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Photography Results

 

Best in Show

Matt Rainey - Two Families -The Star-Ledger

 

DAILY RESULTS                   WEEKLY RESULTS

 

DAILY RESULTS

1. Spot News:

  • First place - Aristede T. Economopoulos - 9.11.2001 Terrorist Attack on WTC - The Star-Ledger

  • Second place - Ryan Mercer - 9.11.2001 Coverage - Herald News (Passaic County)

  • Third place - Reena Sibayan - Forever Changed - The Jersey Journal, Jersey City

  • First Honorable Mention - Kevin R. Wexler - Twins Replaced by Smoke - Herald News (Passaic County)

  • Second Honorable Mention - Carmine Galasso - Young Victims of Violence - The Record (Bergen County)

2. General News:

  • First place - Scott Lituchy - My Boy - The Star-Ledger

  • Second place - Peter Monsees - Our Sister, Our Sister - 
    The Record (Bergen County)

  • Third place - Vernon Ogrodnek - The Walls Have Ears - The Press of Atlantic City

  • First Honorable Mention - Thomas P. Costello - Perfect Form - Asbury Park Press, Neptune

  • Second Honorable Mention-George McNish - Injured Rescuer - The Star-Ledger

3. General News Picture Story:

  • First place - Peter Ackerman - Critical Moments - Asbury Park Press

  • Second place - Lisa Kyle - Tears for a Hero - Herald News (Passaic County)

  • Third place - Ryan Mercer - Sisters Grief - Herald News (Passaic County)

  • First Honorable Mention - Thomas P. Costello - Miss America - Asbury Park Press, Neptune

4. Sports Action:

  • First place - Mark R. Sullivan - Wheelchair Racers - Home News Tribune, East Brunswick

  • Second place - Chris Faytok - Strong Arm - The Star-Ledger

  • Third place - John Munson - Duck & Cover - The Star-Ledger

  • First Honorable Mention - Chris Faytok - It’s Called Football - The Star-Ledger

  • Second Honorable Mention-Daryl Stone - Twisted - Asbury Park Press, Neptune

5. Sports Feature:

  • First place - Thomas E. Franklin - TD in Rain - The Record (Bergen County)

  • Second place - Peter Ackerman - So Close - Asbury Park Press

  • Third place - Peter Ackerman - Key Win - Asbury Park Press

  • First Honorable Mention - Beth Balbierz - Heavenly Jet - The Record (Bergen County)

  • Second Honorable Mention - Thomas E. Franklin - Jeter Wins It - The Record (Bergen County)

6. Sports Feature Picture Story:

  • First place - Chris Faytok - Basketball Dreams - The Star-Ledger

  • Second place - Amanda Brown - Soccer in the Suburbs - The Star-Ledger

  • Third place - Michael J. Treola - Showplace Farm - Asbury Park Press, Neptune

  • First Honorable Mention - Lisa Kyle - No Pain, No Gain - Herald News (Passaic County)

  • Second Honorable Mention - Mary Iuvone - Swim Champ - Courier News, Bridgewater

7. Feature Picture:

  • First place - Alex Pais - Shark Boy - The Jersey Journal, Jersey City

  • Second place - Peter Monsees - And Away We Go - The Record (Bergen County)

  • Third place - Tanya Breen - Anthony - Asbury Park Press, Neptune

  • First Honorable Mention - Aristede T Economopoulos - Impatient Angel - The Star-Ledger

  • Second Honorable Mention - Jonathan Cohen - Polar Bears - The Times, Trenton

8. Feature Picture Story:

  • First place - Matt Rainey - Two Families - The The Star-Ledger

  • Second place - Mia Song - Poisoned Children - The The Star-Ledger

  • Third place - Aristede T. Economopoulos - Jersey City: Portraits of Diversity - The The Star-Ledger

  • First Honorable Mention - Ellie Markovitch - Breast Cancer: 3 Faces of Survival - Herald News (Passaic County)

  • Second Honorable Mention - Peter Ackerman - Catch of the Day - Asbury Park Press, Neptune

9. Portrait:

  • First place - Saed Hindash - No Comfort For Tears - The Star-Ledger

  • Second place - Danielle Richards - Brothers - The Record (Bergen County)

  • Third place - Mike Nixon - Election Day - The Times, Trenton

  • First Honorable Mention - Ryan Mercer - Broken Lock - Herald News (Passaic County)

  • Second Honorable Mention - Nancy Rokos - Time Stands Still - Burlington County Times

10. Pictorial:

  • First place - Mitsu Yasukawa - Hoops - The Star-Ledger

  • Second place - Mark R. Sullivan - Raindrops & Dandelion - Home News Tribune, East Brunswick

  • Third place - Robert Bielk - Reflections - Asbury Park Press, Neptune

  • First Honorable Mention-Michael Mancuso - Snow Motion - The Times, Trenton

  • Second Honorable Mention - Avi Steinhardt - Diner - Courier-Post, Cherry Hill

11. Illustrations DAILY / Weekly:

  • First place-Chris Pedota - Making Your Money Grow - The Record (Bergen County)

  • Second place-Saed Hindash - Wings Of Democracy - The Star-Ledger

  • Third place-Frank Wojciechowski - Great Eggs-pectations - Princeton Packet - Packet Publications

  • First Honorable Mention-Saed Hindash - Beach Blanket Beach - The Star-Ledger

  • Second Honorable Mention-Jerry McCrea - Bad to the Bones - The Star-Ledger

 

WEEKLY RESULTS

1. Spot News:

  • First place - Dawn Marie Sannwaldt - Emotional Battle - The Sentinel, East Brunswick-Greater Media Newspapers

  • Second place - Mark Evangelista - Fire - Hammonton News - Atlantic County Newspapers

  • Third place - Jerry Wolkowitz - Raised Handcuffs - The Independent, Middletown - Greater Media Newspapers

  • First Honorable Mention - Ryan Morrill - Fire Fighter - The Sandpaper

  • Second Honorable Mention - Robert Ward - Shed Fire - Lacey Beacon - Times Beacon Newspapers 

2. General News:

  • First place - Phil McAuliffe - Ground Zero - Windsor Heights Herald - Packet Publications

  • Second place - Jeff Granit - Timeless - Gazette Leader

  • Third place-Warren Westura - Standing Together - The Citizen of Morris County - Recorder Community Newspapers

  • First Honorable Mention - Andrea Kane - Lights for Loved Ones Lost - Princeton Packet - Packet Publications

  • Second Honorable Mention - Mark Czajkowski - Under the Stars - Princeton Packet - Packet Publications

3. General News Picture Story:

  • First place - Jerry Wolkowitz - To and From Jail - The Independent, Middletown - Greater Media Newspapers

  • Second place-Robert Ford - Full Honors - Observer-Tribune, Chester - Recorder Community Newspapers

  • Third place-Phil McAuliffe - Ground Zero - Messenger Press

4. Sports Action:

  • First place - Shawn Huber - Heading Out - The Ocean Star, Point Pleasant Beach - Coast Star Newspapers

  • Second place-Robyn C. Stein - Fore - The Lawrence Ledger - Packet Publications

  • Third place-Anthony Smedile - Double Face Mask - The Current - Catamaran Media Company

  • First Honorable Mention-David Nahan - Standout Sprinter - The Ocean County Sentinel

  • Second Honorable Mention-Ryan Morrill - High Energy - The SandPaper, Surf City

5. Sports Feature:

  • First place - Mary Rudolff - Left in the Dust - Ocean City Sentinel

  • Second place - Warren Westura - A Greeting Fit for a King - The Citizen of Morris County - Recorder Community Newspapers

  • Third place - Mary Ellen Zangara - Head to Head - The Manville News - Packet Publications

  • First Honorable Mention - Anthony Smedile - On with the Game - The Current - Catamaran Media Company

  • Second Honorable Mention - Farrah Maffai - First-Time Fans - Tri Town News - Greater Media Newspapers

6. Sports Feature Picture Story:

  • First place - John Keating - Opening Day - South Brunswick Post - Packet Publications

  • Second place - John Keating - Tennis Anyone - Cranbury Press - Packet Publications

  • Third place - Robyn C. Stein - Muscle Builders - Lawrence Ledger - Packet Publications

7. Feature Picture:

  • First place - Veronica Yankowski - I Pledge Allegiance - The Suburban, Old Bridge - Greater Media Newspapers

  • Second place - Jeff Huntley - Tramping in Mud - The Independent, Middletown - Greater Media Newspapers

  • Third place - Scott Longfield - Donkey Kiss - The Two River Times, Red Bank

  • First Honorable Mention - Warren Westura - And How Did You Keep Your Cool? - The Citizen of Morris County - Recorder Community Newspapers

  • Second Honorable Mention - Sarah McColgan - How Do I Look? - The Independent of Morris County - Recorder Community Newspapers

8. Feature Picture Story:

  • First place - Frank Wojciechowski - Montgomery’s Ghost Town - Princeton Packet - Packet Publications

  • Second place - Jeff Granit - A Vigil: WTC Tragedy - Gazette Leader

  • Third place - Veronica Yankowski - America Recovers - The Sentinel, East Brunswick - Greater Media Newspapers

  • First Honorable Mention-Robyn C. Stein - Nature Hike - The Lawrence Ledger - Packet Publications

  • Second Honorable Mention-Joe Sarno - An Evening at the Races - Suburban Life, Parsippany/Troy Hills - North Jersey Community Newspapers

9. Portrait:

  • First place - Farrah Maffai - Devotion - Tri Town News, Jackson - Greater Media Newspapers

  • Second place - Veronica Yankowski - God Bless America - The Independent, Middletown - Greater Media Newspapers

  • Third place - Veronica Yankowski - A Brothers Love - The Sentinel, East Brunswick - Greater Media Newspapers

  • First Honorable Mention - Mark Czajkowski - Maggie at 100 - The Princeton Packet - Packet Publications

  • Second Honorable Mention - Robert Ward - Folk Singer - The Beacon, Manahawkin - Times-Beacon Newspapers

10. Pictorial:

  • First place - Melissa Molyneux - Birds Eye View of Atlantic City - The SandPaper, Surf Cit

  • Second place - Demetrius Balevski - Reflections - Dateline Journal, Clifton - North jersey Community Newspapers

  • Third place - Sarah McColgan - Nighttime Swingers No. & So. - The Sentinel, East Brunswick - Greater Media Newspapers

  • First Honorable Mention-Robert Ward - Sunset Safari - The Beacon, Manahawkin - Times-Beacon Newspapers

  • Second Honorable Mention - Ryan Morrill - Wet and White - The SandPaper, Surf City 



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