West – May 2025 – Feature/Single

Judges Comments

The genuine emotion captured in the first place image of the Teacher of the Year captured our attention. Though the straight down perspective of drone photography has become a cliche, its use in the second place image serves the story well. The detail included in the caption provides good context. The third place image has some good light and is a nice thought that could have been developed further for more visual impact - something shared with many images in the category.

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