RSS
July 2008
Judged by Kansas City Kansan editor Matt Kelsey and reporter/photographers Nick Sloan and Sam Hartle
News
1st Jan-Michael Stump/Traverse City Record-Eagle – Funeral For a Friend
2nd Nathan Morgan/Midland Daily News – Seizing the Moment
3rd Dan Stewart/Jackson Citizen-Patriot – Trailer Fire
HM Douglas Tesner/Traverse City Record-Eagle – Blue Pelican Fire
Comments:
1st One of the nest funeral photos I’ve ever seen.
2nd Great image, probably would have also been a top 5 in the feature category
3rd Well-composed, colorful fire photo. Very unique angle.
HM Too bad it’s not in color! The editor should be punched for not putting it on a color page (just kidding).
Sports
1st Erik Holladay/Jackson Citizen-Patriot – Marker Magic
2nd Nathan Morgan/Midland Daily News – Celebrating Shot
3rd Ryan Garza/Flint Journal – Golfer Crossing Fingers
HM Tyler Sipe/Traverse City Record-Eagle – Bummin
HM Douglas Tesner/Traverse City Record-Eagle – Ryan Gehring/Luke Borganie
Comments:
1st Every photographer has taken this kind of shot, but rarely are the done this well. Superb
2nd Excellent facial expressions. Great positioning – you couldn’t have gotten a decent shot standing anywhere.
3rd Very rare shot – great job of capturing a spontaneous moment.
HM A pair of well-composed and difficult baseball shots.
Feature/Single
1st Nathan Morgan/Midland Daily News – Girl Culture
2nd Cory Morse/Muskegon Chronicle – Born to Be Wild
3rd Douglas Tesner/Traverse City Record-Eagle – A Mouthful
HM Alex Stawinski/Monroe Evening News – Tilt-O-Whirl
HM Sarah A. Miller/Sidney Daily News – Evan Albers
Comments:
1st A brilliant photo – great color composition for night time, and a truly special subject matter. This could be an iconic image of the early 21st Century
2nd Very well-composed – a technical feat
3rd Very cute photo. You’ve found and adorable girl to photograph, but she would have been adorable in any photo.
Feature/Multiple
1st Tyler Sipe/Traverse City Record-Eagle – Opening
2nd Kevin Benedict/Midland Daily News –
3rd Kim Brent/Monroe Evening News – Tying the Knot
HM Jan-Michael Stump/Traverse City Record-Eagle – Living on the Edge
Comments:
1st This is a series of very challenging images combined to make a terrific package.
2nd The most unique and visually arresting set of photos in the bunch. Would have liked to seen this played up more, but of course that’s not the photog’s fault.
3rd Individual images are great, but this essay could have bee stronger with a different dominant image.
HM Heartbreaking subject matter, but the photos didn’t quite do it justice.
Standings after July
1. Erik Holladay/Jackson Cit-Pat 532
2. Ryan Garza/Flint Journal 462
3. Tyler Sipe/TC R-E 432
4. Dave Weatherwax/Jackon Cit-Pat 254
5. Jan-Michael Stump/TC R-E 234
6. Mandy McConoha/Midland Daily News 230
7. Kevin Benedict/Midland Daily News 212
8. Kim Brent/Monroe Evening News 144
Cory Morse/Muskegon Chronicle 144
10. Kendra Stanley-Mills/Muskegon Chronicle 124