2018 ONPA  Annual Contest Winners

George A. Smallsreed, Jr. Photographer of the Year (Small Market)
1st – Jessica Phelps, Newark Advocate
2nd – Lorrie Cecil, ThisWeek Newspapers
3rd – Shane Flanigan, ThisWeek Newspapers
Award of Excellence – Scott Heckel, The Repository

George A. Smallsreed, Jr. Photographer of the Year (Large Market)
1st – Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Enquirer
2nd – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch

Multimedia Photographer of the Year
1st – Liz Moughon, Ohio University
2nd – Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Enquirer

Chuck Scott Student Photographer of the Year Award
1st – Nathaniel Bailey, Kent State University
2nd – Liz Moughon, Ohio University
3rd – Marlena Sloss, Ohio University

Larry Fullerton Scholarship
1st – Nathaniel Bailey, Kent State University
2nd – Madeleine Hordinski, Ohio University

James R. Gordon Ohio Understanding Award
1st – Joshua A. Bickel, The Columbus Dispatch, “Wanted: Ohio’s Overflowing Warrant System”
2nd – Jessica Phelps, Newark Advocate, “First Generation”

Best of Show
Liz Moughon, Ohio University, “Finding Kyle”

Monthly Clip Contest Photographer of the Year
1st – Kyle Robertson, Columbus Dispatch
2nd – Adam Cairns, Columbus Dispatch
3rd – Jeremy Wadsworth, The Blade

Staff of the Year (Large Market)
1st – The Columbus Dispatch
2nd – The Cincinnati Enquirer
3rd – The Blade

Staff of the Year (Small Market)
1st – Newark Advocate
2nd – ThisWeek Newspapers

Feature
1st – Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch, “Festival Wedding”
2nd – Katie Rausch, The Blade, “Pool Fun”
3rd – Jessica Phelps, Newark Advocate, “Trampoline Fun”
Award of Excellence – Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer, “Slurpy Kiss”
Award of Excellence – Rebecca Benson, The Blade, “Looking Out”

Feature Picture Story
1st – Liz Moughon, Ohio University, “Finding Kyle”
2nd – Marlena Sloss, Ohio University, “Teen Mother”
3rd – Meg Vogel, Cincintti Enquirer, “Rhinos”
Award of Excellence – Nathaniel Bailey, Kent State University, “Abood: Relief from Conflict”

General News
1st – Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Smitherman”
2nd – Emma Howells, Ohio University, “RAD”
3rd – Shane Flanigan, ThisWeek Newspapers, “Student Vigil”
Award of Excellence – Samantha Madar, Central Michigan University, “Reunited “
Award of Excellence – Jeremy Wadsworth, The Blade, “Vigil”

News Picture Story
1st – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch, “Westerville”
2nd – Nathaniel Bailey, Kent State University, “Tent City”
3rd – Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer, “Clergy Arrested”

Pictorial
1st – Emma Howells, Ohio University, “Finger Rolls”
2nd – Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer, “Lines”
3rd – Kurt Steiss, The Blade, “Sunset”
Award of Excellence – Nate Manley, Kent State University, “VW Leaves”
Award of Excellence – Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Modjiaye”

Portrait Personality
1st – Carolyn Rogers, Ohio University, “Scouts”
2nd – Katie Rausch, The Blade, “Grandmother’s Love”
3rd – Liz Moughon, Ohio University, “Young Love”
Award of Excellence – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch, “Quentin Smith”
Award of Excellence – Katie Rausch, The Blade, “Family Gown”
Award of Excellence – Madeleine Hordinski, Ohio University, “Quiet”
Award of Excellence – Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer, “Bed of Poverty”
Award of Excellence – Madeleine Hordinski, Ohio University, “Sabina

Product Illustration
1st – Kareem Elgazzar, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “3/4-pound burger”
2nd – Barbara J. Perenic, The Columbus Dispatch, “Toast Flight”
3rd – Jeremy Wadsworth, The Blade, “Vodka”
Award of Excellence – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, “The Fang”

Ron Kuntz Sports Photographer of the Year
1st – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch
2nd – Jessica Phelps, Newark Advocate
3rd – Tyler Schank, Metropolitan Community College

Sports Action
1st – Kareem Elgazzar, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Punched”
2nd – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch, “Outfield Collision”
3rd – Kareem Elgazzar, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Off the Fngertips”
Award of Excellence – Tyler Schank, Metropolitan Community College , “Whitewater”
Award of Excellence – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch, “Facemask”

Sports Feature
1st – Marlena Sloss, Ohio University, “Russel”
2nd – Jessica Phelps, Newark Advocate, “Champion”
3rd – Nate Manley, Kent State University, “Stuck the Landing”
Award of Excellence – Carolyn Rogers, Ohio University, “SPF”
Award of Excellence – Lorrie Cecil, ThisWeek Newspapers, “Champ”

Sports Picture Story
1st – Jessica Phelps, Newark Advocate, “More Than a Game”
2nd – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch, “Zach Harrison”

Spot News
1st – Kurt Steiss, The Blade, “Shooting”
2nd – Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch, “ICE Protestor”
3rd – Samantha Madar, Central Michigan University, “Embrace”
Award of Excellence – Kareem Elgazzar, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Cincinnati Mass Shooting”

Team Picture Story 
1st – The Columbus Dispatch, “Ohio State vs. Michigan”
2nd – The Columbus Dispatch, “The Memorial”
3rd –Dispatch Media Group, “Westerville Strong”

Audio Slideshow
1st – Nickolas Oatley, Ohio University, “Mitchell’s Clothing Store”
2nd – Liz Moughon, Ohio University, “Connectivity Desert”
3rd – Madeleine Hordinski, Ohio University, “A Place to Gather”

Mitchell’s Clothing Store

Feature Video
1st – Liz Moughon, Ohio University, “Losing Kyle”
2nd – Liz Moughon, Ohio University, “The Regulars: The Blind Painter”
3rd – Jonathan Quilter, The Columbus Dispatch, “Marco’s Story”
Award of Excellence – Courtney Hergesheimer, The Columbus Dispatch, “Sister Nadine”
Award of Excellence – Andy Morrison, The Blade, “Finest Felines”
Award of Excellence – Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Over-the-Rhine Rhinos Learn to Swim”
Award of Excellence – Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “A Killer, A Deacon, and the Strange Relationship that Saved them Both”
Award of Excellence – Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “There’s a Cincinnati Story Hidden Inside ‘Hamilton’ the Musical”

Losing Kyle 

News Video
1st – Kareem Elgazzar, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Todd Portune’s Morning”
2nd – Kareem Elgazzar, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Patient No. 1: A Promising Experiment”
Award of Excellence – Molly Corfman, Fremont News-Messenger, “Son Torn from Father During ICE Raid”
Award of Excellence – Andy Morrison, The Blade, “Love Conquers All”

Todd Portune’s Morning

Sports Video
1st – Sam Greene, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “B-Lark University”
2nd – Andy Morrison, The Blade, “Red Cloud”
3rd – Sam Greene, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “What Happened to John Ross?”
Award of Excellence – Nickolas Oatley, Ohio University, “Go Skate Day”
Award of Excellence – Nickolas Oatley, Ohio University, “Rob”

B-Lark University

Documentary Video
1st – Doral Chenoweth III, The Columbus Dispatch, “Where it Goes When You Flush”
2nd – Meg Vogel, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Where the Gorillas Live: A Journey in the Congo”
3rd – Courtney Hergesheimer, The Columbus Dispatch, “Rural North Carolina Struggles in the Wake of Hurricane Florence”
Award of Excellence – Andy Morrison, The Blade, “Sins of My Father: A New Allegation”

Where It Goes When You Flush

Team Video
1st – Meg Vogel & Kate Murphy, The Cincinnati Enquirer, “The Sex Talk”
1st – Liz Moughon & Michael Swenson, Ohio University, “Crossroads”

The Sex Talk: The conversation that is not happening about campus sexual assault 

Judges
Still categories were judged by Robert Scheer from the Indianapolis Star, Denny Simmons from the Evansville Courier & Press and and Getty Images sports photojournalist Maddie Meyer.

Online entries were judged by Aaron Ontiveroz, a photojournalist at The Denver Post, and Katie Wood, a San Francisco-based freelance video producer and former video producer at SFGate.com and The Denver Post.