NSC 2008

Northern Short Course Photo Contest Winners Announced

Northern Short Course
2008 Photo Contest Winners List
Hyatt Regency, Rochester, New York

Photographer of the Year:
1st: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot
2nd: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant
3rd: Jahi Chikwendiu The Washington Post
HM: Josh Meltzer The Roanoke Times
HM: John Freidah The Providence Journal
HM: Katie Falkenberg The Washington Times

Spot News:
1st: Robert Esquivel The Herald Standard (Connellsville, PA) 05901
2nd: Sean Simmers The Harrisburg Patriot News 02302
3rd: Sam Dean The Roanoke Times 00803
HM: William Perlman The Newark Star Ledger 05301
HM: John Wilcox The Boston Herald 08001
HM: Tom Kelly IV The Daily Local News (West Chester, PA) 08901

General News:
1st: Celia Tobin Freelance (Ithaca, NY) 08101
2nd: John Freidah The Providence Journal 01902
3rd: Josh Meltzer The Roanoke Times 03303
HM: Christine Baker The Harrisburg Patriot News 01501
HM: Eva Russo The Richmond Times - Dispatch 05401
HM: Todd Maisel The New York Daily News 00306
HM: Emily Rasinski The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA) 01602
HM: David Goldman The Boston Herald 04602

Feature Picture:
1st: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02803
2nd: John Freidah The Providence Journal 01905
3rd: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot 01104
HM: Chet White The News and Advance (Lynchburg, VA) 07904
HM: Nancy Lane The Boston Herald 07208
HM: Josh Meltzer The Roanoke Times 03306
HM: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02804

Sports Action:
1st: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot 01105
2nd: Ashley Wilkerson The Newport Daily News 02601
3rd: Toni Sandys The Washington Post 03701
HM: Katie Falkenberg The Washington Times 01404
HM: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02805
HM: Jamie Germano Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 04101
HM: William Perlman The Newark Star Ledger 05308
HM: William Perlman The Newark Star Ledger 05309
HM: Jen Rynda Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 06804

Sports Feature:
1st: Mark Gormus The Richmond Times Dispatch 01212
2nd: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02806
3rd: Mark Gormus The Richmond Times Dispatch 01207
HM: Chris Faytok The Newark Star Ledger 04411
HM: Kevin Lorenzi The Beaver County Times 01310
HM: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02807
HM: Chris Faytok The Newark Star Ledger 04415
HM: John Wilcox The Boston Herald 08008

Portrait - Personality:
1st: Aristide Economoplous The Newark Star Ledger 02514
2nd: Mark Garfinkel The Boston Herald 02213
3rd: Astrid Riecken The Washington Times 02404
HM: Jill Nance The News and Advance (Lynchburg, VA) 07402
HM: Christopher Assaf The Baltimore Sun 05111
HM: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02809
HM: Dina Rudick The Boston Globe 06403
HM: Fred Field Freelance (Cumberland, ME) 07506
HM: Sabrina Schaeffer Freelance (Williamsburg, VA) 08201

Pictorial:
1st: Josh Meltzer The Roanoke Times 03315
2nd: Josh Meltzer The Roanoke Times 03313
3rd: David Maialetti Philadelphia Daily News 08600
HM: Kevin Lorenzi The Beaver County Times 01316
HM: John Freidah The Providence Journal 01915
HM: Chet White News and Advance (Lynchburg, VA) 07902

Food - Fashion - Illustration:
1st: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02813
2nd: Mark Gormus The Richmond Times Dispatch 01214
3rd: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02814
HM: Christine Baker The Harrisburg Patriot News 01502

News Picture Story:
1st: John Freidah The Providence Journal 01918 a,b,c,d
2nd: Emily Rasinski The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA) 01617 a,b,c
3rd: Eva Russo The Richmond Times Dispatch 05409 a,b,c,d
HM: David Goldman The Boston Herald 04617 a,b,c
HM: April Saul The Philadelphia Inquirer 06510 a,b,c,d
HM: Will Yurman The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 03120 a,b,c,d

Feature Picture Story:
1st: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02815 a,b,c,d
2nd: John Freidah The Providence Journal 01920 a,b,c,d
3rd: Jahi Chikwendiu The Washington Post 00411 a,b,c,d
HM: Mark Garfinkel The Boston Herald 02216 a,b
HM: April Saul The Philadelphia Inquirer 06512 a,b,c,d
HM: April Saul The Philadelphia Inquirer 06513 a,b,c,d

Sports Picture Story:
1st: Tony Kurdzuk The Newark Star Ledger 02719 a,b,c
2nd: Chris Faytok The Newark Star Ledger 04417 a,b,c,d
3rd: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot 01115 a,b,c,d
HM: Kevin Lorenzi The Beaver County Times 01318 a,b,c,d
HM: Ross Taylor The Hartford Courant 02817 a,b,c,d

Sports Portfolio:
1st: David Maialetti The Philadelphia Daily News 086
2nd: Chris Faytok The Newark Star Ledger 044
3rd: Mark Gormus The Richmond Times Dispatch 012
HM: Tyson Trish The Record (New Jersey) 006
HM: Toni Sandys The Washington Post 037

Humor:
1st: Tom Kelly IV The Daily Local News (West Chester, PA) 08920
2nd: Kim Raff The News and Advance (Lynchburg, VA) 06601
3rd: Josh Meltzer The Roanoke Times 03316
HM: Kevin Lorenzi The Beaver County Times 01317
HM: Ken McGagh The Metro West Daily News 03416

International:
1st: Jahi Chikwendiu The Washington Post 00419
2nd: Jahi Chikwendiu The Washington Post 00401
3rd: Jacob Silberberg Freelance (Bedford, NH) 06204
HM: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot 01109
HM: Jacob Silberberg Freelance (Bedford, NH) 06207
HM: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot 01111
HM: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot 01108

International Picture Story:
1st: Jahi Chikwendiu The Washington Post 00410 a,b,c,d
2nd: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot 01112 a,b,c,d
3rd: Yanina Manolova Freelance (Falls Church, VA) 02111
HM: Katie Falkenberg The Washington Times 01447
HM: Stephen Katz The Virginian Pilot 01113 a,b
HM: Jennifer Midberry Freelance (New York, NY) 08302 a,b,c

Best of Show:
John Freidah The Providence Journal

Newspaper of the Year:
The Hartford Courant