ONPA
Ohio News Photographers Association
Meet Joe Cromer – the 2025 ONPA Television Photographer of the Year
Unless you work in the Toledo market you may have never crossed paths with photojournalist Joe Cromer. While you’re sleeping this guy has been working the graveyard shift at WTOL-TV in Toledo for 25 years. It’s not the kind of shift that one would expect a lot of…
Triple crown winner and a rookie take top honors in POY competition
The 2025 ONPA Still Contest had a little rarefied air to it and made some history along the way. The rarefied air is courtesy of Jeremy Wadsworth from The Blade who won his second consecutive George S. Smallsreed Photographer of the Year title in the Large Market…
Joe Cromer is ONPA 2025 Television Photographer of the Year
After three straight years of placing third in the ONPA year-end Television Contest Joe Cromer from WTOL-TV in Toledo has claimed the brass ring and is the 2025 Television Photographer of the Year. There were some familiar faces challenging him for top honors. Megan…
ONPA seeking candidates for officer positions
We are still seeking nominations for ONPA Board of Trustees positions as this is an election year. Currently, the roles of president, vice president, and secretary will be vacated; although, all seats can be contested. An official nomination is required. Please reach…
Still contest judging set for March 28
Registration for the ONPA 75th Anniversary Convention & Awards Dinner is now open
We would love for you to join us June 19-21, 2026 for our celebration at the The Ohioan Hotel and Event Center, formerly the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, located at: 100 Green Meadows Drive South, Lewis Center, OH 43035. The ONPA will commemorate our rich…
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…
December 1, 2025 Newsletter
XXVII A wintery update from the Board Andrew Dolph NEWS – It’s all local #ONPA MATTERS 1/ The 75th annual ONPA Still, Multimedia and Television Contest is officially open. The deadline to submit entries in all divisions is Sunday, Jan 25, 2026 and is…
September 1, 2025 Newsletter
XXVI And suddenly, it’s Fall ANDREW DOLPH SEP 1 NEWS – It’s all local #ONPA MATTERS It’s all about us Nothing new to report. Stay tuned … #OTHER INDUSTRY MATTERS – It seems more dire than ever Where to begin? Where to end? 1/ FStoppers – 10 Ways Social Media…
Save the Date for the 75th annual ONPA Convention
SAVE THE DATE: The 75th Annual ONPA Convention – a reunion and celebration, will be held June 19th and 20th, 2026, at the Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center, in Columbus. This will be a joint event between both the still and television divisions of the…
Thank you for attending the 74th Annual ONPA Convention!
The 74th Annual ONPA Convention was a marked by poignant and poetic presentations by Madeleine Hordinski and Craig Ruttle as they showed beautiful bodies of work showcasing the power of independent photojournalism. Both keynote speakers delivered highly informative…
Convention Time
Please join us for a focused theme on independent photojournalism and the business of freelance work Please join us, Saturday, April 5th, starting at 9:30 a.m., for the 74th ONPA Convention at the Spring Hollow Lodge located in Sharon Woods, W. Main St, Westerville,…
Adam Cairns and Bill Lackey are ONPA POYs for 2024
Best of Show – Pearl Spurlock / Ohio University Marlene Waechter, a Catholic midwife, examines Aspen Bowman while Aspen labors in an inflatable pool in her bedroom in Jackson, Ohio. Large Market Photographer of the Year – Adam Cairns/ The Columbus Dispatch Columbus…
ONPA Carson Award winner Skip Peterson dies
By Bob DeMay If you’re a photo journalist or car enthusiast you lost a good friend today. Skip Peterson passed in his sleep last night leaving behind a host of friends and colleagues who mourn his passing. He was 73. Skip was chief photographer at the Dayton Daily…
Wadsworth wins third consecutive clip POY title
Jeremy Wadsworth of The Blade led the ONPA Clip Contest standings wire to wire in 2024 to claim his third straight Clip Photographer of the Year title. Wadsworth is only third person to win three consecutive titles. Kyle Robertson from The Columbus Dispatch and Jim…
Get your rectangles in order
Get your rectangles in order – contest season is here! The 74th annual ONPA Still & Multimedia Contests are now open ANDREW DOLPH FEB 02, 2025 Hello from ONPA! We’re pleased to announce that the 74th annual Still & Multimedia Contest is now open to enter…
Bob “Scoop” Phillips dies at 91
Bob “Scoop” Phillips passed away January 12, 2025 at age 91. Phillips retired from WDTN-TV in 2008 after working 51 years for the station. On the day Phillips retired in 2008 at age 75, Skip Peterson was talking with him on the phone and “Scoop” was covering a traffic…
VisCom celebrates Chuck Scott’s 100th birthday
The Scripps College of Communication’s School of Visual Communication recently celebrated what would have been the 100th birthday of one of its founders with a special exhibit in the VisCom Focus Gallery located on the first floor of Schoonover Center. The…
Photo community mourns the loss of Ron Schwane
The photo community in Ohio awoke Sunday to hear the shocking news that longtime Cleveland sports photographer Ron Schwane had passed away suddenly. Schwane had worked for many years at the Medina Gazette and freelanced for AP, Getty and a host of other clients. Many…
May 13, 2024 Newsletter
XXXIV Spring has sprung – I think. ANDREW DOLPH MAY 13 READ IN APP NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? I’m a little late on posting this month, my apologies. Life caught up with me. #ONPA MATTERS It’s all about us. 1/ This year’s…
Annual convention delivers needed fuel
The 73rd edition of the ONPA convention and seminar is now in the history books. While previous conferences during the golden ages were larger, the 73rd accomplished what those other larger gatherings always did. The event always provides a needed boost when you’re…
April 2, 2024 newsletter
XXIII “The way to get things done is to get close to those who are at the center of things.” – LBJ ANDREW DOLPH April 2, 2024 NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS It’s all about us. 1/ The judging of the 73rd ONPA…
David Bradford wins fourth ONPA Television POY Award
David Bradford from WJW-TV in Cleveland is the 2023 ONPA Television Photographer of the Year in a very competitive contest which only four points separated first and third places. This is the first POY title for Bradford since he ran off a three year string of wins…
Andrew Dolph and Jeremy Wadsworth win 2023 Photographer of the Year competition
Andrew Dolph from The Times Reporter in New Philadelphia and Jeremy Wadsworth from The Blade have been chosen ONPA Photographers of the Year for 2023. Wadsworth won the large market title and Dolph was the winner in the small market division in the 73rd Annual Ohio…
February 29, 2024 newsletter
XXII “Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.” – Norman Vincent Peale ANDREW DOLPH February 29, 2024 NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS 1/ The still portion of judging of…
Terry Clark to headline 2024 ONPA convention
It is time to register for the annual ONPA convention which will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Fawcett Center on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus. Terry Clark is the featured presenter for the event. Clark will share his project 50…
February 1, 2024 Newsletter
XX I January – was that a long month, or is it just me? ANDREW DOLPH February 1, 2024 NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS It’s all about us. 1/ Our 73rd Annual Still & Multimedia Contest is almost here … 2/ ICYMI, as seen…
Jeremy Wadsworth repeats as ONPA Clip Photographer of the Year
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…
January 1, 2024 Newsletter
XX A special New Year’s edition! ANDREW DOLPH January 1, 2024 NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS It’s all about us. 1/ 2024 ONPA Board of Trustee voting has closed and ballot results are in. All Board of Trustee…
Voting underway for Board of Trustees
Candidates for open positions on the ONPA Board of Trustees have stepped forward and virtual voting will continue until Christmas. Current officers on the ballot include: Board Chair Kim Barth, President Andrew Dolph, Still Vice President Same Greene and Television…
December Newsletter
XIX November & December: a winter-ish special ANDREW DOLPH December 18, 2023 NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS It’s all about us. 1/ Voting for election to the 2024 ONPA Board of Trustees will open Monday, Dec. 18, 2023….
November 1, 2023 newsletter
XVIII Is it autumn, or fall? ANDREW DOLPH November 1, 2023 NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS It’s all about us. 1/ As you’ve hopefully heard by now, it’s election season and we need your help! Follow this link for…
Criteria expands to apply for Larry Fullerton Scholarship
The ONPA Board of Trustees and the Dayton Foundation have changed the requirements for the Fullerton Scholarship making it more available to all students interested in visual communications. The Larry Fullerton Visual Communications Scholarship no longer requires…
October 1, 2023 newsletter
XVII And, I’m back! ANDREW DOLPH October 2, 2023 #NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS 1/ A personal note – I took a hiatus from tracking, gathering, and publishing content for this newsletter in August. There were some…
Former ‘Dispatch’ photojournalist and long-time ONPA member Neal Lauron dies after battle with cancer
Dean Narciso/ Columbus Dispatch An award-winning photographer for The Dispatch, Neal Lauron spent a week in Manhattan just after Sept. 11, 2001, visually sharing the horrors he saw with readers back home. He photographed floods and fires and shootings with the same…
August 1, 2023 newsletter
XVI July – this is a short one ANDREW DOLPH AUG 1, 2023 #NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS 1/ The Board still seeks to fill the position of secretary. Please reach out to me if interested: onpaprez@gmail.com 330 289…
David Andersen ends his 44 year career at The Plain Dealer / cleveland.com
As he embarks on retirement the list of work places on David Andersen’s resume is very short. The list of awards is very long. There was one employer – The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com. In 1979 he was the new kid on the block from Kent State University…
July 1, 2023 newsletter
Andrew Dolph #NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS 1/ The Board still seeks to fill the position of secretary. Please reach out to me if interested: onpaprez@gmail.com 330 289 6072 #OTHER…
Susan Kirkman Zake named editor-in-chief of Signal Akron
Akron, OH – Signal Ohio, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce local journalism in service of Ohio communities, announced today that it has hired Susan Kirkman Zake as editor-in-chief of Signal Akron. Signal Ohio is one of the nation’s largest local…
June 1, 2023 newsletter
Andrew Dolph June 1 #NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS 1/ We are still seeking to the fill the Board of Trustees Secretary position. Email me: onpaprez@gmail.com – thanks! 2/ The Board took a hiatus in May, and will return…
May 1, 2023 Newsletter
“AI photography” is NOT photography, going remote, and people on the move #NEWS – It’s all local by Andrew Dolph What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS 1/ Mary Circelli has been added to the Trail Blazers of Light group – “an educational database site…
A Special Post-Convention Post
Andrew Dolph Good morning from Columbus! On behalf of the Board of Trustees and its members, thank you for coming out to the 2023 ONPA Convention at Midwest Photo! This event was the largest gathering of photographers in Ohio in recent memory – certainly since the…
April 1, 2023 Newsletter
#NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS 1/ 2022 ONPA Television year-end contest results are in as of March 13, wrapping up contest results for the 2022 calendar year. Congratulations to the Ali Ghanbari Television Photographer…
Scott Doelling wins back-to-back ONPA POY titles
Scott Doelling from WBNS-TV in Columbus has won his second straight Ali Ghanbari ONPA Television Photographer of the Year Title. The title is his third, also winning for his work in 2015. Doelling placed in all six categories and won first in three of them. Chris…
March 1, 2023 Newsletter
Andrew Dolph March 1 #NEWS – It’s all local What happened in the industry this month? #ONPA MATTERS ***The ONPA Board of Trustees is seeking a qualified applicant to take over the recently vacated position of Secretary. Interested applicants should be an ONPA member…
Adam Cairns and Shane Flanigan win 2022 ONPA POY titles
Judgement Day has cometh and Adam Cairns from The Dispatch and Shane Flanigan from ThisWeek Community News are all the better for it. The pair have been chosen Photographers of the Year for 2022 by the Ohio News Photographers Association. Cairns won the large market…
Judgement Day is Sunday
1st place General News 2022 An audience member is comforted by Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo during a mini-concert from local Cuban-American artists on July 14, 2021. The event was put on by the City of Miami to show support to the people in Cuba who are protesting…
Jeremy Wadsworth 2022 ONPA Clip Photographer of the Year
To the surprise of no one Jeremy Wadsworth of The Blade has won the ONPA Clip Photographer of the Year title for 2022. After fishing in second place four times in five years Wadsworth broke through in convincing fashion this year besting his closest competitor by 780…
Carson Award winner Tom Hubbard dies at 91
Tom Hubbard, long-time ONPA member, photojournalist and professor passed away September 2, 2022. Hubbard, 91, started his photography career in television at WLWA in Atlanta then worked as a still photographer in Atlanta before joining the staff at the Cincinnati…
February 1, 2023 newsletter
Andrew Dolph Feb 1 #NEWS – It’s all local. What happened in the industry this month? 1a/ ****You have until 11:59 pm, Feb. 1, 2023 to enter the 72nd Annual Still & Multimedia Contest!**** What are you waiting for??? ENTER HERE 1b/ ****We would love to see you at…
Convention 2023
We’re having a convention! Come for the education, stay for the camaraderie By Andrew Dolph/ONPA President On behalf of the ONPA Board of Trustees and members, I’m delighted to announce the return of an in-person ONPA Convention, Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 9am – 7pm…
January 1, 2023 newsletter
X. December: oft referred to as the longest month in North America, this post too – my tenth, is lengthy. There’s a lot going on right now in the world and the industry. ‘When isn’t there, you ask?’ Andrew Dolph Jan 1 From our home to yours:…
December 1, 2022 newsletter
Andrew Dolph November – it was a challenging month. #NEWS – it’s all local, am I right? On Gannett 1a/ On Friday, Nov. 4, #Gannett staffers walked out. By the late evening, $8,174 had been raised in a GoFundMe campaign. The #gannettwalkout hashtag was…
November 1, 2022 newsletter
Andrew Dolph #News A note: As promised, inspirations are all LOCAL, but I what I really want is to hear from you . Who are you , and what are you doing in the visual journalism space? My four-year-old can count the number of paid staff photographers working in the…
October 1, 2022 Newsletter
Andrew Dolph #News ONPA: Board Secretary Gaelen Morse and Treasurer Barbara Perenic will be traveling to Ohio University on Oct. 4 to participate in a group portfolio review session for NPPAOU student chapter members, and anyone else seeking guidance. Per Gaelen,…
September 1, 2022 newsletter
Andrew Dolph #NEWS in ONPA matters: We are excited to announce that Saturday, April 1, 2023 has been reserved as the official ONPA Conference date! Please stay tuned for more information as we work hard to plan a rich, meaningful, and memorable conference. Adam Cairns…
August 1, 2022 Newsletter
News #2023ONPACONFERENCE Planning for the next conference in underway! A host venue is close to being secured, as well as a Spring date. Recent board meetings over Zoom have been dedicated to the conference planning, and we couldn’t be more excited! Details to come as…
July 1, 2022 newsletter
It’s JULY ?! How did this happen? Andrew Dolph Jul 1 Congratulations to all the Clip Contest winners from the month of April. Remember, we’re always a month or so behind for two reasons: 1) there’s a two-week window to enter, and 2) judging taking time. So, please be…
May 31, 2022 newsletter
May News Andrew Dolph May 31 Fret not, I’ve made it all month avoiding May-related clichés. And so, may you be the force for change that you want to see in the world. That may or may not have just come to me. I’m elated to announce that the role of ONPA Board of…
May 2, 2022 newsletter
No news is good news, I suppose Andrew Dolph May 2 This second incarnation of the ONPA Newsletter comes on the heels the very first – just weeks ago, as the plan is to publish around the first of each month. We are still seeking applicants to fill the position of…
April 22, 2022 Newsletter
Introductions are hard. Andrew Dolph Apr 22 The changing of the guard is complete. BIG shoutout and thank you to former ONPA President Josh Bickel, the board, and contest chairs for all their hard work in the previous administrations, as well as overseeing Contest…
Scott Doelling wins second ONPA TV Photographer of the Year title
Scott Doelling from WBNS-TV in Columbus is the 2021 ONPA Television Photographer of the Year. This is the second POY title for Doeling, who previously won for his work in 2015. Doelling placed in every category of the contest and won Best of Show for his In-Depth…
Bickel and Lackey win POY titles for 2021
Joshua Bickel from The Columbus Dispatch and Bill Lackey from the Springfield News-Sun were chosen Ohio News Photographers of the Year for 2021 in the organization’s 71st annual contest. This is the third POY title for Bickel who won the large market division in 2017…
You’ve read this story before, but do it again, Robertson did
Mark your calendars. Santa comes on Christmas, the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano in March, and Kyle Robertson of The Columbus Dispatch wins the ONPA clip POY title in February. For the seventh year in a row it is so. Robertson now has more titles than Tom…
Former ONPA secretary Curt Chandler dies of pancreatic cancer
Curt Chandler, age 64, died on January 31, 2022 of pancreatic cancer. Chandler was an associate teaching professor in the Bellisario College of Communications at the Pennsylvania State University in State College, where he launched the college’s multimedia program….
ONPA launches new podcast, “The Buckeye Visualist”
The Buckeye Visualist by Lori King, Josh Bickel & Andrew Dolph | Episode 1 https://onpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/podcast_episode_001.mp3 The Buckeye Journalist is a new podcast being hosted by ONPA member Lori King who is also the brainchild of this endeavor. …
Changes coming to ONPA board
After serving 26 years as treasurer Kimberly Barth is stepping up to be board chair as a result of the recent ONPA election. Barth will be replacing Jonathan Quilter who has served in several offices since 2006, the last four as chairman. Andrew Dolph of the Times…
ONPA Former Members – We Want You Back
Did you have a great year in pictures? Do you want to enter the ONPA Annual Contest, but forgot to renew your dues? Then 2022 is YOUR year. The ONPA has a special offer for former members and new members alike who want to enter the annual contest. According to the…
Columbus Dispatch retiree Mary Circelli dies at age 77
Mary Circelli, photograper at The Columbus Dispatch for more than 35 years died on Friday, Nov 5 while visiting her granddaughter in Italy. In a Disptach obituary her son Jeff Borders said his mother left for Italy from Columbus last Tuesday, and arrived in Rome on…
Phelps and Vogel retain their POY titles for 2020
Jessica Phelps from the Newark Advocate and Meg Vogel from The Cincinnati Enquirer have been chosen Ohio News Photographers of the Year for 2020 by the Ohio News Photographers Association. Phelps, who recently moved to Texas to join the staff at the San Antonio…
Kyle Robertson clip POY yet again – again – again – again – again – again
This is your sixth annual notice that Kyle Robertson from The Columbus Dispatch is the ONPA Clip Photographer of the Year. His 2020 title is his sixth consecutive and seventh overall. Robertson had 47 wins in 2020, placing in all eight catagories over the…
Eric Albrecht retires from The Columbus Dispatch
If you want to see the works of Eric Albrecht you’ll need to start following him on Instagram if you haven’t already. Albrecht retired from The Columbus Dispatch on December 1 where he has worked the past 36 years. If you cross paths with someone who knows Eric they…
Remembering Jim Witmer
Jim Witmer, 61, died on Monday, October 26 following a brief illness. While truly a gifted photographer Jim is being remembered as a great family man and very caring individual. Born in Orrville, OH, Jim was the good-looking basketball star whose talent and interests…
Ali Ghanbari presented Carson Award and name added to POY award
Ali Ghanbari calls it a career – most would say it was a great one
Kris Sproles win 2019 ONPA Television POY title
Kris Sproles from WSU-TV at Wright State University in Dayton is the 2019 ONPA Television Photographer of the Year. This is Sproles’ second POY title, winning previously for his work in 2016 while working at WDTN-TV in Dayton. Eric Rerucha from WTOL-TV in Toledo…
Phelps and Vogel repeat as Photographers of the Year
Columbus, OH – Meg Vogel from The Cincinnati Enquirer and Jessica Phelps from the Newark Advocate have been chosen Ohio News Photographers of the Year for 2019 by the Ohio News Photographers Association. This is the sixth straight year that Phelps has won the small…
ONPA Annual Contest Still Image Division Details Announced
Judging for the Still Image division of ONPA’s annual contest will take place remotely beginning at 10 a.m. EDT on Saturday, March 28, 2020 and will conclude that day. Judges will be conducting the contest via Zoom, and will be joined by ONPA president Joshua Bickel,…
2019 Ohio Associated Press Contest winners announced
Albert Cesare from The Cincinnati Enquirer, Scott Heckel of The Canton Repository, Nick Graham from the Journal-News, Noelle Bye from the Ashland Times-Gazette and Mike Ullery from Miami Valley Today were named Best Photographers in their respective divisions of the…
ONPA annual seminar in Athens postponed
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the ONPA Board of Directors have decided to postpone this year’s annual seminar, which was scheduled to take place at the end of March at Ohio University in Athens. Judging for the Multimedia and Television divisions of our…
Robertson wins clip title – It’s a five-peat
With no drama, but a whole lot of consistency, Kyle Robertson of The Columbus Dispatch has won his fifth consecutive ONPA Monthly Clip Contest Photographer of the Year award. There have been a handful of photographers in the past who have made impressive…
ONPA Now Accepting Candidates for Board of Directors
We’re now accepting candidates for our Board of Directors. We have six positions open for candidates: Chairman of the Board, President, Vice President (Still and Online), Vice President (Television), Treasurer and Secretary. Each position will be elected to a two-year…
Winners announced in OAPME newspaper and broadcast contests
Jeremy Wadsworth from The Blade, Scott Heckel from The Repository, Bill Lackey from the Springfield News-Sun, Jessica Phelps from The (Newark) Advocate and Robert McGraw from the Chillicothe Gazette were named Best Photographers in the Ohio Associated Press annual…
ONPA has teamed up with thinkTANK
ONPA members will receive free gear and free shipping with all thinkTANK or MindShift orders over $50.00. Enter this code, 141210.3fb784, in the “Affiliate Box” at checkout when placing your order at thinktankphoto.com
ONPA Treasurer Kimberly Barth recipient of Robert S. Carson Award
Meg Vogel and Jessica Phelps are 2018 Photographers of the Year
Haraz Ghanbari now a member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Surprise, surprise, Ali Ghanbari is Television Photographer of the Year
This won’t come as a shock to anyone but Ali Ghanbari from WJW-TV in Cleveland is the 2018 ONPA Television Photographer of the Year. This is the 12th time Ghanbari has won the title. https://youtu.be/3zhXP8B7Ctk Best of Show – Ali Ghanbari / WJW-TV – “Signs of the…
#ONPA2019 at Ohio University, March 29-31
The annual ONPA still image contest judging and seminar is this weekend at Ohio University’s Schoonover Center: 20 East Union Street in Athens. Judging will begin Friday afternoon around 4pm and continue all day Saturday. All the events are FREE. We’ll have portfolio…
Former ONPA Treasurer Tom Brunk dies at 86
Jessica Phelps named 76th POYi Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Kyle Robertson wins 5th clip contest POY title
Kyle Robertson from The Columbus Dispatch has won his fifth ONPA Clip Photographer of the Year title joining Jim Witmer as the only photographers to do so. Robertson’s title is his fourth consecutive and he is the first to accomplish that distinction. Robertson’s…
ONPA.org rebuilt and now mobile friendly
ONPA.org has been showing its age for quite some time, but now has new life with much more flexibility. Wish I could say the same. The old html site received a facelift about ten years ago and time and technology made it not so user friendly anymore. If you have the…
Ali Ghanbari claims 11th ONPA Television POY title
Ali Ghanbari from WJW-TV in Cleveland has won his 11th ONPA Television Photographer of the Year title for his work in 2017. Ghanbari won first place in five of the six contest categories and also won Best of Show for his first place In-Depth story, “Calling for…
Joshua Bickel and Jessica Phelps win ONPA POY titles
Cincinnati Enquirer wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.
The Cincinnati Enquirer won the Pulitzer Prize for its story “Seven Days of Heroin.” Sixty journalist blanketed the Cincinnati area to tell the story of heroins deadly toll in the community. Previously the title video for the series was recognized in…
Marcy Nighswander presented Carson Award by ONPA
Ohio University professor Marcy Nighswander was presented the Robert S. Carson Memorial Award by ONPA for outstanding contribution to photojournalism during the annual seminar at Ohio University. The award is considered ONPA’s highest honor. A graduate of Bowling…
Still coming down from that annual ONPA high…
It’s a thrill every year to finally get to that first moment of the judging of our annual contest. When it gets quiet and the images made by our ONPA members take over the screen. The 3 judges settle in and start the tall task of choosing our best images. Every year,…
Ohio Associated Press Media Editors 2017 awards
Sam Greene from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Scott Heckel from The Canon Repository, Bill Lackey from the Springfield News-Sun, Jessica Phelps from the Newark Advocate and Daniel Melogran from The Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune were named Best Photographers in the annual…
Cincinnati.com tops in NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism
The Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati.com won first place for Multimedia Portfolio Team, Large Market in NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism contests. They also won first place Sports Mutimedia Story for “On Opening Day, This One Belongs to Us.” The team for that project…