1st Place
Tom FoxThe Dallas Morning News
2nd Place
Brett CoomerHouston Chronicle
3rd Place
Jay JannerAustin American-Statesman
Judges:
Rick Wiley/Arizona Daily Star, Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star, Rebecca Sasnett/Arizona Daily Star, Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star
Judges Comments
Greatest number of images submitted were in this category. Relatively few made the judges stop for a longer look. We like the color and composition of first, also a clean silhouette of the subject's face, arresting image; second is a youngster applauding his father at a ceremony, nice moment framed well, though it was felt it could be cropped tighter for clearer impact of subject; third is the pool/splash shot which has some nice lines, enough of a face and a yoga pose, might have been better served as a true vertical instead of a square crop.