Fred Squillante from The Columbus Dispatch and Bill Lackey from the Springfield News-Sun have been chosen Ohio News Photographers of the Year for 2009 by the Ohio News Photographers Association.
Finishing second in the small market division was Marshall Gorby from the Springfield News-Sun and third was Tessa Bargainnier, a student from Kent State University. Finishing second in the large market division was Gus Chan from The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and third was John Kuntz from The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. Michael E. Keating from the Cincinnati Enquirer received an Award of Excellence in the category.
Gus Chan won the James R. Gordon Ohio Understanding Award for “Catholic Church Closings”, which told the story of a the downsizing of the Diocese of Cleveland, with the closing of more than 50 churches.
Diego James Robles from Ohio University won the Student Photographer of the Year award.
Eric Albrecht of The Columbus Dispatch was awarded Best of Show in the contest.
Eighty-four visual journalists from across the state submitted 887entries in the 59th annual news photography contest judged Friday and Saturday at the Akron Beacon Journal.
Judging the competition were: Matt McClain, Denver based freelance photographer and former Rocky Mountain News staff photographer, Andrew Craft, staff photographer at the Fayetteville (NC) Observer and Mark Mirko, photographer and photo editor at the Hartford Courant. Scott Stazzante, Chicago Tribune staff photographer, Tracy N. Boyer, former multimedia producer at Roanoke.com, Chuck Fadely, video producer at the Miami Herald, Zach Wise, online producer for the New York Times, judged multimedia and online entries remotely.
Marshall Gorby from the Springfield News-Sun was named Clip Photographer of the Year from points accumulated in the Association’s Monthly Clip Contest. Eric Albrecht from The Columbus Dispatch placed second and Chris Russell from The Columbus Dispatch won third place.
First place, Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun
Second place, Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun
Third place, Tessa Bargainnier, Kent State University
News Photographer of Year/Large Market
First place, Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch
Second place, Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer
Third place, John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer
Award of Excellence, Michael, E. Keating. Cincinnati Enquirer
Student Photographer of the Year
First place, Diego James Robles, Ohio University
Second place, Tessa Bargainnier, Kent State University
Third place, Laura Torchia, Kent State University
James R. Gordon Ohio Understanding Award
Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer, “Catholic Church Closings”
Best of Show
Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch, “H1N1”
First place, ThisWeek Newspapers – (Under 100,000 circulation)
First place, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer – (Over 100,000 circulation)
Second place, The Columbus Dispatch – (Over 100,000 circulation)
Third place, Akron Beacon Journal – (Over 100,000 circulation)
Photography Staff of Year (Under 100,000 circulation)
First place, The Plain Dealer
Second place, The Columbus Dispatch
Third place, Cincinnati Enquirer
Photography Staff of Year (Over 100,000 circulation)
First place, Springfield News-Sun
Second place, Ohio University
Third place, ThisWeek Newspapers (Columbus) – David Richard – Freelance
1st – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, “Kite wouldn’t fly”
2nd – Diego James Robles, Ohio University, “Junior Miss”
3rd – Neal C. Lauron, The Columbus Dispatch, “Equipment Malfunction”
Award of Excellence – Lisa DeJong, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Pumpkin Head”
Award of Excellence – John Kuntz, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Bird play “
Award of Excellence – Ed Suba Jr, Akron Beacon Journal, “Snow Day”
Award of Excellence – Diego James Robles, Ohio University, “Six Fest”
1st – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, “Becoming a Priest”
2nd – Andy Morrison, The (Toledo) Blade, “Faith Is…”
3rd – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, “BlindMarching Band”
1st – Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch, “Second Dose”
2nd – Tessa Bargainnier, Kent State University, “Homecoming”
3rd – Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun, “Funeral for Four”
Award of Excellence – Gus Chan, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Black Madonna”
Award of Excellence – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Flag Burning”
Award of Excellence – Shari Lewis, The Columbus Dispatch, “Brother’s Innocence”
Award of Excellence – Tracy Boulian, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Witnessing History”
1st – Andrea Levy, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “About Face”
2nd – Andrea Levy, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Music to our Fears”
3rd – Andrea Levy, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Cold Storage”
1st – Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer, “Catholic Church Closings”
2nd – John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer, “Serial Killer”
3rd – Courtney Hergesheimer, The Columbus Dispatch, “Domestic Silence”
Award of Excellence – Michael E. Keating, Cincinnati Enquirer, “Over the Rhine Killing”
1st – Ed Suba Jr, Akron Beacon Journal, “Pizelles”
2nd – Joshua Gunter, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Thin Line”
3rd – Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Dispatch, “Muffins”
1st – Shari Lewis, The Columbus Dispatch, “Quiet Reading”
2nd – Lisa DeJong, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Fire Bird”
3rd – Diego James Robles, Ohio University, “Trapeze”
Award of Excellence – Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch, “Frogs”
1st – Diego James Robles, Ohio University, “Aquadette”
2nd – Lisa DeJong, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Haunted”
3rd – Diego James Robles, Ohio University, “Little Miss Chauncey Dover”
Award of Excellence – Lisa DeJong, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Chester”
Award of Excellence – Ed Suba Jr, Akron Beacon Journal, “New Face, New Life”
Award of Excellence – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch, “Grounbreaking Home”
1st – Joshua Gunter, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Moonstruck”
2nd – Adam Cairns, ThisWeek Newspapers (Columbus), “Wrestling Win”
3rd – Karen Schiely, Akron Beacon Journal, “Jump”
Award of Excellence – Barbara J. Perenic, Springfield News-Sun, “Wrestling Bite”
Award of Excellence – Tracy Boulian, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Just Out of Reach”
1st – Lorrie Cecil, ThisWeek Newspapers (Columbus), “E-3”
2nd – David Richard, Freelance, “Ejected”
3rd – Tracy Boulian, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Hope”
1st – David Richard, Freelance, “Lake Erie Crushers”
1st – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Take Down”
2nd – Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun, “Electrifying Rescue”
3rd – Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun, “Waiting for Rescue”
– Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Vrying”
Award of Excellence – Scott Heckel, The Repository, “Father’s Comfort”
1st – Gus Chan, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Tears of Remorse”
2nd – Dave Zapotosky, The (Toledo) Blade, “Hostage Freed”
3rd – Ed Suba Jr, Akron Beacon Journal, “Real Hot”
1st – The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, “Serial Killer” – Gus Chan, Lisa DeJong, Marvin Fong, John Kuntz, Thomas Ondrey
2nd – The Columbus Dispatch, “H1N1” – Eric Albrecht, Tom Dodge, Courtney Hergesheimer, Jeff Hinckley, Jonathan Quilter, Fred Squillante
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