Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Style Weekly Entry Title: Murder Vigil Entry Credit: Scott Elmquist Judge Comment: Some powerful images are included. Who are these people and how are they related to the person who was killed? These photos are really good, but they would benefit from more information.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Style Weekly Entry Title: Rumble in Richmond Entry Credit: Scott Elmquist Judge Comment: Some terrific images in the mix here, with peak action and almost cringeworthy drama. More information with all of the photographs, like idents, should be standard operating procedure for a journalistic publication. You're not telling the whole story with just the photos.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Ashburn Magazine Entry Title: Battle of the Burn Entry Credit: Bill Kamenjar Judge Comment: Lots of good photos to help document this local rivalry. The photographer worked from start to finish to capture the game. I particularly liked the bruised and slightly bloodied player shot. Work to crop your sports image more tightly to raise the impact of the action.