Cream of the Crop

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Judges
The Charlotte Observer. Judged on 8/31/2010 by Bert Fox, Director of Photography and John Simmons, staff photographer

F-Feature 1st Place
Photographer: Jeri Reichanadter, The Star Pres
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Judges Comments:
Simply the best moment of all the entries.

F-Feature 2nd Place
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
A very nice moment and creative camera angle.

F-Feature 3rd Place
Photographer: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Nice family moment. We did question whether the image is made or found.

F-Feature HM Place
Photographer: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
This is a really nice bit of “seeing” by the photographer. It’s a quiet moment that’s well composed.

GN-General_News 1st Place
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
The eyes and hands and touching tell the story of their struggle and their friendship. Really powerful picture!

GN-General_News 2nd Place
Photographer: Scott M Bort
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Judges Comments:
We chuckled at this one. It’s great to see humanity captured by the photographer.

GN-General_News 3rd Place
Photographer: Rob Goebel/Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
A touching moment, but one we’ve seen many times. The photographer should avoid “burning down” the background.

GN-General_News HM Place
Photographer: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
A touching moment between mother and son. So often events like these produce trite and staged pictures but this one displays love.

Multiple_Entry 1st Place Cream of the Crop
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
Many telling pictures of the emotive underpinnings of this event were made by the photographer. When photos are brought together, as a package, we see the power of hope and survival.

Multiple_Entry 2nd Place
Photographer: Jeri Reichanadter, The Star Pres
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Judges Comments:
Out of the chaos of school class pictures this photographer captured telling images of “kids being kids.” The hands photo and the children standing in the hall are two particularly good found moments.

Multiple_Entry 3rd Place
Photographer: Jeri Reichanadter, The Star Pres
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Judges Comments:
The photographer made three very good pictures in this series: The rooster petting, the children watching the sheep show and the bunny petting. This would have been a stronger entry if the weaker pictures were eliminated.

Multiple_Entry HM Place
Photographer: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
The opening, second and last picture in this series are very good. Again, an edit of the weaker pictures would have helped this entry.

S-Sports 1st Place
Photographer: Chris Howell, The Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
A great moment in an unfamiliar sport that makes me want to know more. Well done.

S-Sports 2nd Place
Photographer: Chris Howell, The Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
Really good composition in this training picture. I feel like I’m right next to them and experiencing their intensity.

S-Sports 3rd Place
Photographer: Joe Harpring, The Republic
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Judges Comments:
YIKES! A scary moment in any young baseball player’s life. The photographer was ready for this unusual moment.

Cream of the Crop

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Judges
Staffers from the Detroit News including: David Coates, photographer; Robert Houlihan, Director of Photography; Chris Farina, photo editor; and Dale Young photographer judged the contest. Our general impression was that it was a real pleasure working on your contest, particularly with the online judging features. The software is well thought-out and easy to use. Multiple picture entries were generally too long. Several could have been much stronger fewer images. The story on the high school kids should be followed for the rest of the year and turned into a really strong package. Thanks for thinking of us!

F-Feature 1st Place
Photographer: Joe Vitti
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Judges Comments:
Fun moment, great timing

F-Feature 2nd Place
Photographer: Scott M. Bort
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Judges Comments:
Nice moment, bit heavy on the burn.

F-Feature 3rd Place
Photographer: Jeri Reichanadter, The Star Pres
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Judges Comments:
Great expressions on their faces. The King seems to wish he was elsewhere. Could use a tighter crop.

F-Feature HM Place
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan
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Judges Comments:
Nice juxtaposition of foreground and background subjects.

F-Feature HM Place
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
Nice light on subject.

F-Feature HM Place
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
Just plain fun.

GN-General_News 1st Place
Photographer: Joe Harpring
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Judges Comments:
Helmet tells the story without even needing a caption.

GN-General_News 2nd Place
Photographer:
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Judges Comments:
Nice candid moment in what’s usually a dry news conference.

GN-General_News 3rd Place
Photographer: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
A stronger, more horizontal crop would have made this stronger.

GN-General_News HM Place
Photographer: Scott M Bort/Post-Tribune
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Judges Comments:
We’d like to know what she said.

GN-General_News HM Place
Photographer: Chris Bergin, The Star Press
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Judges Comments:
Wish we could see more detail in the mom’s face.

Multiple_Entry 1st Place Cream of the Crop
Photographer: Chris Bergin, The Star Press
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Judges Comments:
Hands down best story of the month. Great access for the photographer and done well.

Multiple_Entry 2nd Place
Photographer: Krista Schinagl, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
A great idea for a story, nice moments and great access made this a strong contender.

Multiple_Entry 3rd Place
Photographer: Denny Simmons
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Judges Comments:
Nice essay. ‘Though it doesn’t hold together well as a picture story, there are some strong pictures here.

Multiple_Entry HM Place
Photographer: Jeri Reichanadter, The Star Pres
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Judges Comments:
A few pictures in the middle that were not necessary made this weaker.

S-Sports 1st Place
Photographer:
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Judges Comments:
Great color, very much like a painting.

S-Sports 2nd Place
Photographer: Dan Krauss, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Would have been a lot stronger with a better crop.

S-Sports 3rd Place
Photographer: Chris Howell, The Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
The time on the clock and composition tells the story. The caption might read better if “Bloomington” was spelled correctly.

S-Sports HM Place
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
Best football picture of the month.

S-Sports HM Place
Photographer: Rob Goebel/Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
Good use of the hands on defense.

Cream of the Crop

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Judges
Kent Miller, Photojournalism/New Media Professor at Central Michigan University Jake May, Photojournalism Major at CMU – Jackson Citizen Patriot Intern. Libby March, Photojournalism Major at CMU – Freelance, Midland Daily News Sean Proctor, Photojournalism Major at CMU – Freelance, Midland Daily News All three students are photojournalism Hearst contest winners. Indiana has amazing sports shooters. Good spot news photos. Would like to see more picture stories that show intimacy.

F-Feature 1st Place
Photographer: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
A nice, quiet, subtle moment.

F-Feature 2nd Place
Photographer: James Brosher, Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
Nice slice of life. Funny.

F-Feature 3rd Place
Photographer: Krista Schinagl, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Very nice feel to this image.

F-Feature HM Place
Photographer: Rob Goebel/Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
Great reaction.

F-Feature HM Place
Photographer: Krista Schinagl, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Cute.

GN-General_News 1st Place
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
The best by far. Excellent framing and focus.

This is one of the weakest categories.People holding signs do not impress us.

GN-General_News 2nd Place
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
Nice moment.

GN-General_News 3rd Place
Photographer: Scott M Bort
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Judges Comments:
Nice moment.

I-Illustration 1st Place
Photographer: Rob Goebel/Indianapolis Star.
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Judges Comments:
Clean. Pleasing. Well executed.
Not a strong category.

I-Illustration 2nd Place
Photographer: Rob Goebel/Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
Excellent way to tell this story.

I-Illustration 3rd Place
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
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Judges Comments:
Nice light, model and background. Need a better caption.

Multiple_Entry 1st Place Cream of the Crop
Photographer: Krista Schinagl, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Best by far. Really good storytelling. Intimate moments.
This category is quite weak. We are surprised and disappointed by the lack of entries.

Multiple_Entry 2nd Place
Photographer: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Decent story. Mostly process photos.

Multiple_Entry 3rd Place
Photographer: James Brosher, Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
Good storytelling. Would have placed higher if the second guitar photo was removed.

S-Sports 1st Place
Photographer: Matt Detrich/The Indianapolis St
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Judges Comments:
Unusual moment
Very strong category.

S-Sports 2nd Place
Photographer: Scott M Bort
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Judges Comments:
Touching.

S-Sports 3rd Place
Photographer: Dave Weatherwax, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Intense.

S-Sports HM Place
Photographer: James Brosher, Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
Graphic.

S-Sports HM Place
Photographer: Sam Riche, The Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
Great celebration.

S-Sports HM Place
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan
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Judges Comments:
Great contrast between the pile up and the background.

S-Sports HM Place
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan
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Judges Comments:
Both in the air. Fabulous celebration.

S-Sports HM Place
Photographer: Krista Schinagl, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Nice quiet moment of reflection.

SN-Spot_News 1st Place
Photographer: Joel Philippsen, The Republic
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Judges Comments:
Quite an emotional moment.
Best category. One amazing photo did not place (guy being led to jail) because it was obviously general news. There were a few other photos misplaced.

SN-Spot_News 2nd Place
Photographer: Scott M Bort
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Judges Comments:
Good storytelling photo.

SN-Spot_News 3rd Place
Photographer: Charlie Nye
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Judges Comments:
Lots of emotion.

SN-Spot_News HM Place
Photographer: Joe Harpring
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Judges Comments:
Nice moment. Error in beginning of caption.

SN-Spot_News HM Place
Photographer: Chris Bergin, The Star Press
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Judges Comments:
Precarious.

1 Matt Detrich Indianapolis Star MLDI 884
2 Jeri Reichanadter Muncie Star Press JLRM 585
3 Rob Goebel Indianapolis Star RKGI 584
4 Justin Rumbach The Herald-Jasper JTRJ 525
5 Scott Bort Post-Tribune SMBM 522
6 Denny Simmons Courier and Press DLSE 464
7 Chris Howell Herald-Times CAHB 449
8 Krista Schinagl The Herald-Jasper KJSJ 424
9 Thomas Simonetti The Herald-Jasper TWSJ 367
10 Andrew Laker The Republic AJLC 340
10 Joel Philippsen The Republic JMPC 340
12 Sam Riche Indianapolis Star SRRI 323
13 Jon L. Hendricks The Times of Northwest Ind. JLHM 318
14 Aaron Pennock Tipton Argus AJPT 280
15 Charlie Nye Indianapolis Star CENI 242
16 Joe Garza Tribune Star JCGTH 210
17 Garet Cobb Times-Mail GDCB 154
18 AJ Mast Freelance AJMI 124
19 Heather Charles Indianapolis Star HLCI 112
20 Robert Scheer Indianapolis Star RPSI 98
21 Joe Vitti Indianapolis Star JAVI 96
22 Christopher Smith The Times 72
22 Chris Bergin Star Press CKBM 60
24 Amanda Lucier The Herald-Jasper ASLJ 36
25 Greg Griffo Indianapolis Star GJGI 20
26 Steve Sanchez Indianapolis Star SMSI 16
27 Matt Dial Indianapolis Star MZDI 12
27 Tim Bath Kokomo Tribune TJBK 12
29 Darron Cummings Associated Press DJCI 4
29 Richard Sitler The Anderson Herald Bulletin RRSA 4
31 Rich Janzaruk Times-Mail RVJB 2

Cream of the Crop, 1st Place Multi

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Judges
This looks like strong work for the month of December. Times are so tough, it’s good to see that people are making great images at every size organization. Judges are the faculty for the Visual Communications Dept. at the University of South Carolina, School of Journalism & Mass Communications. Denise McGill was a newspaper photographer for six years, and works for various magazines now documenting migration and issues overseas. She teaches photojournalism and video. Scott Farrand was in charge of Graphics for The State newspaper during their glory years. He now teaches infographics and editing. Keith Kenney was a newspaper photographer in Texas in the 1908s. He now teaches communication theory courses.

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