NPAA publishes Best of Photojournalism 2022 book

15 March 2023

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has published a book comprising winners of its Best of Photojournalism 2022 competition. The annual competition attracts entries from photographers around the world and is a record of events of the previous year.

The contest is divided into six primary divisions, Still Photojournalism, Video Photojournalism, Picture Editing, Video Editing, Documentary, and Online Video Presentation & Innovation.

The top awards in the 2022 competition were won by Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times in the newspaper division, and freelance photojournalist Lynsey Addario in the magazine division.

Spread from Best of Photojournalism 2022. Photo © Lynsey Addario.

Addario's work drew attention to refugees on the border of Greece and Turkey, and Covid-19 in the UK, while Yam documented the US military exit from Afghanistan and the impact on women's rights as the Taliban took over the country. He also captured anti-government protests in Lebanon and life in Gaza City.

The cover of Best of Photojournalism 2022 cover. Photo © Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times.

This year is the second time since 2002 that the Best of Photojournalism contest has been represented in a 200-page book format.

"The coronavirus pandemic still affects us globally, but with evidence of recovery," writes book editor Sue Morrow summing up the events of the contest year. "Migration and international news – the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan – were significant, yet the devastating conflict in Ukraine was only hinted at in the fall of 2021. Attacks on the U.S Capitol on Jan. 6 of that year almost brought democracy to its knees."

In the book, photographs from the still photojournalism divisions are featured in sections devoted to racial reckoning, pandemic, politics, migration, sports, international and environmental coverage. A complete list of awards with QR codes wraps up the back of the book, connecting print to winning video stories.

Pages from Best of Photojournalism 2022. Photos (left to right from top left): Drew Angerer (Getty Images); Alex Kent (independent); Barbara Davidson (independent); Kent Porter (The Press Democrat); Espen Rasmussen (VG Helg); Adnan Abidi (Reuters); Felipe Dana (Associated Press); Adam Pretty (Getty Images);Carlos Gonzalez (Star Tribune). — Pages from Best of Photojournalism 2022. Photos (left to right from top left): Drew Angerer (Getty Images); Alex Kent (independent); Barbara Davidson (independent); Kent Porter (The Press Democrat); Espen Rasmussen (VG Helg); Adnan Abidi (Reuters); Felipe Dana (Associated Press); Adam Pretty (Getty Images); Carlos Gonzalez (Star Tribune).

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