West – May 2025 – General News

Judges Comments

Of all the multiple image entries in this category, our first place pick rose to the top because it was a relatively clean concise edit with engaging moments leading and closing the package. That's not to say it couldn't have been edited a little more tightly, and we would have liked to see the shadows opened up in the closer. The second place image shows some good humor on the part of the subject and the photographer. We would have liked to see a more refined composition, maybe from a different angle. The third place image was a straight-forward news photo. We would have liked more caption information - was the picket line preventing trucks from leaving and entering? Who is the man at right? We found that there were too many multiple image entries in this category. All were hurt by loose editing, and some might have placed as single images or with tighter edits.

Judges: James Patterson/Valley News, Alex Driehaus/Valley News