1st Place
Keith BirminghamPasadena Star-News
2nd Place
Kelly PresnellArizona Daily Star
3rd Place
Thomas R CordovaLong Beach Post
Judges:
Matthew Apgar/Northwest Herald, Sandy Bressner/Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, Eric Ginnard/The Herald-News
Judges Comments
Lots of well-lit and interesting photos in the portrait category. We all agreed on the portrait of Shaina Joy Montiel for first place because of its interesting composition, beautiful color, and nice lighting. Second place, an image of a long jumper at sunset, had us missing sports. The graphic elements were used to the photographer's advantage in the third place shot, which also benefitted from great lighting.