1980 ONPA  Annual Contest Winner

Photographer of the Year 
1st – Bob Dickerson, Cincinnati Post

Editorial Illustration
1st – Dennis Gordon, Akron Beacon Journal, “Untitled”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

Editorial Illustration – Color
1st – Paul Poplis, Columbus Monthly, “Columbus Monthly Restaurant Guide Cover ”
2nd n/a
3rd – n/a

Fashion & Society
1st – Edward Reinke, Cincinnati Enquirer, “A Touch of Class”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

Fashion & Society – Color
1st – Larry Lambert, Lorain Journal, “Campus Fashion”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

Feature – Color 
1st – Daniel Ho, Lorain Journal, “Marching Band Practice”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

Industrial Illustration 
1st – Don Flory, Toledo Blade, “Follow the Leader”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

Industrial Illustration – Color
1st – Daniel Ho, Lorain Journal, “The Corkscrew”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

News – Color
1st – Gordon Morioka, cinciannti Enquirer,, “Dawn at Zimmer Nuclear Power Plant”

News Picture Story 
1st – n/a
2nd – Lance Wynn, Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, “Mock Disaster ”
3rd – Bill Shepherd, Dayton Daily News, ” Terror on the Mad River”
HM – Steve Ilko, Warren Tribune Chronicle, “We take Care of our Own”
HM – Ed Suba, Jr., Painesville Telegraph, “Boily Meter Strike”

Portrait/Personality – Color
1st – Pat Tehan, Kettering-Oakwood Times, “Devotee”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

Sports 
1st – Lee Merkle, Toledo Blade, “Digging in Raft Race”
2nd –
3rd – Pierina Morelli, Niles Daily Times, “Snubbed By the Ball”

Sports Feature 
1st – Bill Wade, Akron Beacon Journal, “You’ve got to be kidding”
2nd – n/a
3rd – n/a

 

Photographers of the Year

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2023 – Jeremy Wadsworth, The Blade
(Large Market)
Andrew Dolph, The Times Reporter
(Small Market)

2022 – Adam Cairns, The Columbus Dispatch (Large Market)
Shane Flanigan, ThisWeek Community News (Small Market)

2021 – Joshua A. Bickel, The Columbus Dispatch (Large Market)
Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun (Small Market)

2020 – Meg Vogel – Cincinnati Enquirer (Large Market)
Jessica Phelps – The Newark Advocate (Small Market)

2019Meg Vogel – Cincinnati Enquirer (Large Market)
Jessica Phelps – The Newark Advocate (Small Market)

2018 Meg Vogel – Cincinnati Enquirer (Large Market)
Jessica Phelps – The Newark Advocate (Small Market)

2017 – Joshual A. Bickel – The Columbus Dispatch (Large Market)
Jessica Phelps – The Newark Advocate (Small Market)

2016 – Meg Vogel – Cincinnati Enquirer (Large Market)
Jessica Phelps – The Newark Advocate (Small Market)

2015 – Carrie Cochran – Cincinnati Enquirer (Large Market)
Jessica Phelps – The Newark Advocate (Small Market)

2014 – Eamon Queeney – The Columbus Dispatch (Large Market)
Jessica Phelps – The Newark Advocate (Small Market)

2013 – Katie Rausch – The (Toledo) Blade (Large Market)
Joshua A. Bickle – ThisWeek Community Newspapers (Small Market)

2012 – Gus Chan – The Plain Dealer (Large Market)
Bill Lackey – Springfield News-Sun (Small Market)

2011 – Lisa DeJong – The Plain Dealer (Large Market)
Bill Lackey – Springfield News-Sun (Small Market)

2010 – Lisa DeJong – The Plain Dealer (Large Market)
(no Small Market award given)

2009 – Fred Squillante – The Columbus Dispatch (Large Market)
Bill Lackey – Springfield News-Sun (Small Market)

2008 – Lisa De Jong – The Plain Dealer

2007 – Chris Russell – The Columbus Dispatch

2006 – John Kuntz – The Plain Dealer

2005 – Mike Levy – The Plain Dealer

2004 – John Kuntz – The Plain Dealer

2003 – Dale Omori – The Plain Dealer

2002 – Ed Suba Jr. – Akron Beacon Journal

2001 Mike Levy – The Plain Dealer

2000 – Mike Levy – The Plain Dealer

1999 – Karen Schiely – Akron Beacon Journal

1998– Mike Levy – The Plain Dealer

1997 – Fred Squillante – Columbus Dispatch

1996 Eric Albrecht – The Columbus Dispatch

1995 Eric Albrecht – The Columbus Dispatch

1994 – Allan Detrich – The Blade

1993 – Ed Suba Jr. – Akron Beacon Journal

1992 – Allan Detrich – The (Toledo) Blade

1991 – Mike Levy – The Plain Dealer

1990 – Ed Suba Jr. – Akron Beacon Journal

1989 – Dale Omori – The Plain Dealer

1988 – Eric Albrecht – The Columbus Dispatch

1987 – Eric Albrecht – The Columbus Dispatch

1986 – Tim Barman – Kent State University

1985 – Melvin Grier – Cincinnati Post

1984 Lois Bernstein – Ohio University

1983 – Eric Albrecht – The (New Philadelphia) Times Reporter

1982 – Steve Ilko – Warren Tribune Chronicle

1981 – David Andersen – The Plain Dealer

1980 – Bob Dickerson – Cincinnati Post

1979 – Gail Fisher – Ohio University

1978 – Natalie Fobes – Cincinnati Enquirer

1977 – David Griffin – Ohio University

1976 – Marcia Nighswander – Akron Beacon Journal – No other results from that year

1975 – No results from 1975

1974 – Michael Good – Lorain Journal

1973

1972

1971

1970 – Jim Gordon – Bowling Green State University

1967 – Herral Long – The (Toledo) Blade
No other results from 1967

1960 

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