Columbian photographers shine in Associated Press Northwest photo contest

SEATTLE — Columbian photographer Alisha Jucevic and Photo Editor Amanda Cowan were among the winners of the 2018 Associated Press Northwest photo contest.

Jucevic won the coveted Cowles Cup Award and first place in the non-metro multiple-picture category for her work on a story about a young boy working to overcome a genetic condition that kept him from walking, while Cowan took second place in the non-metro multiple-picture category for her photos with a story about a teenage drag queen.

The Cowles trophy, awarded each year since 1952, is named for William Hutchison Cowles, former publisher of The Spokesman-Review. The Blackburn award is named for a photographer for The Columbian newspaper of Vancouver who was killed in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

2018 Northwest AP Photo Contest Winners

Reid Blackburn Memorial Award: 1, Colin Mulvany, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Eclipse Wedding.”

Cowles Cup Award: 1, Alisha Jucevic, The (Vancouver) Columbian, “A Determined Stand.”

Winners list in Metro:

Metro Feature: 1, Colin Mulvany, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Eclipse Wedding”; 2, Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 3, Alan Berner, The Seattle Times .

Metro Sports: 1, Tyler Tjomsland, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Unexpected Hero”; 2, Colin Mulvany, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Ironman”; 3, Dan Pelle, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Armed and Dangerous.”

Metro News: 1, Beth Nakamura, The (Portland) Oregonian, “Love Not Fear”; 2, Tyler Tjomsland, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Freeman Strong”; 3, Alan Berner, The Seattle Times.

Metro Portrait: 1, Colin Mulvany, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Sunflowers and Sun”; 2, Kathy Plonka, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “On the Spectrum”; 3, Alan Berner, The Seattle Times.

Metro Multiple – Picture Story: 1, Beth Nakamura, The (Portland) Oregonian, “Prom Night”; 2, Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, “Atomic Bomb Survivor”; 3, Beth Nakamura, The (Portland) Oregonian, “Symbiosis Gathering.”

Winners list in Non-Metro:

Non-Metro Feature: 1, Noelle Haro-Gomez, Tri-City Herald, “Mom Hears Son’s Heart in Another Person’s Chest”; 2, Larry Steagall, (Bremerton) Kitsap Sun, “Yoga”; 3, Pete Caster, Lewiston Morning Journal, “Staking Out A Sunset.”

Non-Metro Sports: 1, Pete Caster, Lewiston Morning Journal, “Shadow Fielder”; 2, Ryan Brennecke, The (Bend) Bulletin, “Dive Back”; 3, Pete Caster, Lewiston Morning Journal, “Hurdle Trip.”

Non-Metro News: 1, Ryan Brennecke, The (Bend) Bulletin, “Milli Fire”; 2, Meegan M. Reid, (Bremerton) Kitsap Sun, “Awaiting Fire Crews”; 3, Ed Glazar, (Twins Falls) Times-News, “Cool Drink.”

Non-Metro Portrait: 1, Joe Kline, The (Bend) Bulletin, “Firefighter”; 2, Larry Steagall, (Bremerton) Kitsap Sun, “Homeless”; 3, Meegan M. Reid, (Bremerton) Kitsap Sun, “Pyro Dave.”

Non-Metro Multiple – Picture Story: 1, Alisha Jucevic, The (Vancouver) Columbian, “A Determined Stand”; 2, Amanda Cowan, The (Vancouver) Columbian, “Teen Drag Queen”; 3, Pete Caster, Lewiston Morning Journal, “Peola Cowgirls.”