Results of the 91st Annual Photography and Multimedia Contest, judged in 2026. The judging took place on March 6 & 7, 2026. Congratulations to all the winners.
2026 NYPPA Best in Show is awarded to
2026 NYPPA Photographer of the Year is awarded to
2026 NYPPA “Anthony J. Causi Sports Photographer of the Year Award” is awarded to
PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS
Spot News “William V. Finn Memorial” Award
- 1st Place: Dean Moses – amNewYork – Lander on Ice
- 2nd Place: Porter Binks – Independent – Bridge Collision
- 3rd Place: Lloyd Mitchell – Independent – Hand’s Up
- HM: Dean Moses – amNewYork – Attack on the Press
- HM: Barry Williams – New York Daily News – Workers Look at a MTA Bus Over a Precipice
- EA: Bruce Cotler – Independent – Backpacking II
- EA: Steven Pfost – Newsday – Hurricane Erin
- EA: Ben Fractenberg – The City- Prayer
- EA: Lloyd Mitchell – Independent – Cuomo’s Time
- EA: Howard Schnapp – Newsday – Fatal Crash
General News
- 1st Place: Dean Moses – amNewYork – Torn Away
- 2nd Place: Dean Moses – amNewYork – The Mangione Effect
- 3rd Place: Seth Harrison – USA Today Network – Manhattanhenge
- HM: Susan Stava – Independent – Standing for Democracy
- HM: Ben Fractenberg – THE CITY – Swagger
- EA: David Handschuh – Independent – 343 Flags
- EA: Ben Fractenberg – THE CITY – Bubble
- EA: Hiroko Masuike – The New York Times – The Bullet Remains
- EA: Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/lehighvalley.com – Left Behind
- EA: Alejandra Villa Loarca – Newsday – Ice Watch
- EA: Barry Williams – New York Daily News – NYPD Officers Salute Didarul Islam’s Casket
National / International News “Carl Thusgaard Memorial” Award
- 1st Place: Alexi Rosenfield – Independent – Finally Home
- 2nd Place: Sam Simmonds – Polaris – Rev. Al Sharpton Counters Trump Inauguration in D.C.
- 3rd Place: Michael Brochstein – Independent – Senate Nomination Hearing for Pete Hegseth
- HM: Adam Gray – Independent – Broadview Arrest
- HM: Bianca Otero – Zuma Press Independent – Emmanuel Macron Takes a selfie with Attendee during UN Conference in France
- EA: Michael Brochstein – Independent – President Donald Trump Leaving the White House
- EA: Bianca Otero – Zuma Press Independent – Indigenous Man Stands at Security Fence Outside COP30 Venue
- EA: Bianca Otero – Zuma Press Independent – Baltic Flags Prepared Ahead of UN Secretary General Meeting
- EA: Bianca Otero – Zuma Press Independent – BENJAMIN NETANYAHU’s Annotated Remarks at UNGA80
- EA: Adam Gray – Independent – Musk Chainsaw
News Picture Story
- 1st Place: David Dee Delgado – Reuters – Independent – Federal Immigration Officers at US Immigration Court
- 2nd Place: Alexi Rosenfeld – Independent – Fighting for the Hostages
- 3rd Place: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent- Puffy on Trail
- HM: Dean Moses – amNewYork – Religion on Ice
- HM: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Memorial for Charlie Kirk
Feature
- 1st Place: Debbie Egan-Chin – Newsday – Independent – Dancers in the Wind
- 2nd Place: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Big Wave Coming
- 3rd Place: Shawn Inglima – New York Daily News – Aftermath of a Fire
- HM: Gary Hershorn – Independent – City Climb Moonrise
- HM: David Handschuh – Independent – Orange Couch
- EA: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Coney Flipping
- EA: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Night’s End
- EA: Howard Schnapp – Newsday – Graduation Day
- EA: Ray Stubblebine – Independent – Not Alone
- EA: Alejandra Villa Loarca – Newsday – Fourth of July
- EA: Gary Hershorn – Independent – Sunrise in Grand Central Station
- EA: Alexi Rosenfeld – Independent – Hugging Amonst the Ruins
Feature Picture Story
- 1st Place: David Goldman – Associated Press – Forgotten Memories
- 2nd Place: David Goldman – Associated Press – Infrared Eye: Life Under Surveillance
- 3rd Place: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – President Trump’s Liberty Ball
- HM: Adam Gray – Independent – The Rise of Zohran Mamdani
- HM: David Goldman – Associated Press – Tibetan Exile
Pictorial
- 1st Place: Gary Hershorn – Independent – Skyline Reflection
- 2nd Place: Adam Gray – Independent – Chabad Gathering
- 3rd Place: David Handshuh – Independent – Twin Towers
- HM: Al Bello – Getty Images – Shot on Goal
- HM: Adam Gray – Independent – Brooklyn Bridge Snow
- EA: Audrey C. Tiernan – Newsday – Retired – Arbus at Park Avenue Armory
- EA: Patrick Benic – UPI – Illegal fireworks in DC
- EA: Susan Stava – Independent – As High as the Sky
- EA: Gary Hershorn – Independent – Statue Sunrise
- EA: Hiroko Masuike – The New York Times – reflections of Anticipation, Japan Pavilion
- EA: Randee Daddona – Newsday – Independent – Red, White and the Blues
Portrait
- 1st Place: David Goldman – Associated Press – Who Am I?
- 2nd Place: David Goldman – Associated Press – Infraed Family
- 3rd Place: Dean Moses – amNewYork – Under Pressure
- HM: Thomas A. Ferrara – Newsday – The Judge
- HM: David Goldman – Associated Press – Whistleblower
- EA: Randee Daddona – Newsday- Independent – Always in my Heart
- EA: Mark Dye – Con Edison Photo Bureau – Lake life
- EA: Bruce Cotler – Independent – Obama
- EA: Charles Wenzelberg – The New York Post – The Calm Before the Store
- EA: Adam Gray – Independent – Eric Adams Stars and Stripes
- EA: Adam Gray – Independent – Zohran Stars and Stripes
- EA: Syndi Pilar – Independent – Guernsey Princess
Animal
- 1st Place: Bruce Bennett – Getty Images – Butterflies
- 2nd Place: Christina Santucci – Spectrum News/NY1 – Dressed Up Dog
- 3rd Place: Bruce Bennett – Getty Images – Black Skimmer Skimming
- HM: Susan Stava – Independent – The Winning Smile
- HM: Deborah Egan-Chin – Newsday – Independent – Golden Iguana
- EA: David Handschuh – Independent – Bovine Side Eye
- EA: Audrey C. Tiernan – Newsday – Retired- Foraging
- EA: Thomas A. Ferrara – Newsday – Butting Heads
- EA: Ray Stubblebine – Independent – The More The Merrier
- EA: Robert Sabo – New York Post – Independent – Squirrel Interrupted: Game Delayed for Nut Business
- EA: Sofia Sawchuk – Newsday – Independent – Ruffled Feathers
Sports Action “Kathy Willens Memorial” Award
- 1st Place: Al Bello – Getty Images – Above the Clouds
- 2nd Place: Brad Penner – Independent – Basketball Star
- 3rd Place: Charles Wenzelberg – The New York Post – Over and Out
- HM: Sarah Stier – Getty images – Dive in Duet
- HM: Bruce Bennett – Getty Images – Ice Spray
- EA: Al Bello – Getty Images – The Hustle
- EA: Al Bello – Getty Images – Eye on the Ball
- EA: Bill Kostroun – NY Post Independent – Broken Up
- EA: Porter Binks – Independent – Out of my Way
- EA: Frank Franklin II – Associated Press – Return
- EA: Sarah Stier – Getty images – A Close One
Sports Feature
- 1st Place: Sarah Stier – Getty images – Silent Scream
- 2nd Place: Andrew Mills – NJ Advance Media – Welcome Back to the Bronx
- 3rd Place: Robert Sabo – New York Post Independent – A Glimpse of Go-Ahead
- HM: Sarah Stier – Getty images – Made for the Moment
- HM: Frank Franklin II – Associated Press – Choke Deux
- EA: Al Bello – Getty Images – Flipping Out
- EA: Al Bello – Getty Images – US Open Tennis Champion
- EA: Charles Wenzelberg – The New York Post – Hands
- EA: Frank Franklin II – Associated Press – Fernando
Sports Life and Recreational Sports
- 1st Place: Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/lehighvalleylive.com – Winning Wave
- 2nd Place: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Double Overtime Jubilation
- 3rd Place: Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/lehighvalleylive.com – Full Swing Celebration
- HM: Andrew Mills – NJ Advance Media – A Kiss from Mom
- HM: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Right of Way
- EA: Sofia Sawchuk – Newsday – Independent – For the Kids, For the Community
- EA: Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/lehighvalleylive.com – Winning Wave
- EA: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Mechanic Break
- EA: Saed Hindash – NJ Advance Media/lehighvalleylive.com – On Top of the World
- EA: Andrew Mills – NJ Advance Media – Girls Softball State Champs
- EA: Andrew Mills – NJ Advance Media – High School Wrestling State Champion
- EA: James Escher – Newsday – Independent – Basketball Celebration
Sports Picture Story
- 1st Place: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Demolition Derby Days
- 2nd Place: Al Bello – Getty Images – Run Sadie Run
- 3rd Place: Robert Sabo – The New York Post Independent – Diamonds of the City
- HM: Robert Sabo – The New York Post Independent – From Little League to Big Leagues
- HM: Sarah Stier – Getty Images – 2026 Aquatics Collection
Face of New York
- 1st Place: Syndi Pilar – Independent – Italy
- 2nd Place: Bruce Cotler – Independent – Wolfie
- 3rd Place: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Pizza Riot
- HM: Gary Hershorn – Independent – A Kiss for the Skyline
- HM: Adam Gray – Independent – Window on Macys Thanksgiving Parade
- EA: Hiroko Masuike – The New York Times – Newlyweds, New York Style
- EA: Alejandra Villa Loarca – Newsday – The FDNY Remembers
- EA: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Coney Big Surf
- EA: Sofia Sawchuk – Newsday Independent – Larry the Birdman’s NY
- EA: John Nacion – John Nacion Imaging LLC – 847893629
- EA: Syndi Pilar – Independent – Life Guard Jump, Coney Island
- EA: Syndi Pilar – Independent – Heart of Coney Island
Political Unrest
- 1st Place: Adam Gray – Independent – Columbia Graduation Arrest
- 2nd Place: Lloyd Mitchell – Independent – What you going to do
- 3rd Place: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Knocked Out
- HM: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – Cop Down
- HM: Dean Moses – am NewYork – At Arms Length
- EA: Dean Moses – amNewYork – Carried Away
- EA: Adam Gray – Independent – No Kings
- EA: Alejandra Villa Loarca – Newsday – No Kings Day
- EA: Lloyd Mitchell – Independent – Everything I’ve Known
- EA: Dean Moses – amNewYork – Preventive Mesure
- EA: Dean Moses – amNewYork – Polkadot Dress Lady
- EA: Aristide Economopoulos – Independent – DHS Push
2026 Still Photography Contest Judges
Kathy M. Helgeson is a freelance photojournalist based on Long Island. Before moving to New York, she spent 14 years in higher education as the lead visual storyteller at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls.
Earlier in her career, she worked for 16 years as a staff photojournalist at The Tampa Tribune, The Augusta Chronicle, and The Winter Haven News Chief. She has also freelanced for Newsday, the Minnesota Star Tribune, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Minnesota Public Radio.
Outside of journalism, Helgeson enjoys pottery, music, and spending time with her husband, their two sons, and their dog, Zelda.
Corinne Perkins is the North America Editor for ReutersPictures, where she leads visual news coverage across the United States and Canada. Based in New York, she oversees teams of photographers and editors producing award-winning photojournalism on major global and regional stories.
Perkins joined Reuters in 2000 as a freelance editorial assistant during the Sydney Olympic Games and became a full-time member of the organization in 2005 as editor-in-charge of the Singapore global pictures desk. She later served as online visuals editor in Toronto before moving to New York to lead Reuters’ North American photography coverage.
Originally from Mount Isa, Australia, Perkins has spent more than two decades working in international visual journalism and helping shape the way Reuters presents photography across digital and social platforms.
Sandra M. Stevenson is an award-winning writer, visual editor, and curator who recently joined Education Week as Managing Editor of Visual and Immersive Experiences.
Before joining Education Week, Stevenson served as Deputy Director of Photography at The Washington Post, where she managed a team of picture editors covering International, Climate, and Health + Science. Previously, she was Associate Deputy Director of Photography at CNN, overseeing picture editors responsible for curating the home screen, editing stories and newsletters, and producing special projects.
Earlier in her career, Stevenson worked as an Assistant Editor at The New York Times, where she supervised digital photo editors on the news desk and contributed visual content to Race/Related and Gender. She also helped produce major editorial projects including Overlooked and This Is 18.
Stevenson earned a B.A. in English from Syracuse University and continued her studies in audio and visual media at Université Toulouse in Toulouse, France.
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