2023 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Picture Story or Essay ( Non-Daily Group 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Tidewater News
    Entry Title: Windsor celebrates winning... then and now
    Entry Credit: Titus Mohler
    Judge Comment: There was a good mix of individual and group photos, and the action shots were clear and dynamic.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Southside Sentinel
    Entry Title: Urbanna Oyster Festival
    Entry Credit: Don Richeson, Tom Chillemi
    Judge Comment: These photos capture the fun of this festival from the participants' and the visitors' points of view. Good job highlighting elements like the oyster fashion.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The News & Record
    Entry Title: Commencement Field of Dreams
    Entry Credit: David Conner II
    Judge Comment: Good job capturing the emotions of graduation. The processional framing is solid and the focus on faces during the ceremony provides gives us a look inside graduates' heads.
  • Competition Comment: None