2007 Winners

Below is a list of the winners from the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar's 2007 photo contest.

Best In Show

• Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times "Injured Veteran And Wife"

Best Portfolio

• First Place — Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times
• Second Place — Scott Strazzante Chicago Tribune
• Third Place — Chip Litherland, Sarasota Herald Tribune
• Honorable Mention - Greg Kahn, Naples Daily News

Rich Mahan Student Portfolio

• First Place — Justin Maxon, San Francisco State University
• Second Place — Benjamin Reed, University of Missouri
• Third Place — Tim Gruber, Ohio University
• Honorable Mention - Matt Eich, Ohio University
• Honorable Mention - Carl Kiilsgaard, Western Kentucky University

Newspaper Staff Of The Year

• The Roanoke Times

Spot News

• First Place — Adem Hadei, Associated Press "Last Touch"
• Second Place — Steve Chen, Associated Press "Deadly Jaws"
• Third Place — Chip Litherland, Sarasota Herald tribune "Wildfire Rages"
• Honorable Mention - Derek Redos, Associated Press "Midair Collision"
• Honorable Mention - Don Randall, Associated Press "Balloon Horror"

General News

• First Place — Emily Rasinski, The Evening Sun "Goodbye Kiss"
• Second Place — David Goldman, Boston Herald "Candlelight Vigil"
• Third Place — Jenn Ackerman, Ohio University "Uplifting Home Coming"
• Honorable Mention - Ahmad Reza Halabisaz, Associated Press "Hanged"

Feature Single

• First Place — John Moore, Getty Images "Mary Mourns"
• Second Place — Matt Eich, Ohio University "Street Corner"
• Third Place — Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times "Fire Flies"
• Honorable Mention - Edmund Fountain, St Petersburg Times "Fall Free Fall"

Sports Action

• First Place — Chris Detrick Salt Lake Tribune "Freestyle Skiing"
• Second Place — Johnny Crawford, Atlanta Journal Constitution "No Helmet No Interception"
• Third Place — Ross Taylor, The Hartford Courant "Reach"

Sports Feature

• First Place — Chris McGrath, Getty Images "Cubs Fans"
• Second Place — Noah Rabinowitz, Ohio University "Falcons Dad"
• Third Place — Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune "What Could Have Been"
• Honorable Mention - Johnny Crawford, Atlanta Journal Consitution "Group Photo"
• Honorable Mention - Chip Litherland, Sarasota Herald Tribune "Redneck Grandma"

Portrait

• First Place — Justin Maxon, San Francisco State University "Mother and Child"
• Second Place — Astrid Riecken, The Washington Times "David Lynch"
• Third Place — David Walter Banks, David Walter Banks Photography "TV"
• Honorable Mention - Travis Dove, Ohio University "Lake"
• Honorable Mention - Greg Constantine "Face"

Pictorial

• First Place — Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press "Strange Fruit "
• Second Place — Josh Meltzer, The Roanoke Times "Ice"
• Third Place — Ronald W Erdrich, Abilene Reporter—News "Warm Up"
• Honorable Mention - Justin Kase Conder, Patuxent Publishing "An Electric Fair"
• Honorable Mention - Logan Mock—Bunting, Aurora Photos "Manta Rays"

News Picture Story

• First Place — Benjamin Rusnak, Food for the Poor "Guatamala Malnutrition"
• Second Place — Javier Manzano, Rocky Mountain News "Holly Tornado"
• Third Place — Stacy Pearsall, USAF "Deadly Diyala"
• Honorable Mention - Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times"Virginia Tech"
• Honorable Mention - Ben Gray, Atlanta Journal Constitution "Georgia Legislative Session"

Sports Picture Story

• First Place — Maisie Crow, Patuxent Publishing "Dirtbike"
• Second Place — Peter McCollough, Ohio University "Cage Fighters
• Third Place — Dan Hale Arkansas Democrat—Gazette "Justin Presides"
• Honorable Mention - Preston Gannaway, Concord Monitor "Under the Light "
• Honorable Mention - Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times "Dollars and Feathers"

Feature Picture Story

• First Place —Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times "Injured Veteran And Wife"
• Second Place — Rodrigo Add, Associated Press "Cemetary Dues"
• Third Place — Ross Taylor, The Hartford Courant "A Love Complimented"
• Honorable Mention - Jenn Ackerman, Ohio University "The Hewitts"

Issue Illustration

• First Place — Elissa Eubanks, Atlanta Journal Constitution "Santa Suiting Up"
• Second Place — Luiz Santos, Ohio University "Light Pollution"
• Third Place — Chris Hunt, Atlanta Journal Constitution "Allergies"

Product Illustration

• First Place — Ross Taylor, Hartford Courant "Lemon Herbs"
• Second Place — David Walter Banks, David Walter Banks Photography "They're Coming"
• Third Place — Luiz Santos, Ohio University "The Tumblers"

Military Photograph

• Honorable Mention - Stacy L Pearsall, USAF "Soldier Peers"
• Honorable Mention - Andrew N Dunaway II, USAF "Iraqi Policeman"

Multimedia

• First Place — Tim Gruber, Ohio University "Cadets"
• Second Place — David Stephenson, Lexington Herald Leader "Getting the Boot"
• Third Place — Emily Rasinski, The Evening Sun, "The Long Goodbye"
• Honorable Mention - Julie Jacobson, The Associated Press "Cyclone"
• Honorable Mention - John Moore, Getty Images "Inside the Baghdad ER"

Multimedia Interactive

• First Place — David Carson, St Louis Post Dispatch "Reporting For Duty"

Nikon Shootout

• First Place — Molly Wade, Hawkeye Community College