United Press International , by John H. Blair

For a photograph of an Indianapolis broker being held hostage at gunpoint.

The Jury

Editor of the Editorial Pages, The Baltimore Sun

McAlpin Professor of the History of Photography and Modern Art, Princeton University

Editor, Tacoma News Tribune

Editor, Today's Living, Phoenix Gazette

Associate Editor, St. Louis American

1977

For his photograph of a youth using the flag as a lance in street disorders.

1976

For his sequence of photographs of a fire in Boston on July 22, 1975.

1975

For his photograph of four exhausted firemen, "Lull in the Battle."

1974

For his picture series, "Fatal Hollywood Drama," in which an alleged kidnapper was killed.

Biography

Commentary

For commentary on the Bert Lance affair.

Criticism

For articles on the theater in 1977 and throughout his long career.

Drama