1st Place – Debbie Egan-Chin – Independent for Newsday – Black Swan
Results of the 87th Annual Photography & Multimedia Contest, 2021 Year in Pictures and Multimedia Contest, judged in 2022. – Multimedia results | Meet the Judges
The Best in Show, Photographer of the Year, and “Anthony J. Causi” Sports Photographer of the year will be announced after the contest judging.
2022 NYPPA Best in Show Sponsored by Nikon Inc. is awarded to Patrick Benic – UPI
2022 Photographer of the Year Sponsored by Canon is awarded to Adam Gray – SWNS
2022 “Anthony J. Causi Sports Photographer of the Year Award” Sponsored by Canon is awarded to Robert Sabo – Independent – NY Post
Spot News “William V. Finn Memorial” Award
1st Place – Justin Lane – European Pressphoto Agency – Brooklyn Crime Scene
2nd Place – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Multiple Fire of Grant Street
3rd Place – Lloyd Mitchell – Independent- Saving a man from freezing waters
HM – Lloyd Mitchell – Independent – Overwhelmed by Mother Nature
HM – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Fire Destroys Three Houses
EA – David Handschuh – Independent for Newsday – Bronx Bus Crash
EA – Lloyd Mitchell – Independent – Grip for Life
EA – Steven Pfost – Newsday – Tropical Storm Henri
EA – Howard Schnapp – Independent for Newsday – Car vs. Building
General News
1st Place – David Sanders – Independent – Times Square
2nd Place – Steven Pfost – Newsday – Reunited
3rd Place – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – Grief
HM – Adam Gray – SWNS – Juneteenth Joy
HM – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Obama visits Newark
EA – Hiroko Masuike – The New York Times- A Future Voter
EA – David Sanders – Independent – Vote Count
EA – David Sanders – Independent – Arrest
EA – Lev Radin – Independent – Untitled
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Hoboken the day after Hurricane Ida
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Woman tours Coney Island Boardwalk
EA – Gary Hershorn – Independent – Sunrise Eclipse in New York
The “Carl Thusgaard Memorial” National/International News
1st Place – Patrick T. Benic – UPI – Man Tries to breakthrough Main Door of House Chambers
2nd Place – Adam Gray – SWNS – Ashli Babbitt is fatally shot in the Capitol
3rd Place – Julio Cortez – Associated Press – Convicted
HM – Lev Radin – Independent – Untitled
HM – Adam Gray – SWNS – A Helping Hand
EA – Julio Cortez – Associated Press – Sprayed
EA – Adam Gray – SWNS – Kyle Rittenhouse found not Guilty
EA – Adam Gray – SWNS – Reaction to Derek Chauvin Verdict
EA – Andrew Mills – NJ Advance Media – Hurricane Ida Rescue
EA – Craig Ruttle – Independent – Boom or Bust
News Picture Story
1st Place – Adam Gray – SWNS – The Capital Insurrection
2nd Place – Craig Ruttle – Independent – The Uncertain Darkness
3rd Place – David Goldman – Associated Press – End of America’s Longest War
HM -Adam Gray – SWNS – Dante Wright protestors slash with police
HM – Craig Ruttle – Independent – The Storming of the Capital
EA – J. Conrad Williams, Jr. – Newsday – A Hero’s Farewell
Feature
1st Place – Debbie Egan-Chin – Independent for Newsday – Storm Rolls In
2nd Place – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media -Coney island Boardwalk
3rd Place – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Bloomfield Prom
HM – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – Safe Zone
HM – David Handschuh – Independent – Snowy New Years
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Hindu Festival
EA – David Sanders – Independent – Dinosaurs
EA – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – I did it
EA – Gary Hershorn – Independent – Sunrise at Grand Central Terminal in New York
EA – Hiroko Masuika – New York Times – An 88-Year-Old Lumberjack’s Mission
EA – Ben Fractenberg – The City – Survivor
EA – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – Teamwork
Feature Picture Story
1st Place – Hiroko Masuike – New York Times – A Destroyed Village and 10 Years of Hope
2nd Place – David Goldman – Associated Press – Good Fire
3rd Place – David Goldman, Associated Press – The Other PandemicGood Fire
HM – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Prom Night in New Jersey
HM – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – Graduates Parade
EA – Julio Cortez – Associated Press – Herndon Monument Climb
Pictorial
1st Place – Ray Stubblebine – Independent – Night Flight
2nd Place – Craig Ruttle – Independent – Stained Passageway
3rd Place – Gary Hershorn – Getty Images – Hunter’s Moon Rises in New York
HM – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – A woman walks along 8th Street in Jersey City
HM – Gary Hershorn – Getty Images – Lightning Strikes in New York
EA – Patrick T. Benic – UPI – SpaceX Rocket in Blue
EA – David Goldman _ Associated Press – Window Seat
EA – Gary Hershorn – Getty Images – Rainbow Colored Sky at Sunrise
EA – Gary Hershorn – Getty Images – Hunter’s Moon Rises in New York
EA – Adam Gray – SWNS – Summit Reflections
Portrait
1st Place – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – Javelin Thrower
2nd Place – Justin Lane European Presse Agence – New York Comic Con
3rd Place – Alejandra Villa Loarca – Newsday – Barber Shop
HM – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – Steampunk Rabbit
HM – Hiroko Masuike – New York Times – A Young Female Monk
EA – Debbie Egan Chin – Independent for Newsday – Love is Love
EA – Ed Murray – NJ Advance Media – Senior
EA – Al Bello – Getty Images – The Beard
EA – Barry Sloan – Independent for Newsday – Stash of Balloons
EA – Michael Brochstein – Independent – Donald Trump Rally at the Ellipse in Washington D.C.
Animal
1st Place – Debbie Egan-Chin – Independent for Newsday – Black Swan
2nd Place – Bruce Bennett – Getty Images – Creepy
3rd Place – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance media/LehighValley.com – Loner
HM – David Goldman – Associated Press – Therapy Vaccine
HM – Adam Gray – SWNS – Hot Dogs
EA – Thomas A. Ferrara – Newsday – Makin’ Tracks
EA – Debbie Egan Chin – Independent for Newsday – Deer Crossing the Road
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Victoria Kiss
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Bald Eagle pulls his Catch
EA – David Handschuh – Independent – Good Dog
EA – Dave Sanders – Independent – Hawks
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Fish swim by Statue of Liberty
Sports Action
1st Place – Al Bello – Getty Images – Hair Spray
2nd Place – Al Bello – Getty Images – Into the Abyss
3rd Place – Al Bello – Getty Images – Spin Cycle
HM – Jon Simon – Independent – Untitled
HM – Robert Deutsch – USA Today – Balance Balance
EA – Julio Cortez – Associated Press – Face Ball
EA – Michael Stobe – Independent for Getty Images – Teofimo Lopez v George Kambosos
EA – Al Bello – Getty Images – Fly Like A Bird
EA – Robert Deutsch – USA Today – Biles Vault
EA – David Goldman – Associated Press – Table Tennis
EA – Bruce Bennett – Getty Images – Battle of New York
EA – Bruce Bennett – Getty Images – What A Mess
Sports Feature
1st Place – Robert Deutsch – USA Today – Biles Withdraws
2nd Place – David Goldman – Associated Press – Rainbow Rappel
3rd Place – David Goldman – Associated Press – Judo Jubi
HM – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – Social Distancing”
HM – Brad Penner – Independent – Toney Grili
EA – Al Bello – Getty Images – Silent Prayer Before Combat
EA – Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/Lehighvalleylive.com – Sportsmanship
EA – Andrew Mills – NJ Advance Media – Summer Ball
EA – Hiroko Masuike -The New York Times – A Medal Ceremony During A Pandemic
EA – Sarah Stier – Getty Images – March Sadness
EA – Sarah Stier – Getty Images – Overtime Win
Sports Picture Story
1st Place – Al Bello – Getty Images – The Urban Arm Wrestling League
2nd Place – Robert Sabo – Independent for New York Post – The Road to Williamsport
3rd Place – Patrick T. Benic – UPI News Photos – Field of Dreams Game in Iowa
HM – Sarah Stier – Getty Images – Women’s College World Series
HM – David Goldman – Associated Press – Sport Climbing Debut at the Olympics
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Friday Night Fights
Face of New York
1st Place – Justin Lane, European Pressphoto Agency: “Halloween in Brooklyn”
2nd Place – David Handschuh, Independent: “Rainy Night Noire”
3rd Place – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – A pair of women tour Coney Island Boardwalk”
HM – Adam Gray – SWNS – Tashlich by the River
HM – Gary Hershorn – Getty Images – Reverse Manhattanhenge Sunrise in New York City
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – People walk around Coney Island on July 4th
EA – Justin Lane – European Pressphoto Agency – Early Spring in Washington Square Park
EA – Debra L. Rothenberg – Independent – Hometown Heroes
EA – Debra L. Rothenberg – Independent – Tiger Man on The Subway
EA – Debra L. Rothenberg – Independent – New Years Eve in Times Square
EA – Aristide Economopoulos – NJ Advance Media – Girls watch fireworks on July 4th on Coney Island
Multimedia – Short Form (under 5 minutes)
1st Place
Andre Malok – NJ Advance Media – Raw honey is all the buzz at Zach & Zoë Sweet Bee
2nd Place
Andre Malok – NJ Advance Media – Emotional cleanup of flood damaged homes begins for residents of the Lost Valley in Manville
3rd Place
Chris Ware – Newsday – Jonathan Smith Oyster Farmer
Honorable Mention
Chris Ware – Newsday – Charles Rufino Violin Maker
Honorable Mention
Andre Malok – NJ Advance Media – N.J. “ghost forest” becomes part of art installation in New York City
Multimedia – Long Form (Over 5 minutes)
1st Place
Photography: Chris Ware, Jeffrey Basinger, Howard Schnapp – Newsday
Video Editor: Jeffrey Basinger – Newsday – Cameras and Consequences
2nd Place
Susan Stava – Independent – VOTE AMERICAN
3rd Place
Randee Daddona – Newsday – Erica Marcus goes on an East End tomato crawl
HONORABLE MENTION
Andre Malok – NJ Advance Media – N.J. community embraces young man with autism who lost both of his parents
HONORABLE MENTION
Videographers: Jeffrey Basinger, Chris Ware, J. Conrad Williams Jr., Steve Pfost, James Carbone – Newsday – Barriers to Badges
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST JUDGES
Holly Pickett is a freelance photojournalist and journalist safety trainer based in New York City. She started her career as a staff photographer at The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Wash. Her professional journalism experience spans two decades, one of which she spent as a Middle East-based freelancer–covering stories about human migration, social movements, the cost of conflict, and the challenges faced by women. She has reported from dozens of countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Gaza, Egypt, Yemen, Turkey, Lebanon, Greece, Russia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Sudan. Her work has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Le Monde, TIME, Stern, Paris Match, NPR.org, and The New Republic. Holly received a 2014 travel grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and was a 2018 IWMF African Great Lakes Reporting fellow in Rwanda and DRC. She is a member of the Everyday Projects and Women Photograph photo collectives. She is also a member of the IWMF’s inaugural cohort of Next Gen Safety Trainers, an initiative to make journalist safety training more contemporary, holistic, and inclusive. For the past several years, Holly has covered news and features in the New York region, while pursuing a joint master’s degree in journalism and Near Eastern studies, which she completed in June 2021 at New York University.
Carmine Galasso is a photojournalist who worked at The Record, a New Jersey newspaper, for nearly 45 years. He shot general assignments before spending a decade photographing sports locally, and across the U.S. – Super Bowls, World Series, Stanley Cups, NCAA basketball, boxing, etc.! He photographed feature stories in many countries globally, including: Malaysia, India, Israel/Palestine, Mexico, France, Northern Ireland, and Kenya.! He’s won countless awards, and is the author of the monograph, “Crosses”, published in Great Britain in 2007, by Trolley Books.which was one of PDN’s photo books of the year. Born in Brooklyn, Carmine has lived in New York City for 34 years.
Cecilia Bohan, is a Pulitzer-prize winning photo editor. She has over three decades of experience covering news, culture and sports. Her early career included the Associated Press and National Sports Daily. The majority of Cecilia’s career was spent at The New York Times and included a four year, international assignment as Director of Photography at the International Herald Tribune, headquartered in Paris.
Although semi-retired, Cecilia continues to enjoy an active professional life as a freelance photo editor and has worked for various organizations such as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the U.S Open Tennis Championships, Mayo Clinic Press, and New York Times Books.
Since 2015, Cecilia has served as president of the board of the Bronx Documentary Center, a mission-driven, community based not-for-profit focusing on documentary practice and education. In her spare time, she also participates as a juror on international photo contests.
Cecilia holds a BA in English Literature with a minor in Fine Art Photography from Washington University in St. Louis.
MULTIMEDIA CONTEST JUDGES
Bob Sacha is a director, cinematographer, editor, teacher, photographer and a collaborator on visual journalism projects. He created the video for projects that have won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, a National Emmy for New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming. a Webby and the first gold medal ever given by the Society for News Design. He teamed up with Blue Chalk as the the director of photography for the New York Times series, Living City, about New York’s infrastructure. BlindSight, a documentary short about a group of blind photographers that he directed, shot & produced had its world premiere at DOCNYC, the country’s largest documentary festival. He is currently an Associate Professor of Video Storytelling at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. His new passion and focus is 360 Video/VR and volumetric capture for journalism.
Travis Fox is the director of the Visual Journalism department at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Fox most recently produced films for FRONTLINE on PBS. His work has also appeared on National Geographic, Al Jazeera, and The New York Times.
From 1999 to 2009, he worked as a senior video journalist at The Washington Post and was widely recognized as a pioneer of news video on the web. He covered such major stories as the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the war in Afghanistan. In 2006, he won the first Emmy Award presented to a web video producer for his coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He was also the first person to win both the Editor of the Year and Videographer of the Year awards from the White House News Photographers Association in the same year. He has won dozens of National Press Photographers Association and Pictures of the Year International awards and has been nominated for a total of eight Emmy’s.
Fox has taught broadcast journalism at the CUNY J-School and multimedia filmmaking at Columbia University. He graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism.