2009 News Contest Winners
| Personality or portrait photo: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: A cat's tale |
| Comments: Cute way to illustrate a vet. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Sports news photo: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Gavin Dressler |
Publication: Virginian Review |
| City: Covington |
Subject: |
| Comments: Good peak action! |
Year: 2009 |
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| Sports news photo: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Gavin Dressler |
Publication: Virginian Review |
| City: Covington |
Subject: |
| Comments: Good emotion. Tightly shot which adds to the impact of the photo. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Sports news photo: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Vincent Vala |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Fumble! |
| Comments: Good peak action. Lines lead you to the football. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Breaking news photo: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Tony Gonzalez |
Publication: The News Virginian |
| City: Waynesboro |
Subject: Car crashes into pond |
| Comments: Good use of space. The photographer took the time to compost an informative image in a concise way. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Breaking news photo: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: House fire |
| Comments: Great flames...just wish there was more going on in the photo. In general the photographer takes beautiful images. He seems to need to add more emotion to his photos for a great result!. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Breaking news photo: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Standoff |
| Comments: Clean photo. Good use of the police car to help tell the story. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Informational graphics: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Rob Humphreys |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Plan your candy run: Trick-or-treating in Culpeper |
| Comments: Very lively presentation of very useful family and community information. Good use of photos to help illustrate points of interest. Clean, thoughtful, and well executed graphic! |
Year: 2009 |
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| Informational graphics: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: James Peacemaker |
Publication: The Progress-Index |
| City: Petersburg |
Subject: Planned Stages of the Brown & Williams Development |
| Comments: Clear and well organized graphic explaining a very detailed project. Representational renderings are quite effective. Presentation is clear and smartly displayed. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Informational graphics: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Kevin Olmstead |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Roundabout proposal |
| Comments: Straightforward, well drawn map of a tricky construction plan. Liked the inclusion of shopping/restaurant landmarks - nice element useful graphic. Well done. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Illustrations: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Daily Sports Staff |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Looking for answers |
| Comments: Nice concept and design. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Illustrations: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Anthony Ring |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Torn between two parents |
| Comments: Creative concept, visually appealing. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Illustrations: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Wesley Andrews |
Publication: The Cavalier Daily |
| City: Charlottesville |
Subject: War in Afghanistan editorial cartoon |
| Comments: Nice use of details to convey message. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Photo-Illustration: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Kevin Olmstead |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: A variety of local flavors |
| Comments: Nice use of multiple photographs to tell the story, and to work with the headline. Good variety of photos, nicely merged together. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Photo-Illustration: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Brides |
| Comments: Eye catching, photograph. Contrasting the soft bride and the 'chunky boots.' The unexpected makes it dynamic. |
Year: 2009 |
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