2006 Pictures of the Year
Spot news
1st place — Erik Holladay, Jackson Citizen Patriot, “Tragic fall”
2nd place — Susan Tusa, Detroit Free Press, “Help me”
3rd place — Terry Judd, Muskegon Chronicle, “Pig rescue”
Honorable Mention — Susan Tusa, Detroit Free Press, “Raven”
Honorable Mention — John T. Greilick, Detroit News “Raid”
General news
1st place — Megan Spelman, Flint Journal, “Losing more than weight”
2nd place — Ryan Garza, Flint Journal, “Helping hand”
3rd place — Eliyahu Gurfinkel, Ann Arbor News, “Polar plunge”
Honorable Mention — Megan Spelman, Flint journal “Shelby’s burial”
Feature
1st place — Rex Larsen, Grand Rapids Press “Victim of poverty”
2nd place — Ryan Garza, Flint Journal “Nap time”
3rd place — Romain Blanquart, Detroit Free Press “Rain delay”
Honorable Mention — Regina Boone, Detroit Free Press “Eyes on the parade”
Honorable Mention — Mark Bugnaski, Kalamazoo Gazette “Cooling off”
Honorable Mention — Ryan Garza, Flint Journal “Puppy love”
Honorable Mention — Amy Leang, Detroit Free Press “Civil War capture”
Honorable Mention — Paul Sancya, Associated Press “State Fair”
Honorable Mention — Megan Spelman, Flint Journal “Double bubble”
Sports action
1st place — David Guralnick Detroit News “Super Bowl MVP”
2nd place — Leisa Thompson Ann Arbor News “Grimy grip”
3rd place — David Guralnick, Detroit News “College hockey”
Honorable Mention — David Guralnick, Detroit News “Have a nice trip”
Honorable Mention — Paul Newby, Grand Rapids Press “Two Soar”
Sports feature
1st place — David Guralnick, Detroit News “The drought is over”
2nd place — Robin Buckson, Detroit News “Shock win”
3rd place — Brett Marshall, Midland Daily News, “Lift”
Honorable Mention — Lon Horwedel, Ann Arbor News, “Better view”
Honorable Mention — Amy Leang, Detoit Free Press, “Major League scan”
Honorable Mention — Rod Sanford, Lansing State Journal “Footbrawl”
Portrait personality
1st place — Lisa DeJong, Flint Journal “Disappearing”
2nd place — Amy Leang, Detroit Free Press “Survivor”
3rd place — Lisa DeJong, Flint Journal “Disappearing middle class”
Honorable Mention — Erik Holladay, Jackson Citizen Patriot “Brothers”
Honorable Mention — Ryan Garza, Flint Journal “Heritage”
Pictorial
1st place — Becky Shink, Lansing State Journal, “Full moon rising”
2nd place — Amy Leang, Detroit Free Press, “Riding in red”
3rd place — Wendy Torello, Port Huron Times Herald “Driving sun”
Honorable Mention — Susan Tusa, Detroit Free Press, “Bo”
Honorable Mention — Romain Blanquant, Detroit Free Press, “In a bubble”
Fashion illustration
1st place — Jesse La Plante, Central Michigan University “Red hair”
2nd place — Bridget Barrett, Detroit News, “Club chic”
3nd place — Ryan Evon, Central Michigan University, “Felony”
Editorial illustration
1st place — Lon Horwedel, Ann Arbor News “Feeling trapped by the holidays”
2nd place — Sophie Hays, Central Michigan University “Love your surgeon”
3rd place — Amy Leang, Detroit Free Press “Holiday spice”
Landscape / nature / wildlife
1st place — Cory Morse, Muskegon Chronicle “The good Samaritans”
2nd place — Jan Michel Stump, Record Eagle “Cherry blossom”
3rd place — Dale Young Detroit News “Katydid colors”
Honorable Mention — Jan Michael Stump, Record Eagle “Blizzard barn”
Honorable Mention — Jane Hale, Flint Journal “Window boppin’ robin”
Honorable Mention — Douglas Tesner, Record Eagle “From the top”
Feature picture story
1st place — Romain Blanquart, Detroit Free Press “Maddie’s last days”
2nd place — Jeana-Dee Allen, Jackson Citizen Patriot and MSU, “In grandfather’s footsteps”
3rd place — Sarah Rice, Kalamazoo Gazette “Navigating the darkness”
Honorable Mention — Lisa DeJong, Flint Journal “Fading middle class”
News picture story
1st place — Megan Spelman, Flint Journal “Three to one”
2nd place — Kimberly Mitchell, Detroit Free Press “Death sentence, life mission”
3rd place — Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press “Sweet repeat”
Honorable Mention — David Gilkey, Detroit Free Press “ER Iraq”
Honorable Mention — Regina Boone, Detroit Free Press “Left behind”
Honorable Mention — Amy Leang, Detroit Free Press “The passing of a president”
Sports picture story
1st place — Rashaun Rucker, Detroit Free Press “Standing tall”
2nd place — Romain Blanquart, Detroit Free Press “Jeremy Mayfield”
3rd place — Kimberly Mitchell, Detroit Free Press “Peace, love and derby”
Honorable Mention — John T. Greilick, Detroit News “Michigan prepares for the Rose Bowl”
Best use of photos by a newspaper
1st place — The Flint Journal
2nd place — Midland Daily News
3rd place — Detroit Free Press
Newspaper picture editor award - individual
1st place — Ryan Wood, Midland Daily News
2nd place — Kathy Kieliszewski, Detroit Free Press
3rd place — Rose Ann McKean, Detroit Free Press
Honorable Mention — Rodney Curtis, Detroit Free Press
Newspaper special project
1st place — Diane Weiss, Detroit Free Press, “Baseball Playoffs”
2nd place — Lisa DeJong, Flint Journal, “Fading Middle Class”
3rd place — Steve Jessmore, Flint Journal, “Sense of Community”
Honorable Mention — Sarah Rice and Jill McLane Baker, Kalamazoo Gazette “Navigating the Darkness”
College photographer of the year
1st place — Jeana-Dee Allen, Michigan State University
2nd place — Katie Rausch, Michigan State University
3rd place — Jill Woodbeck, Central Michigan University
Photographer of the year
1st place — Romain Blanqart, Detroit Free Press
2nd place — Kimberly Mitchell, Detroit Free Press
3rd place — Megan Spelman, Flint Journal
Barry Edmonds Michigan Understanding Award
Susan Tusa, Detroit Free Press