Judges: Matthew Hinton/Freelance news photographer former staff photographer / photo editor, Cheryl Gerber/Author of three photo books and a news photographer, Rusty Costanza/Freelance photographer former staff photographer Pultizer Prize Public Service 2006
Judges Comments
First Place. The firefighter has great light and a profoundly exhausted expression. The lines of the hoses add to the composition. A great feeling of being there in the moment. Second place. Great layering and a great moment between the child and firefighter. Third place. Looks like an explorer climbing a mountain. Interesting textures, shapes, and colors. The firefighter gives it a great sense of scale.