A picture documenting the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The image can include the rally at the White House, the march to the capitol and any images related to the attack both inside and outside the building on January 6th. Additionally, a picture taken after midnight in the early morning hours of Jan. 7 is also acceptable.
First Place
Bill O'Leary, The Washington Post
State of the Union: A protestors face is visible in the broken glass door of the House of Representatives, the same door that Presidents have used to enter the chamber for State of the Union addresses for over 100 years, as security agents point their weapons at him as a mob storms the Capitol building during the 117th Congress joint session to certify the Presidential election results, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021.
Second Place
Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA
Bigo Barnett: Insurrectionist Bigo Barnett occupies a desk inside Speaker Pelosi’s office suite during the Trump-supporting mob’s failed attempt to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden as the next president in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2020.
Third Place
Tom Williams, CQ Roll Call
Members Take Cover: Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as rioters attempt to break into the House chamber of the Capitol during a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021.
Award of Excellence
Andrew Harnik, The Associated Press
Barricade: U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Award of Excellence
Win McNamee, Getty Images
Hanging: A member of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol supporting President Donald Trump hangs from a balcony as he jumps from a public gallery to the floor of the Senate chamber Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Five people died during the riot, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer.
Award of Excellence
Carol Guzy, Freelance for ZUMA Press
nIsurrection: Supporters of President Donald Trump riot during an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, as election results were being certified after a tumultuous and divisive election, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021.
Award of Excellence
Drew Angerer, Getty Images
Evacuation: As rioters breach the U.S. Capitol and try to enter the House Chamber during Congress's certification of the Electoral College, Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., is rushed out of the House Chamber by a member of the Capitol Police on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington.
Award of Excellence
Drew Angerer, Getty Images
Rioters Detained: As rioters breach the U.S. Capitol and try to enter the House Chamber during Congress's certification of the Electoral College, U.S. Capitol Police detain a group of men just outside the House Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Award of Excellence
Jim Bourg, Reuters
Fight for the Capitol: Law enforcement officers fight with supporters of President Donald Trump attempting to enter the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021.