Stephen Thornton of Little Rock earns Grand Prize in Photo Contest
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View the winning photos and videos here
Awards were announced this year in two categories: Readers' Choice Awards (voted on by SNPA members and their readers) and Judges' Awards (judges were selected by The Associated Press).
Readers' Choice Awards:
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- First-Place - Heidi Heilbrunn, The Greenville News, Greenville, S.C.
- Second-Place - Laura McKenzie, Herald-Zeitung, New Braunfels, Texas
- Third-Place - Christian Randolph, Charleston Gazette-Mail, Charleston, W.Va.
Features
- First-Place - Laura McKenzie, Herald-Zeitung, New Braunfels, Texas
- Second-Place - Laura McKenzie, Herald-Zeitung, New Braunfels, Texas
- Third-Place was left in a tie between:
- Staton Breidenthal, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
- Aileen Devlin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
- Scott Rogers, The Times, Gainesville, Ga.
Sports
- First-Place - Aileen Devlin, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
- Second-Place - Scott Rogers, The Times, Gainesville, Ga.
- Third-Place was left in a tie between:
- Staton Breidenthal, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
- Kevin M. Cox, The Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, Texas
- Rob Ostermaier, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
- Scott Rogers, The Times, Gainesville, Ga.
- Stephen Thornton, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
Videos
- First-Place - Savannah King, The Times, Gainesville, Ga.
- Second-Place was left in a tie between:
- Lisa Bernheim, Charleston Gazette-Mail, Charleston, W.Va.
- Heather Rousseau, The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Va.
- Third-Place - Heather Rousseau, The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Va.
Judges' Awards:
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- First-Place - Stephen Thornton, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Ark. (and GRAND PRIZE winner)
- Second-Place - Robin Trimarchi, The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Ga.
- Third-Place - Jonathan Gruenke, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
- Honorable Mentions:
- Tracy Glantz, The State, Columbia, S.C.
- John McCusker, The Advocate, New Orleans, La.
- Julie Smith, News Tribune, Jefferson City, Mo.
Features
- First-Place - Stuart Villanueva, The Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, Texas
- Second-Place: Stuart Villanueva, The Galveston County Daily News, Galveston, Texas
- Third-Place: Judith Lowery, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
- Honorable Mentions:
- Corey Perrine, Naples Daily News, Naples, Fla.
- Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Okla.
- Kris Wilson, News Tribune, Jefferson City, Mo.
Sports
- First-Place - Kelly Huff, Marietta Daily Journal, Marietta, Ga.
- Second-Place - Ian Maule, Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla.
- Third-Place: Hilary Scheinuk, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.
- Honorable Mentions:
- Corey Perrine, Naples Daily News, Naples, Fla.
- Stephen Thornton, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
Videos:
- First-Place - Mike Simons, Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla.
- Second-Place - Thomas Cordy and Joe Forzano, The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Third-Place - Thomas Cordy, The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Honorable Mentions:
- Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News, Naples, Fla.
- Gerry Melendez, The State, Columbia, S.C.
- Heather Rousseau, The Roanoke Times, Ronoake, Va.
View all of the winning entries, read judges' comments, add your own comments and congratulate the winners! (Note: you will need to register free at the contest site before posting comments.)
This year's Photo/Video Contest was sponsored by Second Street.
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