West – May 2025 – Photo Story/Essay

Judges Comments

The photographer of the first place story put in a good effort to find a variety of moments from the middle of this roundup and around the periphery. We would like to know the photographer reasoning behind the use of monochrome. Second place contained a wide variety of images from to tell the story. There are some creative compositions and engaging moments, and yet this could have used a much tighter edit. The third place entry contains a well-rounded and emotional set of photos showing a community coming together to grieve after a tragedy. This entry was hurt by a redundant edit. This category suffered greatly from loose and redundant edits, and the majority of entries were event coverage.

Judges: James Patterson/Valley News, Alex Driehaus/Valley News