Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Ladysmith News Entry Title: Cruising for an oozing Entry Credit: Luke Klink Judge Comment: Very well done! Tight, compositionally spot-on, storytelling. Teacher’s expression makes it.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Superior Telegram Entry Title: Fire department morale booster Entry Credit: Jed Carlson Judge Comment: Once again, Jed attends a staged event and comes away with a nice image. A wonderfully tender moment that rises well above the typical grip-and-grin these ceremonies usually elicit.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Superior Telegram Entry Title: Bernie Sanders stumps for Harris/Walz Entry Credit: Jed Carlson Judge Comment: One of the hardest things to do is to come away with a visually compelling photo from an overly staged political event. You did it.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The Monroe Times Entry Title: Fair kicks off Entry Credit: Marina Schubert Judge Comment: Kids and farm animals, what’s not to like? You needed to crop out the hind legs of the cow on the left. The image would have been much stronger.
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