Portrait/Personality
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First Place - Katherine Frey, The Washington Post
Second Place - Samuel Corum, For Bloomberg News
Third Place - Salwan Georges, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Frank Thorp V, NBC News
Award of Excellence - Frank Thorp V, NBC News
Award of Excellence - Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
Pictorial
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First Place - Kevin Lamarque, Reuters
Second Place - Tasos Katopodis, UPI
Third Place - Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA
Award of Excellence - Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA
Award of Excellence - Astrid Riecken, For The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Feature
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First Place - Katherine Frey, The Washington Post
Second Place - Katherine Frey, The Washington Post
Third Place - Salwan Georges, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Astrid Riecken, For The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters
Sports Action
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First Place - Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press
Second Place - Patrick Smith, Getty Images
Third Place - Julio Cortez, Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Toni L. Sandys, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Tasos Katopodis, For Getty Images
Sports Feature/Reaction
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First Place - Patrick Smith, Getty Images
Second Place - Kevin Dietsch, UPI
Third Place - John McDonnell, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Doug Mills, New York Times
Award of Excellence - Julio Cortez, Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Tasos Katopodis, For Getty Images
Presidential
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First Place - Drew Angerer, Getty Images
Second Place - Sarah Silbiger, for Washington Post
Third Place - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Samuel Corum, for New York Times
Award of Excellence - Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA
Award of Excellence - Jonathan Ernst, Reuters
Award of Excellence - Tom Brenner, Reuters
Award of Excellence - Drew Angerer, Getty Images
Insider’s Washington
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First Place - Doug Mills, New York Times
Second Place - Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
Third Place - Kevin Dietsch, UPI
Award of Excellence - Andrew Harnik, Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Erin Schaff, New York Times
Award of Excellence - Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
On Capitol Hill
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First Place - Andrew Harnik, Associated Press
Second Place - Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Third Place - Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Tom Williams, CQ-Rollcall
Domestic and International News
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First Place - Salwan Georges, The Washington Post
Second Place - Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press
Third Place - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Award of Excellence - Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press
Award of Excellence - Julio Cortez, Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Salwan Georges, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press
Picture Story/Politics
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First Place - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Second Place - Frank Thorp V, NBC News
Third Place - Al Drago, Freelance
Award of Excellence - Doug Mills, New York Times
Award of Excellence - Tom Brenner, Freelance
Award of Excellence - Erin Schaff, New York Times
Picture Story/Feature
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First Place - Salwan Georges, The Washington Post
Second Place - Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press
Third Place - Astrid Riecken, For The Washington Post
Award of Excellence - Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press
Award of Excellence - Samuel Corum, for Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Salwan Georges, The Washington Post
Picture Story/News
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First Place - Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press
Second Place - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Third Place - Rod Lamkey, Jr., American Reportage
Award of Excellence - Ken Cedeno, Freelance
Picture Story/Sports
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First Place - Patrick Smith, Getty Images
Second Place - Matt McClain, Washington Post
Third Place - Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press
Political Portfolio
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First Place - Doug Mills, New York Times
Second Place - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Third Place - Drew Angerer, Getty Images
Award of Excellence - Al Drago, Freelance
Award of Excellence - Erin Schaff, New York Times
Portfolio
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First Place - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Second Place - Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press
Third Place - Doug Mills, New York Times
Top Honors
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Photographer of the Year - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Political Photo of the Year - Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Judge’s Discussion
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2022 Stills Contest Judges
Dennis Brack Sr.
Dennis Brack Sr covered the White House from President John F. Kennedy to the beginning of Presidency of Donald Trump. Brack was a staff photographer for Black Star Publishing Company for 55 years and contract photographer for TIME.
For twenty-five years, Dennis Brack was the secretary/treasurer of the United States Senate Standing Committee of Press Photographers. In 2011, Brack received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the White House News Photographers Association.
Brack has given his photographic collection to The Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas.
Nikki Kahn
Nikki Kahn is an independent photojournalist based in San Francisco. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography in 2011 with her colleagues at The Washington Post “for their up-close portrait of grief and desperation after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti.”
Before joining the Washington Post in 2005, Kahn worked for Knight-Ridder Tribune Photo Service in Washington D.C. as a staff photographer and editor.
Kahn has covered stories both nationally and internationally.
Eric Thayer
Eric Thayer is a photographer based in Los Angeles. He extensively covered four presidential campaigns, one administration, and is currently working on projects focused on natural disasters, climate change and the U.S./Mexico border. His unique aesthetic and style has been featured prominently by major publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Getty, Reuters, and Bloomberg, among others.