2020 Qtr. 2 Photo Stories

“It got down to two BLM protests and a Covid home schooling story.  And all three had strong images.  

First Place: BLM Protest Turns Violent.  This had a beginning, middle and end with strong images along the way.  It’s incredible to have a strong photo of the man with the grey sweat pants running away from the rubber bullets, and then later another strong image of him on the ground in pain.  Another photographer got this same moment, but the fact that this photographer had the man before and after he got hurt threads the story together.

Second Place:  Covid Home Schooling.  Beautiful moments of these families home schooling together.  I would’ve loved to have seen more, just because they were fun to see.  But each photo was different, and well done.  

Third Place: Floyd Protests.  More powerful images of the protests taken over a few days.  I would’ve recommended to remove one of the two images that has a person in the center of a crowd with his arm in the air.  I especially like the prayer group and the Whole Foods photos.”

-Ellen Jaskol, Quarter 2 Judge.

First Place: Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times

BLM Protest Turns Violent

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Demonstrators retreat as Riverside County Sheriffs fire pepper pellets after law enforcement announced an unlawful assembly and protesters did not leave during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Riverside County Sheriffs fire tear gas towards protesters after they moved a fence into the street during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Riverside County Sheriffs advance on demonstrators who refused to disperse after curfew during a protest against the death of George Floyd during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Riverside County Sheriffs and Riverside Police push back demonstrators who refused to disperse after curfew during a protest against the death of George Floyd during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Demonstrators take cover as Riverside County Sheriffs fire pepper pellets into the crowd after law enforcement announced an unlawful assembly and protesters did not leave during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Riverside County Sheriff deputies fill the streets to push back advancing protesters after law enforcement announced an unlawful assembly and demonstrators did not leave during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Thousands of protesters marched to the Robert Presley Detention Center and were met with a road block of law enforcement during a protest against the death of George Floyd during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police allowed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew. Those that remained were dispersed as law enforcement fired pepper pellets.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: A lone protester tries to confront a line of advancing Riverside County Sheriff deputies and police ready to fire tear gas and pellets on demonstrators who refused to disperse after curfew during a protest against the death of George Floyd during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: Fireworks thrown by a protester explode at the feet of Riverside Police officers during a demonstration against the death of George Floyd during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police allowed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

RIVERSIDE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020: A demonstrator screams in pain after being injured while running from non-lethal rounds fired by Riverside County Sheriffs to push back protesters who refused to disperse after curfew during a protest against the death of George Floyd during the coronavirus pandemic on June 1, 2020 in Riverside, California. Thousands of protesters marched through the street of downtown Riverside and police alloyed them to stay 90 minutes after the 6pm curfew.

Second Place: Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times

Covid Home Schooling

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 29, 2020: Former third grade teacher Kristen Bristow listens as her daughter Andie ,6, tries to avoid typing class during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 29, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 29, 2020:Kat Bristow, 12, sits at the piano in the Roth’s living room playing the flute during music class taught by her neighbor music producer Gabe Roth during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 29, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 23, 2020: Ellie Bristow, left, gives her science presentation to the class at the Roth’s dining room table home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 23, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

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RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 23, 2020: Students and parents of “Brothbush Academy” walk from the Bristow’s to the Furbush’s for a cooking class during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 21, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

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RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 21, 2020: Veronica Roth teaches yoga PE class in the front yard during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 21, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 16, 2020: Ellie Bristow, 11, checks in with her 5th grade teacher during a geometry class as her sister Andie, 6 works on a book report at the kitchen table in home schooling session during the coronavirus pandemic on April 16, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 23, 2020: Students and parents of “Brothbush Academy” walk from the Bristow’s to the Furbush’s for a cooking class during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 21, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

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RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 17, 2020: In the backyard, David Bristow helps his daughter Ellie, 11, shoot a bow-and-arrow in archery PE class during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 17, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 21, 2020: Veronica Roth teaches yoga PE class in the front yard during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 21, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

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RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 29, 2020: Kat Bristow, 12, snuggles her sister Andie, 6, while they team up for a science presentation during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 29, 2020 in Riverside, California. Their mom, former third grade teacher Kristen Bristow monitors the students. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

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RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 23, 2020: Carmen Furbush finds a quiet corner of the living room room for reading time during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 23, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 17, 2020: In the backyard, David Bristow helps his daughter Ellie, 11, shoot a bow-and-arrow in archery PE class during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 17, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 29, 2020: Kat Bristow, 12, snuggles her sister Andie, 6, while they team up for a science presentation during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 29, 2020 in Riverside, California. Their mom, former third grade teacher Kristen Bristow monitors the students. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 23, 2020: Carmen Furbush finds a quiet corner of the living room room for reading time during home school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 23, 2020 in Riverside, California. The Bristow’s, Roth’s and Furbush’s, who are also neighbors, have quarantined together and are home schooling the 8 children amongst them using the parents as teachers. They’ve named the school “Brothbush Academy” coined from the families’ last names.

Third place: Kent Nishimura, Los Angeles Times

Floyd Protests

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 29: Protestors face off with a large law enforcement presents in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, May 29, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Friday evening saw yet another date of protests with people outraged over the the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: Demonstrators raise a drawing of the late George Floyd while protesting in front of LA City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Protests have erupted across the country, with people outraged over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 29: Protestors face off with a large law enforcement presents in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, May 29, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Friday evening saw yet another date of protests with people outraged over the the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 29: Protestors face off with a large law enforcement presents in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, May 29, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Friday evening saw yet another date of protests with people outraged over the the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 29: Protestors face off with a large law enforcement presence in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, May 29, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Friday evening saw yet another date of protests with people outraged over the the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 30: People at a gathering setup by groups Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and Build Power that started at Pan Pacific Park and went through the Fairfax District on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Protests erupted across the country, with people outraged over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 30: Law enforcement evict people from the Whole Foods in the Fairfax District on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Protests erupted across the country, with people outraged over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 30: Law enforcement carry a man after he was cuffed in the Fairfax District on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Protests erupted across the country, with people outraged over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti walks out to address protesters and clergy members from the Los Angeles area that are participating in a march and peaceful protest in downtown Los Angeles outside of LA City Hall and LAPD Headquarters on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Protests erupted across the country, with people outraged over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

VAN NUYS, CA - MAY 31: People outside a store on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Van Nuys, CA. Protests erupted across the country, with people outraged over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: Demonstrators in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Protests have erupted across the country, with people outraged over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.

Meet our judge, Ellen Jaskol

Up until early 2009, I was a newspaper photographer and photo editor at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver for 17 years, where our photo team won two Pulitzer Prizes, and before that I was at the Los Angeles Times, as staff photographer and photo editor, following three photo internships there in 1983/1984, and then lots of freelancing for them before finally getting hired.  In 2010 and 2011,  I spent some time in Afghanistan and Pakistan, photographing children, teachers, and communities in schools for the Central Asia Institute, co-founded by Greg Mortenson, who wrote the book "Three Cups of Tea."   Currently I have my own photography business, doing mostly corporate work, and I am completely grateful for it.