Photography Portrait and Personality ( 1,001 - 1,500)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Tracy Area Headlight Herald Entry Title: Photography Portrait and Personality - Tracy Area Headlight Herald Entry Credit: Per Peterson Judge Comment: Expressive faces at the moment of heightened action raise these photos to the top. The photographer made the creative decision to watch the athletes who weren’t competing to see their reaction to the action.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Cambridge/North Branch-County News Review Entry Title: Royalty crowned Entry Credit: John Wagner Judge Comment: A story told in a split second: Happiness and, perhaps, jealousy. The caption doesn’t quite make clear if the two were co-winners or if the one smiling received a more prominent crown.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Waterville - LifeEnterprise Entry Title: Crown drop Entry Credit: Jay Schneider Judge Comment: Quick reflexes caught the unexpected moment.