The Miami Herald , by Carol Guzy and Michel du Cille
For their photographs of the devastation caused by the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Spot News Photography in 1986:
David Walters
For his photos of Mexico City after the earthquake.
Photography Team
For its coverage of the Mexico City earthquake.
The Jury
The Jury
Lionel Linder(Chair)
Editor and Vice President, The Detroit News
Rich Clarkson
Director of Photography, National Geographic
William T. Kennedy
Editor, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y.
Sanders H. LaMont
Executive Editor, Modesto Bee
Wayne Sargent
Editor, The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
Winners in Spot News Photography
Photography Staff
For their exceptional coverage of the Olympic games.
Stan Grossfeld
For his series of unusual photographs which reveal the effects of war on the people of Lebanon.
Bill Foley
For his moving series of pictures of victims and survivors of the massacre in the Sabra Camp in Beirut.
Ron Edmonds
For his coverage of the Reagan assassination attempt.
1986 Prize Winners
Jimmy Breslin
For columns which consistently champion ordinary citizens.
Donal Henahan
For his music criticism.