Former ONPA member Katie Falkenberg of The Washington Times placed third in the White House News Photographers Association’s Eyes of History 2009 Photographer of the Year competition.
Andrea Bruce of the Washington Post took top honors and Carol Guzy of the Washington Post placed second.
Falkenberg also won seven awards in the contest’s single categories. She placed second in Feature, third in Domestic News, and won Awards of Excellence in the Portrait/Personality, Campaign 2008, On Capitol Hill, Domestic News, and Picture Story/News categories.
Another former ONPA member Haraz Ghanbari, won and Award of Excellence in the Pictorial category.
A complete list of the winners