Winners of the Sixty-Third Annual

Pictures of the Year International Competition

Judged February 19 through March 8, 2006

sponsored by:

Missouri School of Journalism

with support from:

MSNBC.com

THE JUDGES

Nina Berman, Redux / Freelance

Cathaleen Curtiss, Director of Photography, America Online

Michel duCille, Senior Photographer, The Washington Post

Denis Finley, Editor, The Virginian-Pilot

Kathleen Hennessy, Deputy Director of Photography, The San Francisco Chronicle

Boyzell Hosey, Director of Photography, The St. Petersburg Times

Eliane Laffont, Editorial Director Hachette Filipacchi Media

Bill Luster, Senior Photographer, The Courier-Journal

Peter Menzel, Freelance

Kathy Moran, Illustrations Editor, National Geographic

George Olson, Freelance

Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News

MODERATED BY

David Rees, POYi Director

Larry Dailey, Associate Professor, University of Nevada

Loup Langton, Assistant Professor, University of Miami

Rick Shaw, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri

Newspaper Photographer of the Year

First Place, Barbara Davidson The Dallas Morning News

Second Place, Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News

Third Place, Michael Macor The San Francisco Chronicle

Magazine Photographer of the Year

First Place, Tamas Dezso Freelance

Second Place, Marcus Bleasdale Freelance

Third Place, Massimo Mastrorillo Freelance

World Understanding Award

First Place, Roger Lemoyne Redux / Alexia Foundation, "Democratic Republic of Congo"

Judges' Special Recognition, David Gillanders Freelance, "Homeless Children of Ukraine"

Judges' Special Recognition, Carol Guzy The Washington Post, "WOUNDED MESSENGERS"

Judges' Special Recognition, Brant Ward, The San Francisco Chronicle, "No Place For a Lady"

Community Awareness Award

First Place, Brenda Ann Kenneally Freelance, "Upstate Girls"

Judges' Special Recognition, Steve Jessmore The Flint Journal, "Sense of Community"

Angus McDougall Overall Excellence in Editing Award for Newspapers

The Times-Picayune

General Division / Science / Natural History

First Place, Chris Pietsch The Register-Guard "Alight!"

Second Place, Janet Jensen The News Tribune "VOLCANIC ACTIVITY"

Third Place, Chip Somodevilla Getty Images "HAWK AND PREY"

Award of Excellence, Andy Molloy Kennebec Journal "Berry Bandit"

Award of Excellence, Jim Reed Corbis "Deadly Derecho"

Award of Excellence, Joel Sartore National Geographic Magazine "Waiting in a Waterfall"

General Division / Science / Natural History Picture Story

First Place, Richard Sennott The Star Tribune "Twister Sisters"

Second Place, Nick Cobbing Freelance / Greenpeace International "Surface Tension"

Third Place, Mark W. Moffett National Geographic Magazine "Mantids: Armed and Dangerous"

Award of Excellence, Michael Melford National Geographic Magazine "Autumn in Acadia"

Award of Excellence, Joel Sartore National Geographic Magazine "Pantanal"

Award of Excellence, Ami Vitale Freelance "Tibet - Seeing Again"

General Division / Sports Action

First Place, Gene Sweeney Jr. The Baltimore Sun

Second Place, Chris Detrick University of Missouri "Greyhound Racing"

Third Place, Donald Miralle Getty Images "Streamlined"

Award of Excellence, Al Bello Getty Images

Award of Excellence, Keith Birmingham Pasadena Star-News "CRASH"

Award of Excellence, Michael DiNovo The Associated Press "CRASH AND BURN"

Award of Excellence, Nick Laham Getty Images "Serena's Sister"

Award of Excellence, Claus Bjørn Larsen Stf. Berlingske Tidende

Award of Excellence, Eric Luse The San Francisco Chronicle

Award of Excellence, John G. Mabanglo European Pressphoto Agency "HEAD BOARD"

Award of Excellence, Craig Wilson FPC Courier Newspapers "Eye Gouge"

General Division / Sports Feature

First Place, Charles Krupa The Associated Press "AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION"

Second Place, Tim Gruber The Evening Sun "Nature Calls"

Third Place, Linus Meyer Dagens Nyheter/Frilans

Award of Excellence, Tim Clayton "Fantastic Gymnastics"

Award of Excellence, Paolo Cocco Agence France-Presse

Award of Excellence, Gerd Ludwig National Geographic Magazine "Glamis Dunes"

Award of Excellence, Benjamin Sklar The Florida Times-Union "AO's Gift"

Award of Excellence, Benjamin Sklar The Florida Times-Union "Beads of Sweat"

General Division / Sports Story, Sequence or Series

First Place, Daniel Nilsson Bildbyran Hassleholm "Sports School"

Second Place, Chris Detrick University of Missouri "A Trainer's Tale"

Third Place, Balazs Gardi Freelance "Air Race: the Fourth Dimension of Flight"

Award of Excellence, Robert Cohen St. Louis Post-Dispatch "One Last Look"

Award of Excellence, Jim Gehrz Minneapolis Star Tribune

Award of Excellence, Adam Pretty Getty Images AsiaPac "Boulderers"

General Division / Sports Portfolio

First Place, Donald Miralle Getty Images

Second Place, Bruce Ely The Oregonian

Third Place, Sol Neelman The Oregonian

General Division / Pictorial

First Place, Tamas Dezso Freelance GEO "EQUESTRIAN STATUE"

Second Place, Andrea Bruce The Washington Post "Winter Walk"

Third Place, Ken Papaleo The Rocky Mountain News "Rain Drops"

Award of Excellence, Jed Conklin The Spokesman-Review "From the Outside"

Award of Excellence, Kevin German The Sacramento Bee

Award of Excellence, Win McNamee Getty Images "RETURN TO FLIGHT"

Award of Excellence, Chris Schneider The Rocky Mountain News "Night Dance"

Award of Excellence, Ken Shimizu Freelance / National Geographic Magazine Japan "Shinto Festival in Kyoto"

General Division / Natural Disaster

First Place, Richard Alan Hannon The Advocate "Final Moments"

Second Place, Melissa Phillip The Houston Chronicle "KATRINA PATIENT"

Third Place, Ramsay de Give Brooks Institute of Photography "INFERNO"

Award of Excellence, Michael Ainsworth The Dallas Morning News "Evacuees"

Award of Excellence, Bruce Chambers The Orange County Register "Katrina Rescue"

Award of Excellence, Carolyn Cole The Los Angeles Times "EXHAUSTED BUT ALIVE"

Award of Excellence, Jan Dago Morgenavisen Jyllands Posten "Helping Hand"

Award of Excellence, Vincent Laforet The New York Times

Award of Excellence, Vincent Laforet The New York Times

Award of Excellence, Michael Macor The San Francisco Chronicle

Award of Excellence, James Nielsen Agence France-Presse

Award of Excellence, Smiley N. Pool The Dallas Morning News

Award of Excellence, Smiley N. Pool The Dallas Morning News "DEVASTATION FROM THE SKY"

Award of Excellence, Benjamin Sklar The Associated Press "HURRICANE KATRINA"

Award of Excellence, Mario Tama Getty Images "Bedsheet Rescue"

Award of Excellence, Mario Tama Getty Images "Underwater and On Fire"

General Division / Natural Disaster Picture Story

First Place, Jan Grarup Rapho Newsweek "Aftermath"

Second Place [Tie], Carolyn Cole The Los Angeles Times "KATRINA'S LEGACY"

Second Place [Tie], Tomas Munita The Associated Press "SOUTH ASIA QUAKE"

Third Place, David Guttenfelder The Associated Press "SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE"

Award of Excellence, Jan Dago Morgenavisen Jyllands Posten "Tsunami Aftermath in Indonesia"

Award of Excellence, Mario Tama Getty Images "After the Levees Broke"

General Division / One WeekÕs Work

First Place, Tom Fox The Dallas Morning News

Newspaper Division / General Reporting

First Place, Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News

Second Place, Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News

Third Place, Liz O. Baylen The Washington Times "Acquiesce"

Award of Excellence, Rick Gershon The Dallas Morning News

Award of Excellence, John Pendygraft St. Petersburg Times

Award of Excellence, Joao Silva The New York Times

Award of Excellence, Benjamin J. Spatz Georgetown University / Freelance

Award of Excellence, Andrew Testa Panos Pictures for The New York Times

Newspaper Division / Feature Picture

First Place, Matt McClain The Ventura County Star "Surf Contest"

Second Place, Algerina Perna The Baltimore Sun

Third Place, Ross Taylor Freelance

Award of Excellence, Jamie Francis The Oregonian

Award of Excellence, Lance Iversen San Francisco Chronicle

Award of Excellence, Michael Macor San Francisco Chronicle

Newspaper Division / Portrait

First Place, Erik Lunsford Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers / The Palm Beach Post "The Spirit of Mind"

Second Place, Jason Arthurs The Winston-Salem Journal "Schoolgirl"

Third Place, Tim Gruber The Evening Sun "Johnny Appleseed"

Award of Excellence, Karen Pulfer Focht The Commercial Appeal "Girls Best Friend"

Award of Excellence, Sarah Orr The Napa Valley Register "All Eyes on You"

Award of Excellence, Fred Squillante The Columbus Dispatch "Last Public Smoke"

Newspaper Division / Spot News

First Place, Chris Hondros Getty Images "Orphaned in an Instant"

Second Place, Daniel LeClair Reuters

Third Place, Mohamed Azakir Reuters

Award of Excellence, Ben Curtis The Associated Press "TOGO ELECTION VIOLENCE"

Award of Excellence, Karen Pulfer Focht The Commercial Appeal "Crushed by Tree"

Award of Excellence, Atef Hassan Reuters

Award of Excellence, Michael Zamora The Morning News

Newspaper Division / News Picture Story

First Place, Yonathan Weitzman Corbis "Gaza Pull Out"

Second Place, Rodrigo Abd The Associated Press "GUATEMALA GANGS"

Third Place, Barbara Davidson The Dallas Morning News

Award of Excellence, Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News "Jim Comes Home"

Award of Excellence, Genaro Molina The Los Angeles Times

Award of Excellence, Pete Souza The Chicago Tribune

Newspaper Division / Issue Reporting Picture Story

First Place, Melanie Burford The Dallas Morning News "THE DEATH OF GLORIA JACKSON"

Second Place, Mona Reeder The Dallas Morning News "DEFIANCE ON DESIRE STREET"

Third Place, Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News "The Messengers"

Award of Excellence, Lara Solt The Dallas Morning News "Facade of Wealth"

Newspaper Division / Feature Picture Story

First Place, Melanie Burford The Dallas Morning News "BLIND FAITH"

Second Place, Daniel Kovalovszky Nepszabadsag "STERILE TIMELESSNESS"

Third Place, Liz O. Baylen The Washington Times "LOST AT CAMP"

Award of Excellence, Nicole Fruge San Antonio Express-News "Texans Deployed"

Award of Excellence, David Guttenfelder The Associated Press "KATMANDU VALLEY - DEMOCRACY DISMISSED"

Award of Excellence, Steve Jessmore The Flint Journal "Sense of Community"

Magazine Division / General Reporting

First Place, Pieter ten Hoopen Moment Agency "Earthquake Pakistan"

Second Place, Stephen Ferry Redux Pictures

Third Place, Jeff Hutchens Getty Images "Food Line"

Award of Excellence, Charlie Archambault U.S. News & World Report

Award of Excellence, Tomas van Houtryve TIME Asia "Rebellion"

Magazine Division / Feature Picture

First Place, Yannis Kontos Polaris "Life As An Amputee"

Second Place, Tamas Dezso Freelance / GEO "FUNERAL"

Third Place, Holly Wilmeth Sipa Press / International Health Emissaries "Tornabe, Honduras"

Award of Excellence, Stephanie Sinclair Corbis / VSD

Magazine Division / Portrait

First Place, Brigitte Lacombe New York Magazine "When Everything Changes"

Second Place, David Høgsholt Freelance

Third Place, Francesco Zizola MSF-Doctors Without Borders/Internazionale "N., 19 years old. Sex worker."

Award of Excellence, Joel Sartore National Geographic Magazine "Cowboys"

Magazine Division / Spot News

First Place, Stephen Dupont Contact Press Images "War On The Mind"

Second Place, Roger Lemoyne Redux Pictures

Magazine Division / Feature Picture Story

First Place, Tamas Dezso Freelance / GEO "ROMANIA - ON EUROPE'S EASTERN EDGE"

Second Place, Christopher Morris VII / TIME "The Hermit Nation"

Third Place, Lukasz Trzcinski Visavis.pl "City challenge"

Award of Excellence, Gerd Ludwig GEO "TASMANIA"

Award of Excellence, Gerard Rancinan Polaris / TIME "Hibakusha"

Magazine Division / Issue Reporting Picture Story

First Place, Eugene Richards Freelance "A Procession of Them"

Second Place, Jonathan Torgovnik Stern Magazine "Methamphetamine epidemic in America"

Third Place, David H¿gsholt Freelance "MIA - living life trying"

Award of Excellence, James Nachtwey VII / TIME "Global Health Crisis"

Magazine Division / News Picture Story

First Place, Shaul Schwarz Getty Images "Gaza Pullout"

Second Place, Jehad Nga Corbis "Iraq - Operation Steel Curtain"

Third Place, Kitra Cahana EPA "Disengaging from Gaza"

Award of Excellence, Jonas Bendiksen Magnum Photos / National Geographic Magazine "Nepal's Maoist Rebellion"

Award of Excellence, Scott Nelson World Picture News "Iraq Car Bomb"

Best Use of Photography Newspapers: Circulation < 100,000

First Place, The Evansville Courier & Press

Second Place, The Concord Monitor

Third Place, The Naples Daily News

Award of Excellence, The Albuquerque Tribune

Best Use of Photography Newspapers: Circulation > 100,000

First Place, The Los Angeles Times

Second Place, The San Jose Mercury News

Third Place, The San Francisco Chronicle

Award of Excellence, The New York Times

Award of Excellence, The Toronto Star

Best Use of Photography Magazines

First Place, The New York Times Magazine

Second Place, National Geographic

Third Place, TIME Asia

Award of Excellence, DOUBLEtruck

Best Photography Book

First Place, Brenda Ann Kenneally, "Money Power Respect: Pictures of My Neighborhood"

Second Place, Roger Lemoyne, "Détails Obscura - Roger Lemoyne - Photographies 1995-2003"

Third Place, Philip Jones Griffiths, "Viet Nam At Peace"

Editing Division / Newspaper Single Page News Story

First Place, Janet Reeves The Rocky Mountain News

Second Place, The New York Times

Third Place, Mark Edelson The Palm Beach Post

Award of Excellence, Mark Holm The Albuquerque Tribune

Award of Excellence, Fred Nelson The Seattle Times / The Seattle Post Intelligencer

Award of Excellence, Doug Parker The Times-Picayune

Award of Excellence, Mark Edelson, LouAnn Frala The Palm Beach Post

Award of Excellence, The New York Times

Award of Excellence, Bruce Moyer The Hartford Courant

Editing Division / Newspaper Single Page Feature Story

First Place, Stephanie Heisler The Hartford Courant

Second Place, Gail Fisher The Los Angeles Times

Third Place, Michael Hamtil The Dallas Morning News

Award of Excellence, Janet Reeves The Rocky Mountain News

Award of Excellence, The New York Times

Editing Division / Newspaper Multiple Page News Story

First Place, The Dallas Morning News "Hurricane Katrina"

Second Place, The Spokesman Review "Picking Up The Pieces"

Third Place, Jeff McAdory, John Sale The Commercial Appeal "Murder in Mississippi"

Award of Excellence, The Los Angeles Times "Deadly Chain-Reaction Crash"

Award of Excellence, The Los Angeles Times "A Day of Hope and Havoc"

Award of Excellence, The Los Angeles Times "A New Pope"

Award of Excellence, Rolando Otero The South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Holiday Rush"

Award of Excellence, Tim Rasmussen The South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Hurrican Katrina"

Editing Division / Newspaper Multiple Page Feature Story

First Place, The Los Angeles Times "Missionary's Dark Legacy"

Second Place, Mark Edelson, Carolyn Drake The Palm Beach Post "There's No Place Like Suburbia"

Third Place, Bruce Moyer The Hartford Courant "The Crisis That's Not Over Yet"

Award of Excellence, The Los Angeles Times "Opium Wars in Afghanistan"

Award of Excellence, Tim Rasmussen The South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Wreckage of War"

Award of Excellence, Mary Vignoles The South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Atlantic Ocean At Sunrise"

Editing Division / Newspaper Series

First Place, Doug Parker, Dinah Rogers, Andrew Boyd, Robert Steiner, David Grunfeld The Times-Picayune "Hurricane Katrina Aftermath"

Second Place, The Los Angeles Times "Katrina - City in Chaos"

Third Place, The Rocky Mountain News "Early Exit"

Award of Excellence, Dan Habib The Concord Monitor "Teen Life"

Award of Excellence, Mary Vignoles The South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Remembrance"

Editing Division / Newspaper Special Section

First Place, Janet Reeves The Rocky Mountain News "Final Salute"

Second Place, Tim Rasmussen The South Florida Sun-Sentinel "Survivors"

Third Place, John Sale The Commercial Appeal "Born To Die"

Award of Excellence, Mary Cooney, Steve Stroud The Los Angeles Times "The Path Ahead"

Award of Excellence, David Grewe The Hartford Courant "Pieces Of Brian"

Editing Division / Newspaper Picture Editing Portfolio: Circulation < 100,000

First Place, Dan Habib The Concord Monitor

Second Place, Eric Strachan, Judy Lutz The Naples Daily News

Third Place, John Rumbach, David Peirini The Herald

Award of Excellence, Rick Shaw The Columbia Missourian

Editing Division / Newspaper Picture Editing Portfolio: Circulation > 100,000

First Place, Tim Rasmussen, Mary Vignoles, Rolando Otero, Carl Seibert, Amy Beth Bennett, David Epplito, George Wilson, Taimy Alvarez The South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Second Place, The Los Angeles Times

Third Place, Doug Parker, Dinah Rogers, Andrew Boyd, Robert Steiner, David Grunfeld The Times-Picayune

Award of Excellence, Geri Migielicz, Mark Damon, Michael Malone, Akili-Casundria Ramsess, Caroline E. Couig, Jami C. Smith, Anne-Marie McReynolds San Jose Mercury News

Editing Division / Magazine Multiple Page News Story

First Place, Simon Barnett, Susanne Miklas, Michelle Molloy Newsweek "After Katrina"

Second Place, Lisa Botos, Maria Wood, Wei Leng Tay TIME Asia "Sea of Sorrow"

Third Place, Kurt Mutchler, Lynn Johnson, Connie Phelps National Geographic Magazine "Fossil Wars"

Award of Excellence, John Echave, Meredith Davenport, Elaine Bradley, National Geographic Magazine "Medell’n: Stories From An Urban War"

Award of Excellence, Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Jay Colton TIME "An American Tragedy"

Editing Division / Magazine Multiple Page Feature Story

First Place, Kathy Moran, Michael Melford, William Marr National Geographic Magazine "Autumn In Acadia"

Second Place, Kathy Moran, David Whitmore National Geographic Magazine "Spirit of the Wild"

Third Place, John Echave, Steve McCurry, Elaine Bradley National Geographic Magazine "Buddha Rising"

Award of Excellence, Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, Crary Pullen TIME "People Who Mattered 2005"

Editing Division / Magazine Picture Editing Portfolio

First Place, Kathy Moran, David Whitmore, William Marr, Elaine Bradley, Randy Olson, Michael Melford, Jonas Bendiksen, Melissa Farlow, George Steinmetz National Geographic Magazine

Second Place, Simon Barnett, Director of Photography, Bija Bociek, Beth Johnson, Myra Kreiman, Susanne Miklas, Paul Moakley, Michelle Molloy, James Wellford Newsweek

Third Place, John Echave, Connie Phelps, Elaine Bradley, David Whitmore, Robert Gray, Daniel J. Cox, Steve McCurry, Meredith Davenport, David Littswager & Susan Middleton, Anup & Manoj Shah, Christian Ziegler National Geographic Magazine

Award of Excellence, Michele Stephenson, MaryAnne Golon, TIME Magazine Picture Editing Staff TIME

Editing Division / Interactive Publication: Small Media

First Place, The Kentucky Post

Second Place, BrendaKenneally.com

Third Place, MediaStorm

Editing Division / Interactive Publication: Large Media

First Place, USAToday.com

Second Place, LATimes.com

Third Place, MercuryNewsPhoto.com

Editing Division / Multimedia Story or Essay

First Place, RockyMountainNews.com "Final Salute"

Second Place, USATODAY.com "A third Tour Of Duty"

Third Place, Philly.com "Dali Around The City"

Award of Excellence, NYTimes.com "Christoph Bangert in Iraq"

Award of Excellence, TIME.com "After the Deluge"

Award of Excellence, USATODAY.com "Johnny Holiday: Finally Acting His age"

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