An image from the winning Denver Post project, which followed the training and deployment of American soldier Ian Fisher. In this December 2008 picture, Fisher is seen with a handgun he had disassembled and reassembled as practice.
A panel of distinguished judges has awarded
The Denver Post team of
Craig F. Walker,
Meghan Lyden, and
Tim Rasmussen the grand prize in
Editor & Publisher's 2009 Photos of the Year competition.
The winning entry, “
Ian Fisher: American Soldier,” chronicled with extraordinary photographs, videos, and print—over the course of 27 months—the recruitment, induction, training, deployment to Iraq, and return from combat of
Ian Fisher. This was the first year that video/multimedia entries were judged.
Twenty-four other winners in six categories (spanning four circulation groups), including in first-time Portraits and Video/Multimedia categories, were honored. This year also was the first time
E&P recognized one winner in the Unpublished Photo on Assignment category and in the extremely popular People’s Choice award competition. Ten People’s Choice photo and six video/multimedia honorable mentions were recognized this year.
Walker took the
Denver Post pictures and shot the video.
Tim Rasmussen, the paper's assistant managing editor/ photography, and Lyden, the online photo editor, edited and managed the multimedia offerings.
A gallery of select winning photos appears in E&P’s November issue. All photos, including those from the multiple image category, and an audio interview with Rasmussen, will be available late Monday at
www.editorandpublisher.com.
(
Editor & Publisher, like
PDN, is a Nielsen Business Media publication.)
Newspaper print photos, online news photos, and video/multimedia published since Sept. 13, 2008 were eligible for award consideration. Photos selected as
E&P’s Photos of the Week or Photos of the Month between Sept. 13, 2008, and Sept. 13, 2009, were automatically entered.
“Despite budget cuts at most newspapers, the number and quality of entries this year remained strong,” said
Greg Mitchell,
E&P’s editor. “This was a year of firsts for this competition, including exciting new categories and a video/multimedia submission winning top honors. This also was the first time final winners were selected by photo editors from major newspapers and magazines."
Among the judges were
Colin Crawford, deputy managing editor/visuals,
Los Angeles Times;
Santiago Lyon, director of photography, The Associated Press;
Alan Taylor, Web developer and blogger,
The Boston Globe/Big Picture; and
PDN photo editor
Amber Terranova.
As the grand prize winners, Walker, Lyden, and Rasmussen receive $1,000, with a sample of their winning submission appearing on the November 2009 cover of E&P.
Rasmussen told
E&P that, in addition to his photos and video, Walker’s extensive written notes were “absolutely essential” in providing details and fleshing out the multi-part print series.
A list of the 2009 Photos of the Year Winners continues on the next page.
The 2009 Photos of the Year Winners:
Grand Prize
Craig F. Walker, Meghan Lyden, and Tim Rasmussen, The Denver Post
News (Spot/General)
More than 250,000: David Guttenfelder, The Associated Press, Camp Restrepo, Afghanistan
100,000 -249,999: Mary Chind, The Des Moines (Iowa) Register
25,000 - 99,999: Kelly J. Huff, Decatur Herald & Review, Springfield, Ill.
Less than 25,000: Tom Kelly IV, Daily Local News, West Chester, Pa.
Features
More than 250,000: Julie Jacobson, The Associated Press, Sarab, Afghanistan
100,000 -249,999: Ryan Jackson, Edmonton Journal, Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada
25,000 - 99,999: Dustin Safranek, Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times
Less than 25,000: Matt Stamey, The Houma (La.) Courier
Sports
More than 250,000: Srdjan Suki, European Pressphoto Agency, Rome
100,000 -249,999: Chris Aluka Berry, The State,
Columbia S.C.
25,000 - 99,999: Dale Gerhard, The Press of Atlantic City, Ocean City, N.J.
Less than 25,000: Drew Angerer, Sandusky (Ohio) Register
Portraits
More than 250,000: Tony Karumba, Agence France-Presse, Mwanza, Tanzania
100,000 -249,999: Rick McFarland, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Ark.
25,000 - 99,999: Stephanie Bruce, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Less than 25,000: Ron Siddle, Antelope Valley Press, Palmdale, Calif.
Multiple Images/Photo Essay
More than 250,000: Emilio Morenatti, The Associated Press
100,000 -249,999: Leila Navidi, Las Vegas Sun
25,000 - 99,999: Katie Falkenberg, The Washington Times, Washington, D.C.
Less than 25,000: Bill Coates, Arizona Capitol Times, Phoenix, Ariz.
Video/Multimedia
More than 250,000: Ayperi Karabuda Ecer and Jassim Ahmad, Reuters, in association with MediaStorm
100,000 -249,999: Elizabeth Conley, The Detroit News
25,000 - 99,999: Sean Simmers, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.
Less than 25,000: Mark R. Brown, Santa Maria (Calif.) Times
Unpublished Photo on Assignment
David Goldman for The New York Times
People’s Choice
Judy DeHaas, The Denver Post
Honorable Mentions: People’s Choice
Kelly J. Huff, Decatur Herald & Review, Springfield, Ill.
Barbara J. Perenic, Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun
Darryl Dyck, The Canadian Press, Toronto
Thomas Boyd, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.
Pam Roberts, The Ely (Minn.) Echo
Jimmy May, Bloomsburg (Pa.) Press-Enterprise
Bill Tremblay, The Independent, Durham, N.C.
Jonathan Yu, The Bi-College News, Haverford, Pa.
Don Denton, Victoria News, B.C., Canada
Honorable Mentions: Video/Multimedia
Maya Alleruzzo, Rick Bowmer, and Evan Vucci, The Associated Press
Ann Silvio, Tito Bottitta, Bill Greene, and Scott LaPierre, The Boston Globe
Sonya N. Hebert, Ahna Hubnik, and Brad Loper, The Dallas Morning News
Peter Huoppi, The Day, New London, Conn.
Ryan Jackson, Edmonton Journal, Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada
Carol Guzy, The Washington Post
