GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Jason Malmont, a photographer at The Sentinel in Carlisle, was named the Paul Vathis Memorial Photography Portfolio Award winner at Friday’s annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors.
The annual award recognizes one photographer across the state whose portfolio entry of spot news, feature and sports photography shows the strong journalistic instinct, skills and dedication that were the hallmarks of Paul Vathis’ 56-year-career as an AP photographer.
Julia Rendleman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette won a Best of Show award for her photo story “In Nepal, a life in limbo,” a collection of photos from refugee camps.
Jenny Wagner of the Beaver County Times received a Best of Show award for “Aging in Beaver County,” a yearlong series on issues related to aging in her community.
The judges select one Best of Show winner among all entries for writing and one winner among all entries for photography, regardless of circulation class.
Vathis, who spent most of his career in Harrisburg, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1962 for his pensive picture of President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight Eisenhower walking together at Camp David after the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Vathis died in December 2002 at age 77 as he was preparing to cover the inauguration of Ed Rendell as governor.
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