2026 Q3 Singles

Points for Q3 PPAGLA Quarterly Contest 2026

Thomas Cordova 560 Points

Keith Birmingham 500 Points

Ted Soqui 500 Points

Ringo Chiu 420 Points

Cristina Salvador Klenz 420 Points

Mindy Schauer 330 Points

Gina Ferazzi 280 Points

Michael Goulding 260 Points

Jill Connelly 250 Points

Terry Pierson 250 Points

Ghawam Kouchaki 240 Points

Patrick T. Fallon 200 Points

Robert Hanashiro 150 Points

Nancy Newman 140 Points

Jennifer Cappuccio Maher 130 Points

Jeff Gritchen 100 Points

Genaro Molina 90 Points

Sarah Reingewirtz 90 Points

Chris Torres 90 Points

Paul Rodriguez 80 Points

Scott Mitchell 60 Points

J.W. Hendricks 50 Points

Libby Cline Birmingham 40 Points

Kirby Lee 40 Points

Brandon Richardson 40 Points

Cayo Seals 40 Points

Don Bartletti 30 Points

Scott Harrison 20 Points

Karen Loberg 20 Points

Birgit Wennekamp 20 Points

Dana Rene White 20 Points

Quarter 3 judges: Monica Almeida, Shae Hammond, Nhat V. Meyer

General News

First Place: Great moment with the wave so big and people standing so casually.
Second Place: This great political photo transcends what could be a standard podium shot. The creative symmetrical composition pulls it all together to give it impact. Oftentimes when shooting politics, the best photos are the moments in between, capturing the emotion and quirkiness of supporters on the periphery instead of the main attraction. This one also made me stop and look.j
Third Place: Funny moment - may have been higher but had some /technical toning issues...

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A large wave crashes up and over a small retaining wall on Sunday, September 6, 2026, near homes in Long Beach on the Peninsula near Belmont Shore.

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Attendees listen to US President Donald Trump†speak during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on September 9, 2026. US Republicans open an extraordinary midterm convention in Dallas on September 9 betting that putting Donald Trump at the center of their campaign can rescue a party facing grim election forecasts -- despite the president's negative approval ratings.

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A young child flip off Neil Leeds, who says he’s running for president in front of Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.

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Marlon Duenas holds a sign celebrating his daughter Emmily's first day of senior year at Cristo Rey High School in Santa Ana on Monday, September 21, 2026. After a ribbon cutting, parents lined the hallways of the new school, cheering and welcoming students on their first day.

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A man, bloodied and pepper-sprayed, raises his hands after being beaten during a Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) rally at Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California.

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World Cup fans celebrate Spain’s game winning goal at the Orange County Fair on July 19, 2026.

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Jack Iverson (from front left), 4, and his father Tim Iverson, meet Michelle Briddell dressed as Dr. Zira from Planet of the Apes along with Daren Dochterman, as Dr. Ziaus during Malibu Creek State Park’s 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, September 26, 2026 in Calabasas, Calif. Five Planet of the Apes films used the park for a location over the years.

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Feature

First Place: A funny moment. The leg in the frame above his head really makes this photo great!

Second Place: Nice, clean feature, great caption.

Third Place: This feature photo of a stoic terracotta warrior surrounded by a sea of gawking faces is simply fun to look at. A great feature photo should be able to stand on its own and tell a story without a lot of explanation by capturing a spontaneous moment or interesting scene that is engaging and relatable. It should also surprise the viewer with something they haven’t already seen. This photo covers all the bases.

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Children play in the Panorama Recreation Center splash pad in Panorama City on Friday, July 10, 2026 for the first time since it was shut down in 2019.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 25, 2026 - - Sophia Lopez, 12, left, and Emily Henriquez, 15, with Charro De Corazon School of Floreo from Riverside, practice a rope trick before performing at the National Day of the Cowboy and Cowgirl held at The Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles on July 25, 2026. The museum hosted the event that featured live country music from the Wandering Wranglers, trick roping, and line dancing lessons. The family festival also included film screenings, a horse grooming workshop and historical tours of the museum.

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Visitors photograph a clay warrior from the Terracotta Army at the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, on July 27, 2026.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 1, 2026: Dodger fans Haruya Shibata, left, and Yoshiko Shibata, visiting from Japan, wear towels on their heads for shade during he Southern California heat wave before the game against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on August 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.

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]Bilen Berhanu launches a kite with 4-year-old Veya Best during the 13th annual Long Beach Kite Festival at Rosie's Dog Beach on Sunday, August 16, 2026. The event was hosted by the Pacific Kite Club.

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Exhibitors take a break from showing the pygmy horses at Orange County Fair on August 2.2026.

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Lesa Lockridge enjoys the company of her feathered friend, Greg, while relaxing at a park in Santa Ana. The cantankerous goose chases others away but sidles up to Lockridge. Their relationship started rough. "I got bit a lot," Lockridge says about when they first met several months ago. Now the duo is bonded, and Greg greets her upon her daily visits. "He jumps on my stomach when I lie down,” she says. She can spot the goose among dozens of others by the nob on its nose and specific squawk.

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Portrait

First Place: Nice light and good balance with the flowers.

Second Place: Nice found portrait at the fair - would have been first but no id on person and bad date - captions are important!

Third Place: This is a very strong environmental portrait that works on all levels but most of all it tells a story by capturing an authentic expression, unguarded moment, mood and emotion that goes beyond the surface during a routine portrait shoot. The low angle and creative composition, incorporating body language and framed by the natural environment of the pastor’s burned home pulls it all together along with the soft ambient light in open shade.
A great portrait can tell a story and also evoke emotion without a lot of fancy lighting tricks or contrived poses.

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World-renowned Romani Instagram star Mami Crema receives so many messages from followers worldwide that she has to turn her phone off at night, or the constant pinging keeps her awake. Among the messages are videos of men singing to her in Arabic and Romani. “Yo estoy conocida casi en el mundo entero con todos los gitanos. Si me conocen en toda Europa, me mandan mensajes. Me llaman por cámara de Grecia e Bulgaria. Es que hay muchos de idiomas que no sé cómo es que se llaman.”

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This young fair goers seems to have an attraction for butterflies and moths at the Orange County Fair on July 23, 20206.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 24, 2026: Pastor Juan Galicia sits on the front stoop of his burned Larchmont home holding a Bible he found in the rubble on July 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Galicia was delivering a sermon at his South LA Church when a fire began at the vacant lot next door and spread to the family home where he has lived of 18 years. The family’s two dogs died in the March fire. The city and the owner of the vacant next door lot haven’t helped him.

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No Where To Go - Esmeralda, 28, and Angelo, 26, are a young couple of Romani descent. They have been together for about five years and are from different Romani visti (tribes). Esmeralda is fluent in three languages including Romani, Spanish and English.The Roma, are an ethnic group who left India more than 1000 years ago, were enslaved in Romania for more than 500 years and have migrated throughout Europe and the Americas. Like many Americans, the couple is facing temporary economic hardships and temporarily unhoused living in Pomona, California, where city sweeps force them to move frequently. Esmeralda pulls a machete from under the mattress that she has been keeping for a friend.

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8/17/26; Santa Clarita, Ca: Portrait of College of the Canyons goalie Kyle Mora.

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Like many Americans, Angelo Frank, 27, is facing economic hardships and is temporarily unhoused, living in Pomona, California, where city sweeps force him and his wife and puppy, Toby, to move frequently.“I don’t let these streets get to me. I exercise and try to be healthy, and I keep marching every day until things get better.” Angelo attributes his positive attitude and survival skills to the elders in his family. “My dad and grandfather sent me out there young. My family taught me how to be independent at a young age. They taught me how to survive in tough situations.”Five hundred years of slavery in Romania and genocide during the Holocaust have brought centuries of intergenerational trauma for Roma worldwide. Many American Romani families do not know that their ancestors were enslaved in the Romanian provinces of Walachia and Moldova for 500 years and that more than 1.5 million Roma were murdered in the Holocaust. European laws kept the Roma on the margins of society for centuries. This marginalization can still be felt today, as there are American Roma who fear outsiders, have little education, and live in poverty.

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8/14/26; Santa Clarita, Ca: Portrait of College of the Canyons goalie Rebecca Ferguson.

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Pictoral

First Place: Interesting compositions, pretty colors.
Second Place: Nice use of the lunar eclipse
Third Place: It’s not an obvious choice, yet the appeal is in its subtlety: a quiet nightscape, shadow, light and patterns at the Port of Los Angeles.

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A performer waves a fan and fabric during a live performance at the July 4th Summer Block Party at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles, California.

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A lunar eclipse is viewed from Los Angeles as aircraft flying into Los Angeles International Airport periodically cross the moon during the eclipse on final approach to landing.8/27/2026 Los Ángeles, CA. USA

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A truck drives on the terminal past stacks of Evergreen cargo shipping containers at night at the Port of Los Angeles along the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles, California on August 19, 2026. The US and Iran are approaching the six-month mark since military operations began on February 28, 2026, with the two nations remaining entrenched in a strategic stalemate. US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure through an aggressive economic isolation campaign, while a 60-day ceasefire and diplomatic window expired without producing a lasting agreement. The conflictís most significant impact on the US economy is the rise in energy costs, which is contributing to higher inflation.

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LONG BEACH, CA - JULY 9, 2026 - - A portrait of a child’s face contains a wind break tear over a cyclone fence where a a public swimming pool is being built in Belmont Shore on July 9, 20126.

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The colorful "World of Wonder" interactive display is part of the new Hoag Women's Hospital grand opening weekend celebration. The hospital completes the Sun Family Campus in Irvine. The public is invited to visit the "World of Wonder" and take a tour of the new hospital on Sunday. No reservations are needed.

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A man stands silhouetted beneath a giant flag as the Los Angeles Fire Department marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 11, 2026.

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Spot News

First Place: A big news story the drone really showed the extent of the damage.
Second Place: Big waves.
Third Place: It's okay - a bit busy.

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An aerial image shows workers as wreckage is loaded onto a flat bed while NTSB investigators work at the site of an NBC4 TV news helicopter that crashed in Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2026. Three people were killed and one person was hospitalized after the helicopter crashed on Tuesday night between two commercial buildings, igniting on fire instantly, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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Locals and members of the media fill the boardwalk as king tides slam the wooden seawall along the Peninsula in Long Beach, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.

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An aerial view shows crews repairing a water main break that flooded and shut down Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, Calif. A billboard for the television series “Hawk,” featuring an image of a visibly distressed character, looms over the scene as crews work to repair the damaged roadway and restore traffic.7/16/2026 West Hollywood, CA.

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Entertainment

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Allison Janney peeks through her Emmy for Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for her role in The Diplomat in the press room at the The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, 2026, outside the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Beck performs at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles during his Ride Lonesome Tour on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

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Cosplayers dressed as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ride the escalator at the San Diego Convention Center during the San Diego Comic Convention in San Diego on Sunday, July 26, 2026.

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Canadian-US actor Michael J. Fox aaccepts the Bob Hope Humanitarian award from US actress Julianna Margulies during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026.

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The lead singer of a Ramons cover bad shows the intensity of a rock star while performing at the Orange County Fair on August 2, 2026.

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A woman uses a leaf blower to make Carlacia Grant’s skirt blow as she poses for photographers at Netflix’s “Outer Banks” Season 5 “Pogues for Life: A Fan Farewell Event” at The Ford Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 15 August 2026. The event brings together cast members, creators and fans ahead of the fifth and final season of the Netflix series, featuring the inaugural fan-voted “Pogue Awards,” a cast conversation and an advance screening of the first episode of the final season.

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US actor Noah Wyle and his wife Sara Wells wait for his Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy to be engraved as they attend the Governors Gala for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026.

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Sports Features

First Place: Great facial expression!

Second Place: Nice story telling image - got the players face before being completely covered by gatorade.

Third Place: Keep coming back to look at this photo for a second and third time after clicking through all the others. It stands out in its uniqueness. It is both focused and nuanced and conveys emotion without showing any faces.

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Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride (85) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Los Angeles Chargers during an NFL football game, in Inglewood, Calif. on Sunday 13, 2026.

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ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2026: Los Angeles Angels left fielder Wade Meckler (53) gets doused with Gatorade by Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto (9) after hitting a walk-off single giving the Angels a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Twins in the 10th inning on September 17, 2026 in Anaheim, CA.

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8/28/26; Santa Clarita, Ca; College of the Canyons women’s volleyball coach Cory Nua talks to her players before playing Ventura College.

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Argentina fans cheer as LIONEL MESSI scores the final goal to defeat Cape Verde, as a fan displays a Messi tattoo, during a World Cup watch party at Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Spain's midfielder #08 Fabian Ruiz celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup football tournament quarter-final match between Spain and Belgium at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 10, 2026.

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Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers rounds third base and low fives third base coach Dino Ebel after hitting a solo home run against the Kansas City Royals in the second inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 30, 2026: Dafne Torres, front, right, of Los Angeles reacts with other Mexico fans after Mexico scored against Ecuador during their World Cup match during a watch party at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes on June 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Sports Action

First Place: This sports photo answers the request, “show me something I’ve never seen before,” which is something hard to do in a sports photo. This one made me stop and look. We’ve all seen slider shots, but not in such granular detail and emotion. I'm still wondering, was he safe or not?

Second Place: : Interesting action and funny faces

Third Place: Nice moment, good tension

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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker (23) slides head first into San Francisco Giants catcher Andrew Knizner to score on an two-run single by Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Edman in the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on September 19, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Second baseman Jose Fermin #15 collides with teammate right fielder Jordan Walker #18 of the St. Louis Cardinals on a RBI two run double by Mookie Betts (not pictured) of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

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Gavriel Klaussner gets some air during the U.S. Open of Surfing quarterfinals in Huntington Beach on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

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9/8/26; Santa Clarita, Ca: Santa Barbara City College middle back Carolina Esparza (#14) tries to steal the ball away from forward College of the Canyons Kennedy Crone (#22).

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Spain's midfielder #08 Fabian Ruiz celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup football tournament quarter-final match between Spain and Belgium at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 10, 2026.

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Jul 4, 2026; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA) wins the women's long jump at 23-4 3/4 (7.13m) in the 51st Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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Oct 4, 2026; Tottenham, United Kingdom; Washington Commanders wide receiver Treylon Burks (13) attempts to catch the ball against Indianapolis Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward (7) in the fourth quarter during the 2026 NFL London Games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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Fire

First Place: Only five entries... this one was fine.
Second Place: Nice silhouette with the water droplets and smoke.
Third Place: Good diagonal lines

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Firefighters spray water on a blaze in an apartment building on Atlantic Avenue near the 91 Freeway on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from three cars on the first floor of the apartment building, which is underneath second-floor units at the back of the building. Three families were displaced by the fire and assisted by The American Red Cross

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A firefighter looks for hotspots at an apartment building on Atlantic Avenue near the 91 Freeway on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from three cars on the first floor of the apartment building, beneath second-floor units at the back of the building. Three families were displaced by the fire and assisted by the American Red Cross

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A firefighter works the roof of a two-story apartment building fire as smoke comes out of a bedroom window in Long Beach on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from three cars on the first floor of the apartment building, beneath second-floor units at the back of the building. Three families were displaced by the fire and assisted by the American Red Cross

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Fire burns along the Amalfi Coast mountainside above Positano, Italy, as fire crews work through the night to contain the flames and prevent them from reaching residential amd commercial areas. Some residents and vacationers are evacuated as a precaution. No injuries or structural damage are reported. Sept. 13, 2026.

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Firefighters doused a blaze in an apartment building in Long Beach on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from three cars on the first floor of the apartment building, which is underneath second-floor units at the back of the building. Three families were displaced by the fire and assisted by The American Red Cross

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Meet YOUR judgeS

Monica Almeida has built a career on quiet observation, focusing a trained eye to capture subtle cues of expression, shifting mood, light and pattern. She developed her skills as a photojournalist for major metropolitan newspapers, able to move quickly and shoot decisively, whether covering breaking news or creating a formal portrait. She is currently an independent photographer based in Los Angeles, her hometown. As a staff photographer for The New York Times for 24 years she travelled thousands of miles photographing assignments nationwide. As the sole Los Angeles bureau photographer, she covered major news events, politics, features and entertainment throughout the western U.S., always with a national point of view. She has photographed 20 Academy Awards ceremonies and has covered every presidential campaign since 1992. Monica’s images give a strong sense of place. They humanize issues often debated in dry and abstract terms, described in soundbites and policy plans - from poverty and the economy, immigration or the environment. Her images transform data-driven news reports into compelling narratives --- literally putting a face to them. Her experience encompasses a full spectrum of subjects and situations and she is comfortable hunting for photos at crowded media events or in remote landscapes, the only photographer for miles around. And she is equally adept working independently or in close collaboration with writers, photo editors and art directors; working on long term projects or shooting, editing and filing remotely on tight deadlines. Born in East Los Angeles, Monica began her career as a photo intern and freelance photographer at the Los Angeles Times, where she was on a team of journalists that produced a Pulitzer Prize winning series on Southern California's Latino community. She moved to New York City in 1986 to work as a staff photographer at the New York Daily News and travelled to Southeast Asia to document the lives of Amerasian teenagers. She joined the staff of The New York Times in 1992 and was promoted to National Photographer based in Los Angeles in 1997. She majored in photojournalism at California State University Long Beach and studied fine art and documentary photography at the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles. Her photographs have been published in "Campaigns, A Century of Presidential Races", "Requiem for the Heartland, the Oklahoma City Bombing", "A Passage to Vietnam", "A Day in the Life of Ireland", "A Day in the Life of Italy", "One Earth", "The Power to Heal" and "A Day in the Life of California".

Shae Hammond is a Bay Area News Group photojournalist for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. A native of the San Fernando Valley, she graduated from California State University, Northridge, where she received a BA degree in media and journalism. As a freelance photographer, her work was featured in several publications before she joined the Bay Area News Group.

Nhat V. Meyer has been a staff photographer for the Bay Area News Group since 2000. He previously worked at The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va. for three years. He graduated with a degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri. He covers all types of assignments, including news, features, and business, with an emphasis on sports. He has photographed five Olympics, four World Series, three Super Bowls, NBA playoffs, and many other professional sports as well as college and high school sports.