• iSBOP winners

    News

    1 – Brooke Grace – Southern Illinois University, “Ponytail Competition”
    2 – Patrick Traylor – Ohio University
    3 – Patrick Traylor – Ohio University
    HM – Brad Meyer – University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign “Girl With No Hair”
    HM – Isaac Smith – Southern Illinois University “Veterans Day”

    Feature

    1 – Brad Vest – Ohio University “Family”
    2 – Brad Vest – Ohio University “Brother and Sister”
    3 – Paige Resendiz – Columbia College “A Mother’s Love”
    HM – Brent Lewis – Columbia College “Stage Diving”
    HM – Ned Mulka – University of Illinois “Bee Migration”
    HM – Pat Sutphin – Southern Illinois University “Ultimate Saluki”
    HM – Pat Sutphin – Southern Illinois University “Weekend in Murphysboro”

    Sports Action

    1 – Ray Whitehouse – Northwestern University “Andrew Brewer”
    2 – Jess Vermeulen – Southern Illinois University
    3 – Jennifer Diane Gonzalez – Southern Illinois University “A Punch Out of Nowhere”
    HM – Brad Meyer – University of Illinois “Dive Zone”

    Sports Feature

    1 – Patrick Traylor – Ohio University “Derby Girl”
    2 – Jess Vermeulen – Southern Illinois University “Playing Through Pain”
    3 – Jess Vermeulen – Southern Illinois University “One Year Down”

    Local Portrait Personality

    1 – Brad Vest – Ohio University “Black Eye”

    Pictorial

    1 – Brad Vest – Ohio University “Rabbit”
    2 – Jess Vermeulen – Southern Illinois University “A Great Wind Is Blowing”
    3 – Genna Ord – Southern Illinois University “Lonely”
    HM – Ned Mulka – University of Illinois “Summer Storm”

    Picture Story

    1 – Brad Vest – Ohio University “The Best We Can”
    2 – Brad Vest – Ohio University “Adrift”
    3 – Patrick Traylor – Ohio University “In Search of Home”
    HM – Paige Resendiz – Columbia College “Six-Year-Old Blake Bravely Battles Cancer”

    Illinois Student Photographer of the Year

    First Place – Brad Vest – Ohio University

    Second Place – Patrick Traylor – Ohio University

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  • Reminder: mail your contest entries by this Friday (March 26)

    Just another reminder that all contests entries (iBOP and iSBOP) must post marked by the extended deadline of this Friday March 26. iBOM is an online form which must also be filled out by Friday March 26.

    Illinois Best of Photography (iBOP) form

    • Entries should be mailed or dropped off to Allison Williams — Photo Pioneer Press Newspapers, 3701 West Lake Ave. Glenview, IL 60026

    Illinois Best of Multimedia (iBOM) form

    • iBOM Entrants must pay the IPPA iBOP contest entry fee and check the “Multimedia” box on the iBOP form

    Illinois Student Best of Photography (iSBOP) form

    • Entries should be mailed to Brian Morowczynski – 2734 N. 74th Ct. Elmwood Park, IL 60707
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