2021 Awards Gallery

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Spot News

First Place: Jacob Hamilton, MLive.com/Ann Arbor News, "James Craig"

second place: Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Missing Man"

third place: J. Scott Park, MLive.com/Jackson Citizen Patriot, "Engulfed"

honorable mention: Joel Bissell, MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette, "Lights On"

General News

first place: Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Senseless"

second Place: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press, "Restorative Justice"

third place: Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Remembering Bernard Terry"

honorable mention: Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Put the Guns Down"

Feature

first place: Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Little Cruiser"

second place: Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Fatherhood"

third place: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, "Fair's back"

honorable mention: Jenifer Veloso, Flintside, "Family Ties"

Sports Action

first place: Isaac Ritchey, MLIve.com/Flint Journal, "Using Their Head"

second place: Gregory Shamus, Getty Images, "Phil"

third place: Nic Antaya, Freelance, "Going Vertical"

honorable mention: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press, "The Pull"

Sports Feature

first place: Nic Antaya, Freelance, "Roller skaters"

second place: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press, "The Pull"

third place: J. Scott Park, MLive.com/Jackson Citizen Patriot, "Little coaches"

honorable mention: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, "Bigger Than Me"

Portrait/Personality

first place:  Nic Antaya, Freelance,, "Aspiring Ski Jumper"

second place: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, "Benched"

third place: Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Strength"

honorable mention: Erin Kirkland, Freelance/For Rolling Stone, "Sarah"

Personal Vision

first place:  Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press, "White Gloves for Gold Medal"

second place: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press, "Drum major"

third place: Devin Anderson-Torrez, The State News, "Eyes"

honorable mention: Sheldon Krause, The State News, "Tree"

Feature Picture Story

First Place:

Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Spirit of Flint"

Second Place:

Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press, "Mom Coping with COVID"

Third Place:

Brittany Greeson, Freelance, "Uprooted: Life After the Mines"

Honorable Mention:

Aurora Abraham, Central Michigan University, "Pinky and Blinky's Fight"

News Picture Story

First Place:

Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Put the Guns Down"

Second Place:

Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal, "Oxford"

Third Place:

Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, "Oxford Mourns"

Sports Picture Story

First Place:

Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, "Pick Your Poison"

Second Place:

Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press, "DCFC Till I Die"

Third Place:

Nic Antaya, Freelance, "America's Birthplace of Organized Skiing"

Honorable Mention:

Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press, "The Pull"

Sports Portfolio

First Place:

nic antaya, freelance

Second Place:

Isaac Ritchey, Central Michigan University

Third Place:

J. Scott Park, MLive.com/Jackson Citizen Patriot

Honorable Mention:

Gregory Shamus, Getty Images

College Photographer of the Year

First Place:

Isaac Ritchey, Central Michigan University

Second Place:

Aurora Abraham, Central Michigan University

Third Place:

Annie Barker, Michigan State University

Honorable Mention:

Dominick Sokotoff, University of Michigan

Photographer of the Year

First Place:

Jake May, MLive.com/Flint Journal

Second Place:

Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

Third Place:

Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press

Honorable Mention:

Nic Antaya, Freelance

Barry Edmonds Michigan Understanding Award

Jake May

mlive.com/flint journal, "spirit of flint"