Congratulations to all the the winners.

Place	Name	Newspaper	Totals
1	Denny Simmons	Courier and Press	996
2	Matt Detrich	Indianapolis Star	934
3	Rob Goebel	Indianapolis Star	695
4	Justin Rumbach	The Herald-Jasper	584
5	Joe Garza	Tribune Star	498
6	Charlie Nye	Indianapolis Star	464
7	AJ Mast	Freelance	456
8	Chris Howell	Herald-Times	392
9	John Terhune	Journal and Courier	318
10	Natalie Battaglia	The Times of Northwest Ind.	290
11	Jeri Reichanadter	Indianapolis Star	264
12	Jim Rider	South Bend Tribune	246
13	Jon L. Hendricks	The Times of Northwest Ind.	228
14	Don Knight	Herald Bulletin	192
15	Joe Vitti	Indianapolis Star	191
16	Melanie Maxwell	Star Press	178
17	Joel Philippsen	The Republic	176
18	Bob Gwaltney	Courier and Press	140
18	Chris Bergin	Star Press	128
20	Stephanie Dowell	Post-Tribune	102
21	Jeremy Hogan	Herald-Times	96
22	Heather Charles	Indianapolis Star	92
23	Rodney Margison	Brown County Democrat	90
24	Garet Cobb	Times-Mail	82
25	Pete Schreiner	Times-Mail	80
26	Ellie Bogue	News-Sentinel	74
27	Erin McCraken	Courier and Press	68
27	Steve Sanchez	Noblesville Ledger	68
29	Kelly Wilkinson	Indianapolis Star	53
30	Greg Griffo	Indianapolis Star	40
31	Lisa Schreiber	Post-Tribune	14
32	David Snodgress	Herald-Times	12
32	Mike Dickbernd	The Republic	12
34	Rich Janzaruk	Times-Mail	10
35	Richard Sitler	Knightstown Banner	6
36	Andy Hancock	Journal and Courier	2
36	Christopher Smith	The Times	2
36	Frank Oliver	Journal and Courier	2
30	James Yee	Indianapolis Star	2
36	Jason Clark	Courier and Press	2
36	Jeff Nicholls	Post-Tribune	2
36	Marcos Dominguez	IUPUI Sagamore	2
36	Matt Kryger	Indianapolis Star	2
36	Leslie Adkins	Post-Tribune	2

Judges
Denver Post
Ken Lyons, Senior Picture Editor
John Sunderland, Director of Photography
Tim Rasmussen, AME Photography

1st Place
Christopher Smith
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Black Friday Holiday Shopping
http://nwitimes.videos.vmixcore.com/p/video?id=1573151
Post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping in Merrillville and Hobart, Indiana

No other places were awarded.

All Entries

Christopher Smith
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Retired Hammond Firefighters
http://www.nwi.com/tabs/multimedia/hammondfire/
Portraits and audio of a large close-knit group of retired firefighters from Hammond, Ind.

Balancing Act
http://nwitimes.videos.vmixcore.com/p/video?id=1519548
Like many families today, Emma Weissbeck and her parents juggle an ever increasing load of activities

Black Friday Holiday Shopping
http://nwitimes.videos.vmixcore.com/p/video?id=1573151
Post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping in Merrillville and Hobart, Indiana

Chris Howell
The Herald-Times

Antique Tractor Sales
http://garfield.heraldtimesonline.com/ss/tractor_parts/
76-year-old Don Clark works part-time at D & J Farm Equipment in Gnaw Bone.

Spencer Food Pantry
http://garfield.heraldtimesonline.com/ss/spencer_pantry/
Tom and Ruthie Williams and their family volunteer there time at the Spencer Food Pantry to help those in need.

Yell Like Hell competition
http://garfield.heraldtimesonline.com/ss/hiphop/
Hip Hop ConXion–The Sequel, a student dance troupe, competes in the Indiana University Yell Like Hell competition during Homecoming.

Matt Detrich
The Indianapolis Star

Ministering To The Homeless
http://www2.indystar.com/images/graphics/standing/inpavideoplayer/detrich/122507_homeless_is.html
Pastor Reggie Mallett busses homeless people to his church to bring God into their unstable lives

First Day As Mayor
http://www2.indystar.com/images/graphics/standing/inpavideoplayer/detrich/110707_ballard_is.html
Newly-elect Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard enjoys the day after winning his election.

Necropolis Haunted House
http://www2.indystar.com/images/graphics/standing/inpavideoplayer/detrich/102507_necropolis_is.html
This haunted house in Indianapolis brings thrills and chills to all who dare enter

Denny Simmons
Evansville Courier & Press

Plight of the honeybees
http://www.indiananewsphotographers.org/ecp/dlse_111907_bees

Challenge for a lifetime
http://www.indiananewsphotographers.org/ecp/dlse_113007_nicky

Natalie Battaglia
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Beiker Woods Night Walk
http://nwitimes.videos.vmixcore.com/p/video?id=1545865
Ghosts and chainsaw wielding manicac haunt Bieker Woods for the annual Munster Boy Scouts and Munster Girl Scouts Night Walk in Munster.

State Line Pizza
http://nwitimes.videos.vmixcore.com/p/video?id=1534997
Vero O’ Dell, 75, has been delivering pizza for 47 years.

Cream of the Crop, 1st Place Sports

| Click to open winners gallery |Judges
The Albuquerque Tribune
Mark Holm, Director of Photography
Steven St. John, Photographer
Craig Fritz, PhotographerThe strongest showing in our opinion was in the sports category – a lot of skill demonstrated there.
Thanks.

F-Feature

1st: Denny Simmons
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The tenderness and warmth of this moment touched us. Simplicity and peace. Just like good acting in a movie allows you to forget about the movie-making and be drawn into the story, we see past the photography here and take in the moment.

2nd: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Again, it isn’t fancy photography, but the genuine delight on this man’s face that draws us in. That would make it story-telling and that’s what we like to see.

3rd: Denny Simmons
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A very funny, unexpected little dog moment. Don’t know how long this grooming took, but we have to think that THE picture happened precisely at this second. Nice job. Nice choice.

GN-General_News

1st: Denny Simmons
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We liked that, with all the usual things that happen in a party headquarters on election night, this photographer turned away from the expected, predictable stuff and found this little slice.

2nd: jim rider
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An emotional moment reveals a personal story of remembrance, regret, pride, loss and support.

3rd: Joseph C. Garza, Tribune-Star
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Not universal agreement on this photo. In the end, it prevailed on the strength of the expression/ body language and muscular composition. Nice frame.

S-Sports
Cream of the Crop
1st: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Strong, high-energy moment in a strong category. Nice execution. Tight composition. Way to pay attention and be there.

2nd: AJ Mast, Freelance
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This is one FUN frame! Elegantly filled from corner to corner. It’s hard to stop looking at it. Great job.

3rd: AJ Mast, Freelance
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Great touchdown moment, punctuated with crisp eye contact that puts a spark into an already fine action photo. Very skillfully done.

HM: Rob Goebel/Indianapolis Star
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Tight. Intense. Nice layering and juxtapositioning.

HM: Chris Howell, The Herald-Times
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A Hollywood moment. Fun!

HM: JOSEPH C. GARZA
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Great intensity. This is what makes basketball such an exciting game.

SN-Spot_News

1st: Joel Philippsen
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We thought this photo did the best job in the category of reporting the human / emotional side of the news event while offering context, too.

2nd: Joel Philippsen
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We liked the visual irony of the intense volume of dense smoke juxtaposed with the group of (seemingly) calm firefighters plotting their strategy. We don’t doubt for a second the importance or the urgency of these firefighters having a plan before they walk into that stuff. It’s just kind of arresting to see them conferring so close to it.

3rd: Jon L. Hendricks/The Times
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Good news shot. Might have quickly been strengthened by dropping down to ground level, framing the silhouettes just a bit higher against the flames. But that’s easy for us to say, right?

Multi

1st: Denny Simmons
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Photographer worked this story pretty well. Nice variety of views. Probably could have afforded to lose a couple of the pictures.

2nd: Charlie Nye
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Again, nice variety. And again could have been strengthened by a little tighter edit. Some photos have quite a bit of overlap in message, so we think it helps the whole story to choose between them.

3rd: Justin Rumbach, The Herald
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A fun story idea. We think that some of the frames could have been made more visually compelling and more story-telling by recomposing with the sky (weather) in mind. A little too “people’s eye-view”, where maybe a low angle might have added information and visual interest.

Cream of the Crop, 1st Place General News

| Click to open winners gallery |Judges
Denver Post
Ken Lyons, Senior Picture Editor
John Sunderland, Director of Photography
Tim Rasmussen, AME Photography

F-Feature

1st: Chris Howell, The Herald-Times
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Nice Moment.

2nd: Chris Howell, The Herald-Times
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We liked how the photographer saw this image, nice use of light.

3rd: AJ Mast, Freelance
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Interesting angle, nice texture.

GN-General_News
Cream of the Crop
1st: Denny Simmons
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Nice documentary style and intimacy with subject.

2nd: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Strong emotion, and powerful use of lens.

3rd: Joe Vitti
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We like seeing all the faces in this sad moment.

I-Illustration

1st: Matt Detrich
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Nice color and seeing the details.

2nd: ROB GOEBEL/INDIANAPOLIS STAR
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Nice light, and highlight

3rd: Rob Goebel/Indianapolis Star.
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Nice angle and light.

S-Sports

1st: Joe Vitti
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Great angles and moment, nice frame.

2nd: Chris Howell, The Herald-Times
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Nice seeing and use of light. Good example of getting there early and staying late.

3rd: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Nice celebration moment, Too bad they lost this year….

SN-Spot_News

1st: jim rider
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Nice spot news moment. This is the only award. Six entries for the whole state…. and most too weak to publish.

Multi

1st: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Nice story, well shot.

2nd: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Nice use of light. Story is even better tighter.

3rd: John Terhune, Journal & Courier
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Cool idea and some strong images but lots of redundancy, but we can edit.