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SCNPA 2009 PICTURES OF THE YEAR WINNERS

Hi All,

Congratulations to all the winners and a big thanks to our judges, Stacy Pearsall, Christopher Record and Michael Holahan. Thanks to everyone that attended and helped out. You can scroll through all the images from left to right. Some stories are out of order but they all have a title that tells you where they placed. See you next year.

SPOT NEWS

1st - “CHURCH FIRE” - SEFTON IPOCK/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

2nd - “FLIPPED SUV”- NATHAN GRAY/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

3rd – “COLD FOOD”- KEN RUINARD/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

HM – “PILEUP”- WADE SPEES/CHARLESTON POST & COURIER.

HM – “DEALING WITH THE DAMAGE” – GRACE BEAHM/CHARLESTON POST & COURIER.

GENERAL NEWS

1ST – “UNTITLED” – RANDALL HILL/THE SUN NEWS.

2ND – “ILLEGAL” - NATHAN GRAY/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

3RD - “RETURN HOME” - - NATHAN GRAY/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

HM - “UNTITLED” – C. ALUKA BERRY/THE STATE.

HM – “UNTITLED” – REBECCA DUCKER/FLORENCE MORNING NEWS.

FEATURE

1ST – “UNTITLED” – C. ALUKA BERRY/THE STATE.

2ND - “FULL”- GRACE BEAHM/CHARLESTON POST & COURIER.

3RD – “RACE THE TRAIN” - GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

HM – “THREE’S COMPANY” - NATHAN GRAY/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL

HM – “UH OH” - KEN RUINARD/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

SPORTS ACTION

1ST - “UNTITLED” - TRAVIS BELL/SIDELINE CAROLINA.

2ND - “UNTITLED” - RANDALL HILL/THE SUN NEWS.

3RD – “ZONE CONE” - KEN RUINARD/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

HM – “END OVER END” - BRIAN SCHNEIDER/CLEMSON UNIVERSITY.

HM – “DIVING CATCH” - NATHAN GRAY/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

SPORTS FEATURE

1ST – “HAPPY GOLFERS” - KEN RUINARD/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

2ND – “UNTITLED” - C. ALUKA BERRY/THE STATE.

3RD – PLAYER’S DANCE” - GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

HM – “LONE WOLF” ANGELA KERSHNER/THE ISLAND PACKET.

HM – “UNTITLED” - C. ALUKA BERRY/THE STATE.

PORTRAIT

1ST – “MY BEST FRIEND” - GRACE BEAHM/CHARLESTON POST & COURIER.

2ND – “WAR HERO” - GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

3RD – “SARGE” - GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

HM – “JOY” - KEN RUINARD/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

HM – “SHELTERED TEARS” - KEN RUINARD/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

PICTORIAL

1ST –“OCEAN CURVES” - GRACE BEAHM/CHARLESTON POST & COURIER.

2ND – “SPINNING” – GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

3RD – “UNTITLED” - TRACY GLANTZ/THE STATE.

HM – “BALL TOSS” - REBECCA DUCKER/FLORENCE MORNING NEWS.

HM – “GRAND MOTEL” – GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

ILLUSTRATION

1ST – “OUCH” - KIM KIM FOSTER-TOBIN/THE STATE.

2ND – “STUCK” - KIM KIM FOSTER- TOBIN/THE STATE.

3RD – “RAILWAY” - REBECCA DUCKER/FLORENCE MORNING NEWS.

HM – “TAXING HABIT” - KEN RUINARD/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

HM – “ORGANIC EATS” - REBECCA DUCKER/FLORENCE MORNING NEWS.

PICTURE PACKAGE

1ST – “COWBOY ACTION” - GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE

2ND – “UNTITLED” - REBECCA DUCKER/FLORENCE MORNING NEWS.

3RD – “CHITLINS” - ANNE MCQUARY/FREELANCE.

HM – “UNTITLED” - RANDALL HILL/THE SUN NEWS.

HM – “POLAR EXPRESS” - REBECCA DUCKER/FLORENCE MORNING NEWS.

NEWS PICTURE STORY

1ST – “CHURCH FIRE” - SEFTON IPOCK/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

2ND – “ATLANTIC BEACH CARRIES ON” - RANDALL HILL/THE SUN NEWS.

3RD – “RECOVERY FROM THE APRIL WILDFIRES” - RANDALL HILL/THE SUN NEWS.

HM – “LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS” - NATHAN GRAY/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

HM – “THE YEAR OF THE RAIN” - NATHAN GRAY/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

FEATURE PICTURE STORY

1ST – “HOUSE CALLS” - GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

2ND – “DANI’S STORY” - RICH GLICKSTEIN/THE STATE.

3RD – “OLYMPIA” - GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

HM – “DOGGIE WEDDING” - ANNE MCQUARY/FREELANCE.

HM – “A MONTH OF MOTORCYCLES” - RANDALL HILL/THE SUN NEWS.

SPORTS PICTURE STORY

1ST – “MASTERS” - GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

2ND – A BOXING STORY” – GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

3RD – “UNTITLED” – C. ALUKA BERRY/THE STATE.

HM – “DAVID VS. GOLIATH” - RICH GLICKSTEIN/THE STATE.

HM – “FIGHT NIGHT” - SEFTON IPOCK/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL.

MULTIMEDIA

1ST – “HOUSE CALLS” – GERRY MELENDEZ/THESTATE.

2ND – “A BOXING STORY” – GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE.

3RD – “FAST BUSBOY” – RANDALL HILL/THE SUN NEWS.

HM – “STATE CHAMPS” - TOM PRIDDY/SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL

HM – “BARBER” - REBECCA DUCKER/FLORENCE MORNING NEWS.

BEST IN SHOW

“HOUSE CALLS” – GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE

2009 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

GERRY MELENDEZ/THE STATE

2009 RUNNER UP PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

C. ALUKA BERRY/THE STATE

2009 SECOND RUNNER UP PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

SEFTON IPOCK/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL

CLIP CONTEST PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

KEN RUINARD/ANDERSON INDEPENDENT-MAIL

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