2013 Year in Pictures (2014 Contest)
Results of the 79th Annual Photography & Multimedia Contest, 2013 Year in Pictures and Multimedia Contest, judged in 2014. The Best in Show and Portfolio will be announced at the NYPPA Gallery opening in May. These photos will appear in the NYPPA 2014 Annual | Multimedia Results | Meet The Judges
2014 NYPPA Best in Show – Sponsored by Thomson-Reuters
Al Bello – Getty Images – “Synchronized Diving”
2014 NYPPA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Canon
Kirsten Luce – Freelance
Spot News
Sponsored by TBA
1st Place – HORROR – Joe Marino/Daily News
2nd Place – Double Murder – Norman Y. Lono/Contract Photographer
3rd Place – HORROR (2) – Joe Marino/Daily News
HM – Granddaughter Murdered – Debbie Egan-Chin/Daily News
HM – Accident- James Keivom/Daily News
EA – Body Removal – Mark Bonifacio/Daily News
EA – Cry baby – Todd Maisel/Daily News
EA – Train Wreck – Mark Bonifacio/Daily News
EA – Police Arrest Man – Michael Nagle/Freelance The New York Times
General News
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1st Place – Vigil – James Keivom/Daily News
2nd Place – Grief at double funeral – Debbie Egan-Chin/Daily News
3rd Place – Barren Lot in Union Beach – Norman Y. Lono/Contract Photographer
HM – Mourners – James Keivom/Daily News
HM – Crying mother – David Handschuh/Daily News
EA – Hassidic Funeral – Todd Maisel/Daily News
EA – Final touch – Debbie Egan-Chin/Daily News
EA – Hassidic Funeral (2) – Todd Maisel/Daily News
News Picture Story
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1st Place – Rally for Trayvon – David Goldman/Associated Press
2nd Place – Kimani Gray – Michael Nagle/Freelance New York Times
3rd Place – Manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspects in Watertown – James Keivom/Daily News
HM – STOP/FRISK – Joe Marino/Daily News
HM – A Bomber is Captured – Craig Ruttle/Freelance
Feature
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1st Place – Pageant Face – Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger
2nd Place – Geechee dumpster – David Goldman/Associated Press
3rd Place – Citizens of Ayutla de los Libres – Kirsten Luce/Freelance
HM – Bullied – Julia Xanthos/Daily News
HM – Sleeping Beauty – Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger
EA – Chris Christie victory – Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger
EA – Natacha – Jason DeCrow/Freelance
EA – Flag Day children – Craig Ruttle/Freelance
Feature Picture Story
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1st Place – Vigilante Justice in Mexico – Kirsten Luce/Freelance
2nd Place – Forty Days – David Goldman/Associated Press
3rd Place – Model Deconstructed – Jennifer Altman/New York Times
HM – The Last Polka – Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger
HM – Coney Island – New York City’s Summer Playground – Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger
Pictorial
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1st Place – Plastic bag hat – David Goldman/Associated Press
2nd Place – Taxi reflection – David Handschuh/Daily News
3rd Place – Scenes from J’ouvert – Kirsten Luce/Freelance
HM – Lavander fields – David Handschuh/Daily News
HM – Helicopter flight over the Mendenhall Glacier – David Handschuh/Daily News
EA – Quiet evening – Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger
EA – Union Beach on 9/11 – Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger
EA – Rain Room – John Karsten Moran/Independent
EA – Pizza – Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger
Portrait
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1st Place – Robert De Niro – Jennifer Altman/Freelance
2nd Place – Alan Cumming – Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
3rd Place – Cutting weight – Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger
HM – Citizens of Ayutla de los Libres – Kirsten Luce/Freelance
HM – Bad dreams – Debbie Egan-Chin/Daily News
EA – Cyndi Lauper – Jennifer Altman/Freelance
EA – Eddie Wilson – David Goldman/Associated Press
EA – Lou Reed – Chad Rachman/New York Post
EA – Edith Windsor – Craig Ruttle/Freelance
Animals
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1st Place – Dead horses – Kirsten Luce/Freelance
2nd Place – Duke – Michael Nagle/New York Times
3rd Place – Pet fashion show – Michael Nagle/Getty Images
HM – Tortoise – Chad Rachman/New York Post
HM – Praying mantis – Tom Ferrara/Newsday
EA – Jelly fish – Bruce Cotler/Freelance
EA – Red fox – Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger
Sports Action
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1st Place – Synchronised diving – Al Bello/Getty Images
2nd Place – Synchronised dive – Al Bello/Getty Images
3rd Place – Sacked – Robert Sabo/Daily News
HM – Head crush – Robert Sabo/Daily News
HM – Russia combination – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – September swell – Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger
EA – Face guard – William Perlman/The Star-Ledger
EA – Face punch – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Mixed Martial Arts – Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger
EA – Collision – Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger
EA – Dive – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Stop catch – Robert Sabo/Daily News
EA – Punch landed – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Synchronised diving (2) – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Platform dive – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Forehand – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Heavyweight punch – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Breaststroke – Al Bello/Getty Images
Sports Feature
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1st Place – Rafael Nadal victory – Al Bello/Getty Images
2nd Place – Battle for the puck – Al Bello/Getty Images
3rd Place – Mariano Rivera’s final game – Thomas Ferrara/Newsday
HM – Kiss on the ice – Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger
HM – Angry manager – Robert Sabo/Daily News
EA – Ravens celebration – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Buzzer celebration – Ray Stubblebine/Freelance
EA – Joyous Jacobs – Tim Farrell/Freelance
EA – Raquet bite – Robert Sabo/Daily News
EA – Makdessi knockout – Al Bello/Getty Images
EA – Backflip – Robert Deutsch/USA Today
Sports Picture Story
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1st Place – USA Diving Grand Prix – Al Bello/Getty Images
2nd Place – Mixed Martial Arts – Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger
3rd Place – US Open Tennis – David Goldman/Associated Press
HM – Spring Training Baseball – David Goldman/Associated Press
HM – Mariano Rivera’s final game – Thomas Ferrara/Newsday
The Face of New York
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1st Place – Spider-Man – Craig Ruttle/Freelance
2nd Place – Grand Central – Craig Ruttle/Freelance
3rd Place – Coney Drool – Aristide Economopoulos/ The Star-Ledger
HM – Al & A Friend – Aristide Economopoulos/ The Star-Ledger
HM – The Weiners – Joe Marino/Daily News
EA – New Year’s Eve – Thomas Ferrara/Newsday
EA – Times Square Elegance – Aristide Economopoulos/ The Star-Ledger
EA – Stylish Couple #1 – Aristide Economopoulos/ The Star-Ledger
EA – Poetry while you wait – MarkDye/Con Edison Photo Bureau
National/International News
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1st Place – Boston Bombing vigil – James Keivom/Daily News
2nd Place – Protesters – David Goldman/Associated Press
3rd Place – Daiki plant – David Goldman/Associated Press
HM – Guatemalan migrants – Kirsten Luce/Freelance
HM – Oklahoma tornado – Kirsten Luce/Freelance
EA – Smuggled migrants – Kirsten Luce/Freelance
EA – Watertown manhunt – James Keivom/Daily News
EA – Watertown vigil – James Keivom/Daily News
Editorial Illustration
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1st Place – TERMINAL RAYS – Patrick J. Carroll/Daily News Retired
2nd Place – Oldest living Brooklyn Dodger – John Karsten Moran/Freelance
3rd Place – Lightning bolt – Mark Dye/Con Edison Photo Bureau
HM – TORRENTS AND TRAFFIC – Patrick J. Carroll/Daily News Retired
HM – RISING ABOVE THE CLOUDS – Patrick J. Carroll/Daily News Retired
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1st Place – Beware of – Julia Xanthos/Daily News
2nd Place – Laundry – Julia Xanthos/Daily News
3rd Place – Staten Island Ferry commuters – Chad Rachman/New York Post
HM – Master chess player – Pearl Gabel/Daily News
HM – Trenches – Marc Hermann/Freelance
EA – Night – Julia Xanthos/Daily News
EA – GW Bridge – David Handschuh/Daily News
EA – Sleepy Hollow – Chad Rachman/New York Post
EA – Traffic on 9th Ave – Andrew Thedorakis/Daily News
EA – Cell check – Julia Xanthos/Daily News
2014 NYPPA MULTIMEDIA WINNING PRESENTATIONS
Multimedia Short Form
1st Place – Mother’s Love – Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger
2nd Place – Amphibian Migration – Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger
3rd Place – Paralyzed painter – Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger
Multimedia Long Form
1st Place – Young NJ Athlete – Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger
2nd Place – Saving Shabazz – Mike Roy/The Star-Ledger
3rd Place – Behind the Scenes of One of NJ’s First Gay Marriage – Adya Beasley/The Star-Ledger
HM – Being George – Adya Beasley and Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger
HM – Researchers Optimistic – Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger
HM – Sound of Sight: Overcoming the Challenges of Vision Loss Through Blind Baseball – David Goldman/Associated Press
2014 NYPPA Judges
2014 NYPPA JUDGES
April Saul Win McNamee Barry Chin
April Saul is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. She specializes in documentary photojournalism. Saul has photographed and written for The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1981. In 1997, Saul, along with Inquirer reporter Michael Vitez and photographer Ron Cortes, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Journalism for a series of articles on end-of-life care, telling the stories of terminally-ill patients who wished to die with dignity.
She grew up in East Brunswick, NJ. She got her BA in English from Tufts University and her MA in Mass Communication from the University of Minnesota
Saul became a photographer at The Baltimore Sun in 1980, and the following year, joined the staff of the Philadelphia Inquirer. She was the first recipient of the Nikon/ NPPA Documentary Sabbatical Grant for her work on Hmong refugees in 1985.
Over the last twenty-five years, she has won numerous honors, including the Robert F. Kennedy JournalismAward, the World Press Photo Budapest Award for Humanistic Photography and on various occasions, been named Photographer of the Year by the Northern Short Course, the Pennsylvania Press Photographers Association and the New Jersey Press Photographers Association.
In January 2006, Saul “vowed to document in words and photos the death of every child by gun in the eight-county Philadelphia region in 2006.” The resulting column in the Philadelphia Inquirer was called “Kids, Guns and a Deadly Toll.”
Win McNamee,Chief Photographer/News at Getty Images won Political Photo of the Year for an image of President Barack Obama speaking at a White House briefing room about the Trayvon Martin case. McNamee also won first place in the Presidential category
Win was a senior staff photographer for Reuters News Service. From the beginning of his career, at The Columbia State Newspaper in South Carolina, Win was gathering notice and awards for his work. He won the newspaper’s coveted Portfolio Award during his first year after graduating from The University of South Carolina with a degree in photography.
Barry Chin, a staff photographer at the Boston Globe since 1987, a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology. He previously worked as a staff photographer for the Boston. During Chin’s career at the Boston Globe he received the National Headliners Award for Spot News in 1989 for coverage of Hurricane Hugo.
In 1996, he was first place winner of the International Olympic Committee’s Best of Sport Photographic Contest, Golden Lens Award, and recipient of The National Headliners Award for Sports Action. He also won second place for Sports Picture Story in The World Press Photo Contest.
Barry has covered the 1992, 2002 and 2004 Olympic games. He won Best of Show & 1st place Feature in the 2003 National Baseball Hall of Fame Photo Contest and 1st place Action in 2004. He has received numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association, the Boston Press Photographers Association, and the Associated Press. He received a 1st place sports portfolio award in 2004 from the NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism Photo Contest and 2nd place sports portfolio award in the annual Pictures of The Year contest that same year.