AUGUST 2006

Judging Chair: Brad Boner, chief photographer, Jackson Hole News & Guide, Jackson, Wy.
Judges: Price Chambers, photographer; Angus M. Thuermer, Jr. co-editor

Spot News
1st - Marshal Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, Drowning
2nd - Matt Detrich, Indy Star, Bike fatality
3rd - Jason Clark, Courier & Press, Stabbing

General News
1st - Cory Morse, Muskegon Chronicle, Electric Shock Victim
2nd - Ryan Garza, The Flint Journal, Forgiven Loan Debt
3rd - Sarah Rice, Kalamazoo Gazette, Funeral

Sports
1st - Matt Detrich, Indy Star, Football Loss
2nd - Jimmie Presley, The Flint Journal, End of the Race
3rd - Shauna Bittle, Muskegon Chronicle, Starting Gates

Feature Single
1st - Bob Gwaltney, Courier & Press, Hot Dog
2nd - Jason Clark, Courier & Press, Meals on Wheels
3rd - Jakob Schiller, Courier & Press, Mardi Gras

Feature Multiple
1st - Shari Lewis, Columbus Dispatch, Katrina refugee
2nd - Matt Detrich, Indy Star, Trooper’s funeral
3rd - Bret Marshall, Midland Daily News, County Fair portraits