COM student photographers
dominate Boston competition

Boston University students took 10 of the 16 prizes awarded (including three of the top five awards) in the second annual Boston Press Photographers Association College Photography Contest, which was held in Boston on May 8, 2006.

The contest was judged by BPPA Photographer of the Year Suzanne Kreiter of the Boston Globe, Elise Amendola of the Associated Press and Stuart Cahill of the Boston Herald.

There were more than 400 entries in 5 categories. The list of winners follows.

NEWS

1st place: Justin Beck, Boston University
2nd place: Jeffrey Chen, Tufts
3rd place: Jessica D. Raimondi, U. Mass. Dartmouth
Hon Mention: Maggie Mastricola, Boston University

FEATURE

1st place: Ingrid Prifer, NE School of Photography
2nd place: Nicolaus Czarnecki, NE School of Photography
3rd place: Daisy Romero, Boston University

SPORTS

1st place: Phoebe Sexton, Boston University
2nd place: Maggie Mastricola, Boston University
3rd place: Phoebe Sexton, Boston University

PORTRAIT

1st place: Meena Bolourchi, Tufts
2nd place: Emily Berl, Boston University
3rd place: Daisy Romero, Boston University

PICTURE STORY

1st place: John Messinger, Boston University
2nd place: Brian Loeb, Tufts
3rd place: Justin Beck, Boston University