Reporters for amNewYork wins 15 New York Press Photographers Association awards for incredible images | amNewYork

"Dean Moses, the police bureau chief, and Lloyd Mitchell, a freelance photographer and frequent amNewYork contributor, won high honors for their news photography during the past year. Moses earned 10 awards in total for this portfolio, many of which were centered on his work documenting ICE agent arrests at Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. He took home two first-place prizes, a second, a third, three honorable mentions, and three exhibit awards for his work."

"Dean Moses' image of then-City Comptroller Brad Lander being manhandled and arrested by ICE agents at Federal Plaza in June 2025 won major honors from the New York Press Photographers Association. Two of the most powerful images Moses took over the past year were recognized by the association."

"Dean Moses of amNewYork captured this image in August 2025 of a family separation by ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. It was part of his year-long coverage of immigration enforcement at the facility, and its impact on families."

Dean Moses, police bureau chief at amNewYork, and Lloyd Mitchell, a freelance photographer, received significant recognition from the New York Press Photographers Association in their 91st Year in Pictures 2025 competition. Moses earned 10 total awards including two first-place prizes, one second-place, one third-place, three honorable mentions, and three exhibit awards. His portfolio focused heavily on documenting ICE agent arrests at Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan throughout the year. Notable award-winning images included the arrest of then-City Comptroller Brad Lander by ICE agents in June 2025 and Luigi Mangione being escorted into a Manhattan courtroom for arraignment. Moses previously received photographer of the year recognition from the New York Press Association in 2022.

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