Previous Exhibit | 73rd College Photographer Of the Year

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The College Photographer of the Year competition recognizes the best in student photojournalism each year. College photojournalists enter single photographs, multiple-image photo stories and multimedia projects that document breaking news, sports and public issues as well as portraits and illustration.

More than 500 students representing 120 colleges from 17 countries participated in the 73rd annual College Photographer of the Year competition.  A selection of the winning photos are being exhibited in the McDougall Center for Photojournalism through April 2019.

 

Gold, Spot News – Lynda Gonzalez – “Fourth of July Shooting” – University of Texas

A group of people hold each other in mourning.
Friends and family members of Devonte Ortiz gather on Friday, July 6, 2018, at Pleasant Hills Apartments in Austin, Texas. Witnesses say Ortiz’ neighbor Jason Roche fatally shot 19-year-old Ortiz in the early hours of July 4 in a dispute about fireworks.

Silver, Spot News – Marc Puig i Pérez – “Police Attack Against Democracy” – IEFC (Institut d’Estudis fotografis de Catalunya)

Police grab a man during a protest.
On 20th of September of 2017, the Spanish police attack the Catalan political administration to forbid the Catalan referendum. The citizens of the country stand up and went out into the streets to protect their rights and democracy.
At the photo, we can see how a Spanish cop attacks a pacific citizen and a Catalan cop try to help and protect the citizen.

Award of Excellence, Spot News and Award of Excellent, International Picture Story – Marcus Wiechmann – “Sea Watch” – University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

A rescue team help a migrant board their ship while at sea.
Two RHIB rescue teams are responsible for the safe transfer of 301 migrants onto the vessel of the NGO Sea Watch from a wooden boat in distress on the Mediterranean Sea. At this day the weather conditions are well and the transfer is done within three hours. Right after completion of the rescue case, the NGO sets out to another SAR-case which the MRCC in Rome announced to all nearby vessels by radio.

College Photographer of the Year – Silver, General News – Gabriel Scarlett – “Untitled” – Western Kentucky University

A man stands alone in the corner of a room.
Obdulio Vasquez-Puac was separated from his 8 year old son after they crossed the Mexican-American border in Texas in May. Caught up in the Trump administration’s short-lived family separation policy, Obdulio has been told little of the whereabouts of his son and does not know when they will be reunited. Obdulio primarily speaks Mam, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala and South Mexico, further complicating his situation. He also recalled being robbed by coyotes on the crossing. Adelanto Prison Facility. July, 2018.

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year – Bronze, General News – Josephine Norris – “Police Domestic Violence”  – Central Michigan University

A portrait shot of a woman's face who has blood in one of her eyes.
Krista Cooper-Nurse shows the bruising and injuries sustained from at her former fiancee, Justin Ayars, a San Antonio police officer, allegedly assaulting her by smashing her face with a rock and fracturing three bones outside her San Antonio apartment, June 15, 2018. Ayars has not been arrested in connection with the incident, which took place nearly three weeks prior.

Award of Excellence, General News – Davis Winborne – “Mell Moffitt Carries a Flag” – University of Missouri

A man taking part in a protest drags a U.S. flag behind him as he walks toward a parked police vehicle.
Mel Moffitt drags a U.S. flag toward a St. Louis police cruiser parked on an overpass. Behind Moffitt, thousands of protesters shouted “whose streets? our streets.” as they marched toward a police blockade along highway 40.

Gold, Feature – Robert Gourley – “A Mother’s Kiss” – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A woman kiss her daughter on the forehead as the mother receives a tattoo.
Keiara Wade, right, kisses the forehead of her daughter, Taylor, while being given a tattoo on a kitchen table by artist Matthew Lloyd on July 18th, 2018. The design depicts a dream catcher with rosary beads and a cross dangling below. Wade says tattoos play an important role in her life. “I have tattoos that represent people who love me, and some that I’ve lost,” she says. On her right arm, she has two tattoos that memorialize her grandfather, who helped raise her, and her brother, who was shot and killed in front of her grandmother’s house four years ago. She says that the memory of her brother, Jarrod Taylor, lives on in her daughter, who was named after him.

 

Silver, Sports Action – Bryan Bennett – “Untitled” – Rochester Institute of Technology

Two wrestlers grabble during a competition.
Kyle Dake, USA, lifts Livan Lopez Azcuy, Cuba, off of the mat during the 79kg match at Beat the Streets – Rumble on the River on May 17, 2018 in New York City. Dake defeated Lopez Azcuy by technical fall (13-1) in the third period.

Gold, International Picture Story – Jan Helge Petri – “Hoping for a Lucky Punch” – University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

A young man runs backwards across the beach as he drags a tire tied to the end of a rope.
Henry Henry Malm is 18 years old. He lives in the district of Bukom in Ghana’s capital Accra. It’s his dream to become a world champion in boxing one day. Being in good shape is essential for boxers. So Henry trains nearly every morning down the beach. Not only running but also with a rope and a tire.

Award of Excellence, Sports Feature – Michael Krebs – “Untitled” – University of Missouri

Water falls down in a mist atop the heads of football players.
Missouri defensive lineman Terry Beckner Jr. rests under misting fans on the bench during Missouri’s 2017 matchup with South Carolina on Sept. 9, 2017 at Memorial Stadium at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. The Tigers lost 31-13 to the Gamecocks in 85 degree heat.

Award of Excellence, Sports Feature – Michael Patacsil – “Three v. One” – Northern Arizona University

A group of young people stand on a basketball court.
Phallan Thomas, 12, faces three younger boys alone in a game of basketball July 18, 2018 at Coan Park in Atlanta, Ga.

Bronze, Domestic Picture Story – September Bottoms – “Candy Coated – Aeon” – Santa Monica College

A woman takes a bath as a child plays with toys outside of the bath tub.
Aeon and Dantae hang out in the bathroom while Aeon does her ritual bath before her shift at the club. Aeon quit her day job, because her body and mind weren’t growing. She is looking for a path to becoming an artist as a way of life through dance and health. She works days now at the Gentleman’s Club while her son Dantae goes to summer camp. “I can’t deal with the game that I have to play with these men. I’m so over it. Over pretending to like someone for a dollar.”

Award of Excellence, Portrait – Barbara Haas – “Isold” – University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

A woman stands for a portrait.
Ísold is a 22-year-old body positivity activist from Reykjavik. Her mother kept on moving with her from one place to another place when she was a child, because she was bullied everywhere for being fat. Today she loves her body and uses the Hashtag #fatgirloncam on Instagram to make fat a positive word and to empower young girls to feel comfortable in their bodies. The portrait is part of the portrait series ‘so far’ about gender equality in Iceland.

Award of Excellence, Portrait – Brittainy Newman – “Untitled” – Rochester Institute of Technology

A woman lies on a bed next to a collection of reborn dolls.
“I can cry in front of them, I can tell them my secrets. I buy them things and they calm me down. I just feel comfortable around them,” says twenty-six year old Lisa Schalm as she poses for a portrait inside of her bedroom in Brockport, N.Y., on Oct. 14, 2017. Lisa suffers from depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder and said that these reborn dolls are the only solution to help calm her symptoms. A reborn doll is a manufactured skin doll that has been transformed by an artist to resemble a human infant with as much realism as possible.

Gold, Interpretive Eye – Daniel Linhart – “Stuck” – Ohio University

A bird stuck inside a window.
A bird stuck inside a window.

Award of Excellence, Interpretive Eye – Nathaniel Bailey – “Glacier” – Kent State University

A storm approaches a glacier.
The base of the Coleman Glacier on Mt. Baker, WA, is seen as a rain storm approaches, August 3, 2018.

Award of Excellence, Interpretive Eye  – Cheryl Corbett – “Nicobar Feathers” – University of Cincinnati

Vibrant colored bird feathers.
A surprise flash of color from the otherwise black, Nicobar pigeon.

Gold, Illustration – Anya Miroshnichenko – “Vulgaris Femininity” – DocDocDoc

A woman with her face covered with bandages sits for a themed portait.
My concepts of femininity were being developed in my childhood when I was observing my mother. My mother is a large wardrobe with an infinite number of underwear, clothes, jewelry. Lots of accessories to seem more attractive, slimmer, more beautiful. My mother is dozens of bottles with perfume and various beauty stuff: cosmetics, masks, massagers, appliances for burning fat. My mother is a plastic operation, her body is a separate object of manipulations for the sake of beauty. Things that will remain after my mother will somehow be related to the modification of body and face.
The body of the today’s woman is like a dress — it can be reshaped as desired, cut and took in somewhere, according to one concept or another. The female visual image, broadcast in the media and mass culture, is inseparable from sexuality, which increasingly acquires an aggressive nature. Including in relation to its own carriers, sexuality spurs to action and enslaves like a tyrant.
And whereas previously the woman was often perceived as an actor of the reproduction of life, now the reproductive function remains in the shadow of the demands of sexuality and cliched beauty, and the organs themselves can also be altered to suit contemporary body fashion.

Gold, Interpretive Project – Valya Lee – “Katyusha. In the Mood for Love”  – DocDocDoc

Women walk up a flight of stairs.
Girls go to the “casting”

Gold, Interpretive Project – Michael Swensen – “Where I’m From” – Ohio University

Three children sit on the back of a truck bed.
7/10/18 11:14:40 AM — Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky — “Sweet corn” — Photo by Michael Swensen, 2018 Reinke Grant for Visual Storytelling recipient

Gold, Domestic Picture Story – Marlena Sloss – Bumpy Journey” – Ohio University

A young mother does her makeup in the bathroom as her child stands near by.
Brooke Winfield closes a drawer that Vincent had reached into while she puts on makeup in the morning on Nov. 28, 2018. Brooke knows she has given up much of her ability to be a “normal teenager.”

Award of Excellence, Domestic Picture Story – Jens Hartmann Schmidt – “Twenty Seconds of Peace” – Danish School of Journalism

Two people help up a person suffering from a drug overdose.
Lina and her friend has found Martin passed out on the ground from a overdose. They help him up and help him overcome the drugs. “Love can pull you through everything,” Martin says later. Martin and Lina have been a couple for five years and been shooting for the last three. Before, they were drinking, but decided heroin was a healthier choice.

Silver, International Picture Story – Maranie Staab – The Generational Legacy of War” – Syracuse University

People clap while sitting around a table.
The DAVA Centre staff, led by Phuong, organized a small, surprise birthday party for the Centre’s cook. She was turning 59 years old and had worked at DAVA, cooking for all of the children and staff each day, for nearly 15 years. Here the group sings her “Happy Birthday” before they enjoy a cake, fresh fruit and a few cans of soda someone scrounged up.

Award of Excellence, International Picture Story – Benjamin Nørskov – “The 3 Years” – Danish School of Journalism

A man stands for a portrait next to an old car.
Olle Molberg, 16

Award of Excellence, Documentary – Malene Anthony – “Humans of the Future” – Danish School of Journalism

A man uses a virtual reality headset.
Kasper Vork is visiting a Virtual Reality studio in Copenhagen to explore the newest virtual reality games. VR is often associated with the gaming industry, but it is not difficult to imagine a future where you are attending a meeting in New York and an hour later is kissing your child goodnight in Asia – one of the scenarios virtually.

Award of Excellence, Sports Portfolio – Alex Kormann – “Untitled” – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Female athletes celebrate a victory.
Jackie Litynski (far left) celebrates with her teammates after winning the women’s fencing ACC tournament on February 25, 2018. The match ended in the first three-way tie in ACC women’s fencing history and led to officials having to create the overtime rules on the spot. Each team would select one “champion” in each of the three forms of fencing to duel in one bout each. Best two out of three total bouts wins. No. 1 Notre Dame received a first round bye and played North Carolina after they defeated Duke. Litynski scored the winning touch in the last point of the last bout in sabre against Notre Dame to claim the title.