Jeremy Wadsworth of The Blade finished the year strong to repeat as ONPA Clip Photographer of the Year. Wadsworth who was in third place and trailing by 70 points in October earned 504 points in the final two months to claim the title by 312 points.
Finishing in second place was Brooke LaValley from The Columbus Dispatch. Rebecca Benson from The Blade came in third.
Wadsworth had wins in all eight categories, 13 of them placed first and had 51 wins over the course of the year, which equalled his win total for the previous year. The bulk of his wins came in the feature and portrait categories.
November – Sports Feature – 1st place
St. Ursula players celebrate defeating Avon to win the Division I regional volleyball final at Norwalk High School. St. Ursula defeated Avon 3 sets to 1. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Jeremy Wadsworth
2023 Final Standings
1st – Jeremy Wadsworth, The Blade – 1744
2nd – Brooke LaValley, Columbus Dispatch – 1484
3rd – Rebecca Benson, The Blade – 1414
4th – Andrew Dolph, The Times Reporter – 1114
5th – Jeff Lange, Akron Beacon Journal – 1074
6th – Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun – 1064
7th – Isaac Ritchey, The Blade – 992
8th – Kurt Steiss, The Blade – 944
9th – Eric Schelkun, Elsestar Images – 342
10th – Sam Green, The Cincinnati Enquirer -152
11th – Barbara Perenic, Columbus Dispatch – 54
12th – Phillip Kaplan, The Blade – 42
– J.D. Pooley, Sentinel Tribune – 42