2017 POY, CPOY and Multimedia Winners
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The 2017 INPA Photographer of the Year, College Photographer of the Year and Multimedia Photographer of the Year contests were judged on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Feb. 17, 2018.
The judges were: Brad Vest, The Commercial Appeal; Erin Hooley, The Chicago Tribune; David Stephenson, School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky.
Photographer of the Year
1st Place – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Dave Weatherwax / The Herald
Best of Show
Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
Sports POY
1st Place – Matt Kryger / Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – AJ Mast / Independent Photojournalist
3rd Place – Denny Simmons / Courier & Press
College POY
1st Place – Grace Hollars / Ball State University
2nd Place – Noble Guyon / Indiana University Bloomington
John Ahlhauser Award
1st Place – Dave Weatherwax / The Herald
Community Awareness
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
3rd Place – Denny Simmons / Courier & Press
Multi-Media POY
1st place – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star mcmi_multimedia_02.mp4
2nd Place – Kelly Lafferty Gerber / Kokomo Tribune Costumes of Confidence
3rd Place – Robert Scheer / Indy Star HeartINPA
Honorable Mention – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star mcmi_multimedia_03.mp4
News Story
1st Place – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – Jeremy Hogan / Bloomington Herald-Times
2nd Place – Jeremy Hogan / Polaris
3rd Place – Jeremy Hogan / Bloomington Herald-Times
Feature Story
1st Place – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Denny Simmons / Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
Sports Story
1st Place – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Place – Alisha Jucevic / The Herald
3rd Place – Sam Owens / Evansville Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Denny Simmons / Courier & Press
Sports Action
1st Place – Matt Kryger / Indianapolis Star
2nd Place – AJ Mast / Independent Photojournalist
3rd Place – Matt Kryger / Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hogan / The Bloomington Herald-Times
Sports Feature
1st Place – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Place – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
3rd Place – Sam Owens / Evansville Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Denny Simmons / Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
Honorable Mention – AJ Mast / Independent Photojournalist
Honorable Mention – AJ Mast / Independent Photojournalist
General News
1st Place – Marlena Sloss / Evansville Courier & Press
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Jeremy Hogan / The Bloomington Herald-Times
Honorable Mention – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
Feature
1st Place – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Place – Marlena Sloss / Evansville Courier & Press
3rd Place – Brittney Lohmiller / The Herald
Honorable Mention – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
Honorable Mention – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
Spot News
1st Place – Tim Bath / Kokomo Tribune
2nd Place – Jenna Watson / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Michael Caterina / South Bend Tribune
Honorable Mention – Tim Bath / Kokomo Tribune
Honorable Mention – John P. Cleary / The Herald Bulletin
Pictorial
1st Place – Brittney Lohmiller / The Herald
2nd Place – Michelle Pemberton / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Marlena Sloss / Evansville Courier & Press
Honorable Mention – Jeremy Hogan / Bloomington Herald-Times
Portrait Personality
1st Place – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
2nd Place – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
3rd Place – Mykal McEldowney / The Indianapolis Star
Honorable Mention – Sarah Ann Jump / The Herald
CPOY Feature
1st Place – Noble Guyon / Indiana University Bloomington
2nd Place – Noble Guyon / Indiana University Bloomington
3rd Place – Amelia Herrick / Bloomington
CPOY Sports
1st Place – Noble Guyon / Indiana University Bloomington
2nd Place – Bobby Goddin / Indiana University Bloomington
3rd Place – Bobby Goddin / Indiana University Bloomington
CPOY Portraits
1st Place – Noble Guyon / Indiana University Bloomington
2nd Place – Noble Guyon / Indiana University Bloomington
3rd Place – Amelia Herrick / Bloomington