Getty Images Photographers Receive Top Honors at 2025 Industry Photojournalism Competitions
Mar 26, 2025
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New York – March 26, 2025: Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, has taken home a total of 61 awards across four industry award competitions, including the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Competition, the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) Still Photography Awards, the Pictures of the Year International (POY) Competition and the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards. This includes accolades for several photographers in the Sports Photographer/Photojournalist of the Year and Photojournalist of the Year—National categories, as well as 10 first place wins and a total of 23 staff photographers receiving awards overall.
Getty Images Global Head of Editorial Ken Mainardis said, “We are immensely proud of our exceptional team of photographers who have been honored by these industry competitions across both news and sport categories. Their remarkable work underscores their commitment and unwavering dedication to the craft of photography, as well as their ability to deliver innovative, high‑quality news and sports imagery to customers around the world. As a trusted source in the industry for 30 years, this recognition reinforces Getty Images’ longstanding expertise, as well as the power of visuals in today’s 24/7 news cycle.”
The 2025 NPPA Best of Photojournalism Competition winners include:
Getty Images Global Head of Editorial Ken Mainardis said, “We are immensely proud of our exceptional team of photographers who have been honored by these industry competitions across both news and sport categories. Their remarkable work underscores their commitment and unwavering dedication to the craft of photography, as well as their ability to deliver innovative, high‑quality news and sports imagery to customers around the world. As a trusted source in the industry for 30 years, this recognition reinforces Getty Images’ longstanding expertise, as well as the power of visuals in today’s 24/7 news cycle.”
The 2025 NPPA Best of Photojournalism Competition winners include:
- Andrew Harnik was named Photojournalist of the Year—National for his work documenting Presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and their supporters in the lead up to the 2024 U.S. election at campaign rallies, the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention, as well as pro‑Palestinian protests in Washington D.C. and ongoing coverage of house lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
- Patrick Smith was named Sports Photojournalist of the Year for his full portfolio of sports coverage from 2024, including the Olympic Games Paris 2024, U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials, NFL Playoff, regular season NHL, NFL and NBA games and long‑term photo projects featuring an athlete with cerebral palsy and his father. This will be the fourth time Patrick has received this accolade from NPPA throughout his career. He also won third place in the Sports Action category.
- Ezra Shaw won third place in the Sports Photojournalist of the Year category for his full portfolio of sports coverage from 2024, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, Super Bowl LVIII, Ironman World Championship, Pebble Beach Pro‑Am and regular season NHL, MLB, NFL and NBA games and more.
- Adam Pretty received honorable mention in the Sports Picture Story category for his work capturing Paralympic athletes training ahead of and during the Paralympic Games Paris 2024, competing in wheelchair basketball.
- Chip Somodevilla received honorable mention in the Politics Story category for his work documenting Presidential nominee Donald Trump and his supporters in the lead up to the 2024 U.S. election at campaign rallies and the Republican National Convention.
- Win McNamee won first place in Political Portfolio of the Year and second place in the Portfolio of the Year categories, as well as Awards of Excellence in the Feature, Presidential, Campaign 2024 (2) and Picture Story/Feature categories. His winning work includes his full portfolio of news coverage documenting President Joe Biden during the final year of his administration, as well as Presidential nominee Donald Trump and his supporters in the lead up to the 2024 U.S. election, including at campaign rallies and the Republican National Convention.
- Patrick Smith won first place in the Picture Story/Sports category, second place in the Picture Story/Sports, Sports Feature/Reaction and Sports Action categories, third place in the Picture Story/Sports and Sports Feature/Reaction categories, as well as Awards of Excellence in the Pictorial, Sports Action (2) and Sports Feature/Reaction categories. His winning work includes his full portfolio of sports coverage from 2024 (as mentioned above).
- Chip Somodevilla won first place in the Campaign 2024 category and third place in the Feature and Picture Story/Feature categories, as well as Awards of Excellence in the Pictorial, Picture Story/Politics, Political Portfolio of the Year and Portfolio of the Year categories. His winning work includes his full portfolio of news coverage documenting the lead up to the 2024 U.S. Election (as mentioned above).
- Andrew Harnik won second place in the Political Portfolio of the Year and third place in the Picture Story/Politics categories. His winning work includes his full portfolio of news coverage documenting the lead up to the 2024 U.S. Election (as mentioned above).
- Anna Moneymaker won second place in the Butler category for her work documenting the assassination attempt made on then former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- Kevin Dietsch received Awards of Excellence in the Campaign 2024 and Domestic News categories for his work documenting President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris embracing at a campaign rally and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, respectively.
- Alex Wong received an Award of Excellence in the Presidential category for his work documenting President Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
- Patrick Smith was named Sports Photographer of the Year for his full portfolio of sports coverage from 2024 (as mentioned above). He was also named a Finalist and received an Award of Excellence in the Sports Picture Story category. This marks the second year in a row and third time overall that Patrick has earned the accolade of Sports Photographer of the Year from POY.
- Jamie Squire won first place in the Olympic & Paralympic Sports Life category for his work capturing the men’s artistic gymnastics competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
- Al Bello was named a finalist in the Sports Action category for his work capturing the 2024 World Series.
- Steph Chambers was named a finalist in the Olympic & Paralympic Sports Life category for her work capturing the women’s wheelchair fencing competition at the Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
- David Ramos was named a finalist in the Olympic & Paralympic Sport Action and Sports Picture Story categories for his work capturing the opening ceremony and women’s para athletics competition at the Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
- Justin Setterfield was named a finalist in the Sports Action category for his work capturing regular season Premier League matches.
- Michael Steele was named a finalist in the Olympic & Paralympic Sport Action category for his work capturing the men’s wheelchair basketball competition at the Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
- Maddie Meyer received an Award of Excellence in the Sports Photographer of the Year category for her full portfolio of sports coverage from 2024, including the Olympic Games Paris 2024, World Aquatics Championships, World Series, Masters Tournament, NBA Finals, The American Rodeo, regular season NFL, NBA and MLB games and more.
- Dean Mouhtaropoulos received two Awards of Excellence in the Sports Action category for his work capturing the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and ABN AMRO Open.
- Ryan Pierse received an Award of Excellence in the Olympic & Paralympic Sports Life category for his work documenting the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
- Adam Pretty received an Award of Excellence in the Olympic & Paralympic Sports Life category for his work capturing the women’s water polo competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
- Chip Somodevilla received an Award of Excellence in the Impact 2024: Presidential Race category for his work documenting Presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally ahead of the 2024 U.S. election.
- Clive Mason won the Olympic and Paralympic Portfolio award for his work documenting the sailing and windsurfing events at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. This is the second time Clive has taken home this award. He was also awarded silver in the Picture of the Year category and bronze in the Canon Portfolio category.
- Richard Heathcote won the Picture of the Year award for his image of boxer Richard Riakporhe’s uppercut against Chris Billam‑Smith during the WBO World Cruiserweight Title fight.
- Alex Davidson was named Canon Young Sports Photographer of the Year, an award that recognizes up and coming talent in the field of sports photojournalism.
- Getty Images was awarded silver in the Content Agency of the Year category, an award that acknowledges organizations that deliver high‑quality and impactful sports content.
- Carl Recine was awarded silver in the Football Portfolio (Matthew Ashton Trophy) category for his coverage of major football tournaments, such as UEFA EURO 2024, The Premier League and UEFA Champions League.
- Michael Steele was awarded bronze in the Olympic and Paralympic Portfolio category for his work covering the athletics, triathlon, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball and para badminton events at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
- Daniel Mullan was awarded bronze in the Football Portfolio (Matthew Ashton Trophy) category for his work capturing football events and tournaments, including UEFA EURO 2024, Women’s Super League and The Premier League.
