2019 VPA News and Advertising Contest

General News Photo ( Non-Daily Group 2)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Commonwealth Times
    Entry Title: "Red4Ed" marchers
    Entry Credit: Erin Edgerton
    Judge Comment: Solid image of teachers on the march. Lots of faces and not one of them looking at the photographer. Bonus.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Commonwealth Times
    Entry Title: Westboro Baptist Church Counter-protest
    Entry Credit: Erin Edgerton
    Judge Comment: Usually not big into sign pictures, but the people in this image outshine them. Nice composition and moment.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Smyth County News & Messenger
    Entry Title: Dowell Funeral
    Entry Credit: Linda Burchette
    Judge Comment: The technical quality of this image isn't the greatest. Guessing it was made with a cell phone, but it has nice composition and it is an important event.