9 UNC Hussman School students win photography, multimedia awards in CPOY competition; Van Houten named college photographer of the year
Nine UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media students were recognized in the 70th College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) competition. The Carolina Photojournalim Workshop's "Rooted in the Rapids" won the large group multimedia project. Carolyn Van Houten, a recent graduate, was named the college photographer of the year.
The CPOY competition is the world's largest and most prestigious photojournalism and multimedia competition for students.
Winners were announced Nov. 12, 2015, in the still photography division and Nov. 15, 2015, in the multimedia division.
Still photography winners:
Portfolio
- Carolyn Van Houten, Gold
- Ray Whitehouse, Honorable Mention
General News
- Andrea Patiño Contreras, Honorable Mention, Refugee Crisis
Feature
- Carolyn Van Houten, Silver
- Ray Whitehouse, Honorable Mention
Sports Action
- Sarah Shaw, Gold
Sports Feature
- Carolyn Van Houten, Honorable Mention
Portrait
- Carolyn Van Houten, Gold
- Mac Snyder, Honorable Mention
- Carolyn Van Houten, Honorable Mention
Domestic Picture Story
- Gabriela Arp, Gold, A Bond Between Brothers
- Carolyn Van Houten, Silver
Multimedia winners:
Large Group Multimedia Project
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gold, Rooted in the Rapids
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Silver, After the Shooting
Multimedia Project - Small Team or Individual
- Kelly Creedon, Bronze, Love is in the Fair
Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Component
- Gabriela Arp, Gold, Intermission
- Mac Snyder, Bronze, Searching for Spectral
- Isabella Bartolucci, Honorable Mention, Bucky Loves Selma
- Kelly Creedon, Honorable Mention, Walk the Walk
Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone
- Emily Rhyne, Bronze, Pistola
Judges for the still photography division were Carlos Gonzalez, staff photographer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune; Maggie Steber, award-winning documentary photographer based in Miami, Florida; and Mary Vignoles, freelance photo editor based in Portland, Oregon.
Judges for the multimedia division were Vignoles, Danny Gawlowski, photo and video editor for The Seattle Times; and Jim Seida, senior multimedia producer for NBC News.
Visit cpoy.org for full winners lists, winning images and more.