JUNE 2006

Judging Chair: Anders Ramberg, presentations editor, The Bulletin, Bend, Ore.
Judges: Dean Guernsey, photo editor; Melissa Jansson, staff photographer;
Peter Erickson, staff photographer; and Robb Kerr, staff photographer

Spot News
1st - Bob Gwaltney, Courier & Press, Paducah Inferno
2nd - Scott Shaw, The Plain Dealer, The Rain’s a Pain
3rd - William A. West, Star Beacon, House Fire Consoling

General News
1st - Erik Holiday, The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, Together Again
2nd - Charlie Nye, Indianapolis Star, A Soldier’s Send-Off
3rd - Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun, Final Salute to Old Glory

Sports
1st - Justin Rumbach, Courier & Press, Head over Heals
2nd - Jason Clark, Courier & Press, Jasper Fans & Players Celebrate
3rd - Sarah Rice, The Kalamazoo Gazette, Plucky Boy

Feature Single
1st - Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer, Just Splashing Around
2nd - Pete Schreiner, Bedford Times Mail, Passing Notes
3rd - Lynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer, Finding Light in the Shadows

Feature Multiple
1st - Denny Simmons, Courier & Press, Ready to Race
2nd - Scott Shaw, The Plain Dealer, Concert Photos
3rd - Bob Gwaltney, Courier & Press, Queens of the Diamond

Illustration
1st - Mike Dickbernd, The Republic, Buying into the Columbus Brand
2nd - Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun, Pear as body shape/human physical image
3rd - Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun, Laptop theft