This category was TOUGH. We had five or six really strong contenders. Overall the breadth of the first place entry and consistently strong sense-of-place imagery elevated it. Much of the same could be said for second place. Both entries could use a bit of an edit, but we wouldn't remove much. Third place was a real challenge. We wrestled between Sea Famers and Metal Artist but the variety in Sea Farmers elevated it, though the edit could still have been a bit tighter (the first three images are all very similar introductory photos). With that said, honorable mentions to Metal Artist and Savoonga.
Judges Comments
This category was TOUGH. We had five or six really strong contenders. Overall the breadth of the first place entry and consistently strong sense-of-place imagery elevated it. Much of the same could be said for second place. Both entries could use a bit of an edit, but we wouldn't remove much. Third place was a real challenge. We wrestled between Sea Famers and Metal Artist but the variety in Sea Farmers elevated it, though the edit could still have been a bit tighter (the first three images are all very similar introductory photos). With that said, honorable mentions to Metal Artist and Savoonga.