Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Loudoun Now Entry Title: Snow Day Entry Credit: Norman K. Styer Judge Comment: Photographer found the perfect location for this classic snowscape and framed it well.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: C-VILLE Weekly Entry Title: "Sour Cherries" Entry Credit: Tristan Williams Judge Comment: Good use of color and movement in a still life. Its rare to see this level of studio work in journalism today.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Alexandria Times Entry Title: 7.24.25 Reflections near the Wilson bridge Entry Credit: Lee Moody Judge Comment: Really nice example of sunset over water that is guaranteed to evoke emotion in local readers.
Competition Comment: There were some great pictorial entries here. Unfortunately several very strong pictures misplaced this category. Still, a strong enough showing to make the choices difficult.