ANDREW HARNIK
Born and raised in the Washington, DC area, Andrew Harnik has worked as a newspaper and magazine photojournalist since 2003. He has been recognized with awards from the Photos of the Year International and National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism competitions, as well as the White House News Photographers Association for the past nine years in a row including the Political Photograph of the Year in 2012, and again in 2017, a top honor.
Recently, his work has taken him around the world with top U.S. diplomats and all over the country with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in their race for president.
For many years Andrew's work was focused off Capitol Hill and away from the White House, telling stories of the nation's capital that are often overlooked. He believes that the stories of everyday people are as rewarding and important as covering high profile events and public figures.
"Andrew Harnik is a photographer for the Associated Press who’s one of the people responsible for covering the President of the United States. In this 5.5-minute episode of Format’s InFrame documentary series, we get an insight into Harnik’s life behind a lens trained on President Trump." - PetaPixel
AWARDS AND HONORS
2017
- National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism (BOP) • Third Place, Road to the Office Picture Story
- 2017 White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • POLITICAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR • 1st Place, Campaign 2016 • 1st Place, Insider's Washington • 2nd Place, Political Portfolio • Award of Excellence, Political Picture Story • Award of Excellence, General Portfolio
- 2017 Northern Short Course • 1st Place, International • Honorable Mention, Pictorial
2016
- 2016 White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • 1st Place, On Capitol Hill
- 2016 Northern Short Course • 1st Place, Portrait
2015
- 2015 White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • 1st Place, Feature • 2nd Place, Feature • Award of Excellence, Feature • Award of Excellence, Portrait
2014
- 2014 White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • 2rd Place, Feature • 3rd Place, Feature • Award of Excellence, Pictorial
- Virginia Press Association • 1st Place, Sports Feature • 1st Place, Feature • 2nd Place, Feature • 2nd Place, General News • 3rd Place, Pictorial
2013
- Pictures of the Year International (POYi) • 2nd Place, Campaign 2012 • Award of Excellence, Sports Action
- National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism (BOP) • 2nd Place, Feature Single • 3rd Place, Sports Single • Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story
- White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • 3rd Place, Portfolio • 1st Place, Political Portfolio • 1st Place, Political Picture Story • 2nd Place, Multimedia Feature Story (Linear) • 3rd Place, Political Picture Story • 3rd Place, Sports Picture Story • Award of Excellence, Campaign 2012
- National Eyes of History • Award of Excellence, Political Portrait
- NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame • Award of Excellence, Endzone Dive
- Atlanta Photojournalism Contest • 2nd Place, News Picture Story
- Virginia Press Association • 1st Place, Portrait/Personality • 1st Place, Sports News Photo • 3rd Place, Feature Photo
- Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) • Top Ten Best Daily Sports Section, Contributor
2012
- White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • Political News Photo of the Year • 1st Place, Picture Story Politics • 1st Place, Insiders Washington • 1st Place, Sports Feature • 3rd Place, Political Portfolio • Award of Excellence, Insiders Washington
- Virginia Press Association • 1st Place, Portrait/Personality
2011 • White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • 3rd Place, Portrait • 3rd Place, Domestic News • Award of Excellence, Domestic News
2010 • White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • 3rd Place, Domestic News
2009 • White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • Award of Excellence, Domestic News
2008 • White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) • Award of Excellence, Pictorial
(Headshot photograph by Melissa Golden)