Entries were judged November 2, 2016 through November 12, 2016 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Ruth Eichhorn - Still Division - Photo Editor and Curator - Freelance

Corey Perrine - Still Division - Photographer - Freelance

Julia Robinson - Still Division - Photojournalist - Freelance

James Wellford - Still Division - Senior Photo Editor for Global Issues- National Geographic Magazine

Leslye Davis - Multimedia Division - Documentarian & Photographer - New York Times

Rick Gershon - Multimedia Division - Filmmaker and Photographer - Freelance

Tom Kennedy - Multimedia Division - Executive Director - American Society of Media Photographers

College Photographer of the Year

Nora Lorek - Mid Sweden University

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Janus Engel Rasmussen - Danish School of Journalism

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Ulrik Hasemann - Danish School of Journalism

Gold - Simon Læssøe - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Rune Aarestrup Pedersen - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Alyse Young - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Jose Lopez - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Anders Rye Skjoldjensen - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Ulrik Hasemann - Danish School of Journalism

General News

Gold - Clint Datchuk - Kent State University

Silver - Isaac Hale - Ohio University

Bronze - Ida Marie Odgaard - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Olafur Gestsson - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Anders Rye Skjoldjensen - Danish School of Journalism

Feature

Gold - Nora Lorek - Mid Sweden University

Silver - Santiago Zurbia Flores Otero - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Zachary Prong - Loyalist College

Award of Excellence - Simon Læssøe - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Mathias Løvgreen Bojesen - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Sports Action

Gold - Janne Riikonen - Mid Sweden University

Silver - Adam Glanzman - Northeastern University

Bronze - Ulrik Hasemann - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Michael Owens - Rochester Institute of Technology

Sports Feature

Gold - Harrison Hill - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Timothy Tai - University of Missouri

Bronze - Khaleeq Alfred - Columbia College Chicago

Award of Excellence - Calla Kessler - University of Nebraska

Award of Excellence - Joseph Swide - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Michael Noble Jr. - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Troy Enekvist - Mid Sweden University

Portrait

Gold - Tatiana Vinogradova - DocDocDoc

Silver - Philip Davali - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Fabian Fiechter - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Justin Gilliland - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Emily Harger - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Ulrik Hasemann - Danish School of Journalism

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Hannes Jung - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Silver - Chase Guttman - Syracuse University

Bronze - Kristen Tomkowid - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Emil Hougaard - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Clint Datchuk - Kent State University

Award of Excellence - Kristen Tomkowid - Syracuse University

Illustration

Gold - Lasse Kofod - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Aaron Cornia - Brigham Young University

Bronze - Ryan Ly - Virginia Commonwealth University

Award of Excellence - Danielle Owensby - Columbia College Chicago

Award of Excellence - Hampus Andersson - Nordens Fotoskola

Interpretive Project

Gold - Roman Knertser - Syracuse University

Silver - John Happel - University of Missouri

Bronze - Simon Fals - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Cécile Smetana Baudier - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Nora Lorek - Mid Sweden University

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Adam Glanzman - Northeastern University

Silver - Brittany Greeson - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Dillon Deaton - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Joseph Swide - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

International Picture Story

Gold - Emil Wesolowski - Mid Sweden University

Silver - Ulrik Hasemann - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Marcel Maffei - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund

Award of Excellence - Anders Rye Skjoldjensen - Danish School of Journalism

Documentary

Gold - Emile Ducke - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Gold - Hannes Jung - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Silver - Nora Lorek - Mid Sweden University

Bronze - Tatiana Vinogradova - DocDocDoc

Award of Excellence - Betina Garcia - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Gabriel Corredor - Universidad de los Andes

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Calvin Mattheis - Ohio University

Silver - Justin Gilliland - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Michael Noble Jr. - Western Kentucky University

Portfolio

Gold - Nora Lorek - Mid Sweden University

Silver - Janus Engel Rasmussen - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - François Xavier Klein - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Betina Garcia - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Ulrik Hasemann - Danish School of Journalism

Large Group Multimedia Project

Gold - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Award of Excellence - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Multimedia Project - Small Team or Individual

Gold - Ray Whitehouse - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Sille Veilmark - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Kenneth Koustrup - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Christian Breidlid - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Award of Excellence - Malene Anthony - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Riina Rinne - University of Tampere

Award of Excellence - Riina Rinne - University of Tampere

Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Component

Silver - Yuting Jiang - University of Missouri

Silver - Michelle Lotker - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold - Riina Rinne - University of Tampere

Award of Excellence - Jane Cowan - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Cicilie S. Andersen - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus