South – January 2026 – Photo Story/Essay

Judges Comments

Really great entries in this category. The first place winning had the strongest narrative of the bunch, on top of being well shot. We felt like we had a good sense of the story of this school. Second place had very well rounded coverage of the storm, showing a wide assortment of subject matter. Third place was visually striking, but lacked some of the depth of the other entries. We did feel that all entries could have benefited from tighter edits.

Judges: Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean, Randall Greenwell/The Tennessean, Nicole Hester/The Tennessean