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2018 What We Do Winners

Near the end of each spring semester, RIT students enter this contest which is judged by three RIT photojournalism alumni. Winners receive scholarships, camera gear and other prizes.

2018 Judges:

Amy Rossetti

Chloe Coleman

Seth Gitner

Category: Portfolio

Congratulations to the winners of the portfolio category! The Nikon Portfolio Award goes to Brittainy Newman, and the Gitner Family Award goes to Traci Westcott. Congratulations to all! Nikon Portfolio Award: Brittainy Newman NO FUNNY BUSINESS – After becoming… Read More

Category: Picture Editing Event

Congratulations to the winners of the picture editing event category! JuliAnna Patino won first place, and Emily Hunt won second place. Congratulations to all! Images courtesy of The Associated Press, for educational use only. First Place: JuliAnna Patino Second Place:… Read More

Category: Sports Action

Congratulations to the winners of the sports action category! Kaitlyn Dolan won first place, Matteo Bracco won second place, and Kaitlyn Dolan won both third place and honorable mention. Congratulations to all! First Place: Kaitlyn Dolan Second Place: Matteo… Read More

Category: Multimedia

Congratulations to the winners of the multimedia category! Boris Shirman won first place, Brittainy Newman won second place, Traci Westcott won third place and Joseph Ressler won honorable mention. Congratulations to all! First Place: Boris Shirman  FLOATING ON ICE – Special… Read More

Category: Picture Story

Congratulations to the winners of the picture story category! Brittainy Newman won first place, Traci Westcott won both second place and third place, and Boris Shirman and Kaitlyn Dolan won honorable mention! Congratulations to all! First Place: Brittainy Newman… Read More

Category: Interpretive Eye

Congratulations to the winners of the interpretive eye category! Both JuliAnna Patino and Daniel Vasta won honorable mention. Congratulations to all! Honorable Mention: JuliAnna Patino COLOMBIA – As a first generation Colombian-American, Colombia is a strong part of my identity,… Read More

Category: Feature

Congratulations to the winners of the feature category! Brittainy Newman won first place, Daniel Vasta won second place, Jediah Plumley won third place and Santiago Zurbia Flores Otero won honorable mention! Congratulations to all! First Place: Brittainy Newman Second… Read More

Category: News

Congratulations to the winner of the news category! Brittainy Newman won honorable mention. Honorable Mention: Brittainy Newman

Category: Picture Editing Research

Congratulations to the winners of the picture editing research category! JuliAnna Patino won first place, and Emily Hunt won second place. Congratulations to all! Images courtesy of The Associated Press, for educational use only. First Place: JuliAnna Patino Second… Read More

Category: Sports Feature

Congratulations to the winners of the sports feature category! Catherine Rafferty won first place, Rebeca Posadas-Nava won second place, Kaitlyn Dolan won third place and Matteo Bracco won honorable mention! Congratulations to all! First Place: Catherine Rafferty Second… Read More

Category: Portraits

Congratulations to the winners of the portrait category! Brittainy Newman won first place, Mustafa Hussain won second place, and Daniel Vasta won third place! Congratulations to all! First Place: Brittainy Newman   Second Place: Mustafa Hussain Third Place:… Read More