Entries were judged October 22, 2022 through October 29, 2022 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MIssouri.

Judges

Brent Lewis- Still Division – Photo Editor – New York Times

Gabrielle Lurie - Still Division – Staff Photographer– San Francisco Chronicle

Jane Hanh - Still Division – Independent Photojournalist and Documentary Photographer

Samantha Clark - Still Division – Photo Editor – National Geographic Magazine

Ed Ou - Multimedia Division – Visual Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker

Monica Herndon - Multimedia Division – Photojournalist in a hybrid role, Philadelphia Inquirer

Ora DeKornfeld - Multimedia Division – Journalist, Filmmaker and Editor

Uwe Martin - Multimedia Division – Independent Visual Storyteller and Slow Journalist

College Photographer of the Year

Vincent Alban - Rochester Institute of Technology

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Ian Cheibub – Universidade Federal Fluminense

Spot News

Gold – Minh Connors– University of Missouri

Finalist - Vincent Alban - Rochester Institute of Technology

Finalist - Chris Day - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Alex Chan Tsz Yuk – Hong Kong Baptist University

General News

Gold – Minh Connors – University of Missouri

Gold – Valdemar Stroe Ren – Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence - Leung Man Hei– Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Daily Life

Gold - Vincent Alban - Rochester Institute of Technology

Finalist – Minh Connors– University of Missouri

Finalist - Rune Øe – Danish School of Media and Journalism

Finalist – Alex Chan Tsz Yuk – Hong Kong Baptist University

Finalist - Wesley Lapointe – University of Oregon

Award of Excellence - Beatrice Bankauskaite – University of Missouri

Award of Excellence – Minh Connors– University of Missouri

Award of Excellence – Maya Giron - Rochester Institute of Technology

Sports Action

Gold – Jaiden Tripi– Rochester Institute of Technology

Finalist – Olivia Anderson - University of Missouri

Finalist - Elena Shcherbakova - Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Kylie Cooper – University of Pennsylvania

Award of Excellence - Johan Carlberg – Nordens Fotoskola

Sports Feature

Gold – Chloe Trofatter – Michigan State University

Finalist – Gavin Liddell – Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Vincent Alban - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence – Sean Payette McInnis– Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Elena Shcherbakova - Docdocdoc

Portrait

Gold – Ky Smiley - The Ohio State University

Finalist – Mathias Eis - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Finalist – Vincent Alban – Rochester Institute of Technology

Finalist – Daria Kyrl – Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence – Diana Ridaf – Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Sofia Seitlhalil – Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence – Jesse Barber– Appalachian State University

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Maya Giron – Rochester Institute of Technology

Finalist - Vladislav Bulenkov – Docdocdoc

Finalist – Surya Vaidy – Syracuse University

Finalist – Ethan Swope – Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence – Yufei He – Wuhan Textile University College of Foreign Trade and Economics

Award of Excellence – Liv Kastrup – Danish School of Media and Journalism

Illustration

Gold – Stephon Slater – Longwood University

Finalist - Sydney Walsh – Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University

Finalist - John Ratkowiak – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Finalist - Devin DePamphilis – University of Pittsburgh

Domestic Picture Story

Gold – Leung Man Hei – Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Finalist - Elena Shcherbakova - Docdocdoc

Finalist – Wesley Lapointe – University of Oregon

Award of Excellence - Elena Shcherbakova - Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence – Tamta Gokadze - Academy of Documentary and Art Fotografika

International Picture Story

Gold – Niklas Porter - Nordens Fotoskola

Finalist - Rune Øe - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence  - Alex Chan Tsz Yuk – Hong Kong Baptist University

Award of Excellence – Ethan Swope – Santa Monica College

Team Picture Story

Award of Excellence – Rikke Kjær Poulsen and Liv M Kastrup - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence – Ejor Borie, Marina Sycheva, Elena Zamfir, Sasha Ivanov, Daria Kryl, Aleksandr Kapralov - Docdocdoc

Interpretive Project

Gold – Jesse Barber – Appalachia State University

Finalist – Ethan Swope – Santa Monica State University

Award of Excellence - Ian Cheibub – Universidade Federal Fluminense

Award of Excellence - Vladislav Bulenkov - Docdocdoc

Documentary Photographic Project

Gold – Vincent Alban – Rochester Institute of Technology

Finalist – Kristina Lindfors – Docdocdoc

Finalist – Daria Kyrl– Docdocdoc

Sports Portfolio

Gold – Jaiden Tripi– Rochester Institute of Technology

Finalist – Vincent Alban – Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence– Olivia Anderson - University of Missouri

Portfolio

Gold – Vincent Alban – Rochester Institute of Technology

Finalist – Ian Cheibub – Universidade Federal Fluminense

Award of Excellence – Minh Connors– University of Missouri

Award of Excellence – Elena Shcherbakova - Docdocdoc

Multimedia: Group Story or Essay

Gold – Evan Davison and Daniela Rodriguez-Puente – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Finalist – Claire Revere and Elisa Mahon – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Finalist – Aku Ratsula and Conor Courtney – London College of Communication (Ratsula) and Danish School of Media and Journalism (Courtney)

Award of Excellence – J’Sha Gift and Angelica Edwards – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay

Gold – Cynthia Liu – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence – Paige Taylor White – Loyalist College

Award of Excellence - Elizabeth Billman – Syracuse University

Multimedia: Documentary Short

Gold – Xinning Li – Syracuse University

Finalist - Rune Øe and Christian Falck Wollf – Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence - Kim Frost and Anders Holst - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence – Ben Braun – Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence – Addison LeBoutiller and Zane Meyer-Thorton – Western Kentucky University