First place was a good action shot with faces. Second place had a clean background and clean face. The judges appreciated the photographer's choice to shoot from an elevated position for a cleaner, different vantage point. Similarly, third place benefited from from the clean background that read quickly with the player's face as she battled for the ball.
Judges:
Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle, Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle
Judges Comments
First place was a good action shot with faces. Second place had a clean background and clean face. The judges appreciated the photographer's choice to shoot from an elevated position for a cleaner, different vantage point. Similarly, third place benefited from from the clean background that read quickly with the player's face as she battled for the ball.