New England – July 2024 – Portrait

Judges Comments

Some of the portraits submitted would have been better suited to the Feature Single category. First place has nice light and is a good environmental portrait. Second place was a good thought, but could have cropped to zero in on the moment more. Third place had the right idea, but could have benefitted from some more visual context, and perhaps a reflection that filled the sunglasses completely rather than just the top half.

Judges: Erin Blewett/Independent, Steve Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer