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Minnesota Photographer of the Year

• First Place
  DAVID JOLES, The Star Tribune
• Runner up
  JIM GEHRZ, The Star Tribune

Best of Show

• DAVID JOLES, “Surrender”

Minnesota College Photographer of the Year

• First Place
  THOMAS WHISENAND, The Star Tribune
• Runner up
  JAY PICKTHORN, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Spot news ( entries)

• First place – “Flood”
  THOMAS WHISENAND, The Star Tribune
• Second place – “ Gundowned”
  JERRY HOLT, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “Smokey Sky”
  AMANDA ODESKI, Duluth News Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Stopped ”
  JOE ROSSI, St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Honorable mention – “Air ”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune

General news ( entries)

• First place – “ Shadow”
  DAVID JOLES,The Star Tribune
• Second place – “Surrender ”
  DAVID JOLES,The Star Tribune
• Third place – “Goodbye”
  ELIZABETH FLORES,The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Soldier”
  ELIZABETH FLORES, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Domain”
  GLEN STUBBE, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “ Grieve”
  JIM GEHRZ, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Flag ”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune

Feature ( entries)

• First place – “Adopt ”
  JIM GEHRZ, The Star Tribune
• Second place – “ Comrades”
  DAVID JOLES, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “Hope ”
  JIM GEHRZ, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Hot Dog”
  BEN GARVIN, St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Honorable mention – “Rain Dog”
  DAVID JOLES, The Star Tribune

Sports Action (entries)

• First place – “Marathon”
  AMANDA ODESKI, Duluth News Tribune
• Second place – “Fight”
  BRUCE BISPING, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “Smoot Tackle ”
  SHERRI LaROSE-CHIGLO, St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Honorable mention – “Vault”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Dive”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune

Sports Feature (entries)

• First place – “Rain ”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune
• Second place – “Rain ”
  CARLOS GONZALEZ,The Star Tribune
• Third place – “Victory ”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Shake”
  AMANDA SCHWENGEL, Minnesota Daily
• Honorable mention – “ Rival”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune

Portrait/Personality (entries)

• First place – “Pachi ”
  RAMIN RAHIMIAN, The Star Tribune
• Second place – “Disabilities ”
  RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “Love ”
  ELIZABETH FLORES, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Product”
  BEN GARVIN, St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Honorable mention – “Streep”
  RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER, The Star Tribune

Pictorial (entries)

• First place – “Folkfest ”
  CHRISTINA PAOLUCCI, Rochester Post-Bulletin
• Second place – “Election ”
  JIM GEHRZ, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “ Climb”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Flatscreen”
  GLEN STUBBE, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Sunset ”
  DAVE WALLIS, The Fargo Forum

Illustration (entries)

• First place – “ St. Joseph”
  GLEN STUBBE, The Star Tribune
• Second place – “Mermaid”
  KYNDELL HARKNESS, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “Hedda Gabler”
  STEPHEN GEFFRE, Augsburg College.

Special Topic – Multimedia Picture Story (entries)

• First place – “Father Tim”
  JIM GEHRZ, The Star Tribune
• Second place – “ Child by Child”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “After the Fire ”
  RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Baby Chase”
  RICHARD TSONG-TAATARIII, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Baby Lance”
  JIM GEHRZ, The Star Tribune

Photo Package (entries)

• First place – “US Gymnastics Team”
  KYNDELL HARKNESS, The Star Tribune
• Second place – “Backyard Musical ”
  JENNIFER, SIMONSON, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “Church ”
  THOMAS WHISENAND, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Woody”
  RAMIN RAHIMIAN, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Helping Say Goodbye”
  JERRY HOLT, The Star Tribune

Photo Story (entries)

• First place – “After the Fire”
  RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER, The Star Tribune
• Second place – “Ethanol Rush”
  DAVID JOLES, The Star Tribune
• Third place – “First Muslim”
  DAVID JOLES, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Child by Child”
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention – “Baby Chase without a Father”
  RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII, The Star Tribune

Sports Portfolio (entries)

• First place
  RAMIN RAHIMIAN, The Star Tribune
• Second place
  DAVID JOLES, The Star Tribune
• Third place
  JEFFREY THOMPSON, The Star Tribune
• Honorable mention
  CARLOS GONZALEZ, The Star Tribune