Ian Maule of Tulsa earns Grand Prize in Photo Contest
Ian Maule of the Tulsa World was awarded GRAND PRIZE honors this morning (as well as first-place in the spot news category) in SNPA's annual Photo / Video Contest.
Judges said: "A guy sitting in a recliner amidst the destruction of his property. It's a photo of dejection, surrender to the elements, and a stoic reminder that life goes on."
They said, "One of the truly remarkable things about photojournalism is the ability to show a tiny slice of life that might go unnoticed by the casual observer. This image delivers a powerful message in a quiet, unobtrusive fashion. A very nice job by the photographer seeing this moment in the midst of chaos."
View the winning photos and videos here
Awards were announced in two categories: Readers' Choice Awards (voted on by SNPA members and their readers) and Judges' Awards (judges were selected by The Associated Press).
Readers' Choice Awards:
Spot News
- First-Place - Rich Cooley, Northern Virginia Daily, Strasburg, Va.
- Second-Place - Ben Krain, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock (he was recognized for two photos submitted in this category)
- Third-Place (tie) - Greg Lovett, The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Theresa Proudfit, The Daily News, Iron Mountain, Mich.; and Scott Rogers, The Times, Gainesville, Ga.
Features
- First-Place - Rich Cooley, Northern Virginia Daily, Strasburg, Va.
- Second-Place - Jonathon Gruenke, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
- Third-Place - Rich Cooley, Northern Virginia Daily, Strasburg, Va.
Sports
- First-Place - Rich Cooley, Northern Virginia Daily, Strasburg, Va. (the paper's "Vote for Rich" campaign paid off among its readers)
- Second-Place - Jonathon Gruenke, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
- Third-Place - Aileen Devlin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
Videos
- First-Place - Kaitlin McKeown, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.
- Second-Place - Stephen Thornton, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
- Third-Place - Kelly Huff, Marietta Daily Journal, Marietta, Ga.
AP Judges' Awards:
Spot News
- First-Place - Ian Maule, Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla. (and GRAND PRIZE winner)
- Second-Place - Woody Marshall, The Telegraph, Macon, Ga.
- Third-Place - Scott Rogers, The Times, Gainesville, Ga.
- Honorable Mentions:
- Doug Strickland, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Greg Lovett, The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Features
- First-Place - Stuart Villanueva, The Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, Texas
- Second-Place: Woody Marshall, The Telegraph, Macon, Ga.
- Third-Place: Ben Krain, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Ark.
- Honorable Mention - Mitchell Masilun, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Ark.
Sports
- First-Place - Rob Ostermaier, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
- Second-Place - Robin Rudd, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Third-Place: Michael Johnson, The Villages Daily Sun, The Villages, Fla.
- Honorable Mention - Michael Johnson, The Villages Daily Sun, The Villages, Fla.
Videos:
- First-Place - Kaitlin McKeown, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.
- Second-Place - Jeronimo Nisa, The Decatur Daily, Decatur, Ala.
- Third-Place - Mike Simons, Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla.
View all of the winning entries, read judges' comments, add your own comments and congratulate the winners! (Note: you will need to register free at the contest site before posting comments.)
This year's Photo/Video Contest was sponsored by Second Street.