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2000: Photographic staff of the Denver Rocky Mountain News, for its photographic coverage of students following the shooting at Columbine High School near Denver. (citation, images)

2001: Alan Diaz, Associated Press, for his photograph of federal agents removing Elián González from his uncle's home. (citation, image)

2002: Staff of The New York Times, for its coverage of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. (citation, images)

2003: Photographic staff of the Rocky Mountain News, for its powerful, imaginative coverage of Colorado's raging forest fires. (citation, images)

2004: David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer, The Dallas Morning News, for their eloquent photographs depicting both the violence and poignancy of the war with Iraq. (citation, images)

2005: Associated Press staff, for its stunning series of photographs of bloody yearlong combat inside Iraqi cities. (citation, images)

2006: Staff of Dallas Morning News, for its vivid photographs depicting the chaos and pain after Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans. (citation, images)