2017 Year End Contest

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Student Photojournalist of the Year

Winner

Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

Winner

Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

Winner

Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

Winner

Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

Winner

Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

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Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

Winner

Taylor Arthur / Los Angeles Pierce College

Runner Up

Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

Runner Up

Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

Runner Up

Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

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Jayrol San Jose/ Santa Monica College

Best UCLA Sports Photo - Sponsored by the Stan Troutman Endowment Fund

Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press

Best Still Animal - Sponsored by The Don Brinn Endowment Fund

1st

Ronen Tivony / Freelance

2nd

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

3rd

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

Best Video Animal - Sponsored by The Don Brinn Endowment Fund

1st Raul Gutierrez/KMEX: Caballo De Charros

Joel Fallon/ CBS2 KCAL9: Pet Sanctuary

3rd - Joel Fallon / KCBS & KCAL-TV

Best Still Portrait

1st

Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

2nd

Christina House / Los Angeles Times

3rd

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

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Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

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Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

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Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

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HOLLYWOOD, CA JUNE 9, 2017: Jazz drummer Steve Hideg, 85, gets dressed in his apartment Hollywood, CA June 9, 2017. Steve Hideg lives what he calls his “beautiful struggle.” Hideg, is blind in one eye and deaf in one ear. Lately the good eye isn’t so good. His rent is roughly $1,000 a month, and his Social Security income is about $900 a month. Yet “It doesn’t cost money, he says, to hold your head high.” (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)

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HOLLYWOOD, CA JUNE 9, 2017: Jazz drummer Steve Hideg, 85, gets dressed in his apartment Hollywood, CA June 9, 2017. Steve Hideg lives what he calls his “beautiful struggle.” Hideg, is blind in one eye and deaf in one ear. Lately the good eye isn’t so good. His rent is roughly $1,000 a month, and his Social Security income is about $900 a month. Yet “It doesn’t cost money, he says, to hold your head high.” (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)

Best Video Live Coverage

1st Joel Fallion / CBS2 KCAL9 Severe Flooding

2nd Joel Fallon / CBS2 KCAL9: Canyon Fire Day 1

3rd Ernesto Torres / KNBC: Heartfelt Reunion

Best Video Breaking News - Sponsored by The Bill Knight Endowment Fund

1st Joel Fallon/CBS2 KCAL 9: Severe flooding

2nd Art Quezada/ KMEX: Laguna Beach Protest Fights

3rd Joel Fallon/ CBS2 KCAL9: Trump Protests

Best Still Breaking News - Sponsored by The Old Farts Society Endowment Fund

1st

Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

2nd

Joe Fanaselle / Freelance

3rd

Michael Owen Baker / Freelance

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Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Paul Rodriguez / Orange County Register

Best Still Fire - Sponsored by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO

1st

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd

Ringo Chiu / LA Business Journal

3rd

Michael Owen Baker / Freelance

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Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Karen Quincy Loberg / Freelance

Best Video Fire - Sponsored by The United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112 AFL-CIO

1st Edwin Calderon/ KNBC: Thomas Fire

2nd Joel Fallon/ CBS2 KCAL9: Canyon Fire Day 2

3rd Sean Browning/KNBC: Burbank Fire Scare

Best Still Feature

1st

Mindy Schauer / The Orange County Register

2nd

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times

3rd

Micah Escamilla / San Bernardino Sun

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Ringo Chiu / LA Business Journal

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Ringo Chiu / LA Business Journal

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

Best Web News Feature

1st Gina Ferazzi/LA Times: Women Wildfire Training

2nd Gina Ferazzi/ LA Times: Roadsters

3rd Allen Schaben/ LA Times: Homeless Move

Best Video Feature - Day of Air

1st Dennis Lahti /KNBC: Ortho High School Student

2nd Ernesto Torres /KNBC: Frank Cut the Turkey

3rd Dennis Lahti /KNBC: Detention facility tour

Best Video Feature - Evergreen

1st Sean Browning/ KNBC: Hero Band Diretor Air

2nd Raul Gutierrez/ KMEX: RC Cars

3rd Hector Gonzalez/ KMEX: Ghostbusters

Lifetime Achievement

David Fernandez

Nick Ut

Nick Ut

Best Still Sports Action

1st

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

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Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press

3rd

Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA TODAY Sports

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Katharine Lotze / Santa Clarita Valley Signal

2nd

Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press

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Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram

Best Still Sports Feature

1st

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd

Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA TODAY Sports

3rd

Micah Escamilla / SCNG

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Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

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Paul Rodriguez / Orange County Register

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Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram

Best Web Sports Feature

Best Video Sports Action - “Day of Air”

1st Alex Vasquez / KNBC: Rancho Cucamonga vs Los Osos

Best Video Sports Feature - Evergreen

1st Art Quezada / KMEX: Golf Para Los Ninos

2nd Raul Gutierrez / KMEX: Porristas

3rd Alex Vasquez / KNBC: Boxing Champ Struggles

Best Video Sports Feature - Day of Air

1st Hector Gonzalez/ KMEX: Future Olympian

Best Still Music & Performing Arts - Sponsored by The Otto Rothschild Endowment Fund

1st

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd

Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Jennifer Cappuccio Maher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

3rd

Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

Best Video In-Depth

1st Andres Bonilla/ KMEX: Steel Picasso

2nd Joel Falon/ CBS2 KCAL9; Intubation

3rd Art Quezada/ KMEX: Neon Los Angeles

Best Web News / In-Depth / Profile

1st Jeff Gritchen/ Orange County Register: sifting through the rubble

Best Still Photo Essay

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Hans Gutknecht / Los Angeles Daily News

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

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Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

3rd

Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Jay L Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

Best Still General News

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

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Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times

Best Web General News

1st Karen Quincy Loberg / Freelance: Trump Puppet

2nd James Wulff / KNBC: Roosevelt High Make over

3rd Alex Vasquez / KNBC: Valentines Day cupcakes

Best Web In-Depth

1st Gina Ferazzi / LA Times: Gold Fever

2nd Jeff Gritchen / OC Register: Deans Story

3rd Christina House / LA Times: Boxer

Best Video General News

1st Edwin Calderon / KNBC: Trump in Phoenix

2nd Joel Fallon / CBS2 KCAL9: Eclipse

3rd Art Quezada / KMEX: May 1st Marches

Best Video Multi-Camera

1st Matthew Halla, Scott Weber, Tommy Bravo, Jorge Diaz, Dan Przygoda / KNBC: Undercover Libraries

2nd Ellion Mendoza, Kenny Holmes / KNBC: Pit Manuevers

3rd Fabian Rodriguez, David Biggar/ KNBC : Students Fishing Expedition

Videographer of the Year - Sponsored by Canon USA

Joel Fallon / CBS2 KCAL9

Photojournalist of the Year - Sponsored by Nikon

Santiago's Levents Horvath gets off the blocks to start his leg of the Boy's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay during a Big VIII swim meet in Corona, CA. Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2017.

Giovanny Lizardi, 5, of San Bernardino enjoys a ride on a real horse as he reaches for a flag as he enjoys Challenged Children's Rodeo for special needs kids at Ingalls Park in Norco, CA. Sunday, Apr. 23, 2017.

Riverside County/CAL Fire Engine 3 firefighters mop up hot spots on the side of a hill behind homes on Box Springs Mountain Road during the Opera Fire in Moreno Valley, CA. Sunday, Apr. 30, 2017.

Riverside Poly swimmer Levi Murtaugh, 17, is the Bears' top sprinter at 6'4" the junior is only getting faster in Riverside, CA. Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017.

Riverside police officers with guns drawn have a suspect walk backwards to them after he and three others were ordered to leave a black sedan at gun point in the parking lot of Bakers restaurant on Main Street south of the east bound 60fwy off ramp around 1:40p.m. Tuesday in Riverside, CA. July 11, 2017. TERRY PIERSON,THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE/SCNG

A fan crowd surfs as Dropkick Murphys perform on the main stage at It's Not Dead 2! at Glen Helen Amphitheater Saturday in Devore, CA. August 26, 2017.

Nicolas Eduardo Nicolas Pedro, 6, from Guatemala and now of Riverside is an unaccompanied minor getting a green card to stay in the USA with the help of Immigration Law Offices of Hadley Bajramovic Thursday in Riverside, CA. August 17, 2017.

Rob Zombie performs during day two of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest at Glen Helen Amphitheater Sunday in Devore, CA. November 5, 2017.

Ken Schwartz plays Jingles the elf as he sings and dances for guests on the train during "Take a Train to Santa’s Workshop" at Orange Empire Railway Museum Sunday in Perris, CA. December 3, 2017.

A inmate brush crew makes their way through the heavy smoke as they head to fight the Riverbottom fire Thursday in Riverside, CA. December 21, 2017.

Los Angeles Area Television Station of the Year