| Best News Photography | First Place | Star Tribune | Selected photos | Richard Tsong-Taatarii |
| Best News Photography | Second Place | MPR News | Columbus Statue Toppled | Evan Frost |
| Best Feature Photography | First Place | Star Tribune | Selected photos | Jeff Wheeler |
| Best Feature Photography | Second Place | MPR News | MPR feature photography compilation | Evan Frost |
| Best Portrait Photography | First Place | MPR News | Portraits of Valor | Evan Frost |
| Best Portrait Photography | Second Place | North News | Culture & Crown - Maleda Xiong, Miss Hmong Minnesota With his gigs on hiatus, bluesman Cornbread Harris still feels he’s ‘a blessed dude’ | David Pierini |
| Best Portrait Photography | Third Place | Star Tribune | Leila Navidi photos | Leila Navidi |
| Best Sports Photography | First Place | Star Tribune | Selected photos | Carlos Gonzalez |
| Best Sports Photography | Second Place | Grand Forks Herald | Girls volleyball at the net | Eric Hylden |
