Top Honors
Political News Photo of the Year - Brooks Kraft, freelance for TIME Magazine
Second Place - Patrick Smith, Freelance
Presidential
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First Place - Jim Watson, Agence France-Presse
Second Place - Jewel Samad, Agence France-Presse
Third Place - Alex Wong, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Jonathan Ernst, freelance for Reuters
Award of Excellence - Pablo Martinez Monsivai, The Associated Press
Campaign 2012
First Place - Brooks Kraft, TIME Magazine
Second Place - Carolyn Kaster, The Associated Press
Third Place - Doug Mills, The New York Times
Award of Excellence - Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Award of Excellence - Charles Dharapak, The Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Saul Loeb, Agence France-Presse
Inauguration 2013
First Place - Doug Mills, The New York Times
Second Place - Win McNamee, Getty Images
Third Place - T.J. Kirkpatrick, freelance
Award of Excellence - Jonathan Ernst, Freelance for Reuters
Award of Excellence - Saul Loeb, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - T. J. Kirkpatrick, freelance
On Capitol Hill
First Place - Jason Reed, Reuters
Second Place - T.J. Kirkpatrick, freelance
Third Place - J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Chris Maddaloni, CQ Roll Call
Award of Excellence - Mary F. Calvert, freelance
Award of Excellence - Ricky Carioti, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - T. J. Kirkpatrick, freelance
Portrait/Personality
First Place - Louie Palu, ZUMA Press for Foreign Policy Magazine
Second Place - Marvin Joseph, The Washington Post
Third Place - David P. Gilkey, National Public Radio
Award of Excellence - Andrea Bruce, Noor Images
Award of Excellence - Jim Watson, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Jewel Samad, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Linda Davidson, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Pete Marovich, freelance for ZUMA Press
Pictorial
First Place - Louie Palu, ZUMA Press
Second Place - Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto Agency
Third Place - Astrid Riecken, freelance for The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Jonathan Newton, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith, freelance
Feature
First Place - Chris Maddaloni, CQ Roll Call
Second Place - Marvin Joseph, The Washington Post
Third Place - Jahi Chickwendiu, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Andrea Bruce, Noor Images
Award of Excellence - Ricky Carioti, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Shawn Thew, European Pressphoto Agency
Picture Story/Politics
First Place - Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Second Place - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Third Place - Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Award of Excellence - Brooks Kraft, freelance for TIME
Award of Excellence - Jewel Samad, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Melina Mara, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Saul Loeb, Agence France-Presse
International News
First Place - Louie Palu, ZUMA Press for Foreign Policy Magazine
Second Place - Andrea Bruce, Noor Images for The New York Times
Third Place - Nikki Kahn, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - David P. Gilkey, National Public Radio
Award of Excellence - Stephen Boitano, freelance
Domestic News
First Place - John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Second Place - Disqualified, N/A
Third Place - Evan Vucci, The Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Linda Davidson, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Linda Davidson, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith, freelance for Getty Images
Sports Action
First Place - Alex Brandon, The Associated Press
Second Place - Patrick Smith, freelance for The Baltimore Sun
Third Place - Dayna Smith, freelance for The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith, freelance for Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Ricky Carioti, The Washington Post
Sports Feature/Reaction
First Place - Patrick Smith, freelance for The Baltimore Sun
Second Place - John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Third Place - John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - John W. Poole, National Public Radio
Award of Excellence - Kevin Lamarque, Reuters
Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith, freelance for Getty Images
Picture Story/News
First Place - Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Second Place - Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post
Third Place - Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Ken Cedeno, freelance for Corbis
Picture Story/International News
First Place - David Gilkey, National Public Radio
Second Place - Andrea Bruce, Noor Images
Third Place - Andrea Bruce, Noor Images
Award of Excellence - Andrea Bruce, Noor Images
Award of Excellence - Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Louie Palu, ZUMA Press for Foreign Policy Magazine
Picture Story/Feature
First Place - Marvin Joseph, The Washington Post
Second Place - Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Third Place - Linda Davidson, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Brendan Hoffman, Prime Collective
Award of Excellence - Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Picture Story/Sports
First Place - Patrick Smith, freelance for Getty Images
Second Place - Patrick Smith, freelance for The Baltimore Sun
Third Place - Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Award of Excellence - David Burnett, Contact Press Images
Award of Excellence - Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Political Portfolio
First Place - Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Second Place - Brooks Kraft, freelance for TIME
Third Place - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Evan Vucci, The Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Jason Reed, Reuters
Portfolio
First Place - Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post
Second Place - Andrea Bruce, Noor Images
Third Place - Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Award of Excellence - Marvin Joseph, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith, freelance for Getty Images & The Baltimore Sun