Boston Press Photographers Association Annual Contests
2025 Pictures of the Year
Judging took place at Emerson College over Zoom on Feb. 25 and 26, 2026. Here are the Rules and Guidelines of the contest. Thank you to all who entered. See the winning images in the galleries below.
Note: There was no Category 12 this year due to lack of entries.
Best in Show
Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe
Photographer of the Year
1st. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
2nd. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe
3rd. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
HM 1. Ben Pennington / Freelance
HM 2. Andrew Burke-Stevenson / Freelance
Elise Amendola Best in Sports Award
Maddie Meyer / Getty Images
01 Spot News
1st. Brian Snyder / Reuters
2nd. Marc Vasconcellos / The Enterprise of Brockton
3rd Marc Vasconcellos / The Enterprise of Brockton
HM 1. Marc Vasconcellos / The Enterprise of Brockton
HM 2. Brian Snyder / Reuters
02 General News
1st. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
2nd. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
3rd. Mark Stockwell / Freelance
HM 1. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
HM 2. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
03 Feature
1st. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe
2nd. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
3rd. Cheryl Senter / Freelance
HM 1. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
HM 2. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe
04 Sports Action
1st. Spenser Hasak / The Daily Item
2nd. Nancy Lane / The Boston Herald
3rd. Winslow Townson / Freelance
HM 1. Ken McGagh / Freelance
HM 2. Maddie Meyer / Getty Images
05 Sports Feature
1st. Maddie Meyer / Getty Images
2nd. Winslow Townson / Freelance
3rd. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
HM 1. Charles Krupa / Associated Press
HM 2. Rich Gagnon / Freelance
06 Portrait / Personality
1st. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe
2nd. Sophie Park / Freelance
3rd. Sophie Park / Freelance
HM 1. Cheryl Senter / Freelance
HM 2. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe
07 Pictorial
1st. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
2nd. Mark Garfinkel / NBC10Boston
3rd. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
HM 1. Pat Greenhouse / The Boston Globe
HM 2. Josh Reynolds / Freelance
08 Animal / Environment
1st. Spenser Hasak / The Daily Item
2nd. Leanna Puccio / Freelance
3rd. Libby O’Neill / Freelance
HM 1. Spenser Hasak / The Daily Item
HM 2. Ben Pennington / Freelance
09 Politics
1st. Sophie Park / Freelance
2nd. Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe
3rd. Cheryl Senter / Freelance
HM 1. Libby O’Neill / Freelance
HM 2. Brian Snyder / Reuters
10 News Picture Story
1st. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
2nd. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
3rd. Brian Snyder / Reuters
11 Feature Picture Story
1st. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe
2nd. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
3rd. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe
HM 1. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe
HM 2. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe
13 Sports Portfolio
1st. Maddie Meyer / Getty Images
2nd. Danielle Parhizkaran / The Boston Globe
3rd. Ken McGagh / Freelance
HM 1. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe
