April 2017 Winners
Khai Le
Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram
![1st Place - Feature](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012291984-EWN4DBGIG1MOLX5TXC03/04_FEATURE_TLP_03.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![2nd Place - Feature](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012300511-37W6RJX8MTHYLK4XFUWE/04_Feature_EC_01.jpg)
Ed Crisostomo / Orange County Register
Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance
![1st Place - General News](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012307904-M92K8D03SCSMBM0URXN0/04_GenNews_EC_01.jpg)
Ed Crisostomo / Orange County Register
Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
![3rd Place - General News](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012308949-0QT74RDAI9M2KXPY8EU4/04_GenNews_MS_01.jpg)
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012314284-TU35F6RJBZL749ZVBD1X/04_ESSAY_TLP_01.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012314847-I9VLBQ2I4UKRHOQI8A8B/04_ESSAY_TLP_02.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012315803-XYA6ZB2U5ERA0ADAGWPA/04_ESSAY_TLP_03.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012316231-B6LHEXXLNEWCJL8BYL0J/04_ESSAY_TLP_04.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012317951-U63MXDYGUJCBZCT35T4G/04_ESSAY_TLP_05.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012317957-JWXDGTJ62CUON7PWS21F/04_ESSAY_TLP_06.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012320497-FASWZ8YX8Y4Z9Q2S0WMR/04_ESSAY_TLP_07.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012320537-HF8XAZLUGOD40ALODXT5/04_ESSAY_TLP_08.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012322927-KZWJKG931CIVUY44L7S3/04_ESSAY_TLP_09.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012322884-JTBWL6GNW3E0OHRV1OOM/04_ESSAY_TLP_10.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012326375-8990WH0S8216QJP6980G/04_ESSAY_TLP_11.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![3rd Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012360918-EE5TW8FBPYN4GO5R4G4Z/0416_NWS_OCR-L-SUNRISE-01.jpg)
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register
![1st Place - Sport Action](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012381741-DKPXKBD3VPCT6NW23YZ1/04_SPORTS_TLP_01.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram
![3rd Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012371777-DJMGJMXRXTQGWJRUZGV0/0416_NWS_OCR-L-SUNRISE-02.jpg)
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register
![1st Place - Portrait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012375075-9JW8YPOXQ676T486DPLO/04_PORTRAIT_TLP_01.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram
![2nd Place - Sports Feature](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012389497-6Y4VIEVP787WBIGL858D/04_SF_TLP_01.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![2nd Place - Sports Action](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012384327-9BJ2K1FVU1Y4JQZC5CV9/04_SPORTS_TLP_06.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
Rebekah Branham, of Eastern Michigan, lies on the track holding her injured ankle after stumbling in the 800m College Open Section 3 event at the Mt. SAC Relays at are El Camino College in Torrance Friday, April 14, 2017.
![3rd Place - Sports Action](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012385082-E1R0G7938CJXF7OSXN7T/04_SPORTACTION_BA_01.jpg)
Bill Alkofer / Orange County Register
Frank Perez / Freelance
Keith Birmingham / Pasadena Star-News
![3rd Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012366400-9R3LSH20T9RX0VP8QYH8/0416_NWS_OCR-L-SUNRISE-03.jpg)
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register
![1st Place - Spot News](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012393601-QV2JI1FJ7VMBKXVZOHTN/04_NEWS_TLP_04.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram
![3rd Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012368408-N78PSOWOZ2RMUYCUCWUQ/0416_NWS_OCR-L-SUNRISE-04.jpg)
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register
![2nd Place - Spot News](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012395160-EI2XB8TJLWNBCC7Q66OF/04_NEWS_TLP_05.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
![3rd Place - Portrait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012378727-LJOT0MNBRZW9W6FXGZR1/04_PORTRAIT_TLP_02.jpg)
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise
Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram
![3rd Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012370808-3UTTSJS835PYIRWI86X2/0416_NWS_OCR-L-SUNRISE-06.jpg)
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register
![3rd Place - Spot News](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012395589-B9XLR3EKOMZ184Z3BS4M/04_RHK_Trapped_03.jpg)
Richard Koehler / Freelance
Thomas R. Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram
![1st Place - Feature](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012291984-EWN4DBGIG1MOLX5TXC03/04_FEATURE_TLP_03.jpg)
![2nd Place - Feature](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012300511-37W6RJX8MTHYLK4XFUWE/04_Feature_EC_01.jpg)
![1st Place - General News](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012307904-M92K8D03SCSMBM0URXN0/04_GenNews_EC_01.jpg)
![3rd Place - General News](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012308949-0QT74RDAI9M2KXPY8EU4/04_GenNews_MS_01.jpg)
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![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012317957-JWXDGTJ62CUON7PWS21F/04_ESSAY_TLP_06.jpg)
![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012320497-FASWZ8YX8Y4Z9Q2S0WMR/04_ESSAY_TLP_07.jpg)
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![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012322927-KZWJKG931CIVUY44L7S3/04_ESSAY_TLP_09.jpg)
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![1st Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012326375-8990WH0S8216QJP6980G/04_ESSAY_TLP_11.jpg)
![3rd Place - Photo Essay](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012360918-EE5TW8FBPYN4GO5R4G4Z/0416_NWS_OCR-L-SUNRISE-01.jpg)
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![1st Place - Portrait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012375075-9JW8YPOXQ676T486DPLO/04_PORTRAIT_TLP_01.jpg)
![2nd Place - Sports Feature](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52802b23e4b0aea5e0585a6d/1499012389497-6Y4VIEVP787WBIGL858D/04_SF_TLP_01.jpg)
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Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise - 385
Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 240
Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News - 230
Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze / Press-Telegram - 230
Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance - 180
Ed Crisostomo / Orange County Register - 180
Mark J. Terrill / AP - 100
John McCoy / Los Angeles Daily News - 90
Bill Alkofer / Orange County Register - 80
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register - 80
David Pardo / Victorville Daily Press - 50
Karen Quincy Loberg / Ventura County Star - 30
Ronen Tivony / Freelance - 20
Jennifer Cappuccio Maher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 20
Frank Perez / Freelance - 20
John M. Blodgett / Southern California News Group - 10
Richard Koehler / Freelance - 10
Thanks to Judges:
Miki Turner, Associate Professor of Photography at USC
Yale Swerdlow, Freelance Photographer
Clarence Willians III, Pulitzer Prize Winner and Freelance Photographer
Kirk McKoy, PPAGLA Board member