2022 Qtr. 3 Singles
Guest User
Quarter 3 judges, Betty Udesen, Benjamin Benschneider, and Elaine Thompson
General News
First Place: Gina ferrazzi, LA times
LAS VEGAS, NV -JULY 12, 2022: Fish carcasses lay sprawled on the dried mud flats at one of the shuttered marinas at Lake Mead on July 12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The water levels at Lake Mead are at historic lows forcing the closures of all but one marina at the lake.
Second Place: Amy gaskin, Freelance
US Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, left, meets with Ford Motor Company executive Darren Palmer, Vice President, Electric Vehicle Programs, Ford Model e.during the Detroit Auto Show. Wednesday, September 14, 2022 in Detroit, MI.
Third Place: David swanson, Reuters
Four women are arrested from where they lie in paint protesting to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade in front of City Hall, Los Angeles California, U.S., July 6, 2022.
Honorable Mention: ringo chiu, afp
Fake blood and body bags are reflected at a glasses of an abortion rights activist who covered in fake blood, stage a 'die-in' protest at the Urban Light outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on July 28, 2022, in Los Angeles, to call on the federal government to restore abortion rights nationwide.
Feature
First Place: Genaro Molina, LA Times
A pedestrian seems to receive a kiss from a billboard along Melrose Avenue during the ongoing heatwave in Los Angeles on September 2, 2022.
Second Place: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Garrett Stack appears Supermanesque as he jumps off the high dive at William Peak Park community pool in Buena Park on Saturday, July 30, 2022.
Third Place: Michael Nelson, Freelance
A visitor is silhouetted by Wellington Arch in London. The park contains many memorials to the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces.
Honorable Mention: Gina Ferazzi, LA Times
RIVERSIDE, CA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2022: A man on a Hoverboard takes advantage of the slight drop in temperatures as the sun sets at Challen Park on September 27, 2022 in Riverside, California. The September heat wave brought triple-digit temps to the Inland Empire as the National Weather Service issued heat warnings for Southern California for the week.
Portrait
First Place: MINDY SCHAUER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
The one blue eye of Baby Funk and the blue eyes of Clara Whitcomb, 24, match almost perfectly. Whitcomb’s mother, Lori Basheda, says this further indicates the rabbit was destined to be in their family.
Second Place: gina ferrazzi, la times
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA - JULY 20, 2022: George and Mary Cruse shortly after finding out the killer of George’s two sisters in 1980 has been arrested on July 20, 2022 in Rancho Cucamonga, California. George’s sisters, Beverly and Debra Cruse, were killed in a Westside apartment in 1980. The killer was found through DNA.
Third Place: genaro molina, la times
Jaime Lee, left, chief executive of Jamison Realty Inc., and her brother Garrett Lee, president of Jamison Properties, are reflected in the facade of The Crosby apartments in Koreatown in Los Angeles on September 7, 2022. A growing number of Los Angeles-area office buildings are being converted to residential use as demand for offices stalls. Many of L.A.'s early 20th century office buildings were converted to residential use years ago, but now there is a move to convert mid-century properties as demand for housing surpasses demand for offices in key neighborhoods. Some of the amenities are a pool on the roof, a dog park, a community space to do business, a gym and a room for karaoke singing.
Pictorial
A new category for 2020: A graphic image that expresses beauty, tension and other abstract concepts through composition and tonal and color relationships more than through human interaction.
First Place: richard h. grant, long beach post
Two seals lounge at the bow of a pink ONE cargo ship as containers are removed from it at the Port of Long Beach as the setting sun casts an orange glow across the ship's bow on July 23, 2022.
Second Place: Genaro molina, la times
Thousands walk up Hill Street for a Freedom rally for Iran in downtown Los Angeles on October 22, 2022. Iranian Americans and others were protesting in solidarity with women-led protests in Iran, for regime change in Iran and over the recent death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the Islamic republic's notorious "morality police." The march started at Pershing Square and ended up at City Hall. Similar protests happened all over the world in solidarity with women-led protests in Iran. UC} 22: in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Third Place: michael nelson, freelance
A man talks on his cellphone on a rooftop surrounded by satellite dishes in downtown Cairo.
Spot News
First Place: Genaro molina, la times
“I just want help,” said a crying Tanesha Haynes who joined homeless advocates and protesters who shut down proceedings in the Los Angeles City Council chambers who had to stop from casting their final vote on a law prohibiting homeless encampments near schools and daycare centers at City Hall on August 8, 2022. “Don’t take it as a threat. We just need help,” said Haynes who is homeless. Members of the LAPD created a defense line as city council members left chambers. Protesters left the chambers after being threatened with arrest. Two arrests were made during proceedings.
Entertainment
First Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena star-news
Willie Nelson & family performs during the Palomino Festival at Brookside Park in front of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, July 9, 2022.
Second Place: Scott mitchell, zuma press
Musician Artist- SHELEA FRAZIER, also known as Sheléa (shuh-lay-yuh), performing live at MOJA - A Musical Saga Experience - Grammy Museum Rooftop Terrace, The Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA, September 13, 2022. Starting in the 1800's and continuing to present day, The Moja Saga follows one family over seven generations, introducing each character at their utmost vulnerability. Featured performers and artists included Billy Branch, Bobby Rush, Indira Khan, Tracci Lee, Josh Kagler, Josh McCrary, Litza, Sarah Reich, Shelea, McCrary Singers, African Dancers, DJ Jamm. Hosted by Darius McCrary and Carl Gustafxon with messages from Weedie Braimah and Michael Nixon.
Third Place: Chris torres, santa clarita signal
Lead guitarist Aaron Kusterer is silhouetted as he plays his guitar solo during Twisted Gypsy’s performance for this weeks installment of Concerts in the Park at Central Park in Saugus, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.
Sports Features
First Place: SCOTT MITCHELL, Zuma Press
A man and his best friend catch a wave before the start of the Vans US Open Surfing Championship 2022, Huntington Beach, CA USA, August 7, 2022
Second Place: Keith birmingham, pasadena star-news
Actor Bryan Cranston is hugged by Andre Either after catching a pop up by Adrian Beltre in the first inning of the All-Star Celebrity Softball Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
Third Place: Gina ferrazzi, LA Times
ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 16 2022: Seattle Mariners Julio Rodriguez reacts with Seattle Mariners J.P. Crawford (3) in the dugout after his 2-run home run gives the Mariners a 9-2 lead over the Angels in the ninth inning on August 16, 2022 in Anaheim, California.
Sports Action
First Place: KEITH BIRMINGHAM, PASADENA STAR-NEWS
Surfing boarding at the Wedge in Newport Beach on Sunday, August 28, 2022.
Second Place: KEITH BIRMINGHAM, PASADENA STAR-NEWS
Right fielder Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers makes a leaping catch on a drive by Luis Urias (not pictured) of the Milwaukee Brewers in the second inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
Third Place: Daniel watson, the signal newspapers
The Trinity Classical Academy girls volley ball team erupts off the bench as they celebrate their win over rivals Santa Clarita Christian at SCCS on Tuesday, 092722.
Fire
First Place: David Swanson, reuters
Phos-Chek is dropped on the Fairview Fire burning near Hemet, California, U.S., September 6, 2022.
Second Place: ringo chiu, associated press
Wind whips embers from a burning tree in a wildfire Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif.
Third Place: ringo chiu, associated press
A firefighter works on hotspots during a wildfire Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2022, near Hemet, Calif.
Judges’ Bios
Meet our judges, Marcia Prouse
Betty Udesen
Benjamin Benschneider
Elaine Thompson
Betty Udesen, a photojournalist, is best known for her ability to make compassionate, respectful photographs in delicate and complex situations. She was a pioneer in multimedia reporting that combines still images with field-recorded sounds and interviews. Working both for The Seattle Times and as an independent producer, her photography and multimedia projects, local and international, have been honored with numerous awards.
Benjamin Benschneider’s extensive career as a photojournalist with The Seattle Times has given him the opportunity to travel throughout the United States, Asia and Europe on assignment. He melded his sense of composition, acute technical skill, and artistic expression to create photographic essays on a wide variety of subjects. Through Ben’s passion for design and his expertise in architectural photography, Ben conveys architecture’s best to a wide audience of professional and public observers. His work is regularly showcased in many architectural books and magazines.
Elaine Thompson recently retired from a 26-year career as a Seattle-based photojournalist for the Associated Press. Over the course of her AP career, she covered everything from high-level sports assignments, including five Olympics and one World Cup, to spot news, the big regional businesses of Boeing, Starbucks and Amazon, orca whales in the Salish Sea and fish tossing at the Pike Place Market. She is best known for a photo she took her first week on the job in Seattle in 1995, when Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. smiled from beneath a celebratory pig pile after the team beat the Yankees in a playoff series, and for shooting the removal of a nest of so-called "murder hornets" in Northwest Washington near the Canadian border in 2021.