NBC's Today Show Features 2007 VIAP Winners 2007 Winners That The Today Show interviewed: -- Military Graphic Artist of the Year: Air Force Staff Sgt. Rick Dunaway, Air University Television, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. -- Military Photographer of the Year: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock, Air University Television. -- Military Videographer of the Year: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary W. Burdett, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Bae, S.C.

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2003 Winners By Category From Stars and Stripes Stripes Sunday magazine, April 6, 2003 Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby earned third place in the News category for this untitled work, in which military members pay their respects to one of 12 servicemembers who died Aug. 7 when their -130H Combat Talon II crashed into a mountainside 20 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico, during a training mission. Gunnery Sgt. Matthew J. Hevezi earned honorable mention with his News photo titled “Mother’s Touch.” In it, Tom Horn-Ngam, 44, of Bangkok reunites with her son, Marine Cpl. Matthew D. Scott, 24, of Columbia, S.C. The reunion occurred May 28 at U’Tapao Air Base, Thailand. Scott was born in Thailand but given up for adoption at an orphanage. In Tech. Sgt. Stephen Faulisi’s honorable mention-worthy photo in the Portrait category, young Afghan girls wait their turn Dec. 3 to be seen during a Medical Civil Assistance Program held at the village of Deh Baha Ali, Afghanistan. “Pepper spray pain” earned Chief Petty Officer Robert Benson first place in News. Here, searing eyes and burning pain greet Petty Officer Rick Marin after he’s sprayed with pepper spray during a field exercise for USS Mount Whitney security force members at Norfolk Naval Station, Va. A police officer guides him to nearby water for rinsing. Chief Petty Officer Robert Benson earned an honorable mention in the Feature division with “Water stop,” in which a handful of U.S. Naval Academy plebes quench their thirst amid the chaos known simply as “Herndon.” Every year, plebes are charged with climbing and reaching the top of Herndon, a tall monument that is greased, with a hat placed atop. After reaching the hat and replacing it with another, they can successfully move on to the next year at the academy. The rite of passage usually takes more than an hour, and requires the strength and determination of the entire class. Last year’s bridesmaid, Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock, earned top honors for still photography in the 2002 Military Photographer of the Year competition. Lock, of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., was one of two Air Force contestants who landed in the top three. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ansarov, who took third place in 2001, moved up one spot on the podium to second. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey B. Allen, of Torch Magazine on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, was third. The Videographer of the Year title went to Navy Chief Petty Officer David C. Kosling of Fleet Combat Camera Atlantic, in Norfolk, Va. This year’s competition took place March 12-13, and fielded 2,321 entries in nine still categories and 72 entries in seven motion media categories. The annual MILPHOG program recognizes military photographers and videographers for their achievements in furthering the objectives of photography within the military. Still Photography Military Photographer of the Year 1. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock 2. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ansarov 3. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey B. Allen Honorable Mention: Air Force Tech Sgt. Michael E. Buytas., Jr. Navy Petty Officer First Class Preston Keres Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall Portrait 1. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock 2. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock 3. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey B. Allen Honorable Mention: Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brien Aho Air Force Tech Sgt. Stephen Faulisi Picture Story 1. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock 2. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ansarov 3. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey B. Allen Honorable Mention: Air Force Master Sgt. Scott D. Wagers Air Force Tech Sgt. Michael E. Buytas, Jr. Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert Benson News 1. Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert Benson 2. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock 3. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby Honorable Mention: Air Force Tech Sgt. James E. Varhegyi Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew J. Hevezi Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson Illustrative 1. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Ansarov 2. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock 3. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey B. Allen Honorable Mention: Air Force Master Sgt. Scott D. Wagers Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert Benson Air Force Senior Airman Bradley Church Sports 1. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock 2. Air Force Master Sgt. Val Gempis 3. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Preston Keres Honorable Mention: Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock Air Force Tech Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez Air Force Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode Feature 1. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall 2. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall 3. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock Honorable Mention: Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert Benson Air Force Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon Air Force Senior Airman Bradley Church Combat Camera 1. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Preston Keres 2. Army Spc. Adam R. Mancini 3. Air Force Tech Sgt. Michael E. Buytas, Jr. Honorable Mention: Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Cullen Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ronoldson G. Slim Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall Pictorial 1. Navy Airman Apprentice Mark J. Rebilas 2. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock 3. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo, Jr. Honorable Mention: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Preston Keres Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Collins Videography Videographer of the Year 1. Navy Chief Petty Officer David C. Kosling 2. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Wayne W. French 3. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William F. Gowdy Military Photographer of the Year http://events.dinfos.osd.mil/viap/milphog/2006/framesets/photoMainFrame.html Combat Documentary Photographer     Picture Story Photographer     News Photographer     Feature Photographer     Portrait / Personality Photographer     Illustrative Photographer     Pictorial Photographer     Sports Photographer     Military Graphic Artist of the Year The annual Military Graphic Artist of the Year (MILGRAPH) Awards program is designed to recognize and reward military graphic artists for their work in the military graphic arts community. Operating under the aegis of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (OASD(PA)) and administered by the Commandant of the Defense Information School (DINFOS), the competition is judged by professional graphic artists and multimedia specialists from nationally acclaimed art institutes and design studios outside of the military environment and is intended to promote excellence and professionalism in the military graphics arts and multimedia community. Illustration     Fine Art     Digital Art     Web Design     Animation     Publication     Multimedia     Layout & Design     Videographer of the Year   Combat Documentary Photographer     Documentary     Field Production     Editing     Feature Story