62nd CPOY Winners
Above image: ©2008 Ben Fredman, “After the Fire”
*CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE TO SEE A SLIDE SHOW OF AWARD WINNING IMAGES FROM MISSOURI PHOTOJOURNALISM STUDENTS
Congratulations to all of the winners from the University of Missouri-Columbia photojournalism department in the 62nd College Photographer of the Year contest. They were:
General News
Brandon Kruse – Award of Excellence
Ben Fredman – Award of Excellence
Sports Action
Benjamin Reed – Silver
Andrei Pungovschi – Award of Excellence
Sports Feature
Ben Fredman – Bronze
Illustration
Katie Barnes – Gold
International Picture Story
Ikuru Kuwajima – Bronze
Sports Portfolio
Benjamin Reed – Gold
John Tully – Silver
Ben Fredman – Bronze
Portfolio
Benjamin Reed – Award of Excellence
To see all of the winning images from the College Photographer of the Year contest, go to: www.cpoy.org
Banei Horse Racing
Draft-horse racing, called Banei Keiba in Japanese, only exists in Obihiro City, Hokkaido, an island located in the north of Japan. Draft horses are twice as big as thoroughbreds and drag more than 1,000 pounds of sleighs along the 218-yard dirt course during a race. This unique horse racing started about a hundred years ago while the horses were primarily used for farming. Over years, producers developed the draft horses exclusively for races. Today, about 10,000 individuals are involved in the draft-horse racing industry. However, changes in people’s leisure time activities and decline in the population in the surrounding towns almost led draft-horse racing to close its history. However, the large oppositions from fans saved the draft-horse racing, although its future is still uncertain. All the photographs were taken in March 2007.
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