WHITE HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS
The Eyes of History 2003 - Television Contest Results

Photographer of the Year - Mark Thalman, Ventana Productions
RANK NAME TITLE
P-1 SPOT NEWS
First Place
JOHN DUNMIRE
WTTG
IMF A.M. SKIRMISHES
Second Place MARTIN DOANE
WJLA
11TH STREET BARRICADE
Third Place PEGE GILGANNON
WJLA
CHURCH FIRE
P-2 GENERAL NEWS
First Place
MICHAEL HORAN
WTTG
D.C. CROSSWALKS
Second Place TRAVIS FOX
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLY
Third Place DOUG WILKES
WTTG
MARINE CORPS TRAINING
Award of Excellence FLETCHER JOHNSON
ABC
IMAGES OF WAR
P-3 DAY FEATURE
First Place
F. DAVID RYSAK
WTTG
VINEYARD
Second Place JASON H. SMITH
WTTG
BUGLE BOY
Third Place

TRAVIS FOX
WASHINGTONPOST.COM

AIRSHOW AT ANDREWS AFB
Award of Excellence MURRAY PINCZUK
BBC
I SPY
P-4 NEWS FEATURE
First Place

LANCE ING
USA TODAY

HEALTHY FAST FOOD
Second Place TRAVIS FOX
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
WORLD TRADE CENTER
Third Place MICHAEL HORAN
WTTG
RAW BARRELS
Award of Excellence JASON H. SMITH
WTTG
SUMMER SHOE MAN
P-5 FEATURE
First Place
LANCE ING
USA TODAY
ENDANGERED SPECIES AMERICA LANDSCAPE
Second Place CHARLES MACDONALD
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
YEAR OF THE OUTBACK REVIEW
Third Place STEPHANE BRISSON
CTV NEWS
ORGANIC REGULATIONS
Award of Excellence CHET RHODES
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
PROJECT 306
P-6 NEWS SPECIAL REPORTS/SERIES
First Place
CHESTER PANZER
WRC
MARINES IN TRAINING
Second Place F. DAVID RYSAK
WTTG
DNA
Third Place MARK THALMAN
VENTANA PRODUCTIONS
THE ARIZONA DESERT
P-7 MAGAZINE FEATURE
First Place
PAUL FINE
ABC NEWS
ALIVE AGAIN
Second Place

DAVID MARTIN
AUSIBROAD CORP.

CENTRALIA
Third Place MARK RABBAGE
BBC-TV
SOUTH DAKOTA MIDTERMS
P-8 DOCUMENTARY
First Place
Charles Walter
National Geographic Channel
Flash Point Afghanistan
Second Place Mark Thalman
Ventana Productions
Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt
Third Place David Martin
Australian Broadcasting
Colombia
P-9 SPORTS
First Place
Mark Thalman
Ventana Productions
Stock Cars
Second Place Travis Fox
washingtonpost.com
Soccer Fans at RFK
Third Place John Poole
washingtonpost.com
Royal Treatment
P-10 POLITICAL
First Place
Travis Fox
washingtonpost.com
State of the Union
Second Place Ben de la Cruz washingtonpost.com Cooter's Campaign
Third Place Michael Forcucci
WJLA
Beyond the Beltway
Award of Excellence Michael Horan
WTTG
Hart Reopens
P-11 LIGHTING
First Place
MARK THALMAN
VENTANA PRODUCTIONS
FOUNDING BROTHERS
Second Place CHARLES WALTER
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
VARIOUS LIGHTING
Third Place DOUG WILKES
WTTG
COMPOSITE #2
P-12 WHITE HOUSE - NOT AWARDED
First Place
NOT AWARDED  
Second Place NOT AWARDED  
Third Place NOT AWARDED  
P-13 NETWORK
First Place

MARK RABBAGE
BBC

SAVANNAH, GA.
Second Place KENNETH E. JOHNSON and
ROBERT BENDER
ABC NEWS
ANTIETAM ANNIVERSARY
EDITOR OF THE YEAR - Travis Fox, washingtonpost.com
E-1 SPOT NEWS
First Place
GORDON SWENSON
ABC
HELL ON EARTH
Second Place JONI MAZER FIELD
FREELANCE
SNIPER ARRESTS
Third Place JOHN POOLE
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
ROCK CREEK REMAINS
E-2 GENERAL NEWS
First Place
TRAVIS FOX
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLY
Second Place KAREN L. OURS
WJLA
D.C. NATIONAL GUARD
Third Place BEVERLY BRYAN
WJLA
SHARK VICTIM
Award of Excellence JOHN POOLE
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
WORLD BANK PROTEST
Award of Excellence F. DAVID RYSAK
WTTG
BRAKES
E-3 SAME DAY EDITING
First Place

TRAVIS FOX
WASHINGTONPOST.COM

AIR SHOW AT ANDREWS AFB
Second Place JOHN POOLE
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
WHITE HOUSE EGG ROLL
Third Place

STRATIS ZERVOS
NOS DUTCH TV

ELECTION DAY
Award of Excellence KAREN L. OURS
WJLA
HAIR!
Award of Excellence MICHAEL HORAN
WTTG
GUM TREE
E-4 ONE DAY EDITING
First Place
CHARLES MACDONALD
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
ANOTHER VIETNAM
Second Place BEN DE LA CRUZ
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
THE IMPERFECT CANDIDATE
Third Place JOHN POOLE
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
BONFIRE OF THE 1040s
Award of Excellence TRAVIS FOX
WASHINGTONPOST.COM
WORLD TRADE CENTER COLUMNS OF LIGHT MEMORIAL
Award of Excellence F. DAVID RYSAK
WTTG
PENTAGON SURVIVOR
E-5 EDITING SHORT FORM
First Place
Travis Fox
washingtonpost.com
Documenting Annapolis
Second Place John Poole
washingtonpost.com
Sand Mandala
Third Place Chet Rhodes
washingtonpost.com
Project 360
Award of Excellence Charles MacDonald
National Geographic
Afghanistan Preview
Award of Excellence Ben de la Cruz
WashingtonPost.com
A Blessed, But Dying Tradition
E-6 EDITING LONG FORM
First Place
John Poole
washingtonpost.com
The Pentagon, One Year Later
Second Place

Ben de la Cruz
washingtonpost.com

A Day in the Life of a Pollster
Third Place Gordon Swenson
ABC News
Troubled Skies
Award of Excellence Chris Shlemon
ITN
NYPD New
E-7 MAGAZINE FEATURE
First Place
HOLLY FINE
ABC NEWS
PREEMIES
Second Place

TRAVIS FOX
WASHINGTONPOST.COM

REBUILDING A FORTRESS
Third Place GORDON SWENSON
ABC
AMERICAN MELODIES
E-8 DOCUMENTARY
First Place
Holly Fine
ABC News
The Survivors
Second Place Steve CAIN
ABC News
Moments of Crisis
Third Place Gordon Swenson
ABC News
Germ Warrior
Award of Excellence David Ewing
MSNBC
Shock Therapy
E-9 SPORTS
First Place
John Poole
washingtonpost.com
Royal Treatment
Second Place Travis Fox
washingtonpost.com
Soccer Fans at RFK
Third Place Chet Rhodes
washingtonpost.com
Local Fans Cheer U.S. Advance
E-10 PRESIDENTIAL/POLITICAL EDITING
First Place
Ben de la Cruz
washingtonpost.com
The Advantage of Being Tom Davis
Second Place Travis Fox
washingtonpost.com
State of the Union
Third Place Joni Mazer Field
Freelance
NewTop Cop
Award of Excellence Chris Shlemon
ITN
Bush Texas Ranger