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