Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: New Prague - The New Prague Times Entry Title: Police Funeral Entry Credit: Patrick Fisher Judge Comment: Wow. The officer in the foreground with the folded flag adds an incredible detail to this somber image. Great positioning and composition.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Brooklyn Center/Brooklyn Park Sun Post Entry Title: Responding to the Chauvin verdict in the wake of the Wright shooting Entry Credit: Kevin Miller Judge Comment: Good coverage of the aspects of this difficult event.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Plymouth / Wayzata Sun Sailor Entry Title: Back to school Entry Credit: Jason Jenkins Judge Comment: Nice composition to tell the story.
Competition Comment: Small category, but first place blew me away. Second place was a nice execution of aspects and third place made for a solid image to tell the story of going back to school.
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