East – December 2025 – General News

Judges Comments

Very weak category with few entries. First place winner rose to the top with an image that included emotion, context and nice framing. We loved the energy and point of view in the second place winner. Great job getting a different perspective on a mundane daily assignment

Judges: Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel, Kevin Painchaud/Lookout Santa Cruz, Daniel Dreifuss/Monterey County Weekly