The winning images were divided into four categoriesPortraits, People, Documentation, and Places.

NASA revealed its 2022 Photographers of the Year.

Image taken from where horn is located that sends out radio frequency signals for test.

Official NASA Portrait of astronaut Tom Marshburn

First place, Portraits: Josh Valcarcel – Johnson Space CenterOfficial NASA Portrait of astronaut Tom Marshburn wearing the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit in Building 8’s Photo Studio at the Johnson Space Center, July 19, 2021.

DART is the worlds first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection technology.

The mission was built and is managed by the Johns Hopkins APL for NASAs Planetary Defense Coordination Office.

Third place, Documentation: Bill Stafford, NASA-JSC HOUSTON T.Photographic support and coverage of night field evaluation.

2022 NASA Photographer of the Year

First place, Documentation: Norah Moran – Johnson Space CenterTest subjects Kelsey Young and Tess Caswell evaluate lunar field geology tasks as part of the Exploration Extravehicular Activity (xEVA) night operations development tests conducted at Johnson Space Center’s Rock Yard.

EVA Test #1

2022 NASA Photographer of the Year

Second place, Places: Norah Moran – Johnson Space CenterxEMU Antenna testing being performed in the B14 Anechoic Chamber to inspect MLI keep out zones for the antennas. The xEMU Test article is named xGUS, the successor to the EMU Test Article also named GUS (named after Gus Grissom and his iconic silver spacesuit). Image taken from where “horn” is located that sends out radio frequency signals for test.

Engineering Technician Ryan Fischer torques the Force Gauge Ring

First place, People: Denny Henry – Goddard Space Flight CenterEngineering Technician Ryan Fischer torques the Force Gauge Ring on to the vibe table in preparation for vibration testing of the PACE spacecraft bus at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Maryland on June 16th, 2021.

United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angel

First place, Places: Dominic HartThe Blue Angels crew tour the inlet of the NFAC’s 80-by-120-foot wind tunnel test section in building N221.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim wearing a high-altitude pressure suit

Second place, Portraits: Norah Moran – Johnson Space CenterNASA astronaut Jonny Kim wearing a high-altitude pressure suit worn in the WB-57 aircraft, which is capable of flying at altitudes over 60,000 feet.

Selfie of NASA Pilot Jim Ross

Third place, People: Jim RossF-15 N897NA Aerials

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test

Third place, Places: Bill IngallsThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft onboard, is seen during sunrise, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. DART is the world’s first full-scale planetary defense test, demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection technology. The mission was built and is managed by the Johns Hopkins APL for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office.

2022 NASA Photographer of the Year

Third place, Documentation: Bill Stafford, NASA-JSC HOUSTON T.Photographic support and coverage of night field evaluation. EVA Test #1