Central – August 2024 – Portrait

Judges Comments

1. First place wins for the energy of the subject, the movement and giving a vibe of joy, happiness and accomplishment. The wide-angle lens works nicely here to pull her away from the background. Lighting is nice. 2. Clean, straight forward photo with nice light. Nice color tones on the guitars. No award for third or alternate. Very few, true portraits.

Judges: Kevin Fujii/Honolulu Civil Beat, David Croxford/Honolulu Civil Beat, Robert Durell/former LA Times, Craig Fujii/former AP and Seattle Times