Thanks for everyone who made the trip to Charlotte for the SCNPA annual meeting. Thanks to judges Nicole Fruge, Preston Gannaway, James Gregg, Swane B. Hall, Tommy Metthe, H. Rick Bamman and Denise McGill as well as sponsors Nikon, ThinkTank, LowePro, Joby, Camera Bits, and Bogen. A big thanks goes out to Marc Kawanishi and the Southern Short Course crew who went above and beyond to accommodate us.
2008 South Carolina Pictures of the Year results
Spot News
1st Gerry Melendez, The State “Tornado Victim”
2nd Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent-Mail “Fire Dog”
3rd Chris Aluka Berry, The State “Girl Fight”
HM Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent-Mail “What goes Up”
General News
1st Chris Aluka Berry , The State “Prisoner’s Love”
2nd Gerry Melendez , The State “Clay”
3rd Chris Aluka Berry , The State “Long Ride to Live”
HM Angela E. Kershner, Florence Morning News“Momma’s Goodbye”
HM Alan Hawes, Charleston Post And Courier “Reunion Reflection”
Feature
1st Chris Aluka Berry , The State “Baptism”
2nd Gerry Melendez , The State “Teacher of the Year”
3rd Nathan Gray, Anderson Independent-Mail “Whole lot of Shakin’ Goin On”
HM Alan Hawes, Charleston Post And Courier “Basic Training”
Pictorial
1st Grace Beahm, Charleston Post And Courier “To the finish line”
2nd Gerry Melendez , The State “Derby Blur”
3rd Heidi Heilbrunn, The Greenville News “Umbrellas”
HM Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent-Mail “Shadow of his Brother”
HM Tracy Glantz , The State “Spider’s Web”
Sports Feature
1st Jeff Blake , The State “Quarterback Dunk”
2nd Jeff Blake , The State “Peacekeeper”
3rd Jeff Blake , The State “Little Fish Big Fish”
HM Gerry Melendez , The State “Shadowboxer”
HM Grace Beahm, Charleston Post And Courier “Good Play”
Sports Action
1st Jeff Blake , The State “Cocky Interference”
2nd Grace Beahm, Charleston Post And Courier “Facemask”
3rd Jeff Blake , The State “Headless Fumble”
HM Alan Hawes, Charleston Post And Courier “Basketball Collision”
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Portrait
1st Gerry Melendez , The State “All-Area Swimmer”
2nd Gerry Melendez , The State “Boxer”
3rd Chris Aluka Berry , The State “Forgetting the Past”
HM Gerry Melendez , The State “Fireballer”
HM Angela E. Kershner, Florence Morning News “Science South”
Picture Package
1st Rebecca J. Ducker, Florence Morning News “Pageant Girls”
2nd Nathan Gray, Anderson Independent-Mail “Shoeshine”
3rd Tim Dominick , The State “Principal for a Day”
News – Story or Essay
1st Alan Hawes, Charleston Post And Courier “Basic Training”
2nd Gerry Melendez , The State “Honor Flight”
3rd Chris Aluka Berry , The State “Pop’s Ticket”
HM Ken Ruinard,, Anderson Independent-Mail “New Hope after Church Fire”
Feature – Story or Essay
1st Chris Aluka Berry , The State “Second Chance”
2nd Gerry Melendez , The State “Skate Groove”
3rd Ken Ruinard, Anderson Independent-Mail “Joy in work”
HM Rebecca J. Ducker, Florence Morning News “Alligator”
Sports – Story or Essay
1st Gerry Melendez , The State “Derby Girls”
2nd Gerry Melendez , The State “Masters – Outside the Ropes”
3rd Jeff Blake , The State “Little Fish, Big Fish”
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Multimedia
1st Chris Aluka Berry, The State – “Second Chance”
2nd Kim Kim Foster-Tobin , The State – “Spring Fashion”
3rd Heidi Heilbrunn, The Greenville News – “Church Fire”
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Portfolio
Photographer of the Year –
Runner-up POY –
Clip Contest POY -
Best in Show – Chris Aluka Berry, The State “Second Chance”
Best Multimedia —Chris Aluka Berry, The State “Second Chance”
Staff of the Year – The State