Northwest – April 2026 – Photo Story/Essay

Judges Comments

This category was light on entries and the judges decided not to award either two entries due to questions of technical mastery in one series and the lack of a narrative arc during sporting events in the other.

Judges: Bryan Dozier/freelance, Maansi Sirvastava/CNN Contract Photo Editor, James Year/Educator/freelance, Matthew Rodier/freelance