This category has many multiple-picture entries that could have benefited from much tighter edits, and in some cases a single image would have been far stronger. Quite a few strong images had to be eliminated because the package wasn't nearly as impactful. The first place image tells the barbershop story perfectly in a single image, from the masks to the shower curtain. The second place image, while not the strongest rally/protest image in the category, was the strongest one that didn't suffer from being in a package with far weaker images. The third place image is a fun, different moment that you don't see every day.
Judges:
Brad Penner/Freelance, Jason Szenes/EPA, Jim McIsaac/Freelance
Judges Comments
This category has many multiple-picture entries that could have benefited from much tighter edits, and in some cases a single image would have been far stronger. Quite a few strong images had to be eliminated because the package wasn't nearly as impactful. The first place image tells the barbershop story perfectly in a single image, from the masks to the shower curtain. The second place image, while not the strongest rally/protest image in the category, was the strongest one that didn't suffer from being in a package with far weaker images. The third place image is a fun, different moment that you don't see every day.