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News Photography ( Division B,Division C) Back

Place Name: First Place
Contestant Name: Royal Purple
Entry Title: Whitewater comes together for annual Pride Rally
Entry Credit: Fleuretta Phipps, Calise Howard
Judge Comment: Photos captured the [pride fest by showing the emotions of those attending. The first photo made it clear what the story would be about. Good color on all three, great job with showing particpants enjoying their attendance at.
Place Name: Second Place
Contestant Name: Exponent
Entry Title: AFS Iron Pour
Entry Credit: Ethan Hack
Judge Comment: The three-photo sequence was well framed, showed action with a progressive movement from beginning to the finished product. Difficult conditions to photographs, but nice action in #1.
Place Name: Third Place
Contestant Name: The Promethean
Entry Title: WI Pt ISHKODE - GOOD FIRE
Entry Credit: Ella Hill, Alicia Zoltowski
Judge Comment: Good composition, with photos that help tell the story. Thanks for focusing on the people and the one with the smoky haze illustrates the conditions. Relaxed atmosphere and for the viewer, it shows that this was not a destructive fire because of the emotions on the subjects' faces.
Place Name: Honorable Mention
Contestant Name: Royal Purple
Entry Title: Chancellor opens the 2025-26 academic year
Entry Credit: Charlie Clark
Judge Comment: Good expressions on both photos. Captured the essence of the event as well as the Chancellor himself. Good use of including the crowd in front in the first photo. Try taking multiple angles - vertical and horizontal to have less extraneous space and focus more on the subject.