2001 Winners

Below is a list of the winners from the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar's 2001 photo contest.

Best In Show

Aristide Economopoulos, of Star—Ledger

Best Portfolio

First Place — Vincent Laforet, The New York Times
Second Place — Andrew Cutraro, The St Louis Post—Dispatch
Third Place — Damon Winter, The Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention - Mike Stocker, Ft. Lauderdale Sun—Sentinel

Rich Mahan Student Portfolio

First Place — Carlton Ward, University of Florida
Second Place — Glenn Danforth, University of Florida
Third Place — Amber Tanille Woolfalk, Western Kentucky University
Honorable Mention - Kathleen Flynn, Western Kentucky University
Honorable Mention - John Loomis, University of Missouri
Honorable Mention - Jennifer Sens, University of Florida

Staff Of The Year

The Charlotte Observer

Spot News

First Place — Armando Solares, Sarasota Herald—Tribune "Hell"
Second Place — Nasser Shiyoukhi, The Associated Press "Acting Out"
Third Place — Glenn Danforth, University of Florida "Evacuation"
Honorable Mention - Al Schaben, Los Angeles Times "Surf Rescue"
Honorable Mention - Andrew Cutraro, St Louis Post—Dispatch
Honorable Mention - Hilda M. Perez, Ft. Lauderdale Sun—Sentinel "Bullets Fly"

General News

First Place — Alexandar Zemlianichenko, Associated Press "Russian Vets"
Second Place — Alan Diaz, Associated Press "Controversial Ballet"
Third Place — Brian Walski, Los Angeles Times "untitled"
Honorable Mention - Mike Stocker, Ft. Lauderdale Sun—Sentinel "Big Brother"
Honorable Mention - David H. Schreiber, C&G newspapers (MI) "I'm Innocent"

Feature

First Place — Gary O'Brien, The Charlotte Observer "The Rite of Spring"
Second Place — Logan Mock—Bunting, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Ick"
Third Place — Lannis Waters, Palm Beach Post "Big Bunny"
Honorable Mention - Carlton Ward, University of Florida "Magnum"
Honorable Mention - Mark Cornelison, Lexington Herald Leader "First Haircut"
Honorable Mention - Beth Keiser, Associated Press "Bay of New York Invasion"

Sports Action

First Place — Stuart Bayer, The Journal News (White Plains, NY) "Soccer Face"
Second Place — Francisco Kjolseth, The Charlotte Observer "Tango on the Street"
Third Place — Ed Sackett, Orlando Sentinel "Slide"
Honorable Mention - Dave C2001, University of Florida "Missed Chance"
Honorable Mention - Rich Glickstein, The State (Columbia, SC) "Clobber"

Sports Feature

First Place — Mike Fender, Indianapolis Star "Ripped Coach"
Second Place — Chris Lee, St. Louis Post—Dispatch "Keg Stand"
Third Place — Dante Smith, Coshocton (OH) Tribune "Dawg Pound"
Honorable Mention - Mike Fender, Indianapolis Star "Backyard Bruisers"
Honorable Mention - John Simmons, The Charlotte Observer "Spawning Time"

Portrait/Personality

First Place — Genevieve Ross, Virginian—Pilot
Second Place — Damon Winter, Dallas Morning News "Sarah Islam"
Third Place — Romain Blanquart, Naples Daily News "Mother's Day"
Honorable Mention - Stephen M. Katz, Bangor Daily News "Cycle"
Honorable Mention - Annie O'Neill, Pittsburgh Post—Gazette "Eskimo"
Honorable Mention - Matt Detrich, Indianapolis Star "So Long Ski"

Pictorial

First Place — Damon Winter, Dallas Morning News "Great Egrets"
Second Place — Al Schaben, Los Angeles Times "Surfer's delight"
Third Place — Martin Leber, Freelance, Germany
Honorable Mention - Ron Wurzer, Seattle Times "Synchronization"
Honorable Mention - Franka Bruns, Pittsburgh Post—Gazette "Key Note Player"

Product Illustration

First Place — Jim Hudelson, Shreveport Times "Okra"
Second Place — Laura Mueller, The Charlotte Observer "Sunday Hats"
Third Place — Jeff Widener, Honolulu Advertiser "Siam Silhouettes"
Honorable Mention - Francisco Kjolseth, The Charlotte Observer "Art of Packing"

Issue Illustration

First Place — Carol Cleere, Tampa Tribune "Warehousing the Elderly"
Second Place — Carol Cleere, Tampa Tribune "The Blues"
Third Place — Carol Cleere, Tampa Tribune "Freaky Florida"
Honorable Mention - Francisco Kjolseth, The Charlotte Observer "Homey Office"
Honorable Mention - Stuart Tannehill, Florida Times—Union "Foster Care Murder"

Feature Picture Story

First Place — Franka Bruns, Pittsburgh Post—Gazette "Living for Family"
Second Place — Thomas Boyd, The Eugene Register—Guard "American Nights: Exhibition, Escapism, Indulgence"
Third Place — Mona Reeder, Dallas Morning News "Kindness Never Gets Old"
Honorable Mention - James Borchuck, The St. Petersburg Times "In All His Glory"
Honorable Mention - Carlton Ward, University of Florida "The Barbaritos"

News Picture Story

First Place — Brian Walski, Los Angeles Times "Another Summer of Hatred "
Second Place — Mike Simons, Freelance "Riots"
Third Place — Andrew Cutraro, St Louis Post—Dispatch "Al—Aqsa"
Honorable Mention - Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times "VMI Women's Final Days"
Honorable Mention - Mike Stocker, Ft. Lauderdale Sun—Sentinel "Big Brother"

Sports Picture Story

First Place — Jeff Siner, The Charlotte Observer "Saturday Night Dirt"
Second Place — Chris Lee, St. Louis Post—Dispatch "In the Minors"
Third Place — Mike Stocker, Ft. Lauderdale Sun—Sentinel "Boxing Doctor"
Honorable Mention - Damon Winter, Dallas Morning News "Angola Prison Rodeo"
Honorable Mention - Hyosub Shin, Ohio University "Skatopia"

New War — Single

First Place — Carmen Taylor, Associated Press "The Last Second"
Second Place — Gulnara Samoilova, Associated Press "Twin Towers Survivors"
Third Place — Richard Drew, Associated Press, "Trade Center Tragedy"
Honorable Mention - Seth Harrison, The Journal News "South Tower Collapses"
Honorable Mention - Gulnara Samoilova, Associated Press "South Tower Collapses"
Honorable Mention - Ernesto Mora, Associated Press "Anguished Onlookers"
Honorable Mention - Danny Wilcox Frazier, Iowa City Press—Citizen "Shock in the Heartland"

New War — Story

First Place — Aristide Economopoulos, The Star—Ledger "September 11th"
Second Place — Jerome Delay, Associated Press "Out of Afghanistan"
Third Place — Gulnara Samoilova, Associated Press, "Terror at the Twin Towers"
Honorable Mention - Irfan Khan, Los Angeles Times "Pakistan Between A Rock And A Hard Place"