Entries were judged October 28, 2018 through November 4, 2018 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Marcia Allert - Still Division - Director of Photography - The Dallas Morning News

Cheryl Diaz Meyer - Still Division - Photojournalist - Independent

Patrick Farrell - Still Division - Staff Photographer - Miami Herald

Vaughn Wallace - Still Division - Senior Photo Editor - National Geographic

Maisie Crow - Multimedia Division - Documentary Film Director - Independent

Jarrad Henderson - Multimedia Division - Video Producer - USA Today

Yoshi James - Multimedia Division - Photojournalist, Video Producer, Documentary Filmm - The San Francisco Chronicle

College Photographer of the Year

Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Josephine Norris - Central Michigan University

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Lynda Gonzalez - University of Texas

Silver - Marc Puig i Pérez - IEFC (Institut d'Estudis fotografis de Catalunya)

Bronze - Alex Kormann - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Yader Guzman - Loyalist College

Award of Excellence - Marcus Wiechmann - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Erin Bormett - University of Missouri

General News

Gold - Mushfiqul Alam - Brac University

Silver - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Josephine Norris - Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence - Davis Winborne - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Matthew Martin - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Feature

Gold - Robert Gourley - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - AliReza Goudarzi - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Michael Blackshire - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Bryan Cereijo - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Josephine Norris - Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence - Jens Hartmann Schmidt - Danish School of Journalism

Sports Action

Gold - Jan Helge Petri - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Silver - Bryan Bennett - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Michael Reaves - University of Kentucky

Award of Excellence - Patrick Connolly - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Alexandra Moreo - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Ben Smith - University of Iowa

Award of Excellence - Matthew Starkey - Ohio University

Sports Feature

Gold - Alex Kormann - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Jan Helge Petri - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Bronze - Carly Geraci - Michigan State University

Award of Excellence - Michael Krebs - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Alex Driehaus - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Ben Smith - University of Iowa

Award of Excellence - Daniel Carde - University of Texas at Arlington

Award of Excellence - Michael Patacsil - Northern Arizona University

Portrait

Gold - Mushfiqul Alam - Brac University

Silver - Marlena Sloss - Ohio University

Bronze - September Bottoms - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Barbara Haas - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Amr Alfiky - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Brittainy Newman - Rochester Institute of Technology

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Daniel Linhart - Ohio University

Silver - Stephanie Stocking - Colorado Mountain College

Bronze - Zayn Roohi - University of Alaska Fairbanks

Award of Excellence - Ekaterina Balaban - The Rodchenko Art School

Award of Excellence - Nathaniel Bailey - Kent State University

Award of Excellence - Cheryl Corbett - University of Cincinnati

Award of Excellence - Marcus Wiechmann - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Illustration

Gold - Anya Miroshnichenko - DocDocDoc

Silver - Morgan Hornsby - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Romy Weidner - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Dustin Gregory - Colorado Mountain College

Award of Excellence - Anya Miroshnichenko - DocDocDoc

Award of Excellence - Liz Moughon - Ohio University

Interpretive Project

Gold - Valya Lee - DocDocDoc

Gold - Michael Swensen - Ohio University

Silver - Nanna Navntoft - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Liz Moughon - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Francois Klein - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Marlena Sloss - Ohio University

Silver - Kaisar Ahamed - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Bronze - September Bottoms - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Josephine Norris - Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence - Jens Hartmann Schmidt - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Josephine Norris - Central Michigan University

International Picture Story

Gold - Jan Helge Petri - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Silver - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Bronze - Francois Klein - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Benjamin Nørskov - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Marcus Wiechmann - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Documentary

Gold - Moriah Ratner - Syracuse University

Silver - Mushfiqul Alam - Brac University

Bronze - Traci Westcott - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Malene Anthony - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Nathaniel Bailey - Kent State University

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Michael Reaves - University of Kentucky

Silver - Matthew Starkey - Ohio University

Bronze - Tabitha Sumsion - Brigham Young University

Award of Excellence - Bryan Bennett - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Alex Kormann - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Michael Krebs - University of Missouri

Portfolio

Gold - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Josephine Norris - Central Michigan University

Multimedia: Online Storytelling

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

Silver - Rune Aarestrup Pedersen, and Anders Rye Skjoldjensen - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Gabriel Scarlett, Shaban Athuman, Michael Blackshire, and Fahad Alotaibi - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Austin Janning, Michael Swenson, Carolyn Rogers, and Camille Fine - Ohio University

Multimedia: Group Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold - Marie Bentzon, Laura Bisgaard Krogh, and Olivia Loftlund - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Ruijia Zhang and Robert Gourley - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Felix Burchardt, Malte Radtki, and Viola Maiwald - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Michael Swensen and Liz Moughon - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Mary Rachel Bulkeley, Alexis Fairbanks, Alex Kormann, Hanna Davison, and Danielle Chemtob - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold - Brittainy Newman - Rochester Institute of Technology

Silver - Reed Klass - University of Montana

Award of Excellence - Ida Guldbæk Arentsen - Danish School of Journalism

Multimedia: Documentary Short

Gold - Robert Gourley - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Maria Albrechtsen Mortensen and Jens Hartmann Schmidt - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Mario Kaoru Mevy and Fritz Schumann - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover