Photo Contest Winners


	NYSAPA 2007-2008 Photo Winners UNDER 50,000 Circulation SPOT NEWS 1st Place, Watertown Daily Times, Barn Fire – Jacob Hannah 2nd Place, Daily Gazette, Schenectady, Mother’s Concern – Peter R. Barber 3rd Place, Watertown Daily Times, Slow Down – Jacob Hannah HM, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Bust – Don Lehman FEATURES 1st Place, Finger Lakes Times, Geneva, Dryer – Gabrielle Plucknette 2nd Place, The Daily News, Batavia, Clipped – Rocco Laurienzo 3rd Place, The Citizen, Auburn, Snow – Chet Susslin HM, Poughkeepsie Journal, The Birds – Darryl Bautista SPORTS 1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Before the Start – T. J. Hooker 2nd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Over the Hill and Through the Trees – Karl Rabe 3rd Place, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, Moment of Entry – Vasiliy Baziuk PHOTO ILLUSTRATION 1st Place, Cortland Standard, Victimized – Bob Ellis 2nd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Not Playing Nice – Spencer Ainsley 3rd Place, Poughkeepsie Journal, Illegal Downloading – Lee Ferris HM, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Eat my Words – Erin Reid Coker PORTRAITS & PERSONALITIES 1st Place, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, When Justice Runs Out – Vasiliy Baziuk 2nd Place, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, Record Setter – Vasiliy Baziuk 3rd Place, Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, Who Says I Can’t – Rob Fountain HM, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, Alpine Queen – Vasiliy Baziuk PHOTO ESSAY OR SERIES 1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Bernard 'Pete' Bondzinski – Nathan Pallace 2nd Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Marine Sgt. Eddie Ryan – Nathan Pallace 3rd Place, Ithaca Journal, Fighting Burkitt’s Lymphoma – Erica Thum ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY 1st Place, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, Hunting Camp – TJ Hooker Over 50,000 Circulation SPOT NEWS 1st Place, The Journal News, White Plains, River Rescue – The Journal News Staff 2nd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, A Heroes Goodbye – Dennis Nett 3rd Place, The Buffalo News, Standoff – Harry Scull Jr. HM, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, Protester – Chuck Haupt FEATURES 1st Place, Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Touch – Shawn Dowd 2nd Place, The Buffalo News, 3D Hannah Fans – Bill Wippert 3rd Place, Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Motion – Carlos Ortiz SPORTS 1st Place, Times Union, Albany, Steeplechase Splash – Philip Kamrass 2nd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Pleeeeze Listen – Dennis Nett 3rd Place, Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Touchdown – Jen Rynda HM, Times Union, Albany, Jockey Jumps Off Horse – James Goolsby PHOTO ILLUSTRATION 1st Place, The Buffalo News, My Staff – Bill Wippert 2nd Place, Times Union, Albany -- GPS Theft – Lori Van Buren 3rd Place, The Buffalo News, CD’s Birthday – Bill Wippert PORTRAITS & PERSONALITIES 1st Place, The Journal News, White Plains, A Surgeon’s Hands – The Journal News Staff 2nd Place, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, Wind Swept – Jen Rynda 3rd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Survivor – Mike Greenlar HM, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, Olympic Dream – Jay Capers PHOTO ESSAY OR SERIES 1st Place, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, Not Forgotten – Will Yurman 2nd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Call to Compassion – Mike Greenlar 3rd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Peter & Sons – Michelle Gabel ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY 1st Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, It hurts to say goodbye -- Michelle Gabel 2nd Place, Newsday, Long Island, Night work on the Long Island Expressway – John Paraskevas 3rd Place, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, Remembering Haiti – Dave Tobin, Dennis Nett, Keith Nave