CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
In this powerful age of computer imagery and technology, the time has come to reward the creative and dramatic work that graces the pages of newspapers and magazines that use photographs as the source material. This category is for digitally created images.



1st Place
John Burgess
The Press Democrat
Barry Bonds' record breaking went soaring through the air and right into the US Superior courts in San Francisco after fans disputed the ownership of the ball. Judge David Garcia ordered the ball to be locked away in a safe deposit box in Milipitas until the case could be decided.


2nd Place
Sarah Leen
National Geographic magazine
The Largest Organ of the Body To illustrate the size of the skin of the average adult, which is 21 square feet, 11 8 x 10 inch pieces of an artificial skin product called "Integra", were placed onto a large piece of plexiglass while a sillouetted model stood behind. "Integra", made of cow collagen, shark cartilage and silicone, is used to replace skin lost by severe burn victims.


Conceptual Illustration

1st Place
John Burgess
The Press Democrat

2nd Place
Sarah Leen
National Geographic magazine


JUDGES' COMMENTS
"We struggled with that category."
MICHAEL D. SARGENT, Vice President/News Services, Getty Images

"These people were fighting over a ball worth $1 million and it's in a safe deposit box. It's a good idea." ROBERT SEALE, Staff Photographer, The Sporting News