2016 Winners
First Place - 2016 Spot News
A man holds a bouquet of flowers and a torch as he faces riot police during a demonstration against the government's planned labor reform, on May 26, 2016 in Lyon, central eastern France. The French government's labour market proposals, which are designed to make it easier for companies to hire and fire, have sparked a series of nationwide protests and strikes over the past three months. Masked youths clashed with police in Paris and striking workers blockaded refineries and nuclear power stations on May 26, 2016 as an escalating wave of industrial action against labour reforms rocked France.
Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / Agence France-Presse
First Place - 2016 General News
Protestor Ieshia Evans is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. July 9, 2016. Reuters/Jonathan Bachman
Jonathan Bachman
First Place - 2016 Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Joseph Polossifakis of Canada (R) and Aliaksandr Buikevich of Belarus compete during the men's individual sabre on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Matthias Hangst / Getty Images
First Place - 2016 Sports Action
Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista (19) gets punched by Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (12) after a hard slide by Bautista in the 8th inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington Sunday May 15, 2016.
Richard Rodriguez / Fort Worth Star-Telegram
First Place - 2016 Feature
Men on horseback ride through a pine tree forest chased by a a brave bull in Tordesillas, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Men on horseback and on foot traditionally have chased the bull and speared it in front of thousands of onlookers in what became known as one of Spain's goriest spectacles, but amid increasing protests by animal rights activists the regional government last year banned the killing of bulls at town festivals, though traditional bullfights were not affected.
Daniel Ochoa de Olza / Associated Press
First Place - 2016 Portrait/Personality
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is interviewed during POLITICO's Playbook Cocktails at the W Hotel in Washington, DC, Wednesday, September 21, 2016.
Rod Lamkey Jr. / Independent
First Place - 2016 Sports Feature
A woman is watching with her dogs the dog race "Goldene Renndecke" in Tuettleben, Germany on October 2, 2016.
Sascha Fromm / Thueringer Allgemeine
First Place - 2016 Elections
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's hand is seen as she waves as she takes the stage at the Planned Parenthood Action Fund conference in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2016.
Kevin Dietsch / United Press International
Below is a list of the winners from the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar's 2016 photo contest. Thank you to everyone who entered and participated in the contest, and congratulations to the winners!
Click on category titles to view images from those categories.
Best in Show
- Jonathan Bachman / Reuters
Best Portfolio
- Matt McClain / The Washington Post
Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio
- No awards given
General News
- First Place – Jonathan Bachman / Reuters
- Second Place – Dar Yasin / Associated Press
- Third Place – Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post
- Honorable Mention – Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – Daniel Ochoa de Olza / Associated Press
Spot News
- First Place – Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / Agence France-Presse
- Second Place – Aris Messinis / Agence France-Presse
- Third Place – Abd Doumany / Agence France-Presse
- Honorable Mention – Phil Noble / Reuters
- Honorable Mention – Marco Longari / Agence France-Presse
- Honorable Mention – Ben Curtis / Associated Press
Feature
- First Place – Daniel Ochoa de Olza / Associated Press
- Second Place – Daniel Ochoa de Olza / Associated Press
- Third Place – Saul Loeb / Agence France-Presse
- Honorable Mention – Ebrahim Noroozi / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – Bulent Kilic / Agence France-Presse
Sports Feature
- First Place – Sascha Fromm / Thueringer Allgemeine
- Second Place – Maye-E Wong / Associated Press
- Third Place – Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
- Honorable Mention – Sascha Fromm / Thueringer Allgemeine
- Honorable Mention – Dieu Nalio Chery / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – Billy Weeks
Sports Action
- First Place – Richard Rodriguez / Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Second Place – Sascha Fromm / Thueringer Allgemeine
- Third Place – Joel Marklund / Bildbyran Photo Agency
- Honorable Mention – Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – Matthias Hangst / Getty Images
- Honorable Mention – Tyrone Siu Man Chiu / Reuters
Portrait/Personality
- First Place – Rod Lamkey Jr. / Independent
- Second Place – Justin Merriman / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Third Place – Phil Noble / Reuters
- Honorable Mention – Tatiana Vinogradova
- Honorable Mention – Matt McClain / The Washington Post
- Honorable Mention – Patrick Smith / Getty Images
Elections
- First Place – Kevin Dietsch / United Press International
- Second Place – Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
- Third Place – Brian Snyder / Reuters
- Honorable Mention – Matt McClain / The Washington Post
- Honorable Mention – Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post
Olympics
- First Place – Matthias Hangst / Getty Images
- Second Place – Joel Marklund / Bildbyran Photo Agency
- Third Place – Maye-E Wong / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
- Honorable Mention – Jae C. Hong / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – David Ramos / Getty Images
Sports Picture Story
- First Place – David Goldman / Associated Press
- Second Place – Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
- Third Place – Javier Arcenillas
- Honorable Mention – David Ramos / Getty Images
- Honorable Mention – Susana Vera / Reuters
- Honorable Mention – Moe Zoyari / Redux Pictures
Feature Picture Story/Essay
- First Place – Javier Arcenillas
- Second Place – James Rodriguez / Freelancer
- Third Place – Tatiana Vinogradova
- Honorable Mention – Alyssa Schukar / Self
- Honorable Mention – Sarah Hoffman / Omaha World-Herald
- Honorable Mention – Javier Arcenillas
Chris Hondros Memorial International News
- First Place – Matt McClain / The Washington Post
- Second Place – Dieu Nalio Chery / Associated Press
- Third Place – Ben Curtis / Associated Press
News Picture Story
- First Place – Aris Messinis / Agence France-Presse
- Second Place – Felipe Dana / Associated Press
- Third Place – Petros Giannakouris / Associated Press
- Honorable Mention – Noel Celis / Agence France-Presse
- Honorable Mention – Abd Doumany / Agence France-Presse
- Honorable Mention – David Goldman / Associated Press
Long Term Documentary Project
Short Term Documentary Project
- First Place – Brendan Sullivan / Omaha World-Herald
- Second Place – Guy Wathen / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Third Place – Pablo Cozzaglio / Univision Digital
- Honorable Mention – Andrea Patino / Univision Digital
- Honorable Mention – Ana Rodriguez / Univision Digital
- Honorable Mention – Brendan Sullivan / Omaha World-Herald