Finalist: the Associated Press , by David Guttenfelder, Ng Han Guan and Rafael Wober
For their extraordinary portrayal of daily life inside the reclusive nation of North Korea, including scenes after the death of Kim Jong Il.
Winners
Prize Winner in Feature Photography in 2012:
Craig F. Walker
For his compassionate chronicle of an honorably discharged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress, images that enable viewers to better grasp a national issue.
Feature Photography
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Feature Photography in 2012:
Francine Orr
For her poignant portrait of the suffering by desperate families and misunderstood children who live with autism.
The Jury
The Jury
Francisco P. Bernasconi(Chair )
vice president, US news and sports
Colin Crawford
deputy managing editor
Thomas E. Franklin
multimedia and video producer
Mark Hinojosa
director of interactive media
Tim Rasmussen
assistant managing editor, photography/multimedia
Winners in Feature Photography
Barbara Davidson
For her intimate story of innocent victims trapped in the city's crossfire of deadly gang violence.
Craig F. Walker
For his intimate portrait of a teenager who joins the Army at the height of insurgent violence in Iraq, poignantly searching for meaning and manhood.
Damon Winter
For his memorable array of pictures deftly capturing multiple facets of Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Preston Gannaway
For her intimate chronicle of a family coping with a parent's terminal illness.
2012 Prize Winners
No award
No award
Manning Marable
An exploration of the legendary life and provocative views of one of the most significant African-Americans in U.S. history, a work that separates fact from fiction and blends the heroic and tragic.
John Lewis Gaddis
An engaging portrait of a globetrotting diplomat whose complicated life was interwoven with the Cold War and America's emergence as the world's dominant power.
Tracy K. Smith
A collection of bold, skillful poems, taking readers into the universe and moving them to an authentic mix of joy and pain.