Photojournalism Division (PJD)
Photojournalist of the Year Award
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Director: Phyllis Picardi
Contact Address: 2226 S. Valle Verde Circle
Mesa, AZ 85209
Phone #: 480.794.1739
Email:
Summary of
Activity:		 This PJD program provides a prestigious award and honor for the photojournalism image (digital, slide, or print) chosen the best from the photojournalism medal winners of the past calendar year in PSA-recognized exhibitions. The best image for a year is presented at the PSA Conference the next year.

This award is known as the "Smith Award" in honor of the late Smith sisters, Charlotte and Dorothy Smith, FPSAs of Seattle, WA.
Eligiblity: PSA membership required.
Fees:
Return postage.
Deadline:
April 1, 2007
PJD
Membership:		 Particpating in this program does not provide an individual with membership in the Photojournalism Division.
2006 PJD
Photojournalist
of the Year
Awards & HMs
SLIDES:
  FIRST
  HM
  HM
"Attack" by Walter Gaberthuel, Italy
"Bad Luck" by Wolfgang Schweden, Germany
"Lars" by Luc Dequick, Belgium
DIGITAL:
  FIRST
"Let's Go Boys" by Tin-Sang Chan, Canada
PRINTS:
  FIRST
  HM
  HM
"Bad Luck" by Wolfgang Schweden, Germany
"Going To Hurt" by Roy Burnett, USA
"Good Timing" by Wolfgang Behrndt, Germany
2006 PJD
Photojournalist
of the Year:
Best Slide
of the Year
"Attack"
by
Walter Gaberthuel
Italy
2006 PJD
Photojournalist
of the Year:
Best Digital
of the Year
"Let's Go Boys"
by
Tin-Sang Chan
Canada
2006 PJD
Photojournalist
of the Year:
Best Print
of the Year
"Bad Luck"
by
Wolfgang Schweden
Germany
2006 PJD
Photojournalist
of the Year:

Smith Award
 "Grieving Solder"
by
Phyllis Picardi
USA
PJD
Photojournalist
of the Year
(Smith Award)
Recipients
1972 William Edwin Booth
1973 Thomas G. Wyatt
1974 Bill Cooper
1975 W.G. Thornton
1976 Robert Dimitri
1977 Antonio Lopez
1978 Yeo Boon-Khee
1979 Pedro Luis Raota
1980 Val Cuillo
1981 Tim Caldwell
1982 Volker Reister
1983 Elsie V. Westmark
1984 John Hoffman
1985 Gerardus van Mol
1986 John Hoffman
1987 Yeo Boon-Khee
1988 Eduardo Gomez Pozo
1989 Luc Ave
 1990 Harry Reim
1991 Gene Berndt
1992 Karl Leck
1993 David Kadlubowski
1994 N. Despres
1995 Yeo Boon-Khee
1996 Erich Sust
1997 no award
1998 Raymond Le Berre
1999 Jocelyn Laporte
2000 Salem Al-Marri
2001 Luc DeQuick, EPSA
2002 Lynn Maniscalco, FPSA, EPSA
2003 Roger E. Schuettke
2004 Gunther Riehle
2005 Karl Leck
2006 Phyllis Picardi
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