The first place image captures a great, storytelling moment during heavy rainfall. The devastation captured in the second place image is pretty shocking, and the photographer made good use of the smoke to give the scene some atmosphere and found a person to bring the humanity into the scene. The third place image is a standard spot news, structure fire photo, but the photographer was in the right place and stepping back to include an onlooker helps give some context to the building.
Judges:
Matt Burkhartt/Greenville News, Angela Wilhelm/Asheville Citizen Times
Judges Comments
The first place image captures a great, storytelling moment during heavy rainfall. The devastation captured in the second place image is pretty shocking, and the photographer made good use of the smoke to give the scene some atmosphere and found a person to bring the humanity into the scene. The third place image is a standard spot news, structure fire photo, but the photographer was in the right place and stepping back to include an onlooker helps give some context to the building.