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Greg
Lovett
Greg Lovett has been the bookends for an era of good photography in Cox Newspapers during the last decade. He was Photographer of the Year in 1990 and now wears that mantle again in 2001. A discerning panel of judges also named him the best this year in Features and Sports. Lovett's three first places in 2001 are his eighth, ninth and tenth in assorted aspects of the Best of Cox since its inception.
In addition, the high standards for news photography at the Palm Beach Post are reflected in its winning of the Cox Photographer of the Year prize in 10 of the 13 years of the competition. "I work with a bunch of super talented and creative people," Lovett said. "Our photographic staff continually raises the bar. That makes me a better photographer. "The next key is management that trusts me and gives me time to develop a story so that I can establish that intimacy that is required to make good photographs. "Then it's the picture editors who pull it all together and the designers and writers that make it all work. No one can accomplish great things at a newspaper alone." Pete Cross is the photo editor who has guided Lovett's career. "Everything Greg does, he usually comes back with something extra," Cross said. "He is one of the hardest working photographers I've ever met.
"I think he feels he's not as good as some of the best, and he has to work harder than the rest. He always puts a lot of thought into what he does." The year 2000 was an important one for the Western Kentucky University graduate and 1993 Pulitzer finalist. He won second place in the 2000 Photographer of the Year competition for 11 Southern states. And perhaps most importantly, his wife, reporter Sonja Lovett, gave birth to a son, Riley. "He has really opened my eyes to the real world," Lovett said. "His birth has really filled my heart with so much love. Sonja is the best wife a man could ever have. She has been incredibly supportive. My family makes me a complete person." 2001 ©
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