It is given to an individual who has served as an outstanding photojournalism mentor. Durniak was executive editor of Popular Photography magazine, a picture editor at Time magazine and The New York Times, and the managing editor of Look. During his career he nurtured some of the most prominent photojournalists of the 20th Century.
For more than 15 years Colton was the photography editor for Sports Illustrated magazine. His career includes being photography director for Newsweek, and before that he was an editor for the Associated Press. Colton, always active in NPPA events, has recently been an editor at large for ZUMA Press, and he is a long-time member of the board of directors for the annual Eddie Adams Barnstorm Workshop.
