Midwest – July 2020 – Spot News

Judges Comments

This category generated the most amount of discussion. First was an image of a law enforcement officer indiscriminately loosing a blast of pepper spray; in the midst of action frame conveying the confusion of the situation. Second was a heartbreaker: what could of been a great image of a hogtied woman being carried off by three indifferent officers - and an irrelevant tree taking up the left third of the frame. Third is an overhead drone shot of a downed tree blocking a road and on a truck. Judges thought it a unique take on showing the storm damage.

Judges: Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star, Rick Wiley/Arizona Daily Star, Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star, Josh Galemore Arizona Daily Star, Rebecca Sasnett Arizona Daily Star