Finalist: Associated Press , by David Guttenfelder
For his harrowing portfolio of Vietnamese children afflicted by the toxic legacy of Agent Orange, three decades after the Vietnam War ended.
Winners
Prize Winner in Feature Photography in 2008:
Preston Gannaway
For her intimate chronicle of a family coping with a parent's terminal illness.
Feature Photography
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Feature Photography in 2008:
Mona Reeder
For her memorable pictures of disadvantaged Texans hidden amid the state's economic abundance.
The Jury
The Jury
Liza Gross(Chair )
managing editor, presentation and operations
Dan Habib,
photo editor
Naomi Halperin
director of photography
Michelle McNally
assistant managing editor, photography
Zach Ryall
internet managing editor
Winners in Feature Photography
Renée C. Byer
For her intimate portrayal of a single mother and her young son as he loses his battle with cancer.
Todd Heisler
For his haunting, behind-the-scenes look at funerals for Colorado Marines who return from Iraq in caskets.
Deanne Fitzmaurice
For her sensitive photo essay on an Oakland hospital's effort to mend an Iraqi boy nearly killed by an explosion.
Carolyn Cole
For her cohesive, behind-the-scenes look at the effects of civil war in Liberia, with special attention to innocent citizens caught in the conflict.
2008 Prize Winners
The Washington Post
in exposing mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital, evoking a national outcry and producing reforms by federal officials.
David Umhoefer
For his stories on the skirting of tax laws to pad pensions of county employees, prompting change and possible prosecution of key figures.
David Lang
Co-commissioned by the Carnegie Hall Corporation and The Perth Theater and Concert Hall, and premiered October 25, 2007 in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City (G. Schirmer, Inc.).
Staff
For its exceptional, multi-faceted coverage of the deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, telling the developing story in print and online.