VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year Winners

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Feature Single

First:            Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Travel” 

Second:       Vicki Cronis-Nohe, The Virginian-Pilot, “Pops”

Third:          Kim Raff, The News & Advance, “Bubble”

HM             Sam Dean, Roanoke Times, “Who Did It.”

HM             Tim Gruber, Roanoke Times “Fresh Hair Cut”

HM             Josh Meltzer, Roanoke Times, “Height”

General News:

First:            Rich-Joseph Facun, The Virginian-Pilot, “Waiting”

Second:       Sam Dean, Roanoke Times, “Tech Vigil”     

Third:          Sam Dean, Roanoke Times, Iraq Departure

HM             Vicki Cronis-Nohe, The Virginian-Pilot, “Pain”

HM             Delores Johnson, The Virginian-Pilot, “Homecoming”

HM             Chris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot, “A father’s Touch”

HM             Kim Raff, The News & Advance, “Falwell Dies”

Illustration:

First:            Dean Hoffmeyer, Richmond Times-Dispatch,

                   “Death Of Analog”

Second:       Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Swim”

Third:          Bill Manley, Link, “Melon”

Lifestyle

First:            Vicki Cronis-Nohe, The Virginian-Pilot, “Byron”

Second:       Delores Johnson, The Virginian-Pilot, “Prayer”

Third:          Rich-Joseph Facun, The Virginian-Pilot, “Peace of Dawn”

HM             Stephanie Klein-Davis, The Roanoke Times, “Teen Queens”

HM             Chris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot, “Goodbye”

HM             Chris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot, “D Stands for Dad”

Pictorial

First:            Chris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot, “The 4^th”

Second:       Chris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot, “The Birds”

Third:          Adrin Snider, Daily Press, “Clear Cut”

Portrait

First:            Eric Brady, The Roanoke Times, “Parkinsons”

Second:       Chris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot, “To Love’s End”

Third:          L. Todd Spencer, The Virginian-Pilot, “NAACP”

HM             Stephen M. Katz, Physicians For Peace, “Broken”

HM             Tim Gruber, Freelance, “This Bud’s For You”

HM             Vicki Cronis-Nohe, The Virginian-Pilot, “Dwight”

Sports Action

First:            Heather S. Hughes, Daily Press, “Scramble”

Second:       Genevieve Ross, The Virginian-Pilot, “Field Hockey Trip”

Third:          Kyle Green, The Roanoke Times, “Waverider”

HM             Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Pilot, “Intercept”

HM             Jared Soares, The Roanoke Times, “Catch”

Sports Feature

First:            Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Winner”     

Second:       Mark Gormus, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Orange”

Third:          Kyle Green, The Roanoke Times, “Race Finish”

HM             Rob Ostermaier, Daily Press, “Being Green”

HM             Mike Morones, The Free Lance-Star

Spot News

First:            Alan Kim, The Roanoke Times, “Tech Shootings”

Second:       Stephanie Klein-Davis, The Roanoke Times, “Fire Victims”         

Third:          Alan Kim, The Roanoke Times, “Tech Shootings 2”

HM             Kyle Green, The Roanoke Times, “Bantu Fire”

Feature Picture Story

First:            Rich-Joseph Facun, The Virginian-Pilot, “Peace of Dawn”

Second:       Tim Gruber, Freelance, “Trucker”

Third:          Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times, “Final Touches”

HM             Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Pilot , “Forgotten”

HM             Bill Manley, Link, “Battle of the Bands”

News Picture Story

First:            Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Pilot , “Burning Problem”

Second:       Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Pilot , “Hidden”

Third:          Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times, “Tech Shooting”

HM             Josh Meltzer, The Roanoke Times “Hokie”

HM             Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Pilot , “New Reality”

Sports Picture Story

First:            Rich-Joseph Facun, The Virginian-Pilot , “Rollin Revival”

Second:       Chris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot , “Bull’s Eye View”

Third:          Mike Morones, The Free Lance-Star, “Big Harv”

HM             Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Pilot , “A Racing Dream”

Portfolio

First: Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Plot

Second:  Rich-Joseph Facun, The Virginian-Pilot

Third:  Chris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot

HM:  Sam Dean, The Roanoke Times

Best in Show

Vicki Cronis-Nohe, The Virginian-Pilot