East – February 2025 – General News

Judges Comments

The First Place entry was so solid. Great photography front to back. Ten images together don't often win but there was little redundancy here. Every image had great feeling and added to the story. Second Place is what every photographer hopes to come back with from this assignment. Well done. Third Place had fantastic light and composition. Great vision made this picture. HM was a beautiful moment but lacked vital information to bring it into the top 3. Overall this category was very impressive with 53 entries and a lot of discussion.

Judges: John Starks/Daily Herald (Chicago), Paul Valade/Daily Herald (Chicago), Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald (Chicago), Brian Hill/Daily Herald (Chicago)