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Picture of the Year Winners 2010

South Carolina News Photographer’s Association Pictures of the Year Winners

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Photographer of the Year: C. Aluka Berry, The State

Runner Up: Gerry Melendez, The State

Third Runner Up:  Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent Mail

Spot News

First: “Blocked,” Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent Mail

Second: “Mustang,” Sefton Ipock, The Anderson Independent Mail

Third: “Shooting,” Nathan Gray, The Anderson Independent Mail

General News

First: “Greene Campaigns,” Anne McQuary, Freelance

Second: “Soldier Funeral,” Rebecca Ducker, The (Florence) Morning News

Third: White Dove,” Gerry Melendez, The State

HM: “Trails of child abuse,” Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent Mail

HM: “Viewing,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Feature

First: “Morning Smoke,” C. Aluka Berry, The State

Second: “A Kiss,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Third: “Innocence,” Gerry Melendez, The State

HM: “Fishing Pond,” C. Aluka Berry, The State

Sports Action

First: “Fear,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Second: “Tandem Surfing,” Grace Beahm, The Charleston Post and Courier

Third: “Shoeless Tackle,” Patrick Wright

Sports Feature

First: “Jedi Master,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Second: “Helping Hand, “ Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent Mail

Third: “Gamecocks Win,” Travis Bell, Travis Bell Photography

HM: “Belly Disruption,” Gerry Melendez, The State

HM: “Praying for a Championship,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Portrait

First: “Eerie,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Second: “Hate,” Rebecca Ducker, The (Florence) Morning News

Third: “Going Home,” C. Aluka Berry, The State

HM: “Off  To Work,” C. Aluka Berry, The State

Pictorial

First: “Citadel Wedding,” Travis Bell, Travis Bell Photography

Second: “Ride Home,”  C. Aluka Berry, The State

Third: “Festival Tepee” – C. Aluka Berry, The State

HM: “Fallen Peaches,” C. Aluka Berry, The State

HM: “Peace on the River,” Sefton Ipock, The Anderson Independent Mail

Illustration

First: “Palmetto Palate,” Kim Kim Foster, The State

Second: “Easter Sunday,” Kim Kim Foster, The State

Third: “Cinnamon Rolls,” Anne McQuary, Freelance

Picture Package

First: “Dixie Youth Baseball,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Second: “West Nile,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Third: “Service Dog Camp,” Anne McQuary, Freelance

HM: “Lake Baptism,” Sefton Ipock, The Anderson Independent Mail

News Picture Story/Essay -  first photo displayed only

First: “Honor Flight,” Nathan Gray, The Anderson Independent Mail

Second: “Honor Flight,” Heidi Heilbrunn, The Greenville News

Third: “Marine Dogs,” Anne McQuary, Freelance

Feature Story/Essay – first photo displayed only

First: “A Harvest Hoped For,” C. Aluka Berry, The State

Second: “Dr. Bob W. Todd,” Sam O’Keefe, The Greenwood Index Journal

Third: “D.I.V.A.”  Kim Kim Foster, The State

Sports Story/Essay - first photo displayed only

First: “Masters,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Second: “Champs,” Gerry Melendez, The State

Third: “Rodeo,” Nathan Gray, The Anderson Independent Mail

Multimedia – Click on story name to view

First: “Beauty From Ashes,” Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent Mail

Second: “Sign Language Church,” Ken Ruinard, The Anderson Independent Mail

Student Photographer of the Year

First: “Tough Reach,” Aaron Middeke, USC-Columbia

Second: “A Snowy Stroll,” Sarah Langdon, USC-Columbia

Third: “Gold Coast Surf,” Aaron Middeke, USC-Columbia

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR A GREAT CONTEST!

SCNPA annual meeting Feb 20!

Panel of Judges Announced

I am excited to announce our outstanding panel of judges for the South Carolina News Photographer’s Association Pictures of the Year Competition. Corey Perrine, Augusta Chronicle photojournalist,  Mike Stewart, Associated Press photo editor, and James Gregg, San Diego Union-Tribune multimedia journalist, will be attending our annual competition and meeting. Their bios are published below.

Please note: Competition entries are due by midnight TONIGHT.

Corey Perrine is an award-winning photojournalist for the Augusta Chronicle in east central Ga. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University (Dec. 2003) and has also worked for newspapers in Utah, Kansas City and New Hampshire.

Mike Stewart is the South Regional Photo Editor based in Atlanta.

Stewart joined the AP in 2005 at the State Photo Center in Washington, D.C. , then was promoted to Headquarters Supervisor at the New York headquarters in 2007. In his roles he helped lead efforts to enhance U.S. newspaper photo contributions to the AP nationally.

Stewart began his career as Staff Photographer at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock in 1989, and became Director of Photography at the Columbia Daily Tribune  in 1994. He was later named Director of Photography at The Albuquerque Journal , and in 2002 he joined Polaris Images in New York as Senior Photo Editor.

Stewart holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Cameron University.

Keep ‘em coming.

Okay,  South Carolina News Photographers…..

You have ONE WEEK until the deadline to submit your Pictures of the Year entries. The deadline is Monday, January 31, 2011.

We have great judges and great prizes (thanks to our sponsors). I will post more detailed information soon.

Meanwhile, keep checking the website for more information AND contest rules. And if you are wondering, “How do I submit my photos?” Well, you are in luck. That is on the website, too!

See you in February!

Start sending your entries.

It’s official! The  SCNPA Pictures of the Year Competition will be held Sunday, February 20, 2011 at the Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, S.C. There will be a dinner the night before for members and judges.

Please look over the contest information and rules on the website and start sending your entries now. The deadline is Monday, January 31.

The FTP information is as follows (Thanks, Rich!):

hostname: ftp.rgpix.com

username: scpoy

password:  scpoyupload

OR, you can send your entries using snail mail to:

Heidi Heilbrunn

Photo Department

The Greenville News

305 S. Main Street

Greenville, SC 29601

Preparing for POY 2011

Hey everyone and welcome to all the new-comers,

Rebecca Ducker, SCNPA VP, and I have been on the phone planning our 2011 SCNPA Pictures of the Year competition. We are looking forward to seeing everyone the weekend of Feb. 19-20. We will have a dinner/meet-and-greet planned for Saturday night and the competition and meeting will take place Sunday the 20th. As we have more details and secure our fantastic list of judges, we will send out an update.

Make sure your dues are paid up and start pulling those contest pix now.
-Heidi

2009 SCPOY entry forms

Thanks for your interest in the 2009 South Carolina News Photographers Association Pictures of the Year Contest. You will find all the forms needed for the contest on this page. The contest is open to all SCNPA members in good standing. There is no fee to enter the contest, as long as you have paid your membership fee. You do not have to attend the seminar to enter. All photographs must have been taken (except for picture story entries) between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009.

Contest Entry Form

download this form and mail it in or FTP it along with your entries to Rich Glickstein:

Rich Glickstein/Photo Department

The State

1401 Shop Road

Columbia, SC, 29201

FTP information

hostname: ftp.rgpix.com

username: scpoy

password:  scpoyupload

You will find all the detailed contest information in this form

2009-scnpa-poy

Cost of entry is $35 which includes a membership to SCNPA.

Membership Form

If you have any questions about the contest you can email SCNPA president Gerry Melendez at gerrymelendez@gmail.com.