Portrait/Personality
A compelling portrait that captures an aspect of the subject's character.
Navigate using up/down arrows
First Place
Bill Clark
Roll Call
MICHELLE TIME
Supporters of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., take photos of themselves with Michelle Obama magazine covers as they wait for first lady Michelle Obama to speak at the Get Out The Vote rally at Canyon Spring High School in North Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 1, 2010.
Second Place
Melissa Golden
Freelance
AMAZING AMY
The Amazing Amy, a senior contortionist, performs at the Campfire warehouse party in Brooklyn, NY. The underground art-party scene in Brooklyn has grown in recent years as revelers come from all over the country to view warehouses that are transformed into living galleries centered around a theme for one night.
Third Place
Andrew Harnik
The Washington Examiner
HITCHENS
Author Christopher Hitchens in his Adams Morgan home in Washington, on June 3, 2010.
Award of Excellence
Olivier Douliery
ABACA/PictureGroup/MCT
STEWART POWER
Jon Stewart the host of the No.1 late-night show in the USA, "The Daily Show ", a satiric news show known for its irreverence, taped in Washington in the days leading up to the highly contested mid-term elections.
Award of Excellence
Astrid Riecken
For The Washington Post
UNEMPLOYED
Mark Fisher, 46, of Binghamton, N.Y.,, has been homeless for about a year. After losing his job in the midst of the economic downfall he began drifting between temp jobs until even those jobs were hard to get. His savings were quickly gone and eventually he couldn't keep up with paying his monthly bills and was kicked out of his home. The unemployment rate in the U.S. was last reported at 9.40 percent in December of 2010.
Award of Excellence
David Gilkey
NPR
WELCOME TO THE ARMY
Afghan soldiers working with US soldiers patrol near the village of Payendi Pashmul in the district of Kandahar Province. Afghan soldiers are working shoulder-to-shoulder with US troops, training to take the lead of the defense against insurgents.
Award of Excellence
Michael S. Williamson
The Washington Post
WORKING MAN
Robert Morris needs back surgery before he can return to work. Because he does not have healthcare benifits, he will have to remain in pain, unable to get a job. He is 64 years old.
Award of Excellence
J. Scott Applewhite
The Associated Press
JOE
Vice President Joe Biden exults as he tells female student athletes how inspiring they are to younger girls, during an announcement about action on Title IX that provides equal opportunities for female athletes, at the Charles E. Smith Center at George Washington University in Washington, on April 20, 2010.
