New England – April 2023 – Photo Story/Essay

Judges Comments

First place. Best in Show. Amazing expression from the start. Outstanding compositions with great use of light and great exposure. This entry made one judge cry, and was the only story without a weak image. Access was amazing, likely gained by trust and commitment to the subject. Way to follow through on the story. Second place Ghost Traps. All images well-composed. A tighter edit would help, some images told the same thing and were redundant. Third Place Bow makers has a great detail photo of the dyed hand. Simple, lovely story-telling.

Judges: Matthew Hinton/Freelance news photographer former staff photographer / photo editor, Cheryl Gerber/Author of three photo books and a news photographer, Rusty Costanza/Freelance photographer former staff photographer Pultizer Prize Public Service 2006