2009 Virginia Pictures of the Year results!
Virginia News Photographers Association
The University of Richmond,
Richmond, Va.
March 20, 2010
Kyle Green, a photojournalist for The Roanoke Times, has been named the 2009 Newspaper Photographer of the Year by the Virginia News Photographers Association. At the VNPA’s annual convention held at the University of Richmond, Green was named photographer of the year by three judges: Lynda Richardson, Richmond, Va.-based wildlife photojournalist; Mike Stewart, Associated Press Photo Editor; and Pat Davison, Pulitzer Winner and associate professor of photojournalism at UNC-Chapel Hill, NC.
The Best-in-Show award was given to Hyunsoo Leo Kim, of the Virginian-Pilot, for “Lost Boy,” a photo of a refugee boy who fled from his massacred village in Sudan.
Photographer Of The Year: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times
Still image categories
Judges: Lynda Richardson, Richmond, Va. – based wildlife photojournalist
Mike Stewart, photo editor for the Associated Press
Pat Davison, Pulitzer Prize winner, Associate Professor of Photojournalism and Multimedia at UNC-Chapel Hill
Feature
First Place: Chet White, Lynchburg News & Advance, Mennonite Play.
Second Place: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times, Stormtrooper patrols Hotel hallway”
Third Place: Adrin Snider, Newport News Daily Press, “Fishing”
Honorable Mentions: Sam Dean, Roanoke Times, “Jewish Wedding”;
Jeff Mankie, News & Messenger, Woodbridge, “Dog Graduation”
General News
First Place: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Virginian Pilot, Norfolk, “Election”
Second Place: Rob Ostermaier, Daily Press, Newport News, “Home Hug”
Third Place: Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Verdict”
Honorable Mentions: Jeanna Duerscherl, Roanoke Times, “Forensic Warmup” , Adrin Snider, Newport News Daily Press “Rose”
Illustration
First Place: : Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Scallop”
Second Place: Kim Raff, Lynchburg News & Advance, “Football Family”
Third Place: Ash Daniel, Freelance, “Funhouse”
Honorable Mentions: Scott Elmquist, Style Weekly, Richmond, “Umpire”, Jeanna Duerscherl, Roanoke Times, Volleyball Player”
Lifestyle
First Place: Alexa Welch-Edlund, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Mommy Exercise”
Second Place: Jesse Hutcheson, Christopher Newport University “Walk The Streets of Guadalajara”
Third Place: Vicki Cronis, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, “Crab Shack”
Honorable Mentions: Vicki Cronnis, Virginian-Pilot, “Community Garden”
Jesse Hutcheson, Christopher Newport Univ., Newport News, “Haitian Child”
Pictorial
First Place: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times, “Roadsters”
Second Place: Eva Russo, Richmond Times-Dispatch, AIDS Clinic/Uganda
Third Place: Kevin Morley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Floating Leaf”
Honorable Mentions: Daily Press, Newport News,”Battlefield Snow”,
Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Baseball fence”, Adrin Snider, Newport News Daily Press,
“Barren Trees in Fog”,
Bill Tiernan, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, T&T Grocery,
Portrait
First Place: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Virginian-Pilot, “Lost Boy Of Sudan”
Second Place: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Virginian-Pilot, Alien Experiences”
Third Place: Dean Hoffmeyer, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Bukuru”
Honorable Mentions: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, “Blinded”, Bill Tiernan, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Coronado Baby” Pat Jarrett, News Leader, Staunton, “High School Wrestler”,
John Boal, News and Messenger, Alexandria, “Miss Old Dominion University”
Sports Action
First Place: Jill Nance, News & Advance, Lynchburg, “Home Plate Tag”
Second Place: Diane Cebula, The Daily Press, Newports, News ”Reaches for TD”
Third Place: Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “U Va Football”
Honorable Mentions: Justin Cook, Roanoke Times “Eagle”
Jim Agnew, Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg, “Field Hockey Grit”
Sports Feature
First Place: Rob Ostermaier, Daily Press, Newport News, “Wrestling Finals”
Second Place: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times, “High School Wrester Leaps”
Third Place: Rob Ostermaier, Daily Press, Newport News, “Baseball Pile Up”
Honorable Mentions: Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch,
“What! Reacts to Official’s Call”
Spot News
First Place: Justin Cook, Roanoke Times, ”Robot Stops Standoff”
Second Place: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times, “Mom Reacts to Fatal Auto Accident”
Third Place: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, “Floodwaer Evacuation”
Honorable Mentions: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, “Airplane Trouble”
News Picture Story
First Place: Eva Russo, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “AIDS Clinic/Uganda”
Second Place: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk “Abuse”
Third Place: Adrin Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, “Home”
Honorable Mentions: Jared Soares, Roanoke Times, “Home”
Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, “Deeds”
Feature Picture Story
First Place: Vicki Cronis, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, “Seldom Scene”
Second Place: Sam Dean, Roanoke Times “Final Race”
Third Place: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times, “Shaken Baby”
Honorable Mentions: Kevin Morley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “River Journal”
Jill Nance, News & Advance, Lynchburg, “Farm”
Stephanie Klein-Davis, Roanoke Times, “Allyson’s Cander”
Sports Picture Story
First Place: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times, “State Championship”
Second Place: Adrin Snider, The Daily Press, “Bruin”
Third Place: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times, “Coming Together”
Portfolio
First Place: Adrin Snider, The Newport News Daily Press
Second Place: Kyle Green, Roanoke Times
Third Place: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Honorable Mention: Jared Soares, Roanoke Times
Best In Show
Hyunsoo Leo Kim, The Virginian-Pilot, “Lost Boy”
MultiMedia categories
Judges: The School of Visual Communication, Ohio University: Rebecca Sell, Assistant Professor of Multimedia
Julie Elman, Assistant Professor of design and picture editing
Stan Alost, Associate Professor and Associate Director
Video entries, News:
1st Place – Sam Dean/Roanoke Times – Hunter Grove
(No 2nd or 3rd place winners.)
Video entries, Feature
1st Place – Sam Dean/Roanoke Times – Dick Kelley
2nd Place – Jeanna Duerscherl/Roanoke Times – Paintball
3rd Place – Jeanna Duerscherl/Roanoke Times – Blueberries
HM – Stephanie Klein-Davis/Roanoke Times – KVH1 Music Grant
Slideshow entries, News:
1st Place – Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch – New Orleans / Katrina
2nd Place – Joe Fudge/Newport News Daily Press – Place
(No third place winner.)
Slideshow entries, Feature:
1st Place – Jill Nance/Lynchburg News – Farm
2nd Place – Jill Nance/Lynchburg News – That’ll Do
3rd Place – Sang Jib Min/Newport News Daily Press – Taquan
Questions:
Kevin Morley (804-363-5674)
or
Robert Martin (540-846-4374)
2010 Election Results
I’m happy to announce that our election is complete and Bob Martin, a staff photographer at The Free Lance-Star, has been elected president of the VNPA. Freelance photographer and former Daily Press staffer Heather Hughes Ostermaier is our treasurer and Virginian-Pilot staff photographer Ross Taylor is our secretary.
-Mike M
Join us on March 20 in Richmond!
A message from contest gurus Bob and Kevin:
Dear VNPA Members:
The entries for this year’s contest are in and plans for the judging/convention are coming along nicely. The judging and judges’ talks will take place on the same day this year, on March 20th starting at 9a.m. The event will take place at the University of Richmond, in Weinstein Hall, in the Brown-Alley Room.
(http://www.richmond.edu/visit/maps/index.html & http://www.richmond.edu/visit/maps/index.html). Since UR is a little confusing to navigate, we plan to put up signs which will lead the way. If you know where UR’s Boatwright Library is, Weinstein is directly behind the library. Parking should not be a problem and is free, since it’s a weekend. VNPA hopes that the central location in Richmond will draw more participation.
Lifestyle Winners
Lifestyle - First Place Still unable to stand, single mother Eli Valentine washes dishes in her small kitchen in a barrio in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A house fire, one year ago, left her and her two children severely scared and handicapped. (Stephen Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)
Lifestyle Winners:
First Place: Stephen Katz/The Virginian-Pilot
Second Place: Heather Hughes/Freelance
Third Place: Pete Marovich/The Daily News-Record
HM: Sam Dean/The Roanoke Times
HM: Kyle Green/The Roanoke Times
HM: Robert A. Martin/The Free Lance-Star
HM: Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot
Conference Schedule and online updates
Here is the schedule for the weekend:
Friday, March 20
9am – Judging Begins
12:30pm – Lunch Break
1:15pm – Judging Resumes
5:45pm – Dinner Break
7:30pm –Judging resumes
Saturday, March 21
9am – Bill Bangham
10am – Bob Jones, Jr.
11am – Coffee break
11:15am – Medford Taylor
12:15am – Lunch
1:15am –Business Meeting & Awards
If you can’t make it to the judging on Friday, check back here at http://vnpa.org for results. I’ll do my best to update as they go along. check us out on facebook too…
Judges finalized for Norfolk
We have our three judges for this year. I am happy to announce that Bill Bangham, Bob Jones, Jr. and Medford Taylor will be joining us this weekend in Norfolk.
Bill Bangham, from his Lightstalkers profile:
“Bill Bangham is a photojournalist, writer and editor working out of the United States from Richmond, Va.He currently serves as director, editorial and photography, for an international non-profit organization. He has worked in more than 70 countries and received awards in writing, photography and design in both secular and religious competitions, including the University of Missouri International Pictures of the Year competition and the National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism competition.”
Bob Jones, Jr:
A four-time Virginia Photographer of the Year, Mr. Jones is an independent photographer based in Richmond. Before striking out on his own, he was a Navy combat photographer for five years. You can check out his work at http://www.bobjonesjr.com/
Medford Taylor:
A former staffer at The Houston Chronicle and The Virginian-Pilot, Mr. Taylor is a Richmond-based freelance photographer. His work has been honored by The Virginia News Photographers Association, White House News Photographers Association and Visa Pour l’Image. In 2002 he published his first book “Saltwater Cowboys: A Photographic Essay of Chincoteague Island” His work can be seen at http://www.medfordtaylor.com
Topics for the business meeting
As you know, our meeting in Norfolk is more than just a contest. It is also a chance to speak your mind about what you want to see the VNPA do in the future. I’d like to know what concerns you have, what issues you would to discuss or anything else on your mind that we as an organization need to talk about. If you can’t make it this year but still would like your voice heard this is a good spot to comment.
So, whether you are planning to join us in a few weeks or not, please share your thoughts in the comments below so we can get a discussion going that we can continue in person on Saturday, March 21. I look forward to hearing from you. -Mike Morones
Only 2 days remain to enter the contest!
Remember, your annual contest entries are due on Friday, February 20!
Click here for rules and entry information
2008 year-end clip points
Congratulations to Diane Cebula of The Daily Press and Chet White of the News & Advance for winning the large and small categories, respectively. You both produced strong work all year long!
Kim Raff & Crew wins third in NPPA MM contest
A big congratulations to Kim Raff and the crew at the News & Advance in Lynchburg for winning third place in the NPPA’s multimedia contest for the Rites of Life project.
VNPA Contest rules are here. Deadline is February 20!!
Click on the links below to download the contest rules and entry form. Many thanks to Kevin Morley and Bob Martin for again chairing the contest this year.
Fourth Quarter clips due Jan. 10
Email a zip file of your entries to vnpaclips@gmail.com. For rules, click here.
Under construction
Welcome to the new home of the Virginia News Photographers Association. We are working on getting clip winners posted, updating contact information and this year’s convention information. Stay tuned – come back often or subscribe to the RSS feed to stay updated.
-Mike Morones, VNPA president