justin connaher Photojournalist
2007:
Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
1st PLACE Sports Photo
2nd PLACE All-Around Newspaper
Photography (shared award)
2nd PLACE General News Photo
2006:
Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
2nd PLACE Sports Photo
2005:
Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
2nd PLACE Photo Essay
Misc:
Dept. of Defense: "Year in Photos 2016" multiple selections
United States Army: "Year in Photos 2015" selections
Dept. of Defense: "Year in Photos 2013" selection
United States Army: "Year in Photos 2013" selection
United States Army: "Year in Photos 2011" selection
United States Army: "Year in Photos 2010" selection
Wall Street Journal: Photo of the Day- Sept. 2009
Washington Post: Photo of the Day-Sept. 2009
Windhover Center For The Arts-Photojournalism Exhibit: May-July 2008
Associated Press : APTOPIX -June 2008
GANNETT "Unsung Heroes" Award nomination: 2008
GANNETT "Unsung Heroes" Award nomination: 2007
GANNETT-Awesome Achievement Award winner
Q2-2005, Q3-2005, Q4-2006
2004:
Associated Collegiate Press:
1st PLACE News Photo, Best of the
Midwest Journalism Convention,
Minneapolis, MN.
2013:
2012:
Wing Staff Civilian of the Quarter nominee,
(Q4-2013), Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
Alaska
Pacific Air Forces (USAF):
2013 Outstanding Communication Civilian,
Category I
2013 Civilian Photographer of the Year
2013 Picture Story Category winner
Dept. of the Air Force (USAF):
2013 3rd PLACE, Civilian Photographer of the
Year
Dept. of the Air Force (USAF):
2012 Civilian Photographer of the Year
Dept. of the Air Force (USAF): 2012
Department of the Air Force Feature
Category (Photography) winner
Pacific Air Forces (USAF): 2012 Civilian
Photographer of the Year
1st Place Feature Photo 2012
3rd Place Picture Story 2012
Wing Staff Civilian of the Quarter, (Q4-2012)
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
3rd PLACE Special Section-Editorial,
(shared award)
Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
1st PLACE All-Around Newspaper
Photography (shared award)
Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
1st PLACE Feature
(documentary film/five-part story)
1st PLACE Feature Photo
2nd PLACE Continuing Web Coverage
"A Bridge Too Far"
3rd PLACE All-Around Newspaper
Photography (shared award)
2011:
2010:
2009:
Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
1st PLACE Creative Use of Multimedia
(30 min. documentary film)
2nd PLACE Feature Writing
3rd PLACE Sports Photo
2008:
Wisconsin Newspaper Association:
1st PLACE General News Photo
2nd PLACE Spot News Photo
2018:
Dept. of Defense: "Year in Photos 2018" selections
United States Army: "Year in Photos 2018"
selections
United States Air Force: "Year in Photos 2018"
Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) top performer of the month Dec. 2018-Joint Base
Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
2017:
Dept. of Defense: "Year in Photos 2017" selections
United States Army: "Year in Photos 2017"
selections
2016:
Dept. of Defense:
2nd Place Long-Form Video Production
Dept. of the Air Force (USAF):
3rd Place Long-Form Video Production
Pacific Air Forces (USAF):
2016 1st Place Pictorial Photo
1st Place Picture Story
1st Place Long-Form Video Production
2015:
Dept. of the Air Force (USAF):
2015 Civilian Photographer of the Year
3rd Illustration Photo 2015
Pacific Air Forces (USAF):
2015 Civilian Photographer of the Year
1st Place Illustrative Photo
2015 Public Affairs Civilian of the Quarter,
category I/Q1
2015 Public Affairs Team of the Quarter Q1
(shared award)
2014:
Dept. of the Air Force (USAF):
2014 Civilian Photographer of the Year
2nd Place Documentation Photo 2014
3rd Place Sports Photo 2014
Pacific Air Forces (USAF):
2014 Civilian Photographer of the Year
2014 1st Place Documentation Photo
1st Place Sports Photo 2014
1st Place Illustrative Photo 2014
2nd Place Portrait/Personality Photo 2014
2019:
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: 2019 Pacific Air Forces Maj. Gen. H. “Hap” Arnold Award for Communication Effectiveness (shared award)