First Place
Doug Mills, The New York Times
Bloody Sunday remembered: President Obama walks across The Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 50th Anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' holding hands with Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis and other civil rights leaders who marched across the bridge in Selma, Ala., on March. 7, 2015.
Second Place
Kevin Lamarque, Reuters
'You First': President Barack Obama extends his hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Nations General Assembly in New York Sept. 28, 2015.
Third Place
Kevin Lamarque, Reuters
Grumpy Cat: President Barack Obama makes a 'grumpy cat' face, referring the internet celebrity, while speaking at the DNC’s Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington, Oct. 23, 2015. Obama made the face after saying 'Why is it that Republican politicians are so down on America. Have you noticed that? They’re gloomy. They’re like grumpy cat.'
Award of Excellence
Jim Watson, Agence France-Presse
99 Problems...: First Lady Michelle Obama, second from left, adjusts President Barack Obama's bow tieas they await the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House for a State Diner Sept. 25, 2015 in Washington.
Award of Excellence
Aude Guerrucci, Polaris
Untitled: President Barack Obama shakes hands with a group of 6-year-old Girls Scouts from Tulsa, Okla., who designed a battery powered page turner to help people who are paralyzed or have arthritis at the 2015 White House Science Fair, a celebration of students winners of STEM (Science, technology, engineering and math) competitions from across the country on March 23, 2015, in Washington.
Award of Excellence
Doug Mills, The New York Times
Can I get a handshake: President Obama reaches out to try shake hands with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan looking on following Obama's remarks on Capitol Hill, Dec. 9, 2015. Speaker Ryan and Senate Majority Leader McConnell have said comprehensive tax reform can't be accomplished until after President Obama leaves office.
Award of Excellence
Kevin Lamarque , Reuters
Consoler in Chief: President Barack Obama kisses Vice President Joe Biden on the cheek as he hugs him after delivering the eulogy during the funeral of Biden's son, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden in Delaware on June 6, 2015.