PREVIEW

NASA has unveiled the winners of its sixth annual Photographer of the Year awards. The spectacular collection features images that depict the agency's terrestrial operations all captured by its photographers in 2023. On Tuesday, April 16, twelve images were announced as winners in the categories of Documentation, Portrait, People, and Places. Notable images include a thrilling shot of NASA research pilot Nils Larson and photographer Jim Ross completing aerobatic manoeuvres in a jet and a snapshot of The Soyuz rocket launching at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The top awardees were Kenny Allen for Documentation, Josh Valcarcel for Portrait, Jim Ross for People, and Robert Markowitz for Places. Second-place recognitions went to Bill Ingalls for Documentation, Bill Stafford for Portrait, Keegan Barber for People, and Jef Janis for Places. Third-place awards were claimed by Michael DeMocker for Documentation, Jordan Salkin for Portrait, Jeff Janis for People, and Michael DeMocker for Places.