Finalist: The Mercury News , by Pauline Lubens, Dai Sugano and Patrick Tehan
For their imaginative and sophisticated coverage of California's extraordinary recall election.
Winners
Prize Winner in Feature Photography in 2004:
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.
Feature Photography
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Feature Photography in 2004:
Damir Sagolj
For his unforgettable picture of a burly American medic in Iraq cuddling a child whose mother had just been killed in a crossfire (moved by the jury from the Breaking News Photography category).
The Jury
The Jury
Janet Reeves(chair )
director of photography
J. Ross Baughman*
director of photography
Michel duCille*
picture editor
Dennis Finley
managing editor
Rob King
deputy managing editor, visuals and sports
Winners in Feature Photography
Don Bartletti
For his memorable portrayal of how undocumented Central American youths, often facing deadly danger, travel north to the United States.
Staff
For its photographs chronicling the pain and the perseverance of people enduring protracted conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Matt Rainey
For his emotional photographs that illustrate the care and recovery of two students critically burned in a dormitory fire at Seton Hall University.
Carol Guzy, Michael Williamson and Lucian Perkins
For their intimate and poignant images depicting the plight of the Kosovo refugees.
2004 Prize Winners
Daniel Golden
For his compelling and meticulously documented stories on admission preferences given to the children of alumni and donors at American universities.
David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer
For their eloquent photographs depicting both the violence and poignancy of the war with Iraq.
Staff
For its compelling and comprehensive coverage of the massive wildfires that imperiled a populated region of southern California.