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March 2008

Judged by the staff at the Bay City Times: Michael Randolph, photo editor, Cathy Layman, staff photographer, Alexander Cohn, staff photographer, Stella Lee, photo intern, Andrianne Bonafede, photo intern, Jesse Dockett, photo co-op.

20 photographers entered from two different universities…
80 sports entries
25 feature single entries
6 news entries
8 feature multiple entries

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News

1 — Said Alsalah
The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Picketers

2 — Rodrigo Gaya
The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Hillary Clinton

3 — none awarded

Comments:

First — Close tie for first. Local issue brought out in photo. Good depth and composition, Try different points of view

Second — Nice point of view. Nice facial expression. Good ability to show variance from planned event. Pertinent details for national news. Include people in foreground.

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Sports

1 — Matthew Stephens
Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
Rugby photo

2 — Jason Chiou
The State News, Michigan State University
Press conference MSU basketball

3 — Jason Chiou
The State News, Michigan State University
MSU vs Kansas Women’s Basketball

Comments:

First — Great combo of action and emotion. Nice composition.

Second — Editing down goes a long way. Not a typical press conference photo.

Third — Editing goes a long way. A thoughtful concise edit could have been better applied. Nice mix of action and emotion

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Feature Single

1 — Katie Rausch
The Flint Journal, Michigan State University
Children Praying

2 — Katie Rausch
The Flint Journal, Michigan State University
Woman with hands raised

3 — Jeffrey LaMonde
Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
Soup to a young girl

HM1 — Hannah Engelson
The State News, Michigan State University
People laughing in the Jukebox Grill

Comments:

First — Far and away first place. Nice unexpected moment. Creates feeling for readers that the photographer is transparent.

Second — Nice moment. Could use some cropping. Pulpit in background is distracting from clean photo.

Third — This photo is more than the sum of its parts. Nice multi-layered image.

HM1 — Nice moment. Nice expression. Could be framed better.

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Feature Multiple

1 — Nick Dentamaro
The State News, Michigan State University
Dance Feature

2 — Matthew Stephens
Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
Wrestling feature

3 — Nick Dentamaro
The State News, Michigan State University
Boxing feature

HM1 — Alexander Stawinski
Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
Free rides feature

Comments:

First — Editing could have been stronger. Shows diversity in photos.

Second — Not much of a story. Too many action shots.

Third — Nice photos but not a story.

HM1 — Nice photos but not a story

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Standings after March clips (seven months)

1 — Jeana-Dee Allen — The Flint Journal, MSU – 808
2 — Katie Rausch — The Flint Journal, MSU – 744
3 — Alex Stawinski — Midland Daily News, Central Michigan Life, CMU — 370
4 — Jason Chiou — The State News, MSU – 354
5 — Nick Dentamaro — The State News, MSU – 262
6 — Hannah Engelson — The State News, MSU – 254
7 — Marc Nardacci — The State News, MSU – 116
8 — Nichole Hoerner — The State News, MSU – 114
9 — Jeffrey LaMonde — Central Michigan Life, CMU – 110
10 — Matthew Stephens — Central Michigan Life, CMU – 100

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