Results are finally in from NPPA’s Region 4, December clip contest with former ONPA member Matt Detrich from the Indianapolis Star winning his fifth Regional Photographer of the Year title.
Detrich had three wins in the final month, but really didn’t need the points, as he finished 342 points ahead of second place finisher David Stephenson of the Lexington (KY) Herald Leader. Ryan Garza from The Flint (MI) Journal placed third.
The lone Ohio photographers to crack the top ten were Marshall Gorby and Barbara Perenic from the Springfield News-Sun. Gorby placed 4th and Perenic placed 8th.
December results
Spot News
1st – David Harpe / David Harpe Photography, “Car Chase”
2nd – Erik Holladay / The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, “Porch Fire”
3rd – Barbara Perenic / Springfield News-Sun, “Roll-over Rescue”
General News
1st – Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star, “Bleeding Blue”
2nd – Jim Rider / South Bend Tribune, “juan”
3rd – Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star, “Troops Deployed”
Feature/Single Picture
1st – CoCo Walters, “Santa’s Lap”
2nd – Go Takayama / Ohio University, “Birthday Worth Celebrating”
3rd – Doug McSchooler, “Waterboys”
Feature/Multiple Picture
1st – Dave Weatherwax / Jackson Citizen Patriot, “Fighting the odds”
2nd – Clayton Jackson / The Advocate Messenger, “Blessing of the hounds”
3rd – Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star – “Snow Capital of Indiana”
Sports
1st – Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star, “A Perfect Dive”
2nd – Barbara Perenic / Springfield News-Sun, “Sunset Practice”
3rd – Barbara Perenic / Springfield News-Sun, “All Together Now”
Illustration
1st – John Tully / Midland Daily News, “Snow Shoe”
2nd – Denny Simmons / Evansville Courier & Press, “Nutcracker”
3rd – Hilly Schiffer, “MVP”
Final Standings 2008
1st – Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis Star – 914
2nd – David Stephenson/Lexington Herald Leader – 572
3rd – Ryan Garza/The Flint Journal – 554
4th – Marshall Gorby/Springfield News-Sun – 502
5th – Charlie Nye/The Indianapolis Star – 424
6th – Cory Morse/The Muskegon Chronicle – 422
7th – Erik Holladay/The Jackson Citizen-Patriot – 390
8th – Barbara Perenic/Springfield News-Sun – 374
9th – Clayton Jackson/The Advocate Messenger – 364
10th – Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press – 294