Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Virginia Mercury Entry Title: Evictions: Cecelia Woodard Entry Credit: Ned Oliver Judge Comment: Use of familiar surroundings allows subject to be more comfortable in showing true emotions and allows the reader to see her world as she does.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Charlottesville Tomorrow Entry Title: A hidden crisis Entry Credit: Mike Kropf Judge Comment: Great use of natural lighting draws the eye to the subject and makes reader concentrate on the person but also get a glimpse through surroundings of his life and beliefs.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Charlottesville Tomorrow Entry Title: Matt Haas Entry Credit: Mike Kropf Judge Comment: None