2025 WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Feature Photo ( Division E) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Tribune Press Reporter
    Entry Title: INTERCEPTION
    Entry Credit: Shawn DeWitt
    Judge Comment: Shawn, It takes patience and good timing to get a shot like this. Well done! Even better if you weren't using a motor drive or burst function. It's truly a photo that clearly "tells the story."
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout
    Entry Title: KEX celebrates 50 years
    Entry Credit: Jordan Derrick
    Judge Comment: Jordan, Really nice job of capturing a joyful moment. I also appreciate your use of foreground to help tell the story.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Northwoods River News
    Entry Title: Embracing the future of child care
    Entry Credit: Kate Reichl
    Judge Comment: Kate, Capturing "moments" like this is what makes photo journalism work for the viewer. It tells a story and evokes some emotion too. Good job filling the frame to avoid a lot of distractions in the background.
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: The Tribune-Phonograph
    Entry Title: A double helping of dessert
    Entry Credit: Kevin O'Brien
    Judge Comment: Kevin, That must have been fun to shoot! I hope your camera escaped the exploding "pies!" I liked that you got down on the child's level to make them the emphasis of the composition. Their faces say more than a focus on the whipped cream ever could.