Herald-Times photographer wins Image of the Year

During a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, photographer Bobby Goddin captured the picture that acquired hundreds of accolades on-line after it was printed in The Herald-Times. That {photograph} of an airplane captured on the middle of the solar in the course of the complete photo voltaic eclipse on April 8, 2024, was chosen because the Photo of the Year by the Hoosier State Press Association at its latest journalism awards banquet.

Goddin, a contract photograher, mentioned he was protecting the occasions at Memorial Stadium on the Indiana University campus earlier than, throughout and after the photo voltaic eclipse.

Totality in Bloomington lasted about 4 minutes and Goddin mentioned the airplane flying over the solar lasted “just a couple seconds. You could hear the airplane overhead. It was quiet.”

Goddin was taking pictures along with his mirrorless Nikon D9 digicam outfitted with a 200-400 mm telephoto lens.

Goddin’s {photograph}, titled “Flying Near the Eclipse,” was additionally a finalist within the General News class for the Pictures of the Year International competitors. The POY awards acknowledge the perfect within the discipline of photojournalism in 2024.

In addition to receiving the HSPA photograph of the 12 months award, Goddin acquired first place in finest sports activities motion photograph for dailies of 6,000 or extra. His {photograph} was of a baseball dive of an Edgewood High School participant.

Herald-Times photographer Rich Janzaruk acquired first place within the HSPA contest in finest portrait photograph, for dailies of 6,000 or extra, for his photograph titled Curt Cignetti Kisses Wife.

Janzaruk earned second-place honors for his finest sports activities characteristic photograph of Mackenzie Holmes Last Game in Assembly Hall.

On the reporting aspect, Herald-Times reporter Carol Kugler acquired third place in finest enterprise/financial information protection for her article, “Feast closes after majority of staff quits.”