2022 Winners

First Place - 2022 Spot News

Sisters Julianna Sims, 21, and Natalie, 15 comfort each other while visiting the destroyed theater at the American Legion in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S., December 18, 2021. Julianna, who has been away at college returned to her hometown this weekend and walked around sharing emotional memories with her sister. You take your hometown for granted because you think it will always be there, and now its not, she said. It looks like like the finger of God touched down on the Earth and left destruction in its wake."

Cheney Orr / Reuters

First Place - 2022 General News

Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, looks at the executive order on policing that President Joe Biden signed in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Washington. The order comes on the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, and is focused on policing.

Alex Brandon / Associated Press

First Place - 2022 Feature

To the delight of their children, Nahndy Malbrough (center, left) gives her partner April Turner a kiss after they were wed by Justice of the Peace Judge Valencia Nash at the South Dallas Government Center, February 22, 2022. Their kids (from left), Kymmani Malbrough, SJ Tucker and Talia Phoenix served as their bridal court. The docket in the courts building were full of couples wanting to be wed on palindrome date- 22nd day of the 2nd month of 2022.

Tom Fox / The Dallas Morning News

First Place - 2022 Sports Action

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Riders race during the UCI Track Champions League Round 3 at Lee Valley Velopark Velodrome on December 03, 2021 in London, England.

Ryan Pierse / Getty Images

First Place - 2022 Sports Feature

Switzerland's players wait to take the ice for their quarter-final Women's Ice Hockey game against the Russian Olympic Committee team during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing, China, February 12, 2022.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

First Place - 2022 Portrait

Mahtab 8-year-old Hazara Shiite student poses for a photo in her class in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 23, 2022. On Saturday, the Abdul Rahim Shaheed School, which was among the IS-K targets in the Tuesday attacks, re-opened. The school's principal handed each student a pen and a flower as they began classes on Saturday.

Ebrahim Noroozi / Associated Press

First Place - 2022 Ukraine War

Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. The woman and her baby died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth.

Evginey Maloletka / Associated Press

First Place - 2022 News Picture Story (Excerpt)

Local residents walk past the scene of a train derailment after devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several U.S. states in Earlington, Kentucky, U.S. December 11, 2021.

Cheney Orr / Reuters

First Place - 2022 Chris Hondros Memorial International News (Excerpt)

7-month-old Samira Mohamed -who presents clear signs of malnutrition- is assessed by a nurse in a nutrition centre at Kabasa IDP camp in Doolow, Somalia on June 15, 2022. The Kabasa IDP camp in Doolow is growing quickly with many families displaced by drought coming to live there The worst drought in four decades in the Horn of Africa -with four consecutive periods of rain lost- has combined with a global rise in food and fuel prices, pushed up by the war in Ukraine, to hit millions across the region, putting food staples out of reach for poor families and killing crops and livestock. Up to 20 million people in the Horn of Africa are facing the risk of starvation by the end of this year, according to the World Food Program. The most devastating crisis is unfolding in Somalia, where about seven million people face acute food shortages. The drought crisis, the war in Ukraine, the fight against Al-Shabab and a highly volatile security situation with political tensions have created a combination without precedents for Somalia. Since January, at least 448 children have dided from severe acute malnutrition according to UNICEF.

Luis Tato

First Place - 2022 Feature Picture Story (Excerpt)

Afghans drug addicts gather under a bridge to smoke heroin, as the addicted and hungover dogs have fallen on the ground, in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Ebrahim Noroozi / Associated Press

First Place - 2022 Sports Picture Story (Excerpt)

Children who are second-generation migrants play at a basketball court in the centre of Athens on October 8, 2022.

Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP

First Place - 2022 Ukraine War Picture Story (Excerpt)

This series chronicles the ongoing war in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The invasion has likely resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides and caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II, with an estimated 8 million people being displaced within the country by late May as well as 7.6 million Ukrainians fleeing the country as of October 2022. The invasion has also caused global food shortages. Natali Sevriukova reacts next to her house following a rocket attack the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.

Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press

Below is a list of the winners from the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar's 2022 photo contest. Thank you to everyone who entered and participated in the contest, and congratulations to the winners!

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Best in Show

Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press (Ukraine War Picture Story)

Best Portfolio

Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press

Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio

Minh Connors / University of Missouri

Spot News

First Place – Cheney Orr / Reuters
Second Place – Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press
Third Place – Noah Berger / Associated Press
Honorable Mention – Cheney Orr / Reuters
Honorable Mention – Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press

General News

First Place – Alex Brandon / Associated Press
Second Place – Gregory Bull / Associated Press
Third Place – Michael Santiago / Getty Images
Honorable Mention – Mukhtar Khan / Associated Press
Honorable Mention – Mukhtar Khan / Associated Press

Feature

First Place – Tom Fox / The Dallas Morning News
Second Place – Ariana Cubillos / Associated Press
Third Place – Luis Tato
Honorable Mention – Matias Delacroix / Associated Press
Honorable Mention – Petros Giannakouris / Associated Press

Sports Action

First Place – Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
Second Place – Hannah Grace Biggs / University of Mississippi (Student Media Center)
Third Place – Mathieu Belanger
Honorable Mention – Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
Honorable Mention – Matthew Hinton / Very Local New Orleans