Two of my photos have been CHOSEN for inclusion in American Photography 42. It’s always an honor to have work recognized, and this is now my 11th year in American Photography. My work has previously been recognized by the organization in American Photography 41, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, and 30. The photos chosen are of Pacific Northwest Ballet company soloist Amanda Morgan during rehearsals of the new production of The Sleeping Beauty for a story for Cascade PBS (self-assigned while I served as photo editor), and of mustang trainer Loriann Warner bringing coffee to her niece sleeping in a horse trailer early in the morning for a story for High Country News assigned by photo editor Bear Guerra.
The jury, who selected 368 images to represent the best pictures of 2025, included Sally Berman, Run Red Creative; Claire Caple, National Geographic; Chris Dougherty, Creative Consultant; Amelia Holowaty Krales, The Verge; Daisy Korpics, The Wall Street Journal; Virginia Lozano, NPR; Mark Murrmann, Mother Jones; Evan Ortiz, Airbnb; Emmalee Reed, CNN, Cate Sturgess, Vanity Fair; Amanda Webster, The New York Times; and Cassidy Zobl, Road & Track.
And thanks, as always, to Mark Heflin for making American Photography run!