{"id":28614,"date":"2021-04-26T18:03:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T22:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?post_type=bu-article&p=28614"},"modified":"2021-04-26T22:32:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T02:32:42","slug":"com-photojournalists-win-big-at-regional-contest","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/articles\/com-photojournalists-win-big-at-regional-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"COM photojournalists win big at regional contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
COM students took home more than half of the total awards at Friday\u2019s Boston Press Photographer Association\u2019s annual contest for college photographers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lauryn Allen was the big winner, earning 12 of the 18 awards going to COM students. She took first place in the news, feature and story categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other award recipients from COM:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caitlin Fauld, News<\/li>
Campbell Zachara, Feature<\/li>
Grace Ferguson, Sports<\/li>
Robert Branning, Sports<\/li>
Mohan Ge, Portrait<\/li>
Anran Xie, Video\/Multimedia<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis award comes from the oldest press photographer’s association in the country and a place or mention in any category is a wonderful accomplishment,\u201d said Stephen Haines, a COM lecturer in journalism and former photo editor for the Boston Globe. \u201cIt is one of the toughest regional college competitions in the country, and a win is recognized throughout our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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