Jeremy Wadsworth wins fourth consecutive clip POY title

Groundhog Day is here again and Jeremy Wadsworth of The Blade has won another ONPA Clip Contest Photographer of the Year title. The win is Wadsworth’s fourth consecutive title. 

Andrew Dolph from the Akron Beacon Journal finished second in the final point standings and Kurt Steiss from The Blade placed third. Rebecca Benson from The Blade was just 20 points back in fourth place.

Wadsworth graduated from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication in 1998 and began working at The Blade the following year. In winning his fourth Clip Contest POY title Wadsworth had 66 wins during the year and placed in all eight categories of the contest.

The Blade staff dominated the clip contest over the course of the year. Kurt Steiss, Rebecca Benson, Annis Addison, Daniel Carlson and Jonathan Aguilar along with Wadsworth consistently produced images chose by the judges each and every month.

Complete 2025 results

September – Feature – 1st place
A student walks through the shadows of the “Owens Rings”, suspended glass sculpture created by world-renowned artist Ray King of Philadelphia at the Owens Community College Center for Fine & Performing Arts in Perrysburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)