Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Daily Press Entry Title: Becoming a Firefighter Entry Credit: Rob Ostermaier Judge Comment: Captures well the process in becoming a firefighter and how it is not an easy task.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Left to Mourn Entry Credit: Alexa Welch Edlund, Dean Hoffmeyer, James Wallace, Mark Gormus Judge Comment: Raw emotions and passion captured here.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Dante Entry Credit: Kristen Zeis Judge Comment: A heart-grabbing story told in these images.