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”
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”
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.
Photographers of the Year
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