Photo I - Portrait/Personality, Feature, and "Personal Vision"
| 1st Place | Jake Stevens | Western Kentucky University |
| 2nd Place | Chen Wang | University of Florida |
| 3rd Place | Courtney Dudley | University of Texas, Austin |
| 4th Place | Tim Hussin | University of Florida |
Photo II – News & Sports
| 1st Place | Stephen Maturen | University of Minnesota |
| 2nd Place | John W. Adkisson | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 3rd Place | Jonathan Goering | University of Kansas |
| 4th Place | Bryan J. Anselm | Western Kentucky University |
Photo III – Picture Story/Series
| 1st Place | Carl Kiilsgaard | Western Kentucky University |
| 2nd Place | Brian L. Frank | San Francisco State University |
| 3rd Place | Nicole Tung | New York University |
| 4th Place | Lauren Cowart | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
