04/30/2026
The School of Communication and Journalism celebrates this year’s Photojournalism Contest winners 📸
🥇 Marynn Vaith — “Face the Crowd”
Marynn, a freshman and journalism pre-major from Clanton, Ala., won first place. The photo shows former Auburn wide receiver Cam Coleman celebrating in front of the crowd at Jordan-Hare Stadium after scoring a touchdown during the Tigers’ win against Mercer last November.
🥈 Grace Fountain — “Gymnast Sophia Ball’s Historic Vault”
Grace, a Journalism: Sports Production junior from Destin, Fla., won first runner-up for her photo of the Auburn gymnastics team celebrating after Sophia Bell’s historic Yurchenko Double Pike vault at a meet on January 9th.
🥉 Ashley Massey — “A River of Horns”
Ashley , a senior majoring in journalism from Dallas, Texas, won second runner-up. Her photo shows a group of longhorns being guided down a street as part of the daily cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards in March.
This is the fourth year for the competition, and the school received a record number of entries. As the first-place winner, Vaith will receive a cash award from the school and her photo will be professional printed and displayed in Tichenor Hall. Congratulations to our students on this amazing accomplishment and War Eagle!!
