| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Nancy Pastor
The Washington Times |
SURVIVOR |
| Second Place | Jeff Hutchens
Getty Images |
HAIL MARY |
| Third Place | Chris Usher
Freelance |
BURBRIDGE |
| Awards of Excellence | Pete Souza
Chicago Tribune |
AIDS ORPHAN |
| Charles Ommanney
Contact Press Images |
JAMES WOOLSEY |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Mary F. Calvert
The Washington Times |
MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO |
| Second Place | Jim Lo Scalzo
U.S. News & World Report |
NO ENTRY |
| Third Place | Jeff Hutchens
Getty Images |
FORBIDDEN CITY REDS |
| Awards of Excellence | Sarah L. Voisin
The Washington Post |
UNTITLED |
| M. Scott Mahaskey
Army Times Publishing Co. |
BATTLE SCARS | |
| Chip Somodevilla
Getty Images |
AIR FORCE GEOMETRY |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Jim Lo Scalzo
U.S. News & World Report |
STREET PARADISE |
| Second Place | Jim Lo Scalzo
U.S. News & World Report |
VENETIAN HOUSEKEEPERS |
| Third Place | Christopher T. Assaf
The Baltimore Sun |
TOBACCO AUCTION |
| Awards of Excellence | Andrea Bruce
The Washington Post |
PUNKS IN CHINA |
| Bill O'Leary
The Washington Post |
SUPERSONIC PIGEON | |
| Nancy Pastor
The Washington Times |
DAMAS |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Jamie Squire
Getty Images |
SUBMERGED |
| Second Place | Win McNamee
Getty Images |
SEE-PAK-TA-KRAW |
| Third Place | Kenneth K. Lam
The Baltimore Sun |
BAT DAY |
| Award of Excellence | Jamie Squire
Getty Images |
SEPAKTAKRAW |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | David S. Holloway
Getty Images |
DESERT SLAM |
| Second Place | Kevin Lamarque
Reuters |
ANDRE'S GOODBYE |
| Third Place | Jonathan Newton
The Washington Post |
BOXER |
| Awards of Excellence | Christopher T. Assaf
The Baltimore Sun |
ALL LAUGHS |
| John Makely
The Baltimore Sun |
SHAKE |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Chris Usher
Freelance for TIME |
BODYDOUBLE |
| Second Place | Jason Reed
Reuters |
PRESIDENT BUSH GREETS SOLDIERS AT FORT BRAGG |
| Third Place | Jay L. Clendenin
Polaris for TIME |
PRESIDENTIAL SNAPSHOT |
| Awards of Excellence | David Hume Kennerly
Getty Images |
IN THE BUBBLE |
| Doug Mills
The New York Times |
LOOK HERE | |
| Jim Watson
Agence France-Presse |
SOBER RETURN |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Khue Bui
Newsweek |
ISOLATED |
| Second Place | Rod Lamkey Jr.
The Washington Times |
STAR POWER |
| Third Place | Charles Dharapak
Associated Press |
PAPAL AUDIENCE |
| Awards of Excellence | Chip Somodevilla
Getty Images |
JACKSON MOURNS |
| Katie Falkenberg
The Washington Times |
FLY | |
| Win McNamee
Getty Images |
FLATTOP |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Matthew Cavanaugh
european pressphoto agency |
BETTY'S GOODBYE |
| Second Place | Olivier Douliery
ABACA PRESS |
SILHOUETTE |
| Third Place | Chip Somodevilla
Getty Images |
THE FUTURE SPEAKER SPEAKS |
| Awards of Excellence | Chuck Kennedy
McClatchy-Tribune |
UNTITLED |
| Pete Souza
Chicago Tribune |
BETTY FORD | |
| Doug Mills
The New York Times |
THE EYES HAVE IT |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Nikki Kahn
The Washington Post |
UNTITLED |
| Second Place | Carol Guzy
The Washington Post |
BETTY FORD |
| Third Place | Kevin Dietsch
United Press International |
UNTITLED |
| Awards of Excellence | Mark Wilson
Getty Images |
FULL HONORS |
| Andrea Bruce
The Washington Post |
COLIN WOLFE | |
| Sarah L. Voisin
The Washington Post |
DEFEATED |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Michael Robinson-Chavez
The Washington Post |
UNTITLED |
| Second Place | Rod Lamkey Jr.
The Washington Times |
ESCAPE FROM WAR |
| Third Place | Rod Lamkey Jr.
The Washington Times |
DEATH OF INNOCENCE |
| Award of Excellence | Jim Watson
Agence France-Presse |
WATCH THE CROWN |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Win McNamee
Getty Images |
JUST A MONTANA DIRT FARMER |
| Second Place | David Burnett
Contact Press Images for TIME |
AMERICA'S TEN BEST SENATORS |
| Third Place | Pete Souza
Chicago Tribune |
BECOMING NUMBER NINE |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Charles Ommanney
Contact Press Images for Newsweek |
TRUTHINESS |
| Second Place | David Burnett
Contact Press Images for National Geographic |
TRACES: KATRINA |
| Third Place | Jim Lo Scalzo
U.S. News & World Report |
HOWARD DEAN'S BIG GAMBLE |
| Awards of Excellence | Michael Robinson-Chavez
The Washington Post |
UNTITLED |
| Jim Lo Scalzo
U.S. News & World Report |
IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY COME? |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Michael Robinson-Chavez
The Washington Post |
LEBANON BURNING |
| Second Place | Sarah L. Voisin
The Washington Post |
ALWAYS RUNNING: JOURNEY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM |
| Third Place | Michael Robinson-Chavez
The Washington Post |
SUMMER RAIN |
| Awards of Excellence | Jay L. Clendenin
Polaris Images |
PRISON DETAIL: GITMO OBSERVED |
| Andrea Bruce
The Washington Post |
EXTENDED IN RAMADI | |
| Rod Lamkey Jr.
The Washington Times |
ABSENCE OF PEACE |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| First Place | Jamie Squire
Getty Images |
THE ASIAN GAMES |
| Second Place | J.M. Eddins Jr.
The Washington Times |
ROLLERMOM |
| Third Place | David S. Holloway
Getty Images |
BRINGING A LITTLE AMERICA TO THE TROOPS |
| Award of Excellence | Katie Falkenberg
The Washington Times |
AN ANNUAL DAY OF RIVALRY |
| Rank | Name |
| First Place | Win McNamee
Getty Images |
| Second Place | Melina Mara
The Washington Post |
| Third Place | Chip Somodevilla
Getty Images |
| Award of Excellence | Jay L. Clendenin
Polaris Images |
| Rank | Name |
| First Place | Mary F. Calvert
The Washington Times |
| Second Place | Michael Robinson-Chavez
The Washington Post |
| Third Place | Andrea Bruce
The Washington Post |
| Awards of Excellence | Jay L. Clendenin
Polaris Images |
| Rank | Name | Photo |
| Awarded to | Chip Somodevilla
Getty Images |
THE FUTURE SPEAKER SPEAKS |
| Rank | Name |
| Awarded to | Michael Robinson-Chavez
The Washington Post |
