Entries were judged October 27, 2019 through November 3, 2019 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Alexa Keefe - Still Division - Senior Photo Editor - National Geographic

Adriana Teresa Letorney - Still Division - Founder & CEO - Visura.co

Genaro Molina - Still Division - Staff Photographer - Los Angeles Times

Scott Strazzante - Still Division - Staff Photographer - San Francisco Chronicle

Katie Falkenberg - Multimedia Division - Filmmaker and Photographer - Independent

Alexandra Garcia - Multimedia Division - Director/Producer - The Weekly

Nick Michael - Multimedia Division - Acting Supervising Editor for Video - NPR

College Photographer of the Year

Graham Dickie - Syracuse University

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Daniel Cole - Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB)

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

Bronze - Josephine Norris - Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence - Hannah Ruhoff - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Daniel Cole - Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Award of Excellence - Istiak Karim - Pathshala South Asian Media Academy

Award of Excellence - Jacob Moscovitch - University of Missouri

General News

Gold - Jason Armond - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Rafael Heygster - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Bronze - Arden Barnes - University of Kentucky

Award of Excellence - Rafael Heygster - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Mustafa Hussain - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Yehyun Kim - University of Missouri

Feature

Gold - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Silver - Antranik Tavitian - University of Missouri

Bronze - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Nathaniel Bailey - Kent State University

Award of Excellence - Kai McNamee - Harvard College

Award of Excellence - Kendall Warner - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Sports Action

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

Silver - Matteo Bracco - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Madeleine Cook - George Washington University

Award of Excellence - Rebecca Slezak - Ball State University

Award of Excellence - Eakin Howard - Rochester Institute of Technology

Sports Feature

Gold - Morgan Hornsby - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Bobby Goddin - Indiana University

Bronze - Sara Diggins - University of Montana

Award of Excellence - Nickolas Oatley - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Bobby Goddin - Indiana University

Award of Excellence - Nicole Neri - Arizona State University

Portrait

Gold - Nanna Navntoft - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Traci Westcott - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Hanne Marie Solbø - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Award of Excellence - Kenneth Koustrup - Danish School of Journalism

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Anya Miroshnichenko - DocDocDoc

Silver - Andrej Ivanov - Loyalist College

Bronze - Nicole Neri - Arizona State University

Award of Excellence - Laura Oliverio - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Jordan Larson - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Marlena Sloss - Ohio University

Illustration

Gold - Hieu Nguyen - Syracuse University

Silver - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Bronze - Gabrielle Cavallaro - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Daniel Linhart - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Nanna Navntoft - Danish School of Journalism

Interpretive Project

Gold - Michael Swensen - Ohio University

Silver - Peter Nygaard Christensen - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Ekaterina Balaban - The Rodchenko Art School

Award of Excellence - Maddie Davis - University of Missouri

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Jacob Moscovitch - University of Missouri

Silver - Kenneth Koustrup - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Ihar Hancharuk - DocDocDoc

Award of Excellence - Nathaniel Bailey - Kent State University

International Picture Story

Gold - Jens Hartmann Schmidt - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Andreas Merrald - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Documentary

Gold - Rafael Heygster - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Silver - Maximilian Mann - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund

Bronze - Jan Richard Heinicke - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Sports Portfolio

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

Silver - Eakin Howard - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Mads Claus Rasmussen - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Andy Bao - University of California, Los Angeles

Portfolio

Gold - Graham Dickie - Syracuse University

Silver - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Rafael Heygster - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Multimedia: Online Storytelling

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

Silver - Yutao Chen, Francesca Fenzi, Lucio Villa, Susie Neilson, Diep Pham, Diep Nguyen, Alexandre Bui - University of California, Berkeley

Bronze - Morgan Hornsby, Gabriel Scarlett - Western Kentucky University

Multimedia: Group Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold - Deepti Asthana (Danish School of Journalism), Michelle Hanks (Western Kentucky University) - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Haley France, Zayrha Rodriguez, Diane Adame, Sally Dillon - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Tenley Garrett, Peggy Mullin - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold - Liz Moughon - Ohio University

Silver - Michelle Hanks - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Maranie Staab - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Meiying Wu - University of California, Berkeley

Multimedia: Documentary Short

Gold - Ashton Eleazer, Andie Rea - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Traci Westcott - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Yutao Chen, Francesca Fenzi - University of California, Berkeley

Award of Excellence - Yutao Chen, Javaria Khan - University of California, Berkeley

Award of Excellence - Katinka Klinge, Mads Frost, Oscar Scott Carl - Danish School of Journalism