Winners List MPPA 2017 Pictures of the Year
Best of Show
Rachel Woolf, Freelance, “Deported”
Barry Edmonds Michigan Understanding Award
Callaghan O’Hare, The Flint Journal, Mlive.com, “Black Girl Magic”
Photographer of the Year
1st—Brittany Greeson, Freelance
2nd—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com
3rd—Rachel Woolf, Freelance
HM—Terray Sylvester, The Flint Journal, MLive.com
College Photographer of the Year
1st—Josie Norris, Central Michigan University
2nd—Nic Antaya, Michigan State University
3rd—Mary Lewandowski, Central Michigan University
Sports Photographer of the Year
1st—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com
2nd—Carlos Osorio, Associated Press
3rd—Gregory Shamus, Getty Images
HM—Michael Clark, The Grand Rapids Press, MLive.com
Spot News
1st—Cory Morse, Grand Rapids Press, MLive.com, “Man Rescued From River”
2nd—Nic Antaya, Grand Rapids Press, Mlive.com, “Hero”
3rd—Henry Taylor, Saginaw News, MLive.com, “Sheridan Park Homicide”
HM— Tom Hawley, Monroe News, “Tearful Fire”
HM—Emily Mesner, Jackson Citizen Patriot, MLive.com, “Aftermath”
HM—Cory Morse, The Grand Rapids Press, MLive.com, “Taking A Seat”
General News
1st—Rachel Woolf, Freelance, “Deported”
2nd—Erin Kirkland, Freelance, “Me Too”
3rd—Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, “Staying”
HM—Cory Morse, Grand Rapids Press, MLive.com, “If This Happened to a White Child”
HM—Terray Sylvester, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Consequences of a Killing”
HM— Clarence Tabb Jr., Detroit News, “No Travel Ban”
Feature
1st—Josie Norris, Central Michigan University, “Farm Adventure”
2nd—Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, “Some Aboard”
3rd—Josie Norris, Central Michigan University, “Prom Reveal”
HM—Jake May, The Flint Journal, Mlive.com, “Santa Baby, Wait Babies”
HM—Callaghan O’Hare, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Katona”
Sports Action
1st—Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press, “Hard Hit”
2nd—Gregory Shamus, Getty Images, “Super Bowl Turning Point”
3rd—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Live Before You Die”
HM— Carly Geraci, The State News, “Missed”
HM—Jan Michael-Stump, Traverse City Record Eagle, “Goal”
Sports Feature
1st—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “One Team, One Pride”
2nd—Gregory Shamus, Getty Images, “Sweet Victory”
3rd—Rachel Woolf, Freelance, “Driver in Training”
HM— Michael Clark, The Grand Rapids Press, MLive.com, “Calder Cup”
Portrait/Personality
1st—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “The Last Shift”
2nd—Erin Kirkland, Freelance, “Samone Wagoner”
3rd—Carly Geraci, Kalamazoo Gazette, MLive.com, “Blueberry Princess”
HM—Mark Felix, Freelance, “Tulip Time Festival”
HM— Rachel Woolf, Freelance, “Kayla”
Personal Vision
1st—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Royal Blue Rhapsody”
2nd—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Cars on Cars on Cars”
3rd—Erin Kirkland, Freelance, “Smoke”
HM—Brittany Greeson, Freelance, “Magic Men”
HM—Callaghan O’Hare, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Parkour”
Feature Picture Story
1st—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “True Grit”
2nd—Brittany Greeson, Freelance, “Life After Coal”
3rd—Brittany Greeson, Freelance, “Commerce High School”
HM—Shannon Millard, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “With Flint Written on Her Back”
News Picture Story
1st—Rachel Woolf, Freelance, “Deported”
2nd—Terray Sylvester, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Through the Flames”
3rd—Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, “Is This the End of Delray?”
Sports Picture Story
1st—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “One Team, One Pride”
2nd—Josie Norris, Central Michigan University, “Basketball on the West Side”
3rd—Tom Hawley, Monroe News, “A Mother’s Strength”
HM—David Guralnick, Detroit News, “One Coach, Two Teams”
Portrait Series
1st—Jake May, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Flintstones: The Next Generation”
2nd—Terray Sylvester, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Mud, Sweat, Beers”
3rd—Michael Clark, The Grand Rapids Press, MLive.com, “Pow Wow Traditions”
Multimedia News
1st—Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, “Is this the end of Delray?”
2nd—Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, “Goodbye to Cabin Life”
3rd—Mark Bugnaski, Kalamazoo Gazette, MLive.com, “Slow trains in Kalamazoo”
Multimedia Feature
1st—Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, “Fur and Feather”
2nd—Joel Bissell, Muskegon Chronicle, MLive.com, “Cena”
3rd—Terray Sylvester, The Flint Journal, MLive.com, “Taking Flight”