Entries were judged November 6, 2017 through November 10, 2017 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Don Bartletti - Still Division - Lecturer / Retired Photojournalist - L.A. Times

Deanne Fitzmaurice - Still Division - Ambassador - Nikon

Carl-Phillippe Juste - Still Division - Photojournalist - The Miami Herald

Molly Roberts - Still Division - Senior Photography Editor - National Geographic Magazine

Evelio Contreras - Multimedia Division - Producer/Editor/Shooter - CNN

Eric Maierson - Multimedia Division - Writer/Editor/Producer - Freelance

Whitney Shefte - Multimedia Division - Video Journalist - The Washington Post

College Photographer of the Year

Mathias Svold - Danish School of Journalism

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Mateusz Baj - London College of Communication

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Emil Hougaard - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Troy Enekvist - Mid Sweden University

Bronze - Ólafur Steinar Gestsson - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Patrick Connolly - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Alex Driehaus - Ohio University

General News

Gold - Gabriella Angotti-Jones - City College of San Francisco

Silver - Troy Enekvist - Mid Sweden University

Bronze - Ulrik Hasemann - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Chris Donovan - Loyalist College

Feature

Gold - Simon Læssøe - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - James Wooldridge - University of Nebraska

Bronze - Ólafur Steinar Gestsson - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Kayla Wolf - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Ivan Boll - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Nanna Navntoft - Danish School of Journalism

Sports Action

Gold - Michael Owens - Rochester Institute of Technology

Silver - Ólafur Steinar Gestsson - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Rhianna Gelhart - University of Oregon

Award of Excellence - Bryan Bennett - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Jacob Gonzalez - California Baptist University

Award of Excellence - Evan Cobb - University of Missouri

Sports Feature

Gold - Riley Joslin - Rochester Institute of Technology

Silver - Michael Reaves - University of Kentucky

Bronze - Bryan Cereijo - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Lynzee Dorrenbacher - Colorado Mountain College

Award of Excellence - Ryan Michalesko - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Award of Excellence - Jacob Wiegand - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Award of Excellence - Marlena Sloss - Ohio University

Portrait

Gold - Marcus Wiechmann - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Silver - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Melissa Kühn Hjerrild - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Sergey Nazarov - DocDocDoc

Award of Excellence - Erik Nylander - Mid Sweden University

Award of Excellence - Casey Sykes - University of Georgia

Award of Excellence - Eslah Attar - Kent State University

Award of Excellence - Xiang Wei - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Clarissa Sosin - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Michael Noble - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Alexander Leck - University of Virginia

Bronze - Claire Clarke - Colorado Mountain College

Award of Excellence - Shannon Outing - Colorado Mountain College

Illustration

Gold - Aubrey Moore - Syracuse University

Silver - Addy Liu - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Yunzhi Zhang - Syracuse University

Interpretive Project

Gold - Zachary Krahmer - Syracuse University

Silver - Mathias Svold - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Ekaterina Balaban - DocDocDoc

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Chris Donovan - Loyalist College

Silver - Joel Angel Juarez - San Francisco State University

Bronze - James Wooldridge - University of Nebraska

Award of Excellence - Bryan Cereijo - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Ryan Michalesko - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Award of Excellence - Nanna Navntoft - Danish School of Journalism

International Picture Story

Gold - Erik Nylander - Mid Sweden University

Silver - Ulrik Hasemann - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Mateusz Baj - London College of Communication

Award of Excellence - Troy Enekvist - Mid Sweden University

Award of Excellence - Mads Joakim Rasmussen - Danish School of Journalism

Documentary

Gold - Sharafat Ali - Indira Gandhi National Open University

Silver - Kayla Wolf - University of Missouri

Bronze - Mikkel Hørlyck - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Nick Wagner - Western Kentucky University

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Ryan Michalesko - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Silver - Bryan Bennett - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Michael Owens - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Matthew Starkey - Ohio University

Portfolio

Gold - Mathias Svold - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Mateusz Baj - London College of Communication

Award of Excellence - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Chris Donovan - Loyalist College

Online Multimedia Storytelling

Gold - UNC Photojournalism - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Ekaterina Blaban - DocDocDoc

Bronze - Lauren Nolan - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Lindsay Abrams, Sheba Anyanwu, Setareh Baig, Emma Cillekens, Alessandra Freitas, Levi Gikandi, Sanjana Gupta, Stephanie Ho, Maria Jose Lavandera, Anissa Pierre, Ayesha Shakya, Andrew Urodov, Andi Wang and Shelley Xinyu Hu - New York University

Documentary Short Video

Gold - Uwa Iduozee (University of Tampere), Anton Thompson Coon (Arcada University of Applied Sciences) and Sandra Itäinen (School of Visual Arts) - University of Tampere

Silver - Louise Herrche Serup and Andreas Haubjerg - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Anna Clare Spelman - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Malene Anthony Nielsen - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Anne Bæk and Morten Lau-Nielsen - Danish School of Journalism

Group Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold - Daniel Vasta and JuliAnna Patino - Rochester Institute of Technology

Silver - Lukas Kreibig and Christine Simon - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Bronze - Bridgette Cyr and Kira Dalman - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - August Frank - University of Oregon

Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold - Rune Aarestrup Pedersen - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Cameron Hart - Pennsylvania State University

Bronze - Javier Auris - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus