Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Daily Cardinal Entry Title: Protestors rally against conservative commentator Matt Walsh Entry Credit: Drake White-Bergey, Julia Wiessing Judge Comment: Strong photos. The photographer(s) did a fantastic job of capturing the emotion of the rally.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Badger Herald Entry Title: Mandela Barnes visits Valentia coffee ahead of midterms Entry Credit: Eddie Kustner Judge Comment: Excellent capture of a candid moment. The expressions on the faces makes this photo.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Daily Cardinal Entry Title: Women's rights activists protest against the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade by SCOTUS Entry Credit: Taylor Wolfram, Drake White-Bergey Judge Comment: Really good images. I would have liked to see a better mix.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The Daily Cardinal Entry Title: Abortion rights advocates protest against the overturning of Roe v. Wade Entry Credit: Cora Spychalla, Drake White-Bergey Judge Comment: Good photos that maybe would have benefitted from a little more emotion.
Competition Comment: Tough decisions all around. The photographers did an overall solid job of capturing the emotion of the moment and of their subjects.