Kenny Reynolds

1) Bees Everywhere

Good live shot with this one - plenty to see - nice intro and tag. This story had a ton of great nats with many nice close-ups of the bees. The photographer did a nice job of gathering action/reaction shots. This was just a really good news story shot and edited under deadline.

2) We Had to Get Him Out

Great opening shot - showed us the "money" shot of the flames right out of the box. I liked the way the photographer used the natural light for his/her interviews. It kept the feel of the piece intact. Great composition and variety of shots - this photographer obviously has an eye for the video that tells the story. The piece flowed well - from beginning to middle to end.

3) Lottsa Water

This was an exceptional photo essay. The photographer worked hard to get the necessary elements to tell a good story. The nat sound was woven successfully throughout - nice pacing as well. The pictures matched the track provided by the interview subjects on scene. Good all around effort.

Honorable Mention - Jake's Friend

This piece was wonderfully done. This is a type of story that we are all too familiar with, approached quite differently. The photog did an excellent job of using available light - the silhouettes were great. The nats of Jake's friends were touching, and very appropriate. I was glad to see Jake's picture so I could put a face with a name.

Katrina (Brown) McCann

#1 Bee's everywhere

This story was the complete definition of deadline photography. There was an engaging live shot, along with an incredibly shot package. I also liked this story, because the live shot just added to the whole story and the package could have stood on its own. I did really like the moving live shot, and getting off the tripod. There were also great close-ups, nat sound, and interesting characters. This story showed great teamwork, and creativity. I just hope nobody was harmed or stung during the shooting of this story.

#2 We had to get them out

This story really stood out to me. The photographer took a fairly non-visual story, and made it interesting. This is a great example of how to make a story out of very little. The use of natural light was excellent, and it made you feel like you were there. The photographer really put a lot of effort and creativity into this story.

#3 Lottsa Water

This story had a lot of good moments and good reactions from people watching. It had a lot of nice nat sound, and good close-ups. The photographer spent a lot of time getting the moments, and had great composition.

HM Jake's Friend

I really fought for this story. It was a great example of telling a sensitive story and being respectful. The photographer stayed back and let the moments unfold by themselves. There was great use natural light, and I liked that the photographer was very respectful to the people in the story.

Scott Hedeen

Deadline photography Scott Hedeen

This category is, at least in my mind, reserved for the stories that are the ones that we, as photojournalists, are never excited about doing. Yet, in the tradition of news itself, deadline is what we all should be shooting for.

First place was a total package... a live shot that moved and explained, a package shot and edited well. I would be happy if this was the story that I put on the air every night at six o' clock in Atlanta.

Second place is a car accident. It was apparent that the photographer was not there at the time of the crash or even the immediate rescue. That said, there was no detail overlooked and a style that was very craft driven. We've all been there all have been told that the package has to make it. This package made it and looked great.

Third place was a photo essay on a flooded canal. Every shot, every angle covered, made a great news story. Timely indeed.

Honorable mention went to a student memorial. The photojournalist made a bold decision to not over light and keep a lot of it in silhouette. Storytelling like this feels so much better when it all comes together so handily.

Richard Essex

Bee's Everywhere ---in order to make slot you have to have a script in time...this is an excellent example of reporter and photographer working together to not only make slot but but turn in a great story...a story filled with moments and wonderful pictures...the live shot was a bit casual ..

We had to get him out...Great use of natural light and emergency lights..the central characters gave us a true sense of the urgency at the scene...however I felt the sirens were overused.

Lottsa water---this was a gift...the story was shot well, nicely edited. The story needed a reporter to move it long.

Jake's Friend...I really like this story. A tremendous use of natural backlight and sound from Jake's friends. The crying girl is a little distracting...

Kurt Austin

I really liked Bee's Everywhere. This story fit this category perfectly. Nice live interactive live shot that segued to the package very well. The story had wonderful moments. The photojournalist had great tight shots of the bees hanging out in the trees that fell in a storm the night before. Nice job overall under the pressures of a deadline.

The second place story, We had to get him out, was very well shot and edited. The photojournalist really hustled to get all the pertinent shots. Very creative shots of a van that caught fire. Great shots of fire fighters putting the fire out and great sound from the rescuers. All around great effort.

The third place story went to Lottsa Water. Personally this was my favorite. The photojournalist shot this as a nat sound piece and produced a very compelling story about city flooding. Great action-reaction shots. The audio blend was seamless.

The honorable mention story, Jake’s Friend took advantage of the nice dusk sky to profile the high school friends of a dead student. The dimming light combined with very emotional bites from the students made this a winner.