,” Gary Lundgren, NSPA associate director and contest coordinator, said. “The quality of photojournalism on the high-school level is remarkable and often rivals the work of professionals.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All finalists will be recognized and the winners announced for the first time at the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention,<\/a><\/strong> Nov. 21-24, 2019 in Washington, D.C. during the NSPA Awards Ceremony on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First through fifth place winners will be announced in each category with the photographers receiving plaques. Five honorable mention winners will receive certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The finalists below are in alphabetical order by state.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: 2019 Individual Award Finalists
<\/strong>Photo<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Design<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Cartoon<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Broadcast<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Social Justice Reporting<\/strong><\/a> |
<\/strong>Story<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Social Media<\/strong><\/a> | Portfolio<\/a> | Digital Story<\/a> | Local Climate Change Reporting<\/a> | Middle School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dina Zeldin
<\/strong>The Lion’s Roar
Newton South High School
Newton Centre, Massachusetts <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elizabeth Chan<\/strong>
The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everest Maher<\/strong>
El Paisano
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mariana Ramirez<\/strong>
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bella Russo<\/strong>
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alyssa Purpura<\/strong>
Ledoian
Aledo High School
Aledo, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gregory James<\/strong>
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gracie Davis<\/strong>
The Lonestar
Vista Ridge High School
Cedar Park, Texas
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Joe Ng<\/strong>
Caledonia
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia
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Julian Whitworth<\/strong>
Talisman
Ballard High School
Seattle, Washington
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Sports action photo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nathan Hayes<\/strong>
The Carillon
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose, California
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Alexander Predmore<\/strong>
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado
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Sam Bartlett<\/strong>
Play
Maize High School
Maize, Kansas
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Allie Erdner<\/strong>
Hauberk
Shawnee Mission East High School
Prairie Village, Kansas
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Andrew Maier<\/strong>
Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aden Lantos<\/strong>
ManestreamNews
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
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Jordyn Tarrant<\/strong>
The Talon News
Argyle High School
Argyle, Texas
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Cara Hudson<\/strong>
Kodiak
Bridgeland High School
Cypress, Texas
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Everest Maher<\/strong>
El Paisano
Westlake High School
Austin, Texas
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Liberty Vela<\/strong>
The Citadel
Claudia Taylor Johnson High School
San Antonio, Texas
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Hanna Corny
<\/strong>Madrono
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aidan McCall
<\/strong>The Stampede
J.W. Mitchell High School
Trinity, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diana Temelkova
<\/strong>Vespa
Hinsdale South High School
Darien, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Evan Newcomb
<\/strong>The Black and White
Johnston High School
Johnston, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abby Ryan
<\/strong>Lair
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrew Maier
<\/strong>Eastside
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kaylen Ayres
<\/strong>Northwest Horizons
Northwest Guilford High School
Greensboro, North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abney Garcia
<\/strong>The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
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Abney Garcia
<\/strong>ManestreamNews
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
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Melanie Russell
<\/strong>The Lion
McKinney High School
McKinney, Texas
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Environmental portrait<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Maya Cornish
<\/strong>Odyssey
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
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Kyle Niego
<\/strong>Menagerie
Lyons Township High School
La Grange, Illinois
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Nicholas Styers
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Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
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Nicholas Styers
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Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Shawnee, Kansas
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Lukas Gates
<\/strong>The Black & White
Walt Whitman High School
Bethesda, Maryland
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Emily Danielsen
<\/strong>The Update
Herbert Henry Dow High School
Midland, Michigan
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Michael Melinger
<\/strong>The Globe
Clayton High School
Clayton, Missouri
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Deana Trautz
<\/strong>The Wolfpack
Cedar Park High School
Cedar Park, Texas
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Laura Amador-Toro
<\/strong>The Sidekick
Coppell High School
Coppell, Texas
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Carson Becker
<\/strong>The Talon
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, Virginia
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