1st Place
Jon ShapleyHouston Chronicle
2nd Place
Rebecca BlackwellAP
3rd Place
Scott ThrelkeldThe Times Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
Judges:
Andrew Whitaker/The Post and Courier, Lauren Petracca/The Post and Courier, Micah Green/The Post and Courier
Judges Comments
First place had such a strong collection of images. Although, normally we would like to see this in the photo essay category, each image was carefully selected and added to the larger package. Second place was emotional, along with the drone shadow adding a touch of symbolism in the frame. Third was colorful and brought us in. Maybe a tighter crop would help though.