Winners of the Sixty-Eighth Annual

Pictures of the Year International Competition

Judged February 7 through February 22, 2011

Pictures of the Year International is a program of the

Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute

at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Questions? Corrections? Please email info@poyi.org

THE JUDGES

General Division and Newspaper Picture Stories

Porter Binks – Photo Editor, Sports Illustrated

Katie Falkenberg – Freelance photojournalist

David Guttenfelder – Chief Photographer Asia, Associated Press

Ken Lyons – Senior Photo Editor, The Denver Post

General Division and Freelance/Agency Picture Stories

Stanley Greene – NOOR Images

Bill Marr – Creative Director, National Geographic

Mona Reeder – Photojournalist, The Dallas Morning News

Editing and Multimedia Divisions

Drea Cooper – Filmaker

Kim Grinfeder – Visual Journalist, University of Miami

Meg Theno – Senior Photo Editor, Chicago Tribune

THE MODERATOR

Rick Shaw - Director, Pictures of the Year International

PREMIERE AWARDS

NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

First Place, Damon Winter, New York Times

Second Place, Michael Robinson Chavez, Los Angeles Times

Third Place, Lisa Krantz, San Antonio News-Express

Award of Excellence, Magnus Wennman, Aftonbladet

FREELANCE/AGENCY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

First Place, Adrees Latif, Reuters

Second Place, Kuni Takahashi, Freelance

Third Place, Carsten Snejbjerg, Freelance

WORLD UNDERSTANDING AWARD

Winner: Fernando Moleres, Freelance — JUVENILE BEHIND BARS IN AFRICAN PRISONS

Finalist: Jan Grarup, Noor ImagesI — CONSEQUENCES! WAR & CLIMATE REFUGEES FROM THE HORN OF AFRICA

Finalist: Christian Holst, Freelance — HALF A CENTURY WITHOUT FREEDOM—LIFE UNDER THE MILITARY REGIME OF BURMA

Finalist: Richard Jones, Sinopix — CHINA’S ONE CHILD POLICY

Finalist: Altaf Qadri, Freelance — KASHMIR: PARADISE LOST

Finalist: Andrea Star Reese, Freelance — THE URBAN CAVE

GLOBAL VISION AWARD

Winner: Steve Winter, Freelance — KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, ASSAM, INDIA

Finalist: Tomas Munita, Freelance — LOST HARVEST—THE DEATH OF THE LOA RIVER

Finalist: Maria Stenzel, Freelance — INVESTIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN ANTARTICA

Finalist: Antonio Zambardino, Contrasto — CLIMATE GROUND ZERO

COMMUNITY AWARENESS AWARD

Winner: Barbara Davidson, Los Angeles Times— STRAY BULLETS

Finalist: Matt Eich, Luceo Images — SIN AND SALVATION IN BAPTIST TOWN

Finalist: Greg Kahn, Naples Daily News — AFTER THE BUBBLE BURST

Finalist: Boryana Katsarova, Freelance — LONELY BULGARIA

Finalist: Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News — I AM SAM: A YEAR OF INNOCENCE AND ANGUISH AT SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL

Finalist: Justin Maxon, Freelance — WE THE FORGOTTON

Finalist: Danny Wilcox Frazier, The Aftermath Project/Redux — SURVIVING WOUNDED KNEE

BEST USE BOOKS

Winner: BLANCO
Photographer: Stefano De Luigi
Publisher: Trolley Books

Finalist: A MILLION SHILLINGS
Photographer: Alixandra Fazzina
Publisher: Trolley Books

Finalist: WAR IS PERSONAL
Photographer: Eugene Richards
Publisher: Many Voices Press

Finalist: COMING BACK: NEW ORLEANS RESURGENT

Photographer: Mario Tama

Publisher: Umbrage Editions

Finalist: FIVE DECADES: A RETROSPECTIVE

Photographer: William Albert Allard

Publisher: Focal Point

Finalist: APOCALIPSIS

Photographer: Alvaro Ybarra Zavala

Publisher: Turner

*ANGUS MCDOUGALL OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN EDITING

Winner: Los Angeles Times

*DOCUMENTARY PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Winner: Whitney Shefte, Marvin Joseph, Alberto Cuadra, Christian Davenport, Kat Downs, The Washington Post – COMING HOME A DIFFERENT PERSON

Finalist: Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari, Freelance – CALIFORNIA IS A PLACE

Finalist: Rich Beckman, Kim Grinfelder, Daniel Cloud, Tihomir Loza, Unitversity of Miami – COLORFUL BUT COLORBLIND

Finalist: James Dao, Damon Winter, Marcus Yam, Rob Harris, Gabriel Dance, Nancy Donaldson, Catrin Einhorn, John Huang, Andrew Kueneman, Meaghan Looram, New York Times –A YEAR AT WAR

Finalist: Barbara Davidson, Mary Cooney, Alan Hagman, Albert Lee, Jeremiah Bogert, Chad Stevens, Myung Chun, Los Angeles Times – VICTIMES OF GANG VIOLENCE: CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE

Finalist: Student Team from University of North Carolina and Pontifica Universidad Católica Argentina, led by a team of faculty and professionals – NOW WHAT ARGENTINA?

Finalist: Steve Young, Devin Wagner, Patrick Lalley, Brent Kastner, Jim Chessman, Cory Myers, Jim Helland, Argus Leader Media – GROWING UP INDIAN

MULTIMEDIA PORTFOLIO OF THE YEAR

First, Leslye Davis, Western Kentucky University

Second, Liz O. Baylen, Los Angeles Times

Third, Alice Smeets, Freelance

Award of Excellence, Todd Heisler, The New York Times

GENERAL DIVISIONS

SCIENCE/NATURAL HISTORY

First Place, Benjamin Rasmussen, Freelance — The Kill

Second Place, Lucas Jackson, Reuters — Untitled

Third Place, Kemal Jufri, Freelance — The Pyroclastic Effect

Award of Excellence, Brent Lewis, Freelance — Crush

Award of Excellence, Christian Ziegler, Freelance — Pollen Dusted

SCIENCE/NATURAL HISTORY PICTURE STORY

First Place, James Whitlow Delano, Redux — Scorched Earth: China’s Wounded Environment

Second Place, Katalin Darnay, Világgazdaság — The Red Mud Catastrophe In Hungary

Third Place, Preston Gannaway, The Virginian-Pilot — Field To Feast

SPORTS ACTION

First Place, Domingo Botan, Associated Press — SPAIN BULLFIGHTER GORED

Second Place, Danny Wilcox Frazier, Freelance — WILD HORSE RACES

Third Place, Al Tielemans, Sports Illustrated — CHALK ONE UP

Award of Excellence, Jan Cága, ISIFA Image Service — SWIMMING WITH A DISABILITY

Award of Excellence, Adam Pretty, Getty Images — STEEPLE DIVE

SPORTS FEATURE

First Place, Gregg Porteous, Daily Telegraph — THE ROCK

Second Place, Tomasz Gudzowaty, Yours Gallery/Agentur Focus — MEXICO’S CAR FRENZY

Third Place, Walter Astrada, Freelance — HAITI

Award of Excellence, Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune — MARATHON BLUR

Award of Excellence, Beck Diefenbach , The Daily Chronicle — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Jerry Lara, San Antonio Express-News — FINAL FOUR UCONN STANFORD 34

Award of Excellence, Agnieszka Rayss, Freelance — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Scott Dalton, Freelance — UNTITLED

SPORTS PICTURE STORY, SEQUENCE OR SERIES

First Place, Tomasz Gudzowaty, Yours Gallery/Agentur Focus — MEXICO’S CAR FRENZY

Second Place, Leah Mills, Freelance — HATIAN AMPUTEE SOCCER

Third Place, Sara Galbiati, Freelance — LUCHA LIBRE—MEXICAN WRESTLING

WINTER OLYMPICS

First Place, Alex Livesey, Getty Images — UNTITLED

Second Place, Wally Skaliij, Los Angeles Times — SUPER-G CRASH

Third Place, Lars Baron, Getty Images — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Andrew Mills, The Star-Ledger — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Bob Martin, Sports Illustrated — GOING FOR GOLD

Award of Excellence, Yuri Kadobnov, Agence France-Presse — CANADA WINS

Award of Excellence, Mike Powell, Sports Illustrated — LOCKED IN

Award of Excellence, Mark Blinch, Freelance — UNTITLED

SPORTS PORTFOLIO

First Place, Adam Pretty, Getty Images

Second Place, Corey Perrine, Augusta Chronicle

Third Place, Patrick Smith, Freelance

Award of Excellence, Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times

FEATURE PICTURE

First Place, KC Ortiz, Freelance — UNTITLED

Second Place, Catherine Karnow, Freelance — UNTITLED

Third Place, Paul Hansen, Freelance — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Cathal McNaughton, Reuters — GAME

Award of Excellence, Heinz Stephen Tesarek, Freelance — EYES WIDE SHOT

PORTRAIT

First Place, Platon Platon, TIME Magazine — AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Second Place, Christopher Capozziello, Freelance — UNTITLED

Third Place, Emiliano Mancuso, Contrasto — THE CLOUD

Award of Excellence, Jack Mikrut, Dagens industri — THE LEADER

Award of Excellence, Misha Friedman, Freelance — UNTITLED

PORTRAIT SERIES

First Place, Palani Mohan, Getty Images — KOLKATA’S RICKSHAW PULLERS

Second Place, Adam Panczuk, Freelance — HIDDEN PEOPLE

Third Place, Marco Grob, TIME Magazine — PORTRAITURE FOR TIME

MIDTERM POLITICS

First Place, Melina Mara, The Washington Post — A PROUD MOMENT FOR THE SPEAKER

Second Place, Drew Angerer, The New York Times — OBAMACLINTON

Third Place, Bill Clark, Roll Call — STILL SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Award of Excellence, Melina Mara, The Washington Post — TEA PARTIER LOST HIS PANTS…

Award of Excellence, Melina Mara, The Washington Post — AMERICA VOTES—A POLITICAL PREACHER

GENERAL NEWS REPORTING

First Place, Adam Dean, Panos Pictures— UNTITLED

Second Place, Cédric Gerbehaye, TIME Magazine — FACE OF POVERTY

Third Place, James Nachtwey, TIME Magazine — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Barbara Davidson, Los Angeles Times — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Oxana Onipko, Agence France-Presse — UZBEK

Award of Excellence, Altaf Qadri, Associated Press — INDIA KASHMIR VIOLENCE

Award of Excellence, Tomas van Houtryve, VII Network — STORM IN THE SWAT VALLEY

Award of Excellence, Magnus Wennman, Aftonbladet — FRIDA

SPOT NEWS

First Place, Athit Perawongmetha, Freelance — UNTITLED

Second Place, Dominic Bracco II, Prime — LIFE AND DEATH IN THE NORTHERN PASS

Third Place, Arif Ali, Agence France-Presse — FLOOD AID

Award of Excellence, Ilya Yefimovich, Freelance— RUN DOWN IN ISRAEL

Award of Excellence, Kemal Jufri, Freelance— ASHES TO ASHES

Award of Excellence, Antonio Sierra, Associated Press — MEXICO DRUG WAR

Award of Excellence, Etienne de Malglaive, Freelance — EYJAFJALLAJOKULL VOLCANO ERUPTION

Award of Excellence, Victor J. Blue, Freelance— UNTITLED

IMPACT 2010

First Place, Jan Dago, Freelance — UNTITLED

Second Place, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times — A SLOW DEATH

Third Place, Daniel Morel, Freelance — HAITI EARTHQUAKE VICTIM

Award of Excellence, William Daniels, Panos Picture — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Anonymous, The New York Times — UNTITLED

Award of Excellence, Eric Gay, Associated Press — GULF OIL SPILL

Award of Excellence, Carol Guzy, The Washington Post — HAITI’S PROFOUND SORROW

Award of Excellence, Matthew McDermott, Freelance—KIKI’S RESCUE

Award of Excellence, Moises Saman, Freelance—EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI

Award of Excellence, Robert Schmidt, Agence France-Presse — ROBBERY

NEWSPAPER DIVISION

GENERAL NEWS PICTURE STORY

First Place, Jan Grarup, Freelance — HAITI EARTHQUAKE

Second Place, Peter Kollanyi, MTI— MARKS OF A CATASTROPHE—TOXIC SLUDGE SPILL IN HUNGARY

Third Place, Kemal Jufri, Freelance — WRATH OF THE FIRE MOUNTAIN

Award of Excellence, Daniel Beltra, Greenpeace — GULF OIL SPILL

Award of Excellence, Andrees Latif, Reuters — PAKISTAN FLOODS

Award of Excellence, Michael Robinson Chavez, Los Angeles Times — MAREMOTO: CHILE’S TRAGIC TSUNAMI AND QUAKE

Award of Excellence, Riccardo Venturi, Freelance — HAITI AFTERMATH

ISSUE REPORTING PICTURE STORY

First Place, Barbara Davidson, Los Angelos Times — STRAY BULLETS

Second Place, Lisa Krantz, San Antonio Express-News — I AM SAM: A YEAR OF INNOCENCE AND ANGUISH AT SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL

Third Place, Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times — GULF OF GRIEF

Award of Excellence, Michael Holahan, Kitsap Sun — NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Award of Excellence, Peter Power, The Globe and Mail— NUNAVUT—THE TROUBLED NORTH

FEATURE PICTURE STORY

First Place, Barbara Davidson, Los Angelos Times — A FAMILY SCARRED

Second Place, Preston Gannaway, The Virginian-Pilot — CHOSEN ONES

Third Place, Damon Winters, The New York Times — A GRUNT’S LIFE

FREELANCE/ANGENCY DIVISION

ISSUE REPORTING PICTURE STORY

First Place, Giulio Di Sturco, VII Network — KASHMIR VIOLENCE

Second Place, Bernat Armangue, Associated Press — THE PALESTINIANS

Third Place, Massimo Berruti, Agence VU — BLOODBATH IN KARACHI (TARGET KILLINGS)

Award of Excellence, Athit Perawongmetha, Freelance — RED SHIRT

Award of Excellence, Renaud Philippe, Freelance — HAITI 2010

FEATURE PICTURE STORY

First Place, Maciek Nabrdalik, VII Network — CHERNOBYL’S OUTSKIRTS

Second Place, Mauricio Lima, Agence France-Presse— THE AFGHANS

Third Place, Ivor Prickett, Freelance — GALI: ABHKAZIA’S FRONTIER WITH GEORGIA

Award of Excellence, Julie Glassberg, Redux — THE BLACK LABEL BIKE CLUB

Award of Excellence, Lauren Greenfield, Institute— FASHION WEEK

Award of Excellence, Danny Wilcox Frazier, Freelance— SURVIVING WOUNDED KNEE

EDITING DIVISION

FEATURE STORY - NEWSPAPER EDTING

First, The Virginian Pilot — CHOSEN ONES

Second, The Herald (Jasper, Ind.), — COPING WITH AUTISM

Third, The New York Times — GONE FOR A SOLDIER

Award of Excellence, The New York Times — HAITIANS BRAVE MUCK TO COMBAT CHOLERA

Award of Excellence, The New York Times — TROOPS TREAD LIGHTLY IN AN AFGHAN VILLAGE, HOPING TO CLEAR BOMBS AND WIN SUPPORT

Award of Excellence, Los AngelesTtimes — RADICAL SURGERY HOLDS OUT HOPE

NEWS STORY - NEWSPAPER EDITING

First, The Times-Picayune — HOPE FADES FOR FINDING MISSING CREW; RIG SINKS

Second, Los Angeles Times — A TOUGH, LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY

Third, San Francisco Chronicle — INFERNO

Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Times — MANY ARE LEFT TO COPE ON THEIR OWN

Award of Excellence, The New York Times— PLUNGING IN TO SAVE LIVES IN A BLOODIER WAR

Award of Excellence, The Virginian-Pilot — PAKISTAN STILL WAITS FOR A HELPING HAND

Award of Excellence, The Virginian-Pilot — AMID THE RUINS…LIFE

ISSUE REPORTING STORY - NEWSPAPER EDITING

First, Politiken — MEGACITY

Second, Journal Sentinel — EMBRACING A RISK

Third, St. Petersburg Times — THE FRESH FACE OF AFGHAN SECURITY

SERIES OR SPECIAL SECTION - NEWSPAPER EDITING

First, The Times-Picayune — GULF COAST OIL

Second, Los Angeles Times — CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE

Third, The Palm Beach Post — CRY OF A NATION

Award of Excellence, Journal Sentinel — A BAFFLING ILLNESS

Award of Excellence, San Francisco Chronicle — INFERNO

Award of Excellence, The Commercial Appeal — DOUBLE EXPOSURE

NEWSPAPER EDITING PORTFOLIO

First, Los Angeles Times

Second, The Commercial Appeal

Third, The Virginian-Pilot

Award of Excellence, Midland Daily News

Award of Excellence, The Palm Beach Post

Award of Excellence, San Francisco Chronicle

FEATURE STORY - MAGAZINE EDITING

First, National Geographic Magazine — GRASSLAND KINGDOM

Second, National Geographic Magazine — DEEP DARK SECRETS

Third, Russian Reporter Magazine — WORLD WAR II VETERANS

Award of Excellence, National Geographic Magazine — AFRICA’S LAST FRONTIER

Award of Excellence, National Geographic Magazine — KING TUT’S FAMILY SECRETS

NEWS STORY - MAGAZINE EDITING

First, týždeň — HAITI CALLING

Second, TIME Magazine — THE PITY OF WAR

Third, TIME Magazine — AFTERSHOCK

Award of Excellence, National Geographic — MANDELA’S CHILDREN

Award of Excellence, Russian Reporter — UNREST IN BANGKOK

ISSUE REPORTING STORY - MAGAZINE EDITING

First, National Geographic Magazine — VEILED REBELLION

Second, National Geographic Magazine— THE PIERCED HEART OF MADAGASCAR

Third, National Geographic Magazine— TROUBLED SPIRITS

Award of Excellence, National Geographic Magazine— ASIA’S WILDLIFE TRADE

Award of Excellence — CRUDE PROFIT

Award of Excellence, National Geographic Magazine— PARTING THE WATERS

SERIES OR SPECIAL SECTION - MAGAZINE EDITING

First, National Geographic — FRESH WATER

Second, TIME Magazine — REBUILDING HAITI

Third, National Geographic Magazine — OCEAN

Award of Excellence, Sports Illustrated — THE OLYMPICS IN PICTURES

MAGAZINE EDITING PORTFOLIO

First Place, TIME Magazine

Second Place, National Geographic Magazine

Third Place, Russian Reporter

Award Of Excellence, Sports Illustrated

Award Of Excellence, National Geographic

BEST USE EDITING DIVISION

MAGAZINE BEST USE

First Place, Russian Reporter

Second Place, National Geographic

Third Place, GEO

Award Of Excellence, Sports Illustrated

NEWSPAPER BEST USE

First Place, The Virginian-Pilot

Second Place, Los Angeles Times

Third Place, The Washington Post

Award Of Excellence, The Toronto Star

ONLINE PUBLICATIONS BEST USE

First Place, Los Angeles Times

Second Place, The New York Times

Third Place, Staff, MSNBC

MULTIMEDIA DIVISION

FEATURE STORY - MULTIMEDIA

First Place, Reporting: James Dao; Photography and Videography: Damon Winter; Additional Photography and Videography: Marcus Yam and Rob Harris, Production: Gabriel Dance, Nancy Donaldson, Catrin Einhorn, Jon Huang, Andrew Kueneman, Meaghan Looram, The New York Times —A YEAR AT WAR

Second Place, Leslye Davis, Western Kentucky University—SHERMAN PRICE

Third Place, Guy Calaf, Freelance —ROCK IT, ROLLIN, ACTION! – A NOLLYWOOD PORTRAIT

Award of Excellence, Christopher Capozziello, Freelance —THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US

Award of Excellence, Katie Falkenberg, Freelance – Mountain Workshops 2010 —LABOR OF LOVE

Award of Excellence, Preston Gannaway, The Virginian-Pilot —CHOSEN ONES

NEWS STORY - MULTIMEDIA

First Place, Adam Ferguson, TIME.com —WITNESS TO THE PITY OF WAR

Second Place, David Gilkey, NPR —BLACK HEARTS

Third Place, Ami Vitale, MSNBC.com —RHINOS: FLIGHT FOR SURVIVAL

Award of Excellence, Nacho Corbella, Freelance —TAKEN BY THE OCEAN

ISSUE REPORTING STORY - MULTIMEDIA

First Place, Walter Astrada (Photographer), (Eric Maierson, Shreeya Sinha, Brian Storm – Producers), Alexia Foundation/MediaStorm —UNDESIRED

Second Place, Coburn Dukehart; Daniel Zwerdling; T. Christian Miller; John Poole; Blake Gordon/Aurora Photos, NPR —WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, SOLDIERS FACE BATTLE FOR CARE

Third Place, Liz O. Baylen, Los Angeles Times —A DEBILITATING MEDICAL MYSTERY

Award of Excellence, Katie Falkenberg, Los Angeles Times —MISSION CREST

Award of Excellence, Michael Kamber, Produced by Sandra Roa, BagNewsNotes.com —MILITARY CENSORSHIP

IMPACT 2010 - MULTIMEDIA

First Place, Shaul Schwarz, Julie Platner and Bryan Chang, TIME.com —A BREACH OF FAITH IN HAITI

Second Place, Sachi Cunningham, The Los Angeles Times —THEY’VE STRUCK OIL, BUT THEY’RE NOT RICH

Third Place, Damon Winter, Jeffery DelViscio, Jessie DeWitt, The New York Times —HAITI: A CRACKED SYSTEM, A SHAKEN PSYCHE

Award of Excellence, James Oatway, Times LIVE —EVERYTHING IS BROKEN