Odessa (TX) American , by Scott Shaw

For his photograph of the child Jessica McClure being rescued from the well into which she had fallen.

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Spot News Photography in 1988:

For their series of photographs depicting the violence and political turmoil in Haiti.

For his sequence of photographs of a Pennsylvania state official who shot himself during a news conference.

1987

For his photographic coverage of the fall of Ferdinand Marcos.

1986

For their photographs of the devastation caused by the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia.

1985

For their exceptional coverage of the Olympic games.

1984

For his series of unusual photographs which reveal the effects of war on the people of Lebanon.

Biography

Commentary

For his consistently effective use of humor as a device for presenting fresh insights into serious concerns.

Criticism

For his television criticism.

Drama