Portrait/Personality
A compelling portrait that captures an aspect of the subject's character.
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First Place
Charles Dharapak
Associated Press
GADHAFI
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is escorted by security personnel as he is driven away after a leaders' group photo session at the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, Friday, July 10, 2009.
Second Place
Katie Falkenberg
The Washington Times
MOVING DAY
Her dollhouse's ghostly image will be all that's left in Kaylee Carter's room after her parents and Grandma pack their home's belongings to move from Lindytown, W.Va., on Oct. 6, 2009. Massey Energy recently bought out the town to make way for its mountaintop removal site.
Third Place
Jim Watson
AFP
ARMY OF ONE
Cadets listen as President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Afghanistan at the United States Military Academy at West Point in West Point, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2009.
Award of Excellence
Jason Reed
Reuters
PENSIVE BEN
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke prepares to speak at a luncheon meeting of the Economic Club of Washington, on Dec. 7, 2009, in Washington.
Award of Excellence
David Gilkey
NPR
UNTITLED
A Marine holds an M-16 round in his teeth prior to entering Patrol Base Hassan Abad in Helmand province., Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2009. The surge of troops in Afghanistan was an attempt to pursue a new policy in southern Afghanistan - clearing an area of Taliban fighters and then maintaining control of those areas.
Award of Excellence
Andrea Bruce
The Washington Post
UNTITLED
Medina Khamkoyeva gets ready for her wedding party in the Republic of Ingushetia. Ingushetia is one of Russia's poorest and most restive regions. The ongoing military conflict in neighboring Chechnya has occasionally spilled into Ingushetia, and the republic has been destabilized by corruption and a number of high-profile crimes.
Award of Excellence
David Burnett
Contact Press Images for TIME
SEN. TED KENNEDY
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., is seen at the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Award of Excellence
Michael Williamson
The Washington Post
TENT MAN
J.D. Glass is a homeless vet living in a tent in the woods of Prince William County, Va., in Prince William, on June 6, 2009. He has alcohol-related health problems that prevent him from working and all of the nearby shelters are full. He asked that a 'nice' photo be taken of him so that the local paper could use it for his obituary. After this Blog post was published, Glass sought help and is currently in recovery.
