2022 Qtr. 1 Singles
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Quarter 1 judge, Lynne Sladky
General News
First Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Maria Ortiz holds her daughters Angeles Reyes, 7, left and Helen Reyes, 4, as they pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near a crosswalk in front of Liberty Elementary School in Riverside on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Eligia Morales, 53, and a 2-year-old boy were killed after they were struck by an SUV as they crossed the street on in Riverside on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
Second Place: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News
Friends of Brianna Kupfer, a Pacific Palisades resident who was found dead inside Croft House, are reflected in the store window with her picture as they gather for a memorial on North La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The suspect was arrested in Pasadena on Wednesday.
Third Place: Francisco Lozano, freelance
Young Ukrainian couple await their turn to be allowed in the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on the Tijuana side of the border.
Honorable Mention: Francisco Lozano, freelance
An Ukrainian refugee child is seen through the hole of a trash can keeping himself occupied at the Tijuana-U.S border in early March.
Honorable Mention: Patrick T. Fallon, Agence France Presse
In an image made with a remote camera, a SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) Falcon 9 rocket with the NROL-87 spy satellite payload for the National Reconnaissance Office launches from the SLC-4E launch pad at Vandenberg US Space Force Base on February 2, 2022 in Lompoc, California.
Honorable Mention: Ringo Chiu, Freelance
Supporters and opponents of abortion rights confront each other during a rally to oppose the growing assault on abortion rights to mark International Women's Day, in Los Angeles, on March 8, 2022.
Honorable Mention: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Huntington Beach, CA - January 15: Pelicans take flight over a surfer in Huntington Beach on Saturday, January 15, 2022 where a tsunami advisory was in place.
Feature
First Place: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News
Kourtney Williams, 34, finds a storefront to bed down for the night on Colorado Boulevard before being added to the Pasadena Homeless Count on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Williams moved to the Los Angeles area from Florida to be an actor in 2019 but found herself on the streets after the car she was living in was impounded.
Second Place: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
JoJo the duck gives an interview in front of a panel of judges during the Kids' Pet Parade in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, February 19, 2022. The pet is owned by Judith Marquina.
Third Place: Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register
GREAT PARK BALLOON Passengers ride the Great Park Balloon at the sun sets in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022.
Honorable Mention: Patrick T. Fallon, Agence France Presse
An electrical contractor repairs a sign with gasoline fuel prices above six and seven dollars a gallon at the Shell gas station at Fairfax and Olympic Blvd near a billboard of John Oliver on March 8, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Honorable Mention: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News
LAUSD second-grader Isabella Loew, 7, reads her “I Have A Dream” speech as Unite LA Foundation kicks off their Unity Skate event to Serenity Park in Watts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Los Angeles on Monday, January 17, 2022.
Honorable Mention: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
MaCES Magnet School band performs as LAUSD's new superintendent Alberto Carvalho visits in Maywood on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
Portrait
First Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
King's Lexie Flores has been selected the IE Varsity girls tennis player of the year in Riverside on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Second Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Super feather weight boxer Rayshaun “El Chivo” Thomas, 25, of San Bernardino says, “ I just ended up falling in love with boxing.” after walking into a gym one day with friends in San Bernardino. Thomas also known as Nino The Boxer now trains at El Chivo Peppertime Boxing Gym and Fitness Center in Fontana on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.
Honorable Mention: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Third Place: Ringo H.W. Chiu, Freelance
Pastor Monalisa Siofele-Lolohea poses with her 3-year-old daughter Fai’ana Su’esolo ‘I Hevani Lolohea before her Sunday church service at Trinity United Methodist Church in Pomona, Calif., Sunday, March 6, 2022. Pacific Islander women who wish to serve as pastors face significant challenges because in their male-centered culture, women are viewed as supporters rather than leaders. Pastor Monalisa Siofele-Lolohea says she would love to serve her Samoan community. But because it is still difficult for congregants to accept a female pastor, Siofele-Lolohea serves a multi-ethnic pastor in Pomona, Calif.
While wearing his retirement crown Robert “Chris” Duncan, 71 of Riverside works his final day as a US Postal Service clerk and retires after 50 years of service at the US Postal Service, seven-years in Santa Ana and 43 in Riverside on Friday, February 25, 2022.
Duncan said, “Helping people to get what they need from the USPS,” was one of the highlights of his long career.
Honorable Mention: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Etiwanda girls basketball player and senior captain Daisia Mitchell is looking to get back on the court after dislocated her knee earlier this season as she prepares for Saturdays CIF Southern Section Open Division championship game in Rancho Cucamonga, on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
Pictorial
First Place: Amy Gaskin, Freelance
A skateboarder rides at the skate park on Venice Beach. Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Second Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Bill Duke remembers friend and San Bernardino icon Dr. Margaret Hill during her celebration of life as he wears a purple fedora hat her favorite color to honor her at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino on Saturday, January 22, 2022.
Third Place: Amy Gaskin, Freelance
Sunset on the bike path at Venice Beach on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Honorable Mention: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times
Location scout David Kuperman stands above a deserted Venice Skatepark and a desert beach due to cold, windy weather in Venice on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Kuperman was looking for locations for an upcoming film shoot.
Honorable Mention: Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register
SHADOWS ON PIER PLAZA
Visitors to Pier Plaza walk across the shadows of palm trees in Huntington Beach, CA, on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Honorable Mention: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Mallards take flight over the Upper Newport Bay on Sunday, January 2, 2022 as water levels rise eight feet from the king tide.
Spot News
Honorable Mention: Apu Gomes, Freelance
A LA Rams fan shows his middle finger to a Police officer while the Police try to disperse fans in Downtown Los Angeles after the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.
Entertainment
First Place: Patrick T. Fallon, Agence France Presse
US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish holds the award for Best Music (Original Song) for "No Time to Die" as she attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022.
Second Place: Patrick T. Fallon, Agence France Presse
Actress Anya Taylor-Joy attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022.
Third Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Bloomington High School Bruins Folklorico Club perform during Downtown San Bernardino Art Walk in San Bernardino on Friday, February 18, 2022.
Honorable Mention: Justin L. Stewart, Freelance
A girl is held on a man’s shoulders at the Lt. Dan Band concert at Naval Base Ventura County on Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Ventura, CA. Families from the base came out for a night of free music, compliments of the Gary Sinise Foundation.
Sports Features
First Place: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News
LA Rams’ Malcolm Wright celebrates with his team after they won the USA Wheelchair Football League Tournament in Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 27-15.
Second Place: Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register
University of California Irvine guard Ofure Ujadughele, left, and guard Justin Hohn, right, jump up as their team take a one point lead late in the second half against Cal State Fullerton in a Big West Conference game in Irvine, California on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Their celebration was premature, as the Anteaters lost to the Titans.
Third Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
Honorable Mention: Justin L. Stewart, freelance
Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams celebrates with his wife, Anna Croskrey, with a kiss on the field after the Rams defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in an NFL Super Bowl LVI football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
Planes fly over SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Sunday, February 13, 2022 before the start of Super Bowl LVI. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20.
Honorable Mention: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Brian Duff gets tangled with his dog, Axl, while finishing first in the 38th Newport Spirit Run Dog Mile at Fashion Island on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
Sports Action
First Place: Katharine Lotze, Getty Images
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 06: Nina Schank of the California Golden Bears competeson bars during a meet against the UCLA Bruins at UCLA Pauley Pavilion on March 06, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Second Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Norte Vista's Ediberto Villicana #15, left, takes a ball to the face as he fights for control of the ball against Valley View's Tristan Brousard #20 in a CIF State Division III regional boy soccer playoff match in Riverside on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Third Place: Ringo Chiu, Freelance
Iceland's Karitas Tomasdottir (7) and Czech Republic's Jitka Chlastakova (13) vie for the ball during the She Believes Cup soccer match between the Czech Republic and the Iceland Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Carson, Calif.
Honorable Mention: Katharine Lotze, Getty Images
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Emma Malabuyo of the UCLA Bruins competes on bars during a meet against the University of Washington at UCLA Pauley Pavilion on February 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Honorable Mention: Amy Gaskins, Freelance
Skimboarding is unlike surfing in that it uses a smaller board with no fins. Riders glide across the shore breaks of crashing waves. Saturday, March 26, 2022 in Newport Beach, Calif.
Honorable Mention: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
Wide receiver Brandon Powell, left, of the San Francisco 49ers dives for the pylon to score on a 44-yard touchdown catch and run past cornerback Jalen Ramsey of the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of a NFC championship football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, January 30, 2022.
Fire
First Place: Ringo Chiu, Associated Press
Firefighters watch as a helicopter drops water on a wildfire Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Second Place: David Swanson, Freelance
Firefighters respond to the Sycamore Fire which destroyed at least two homes in Whittier, California, U.S., February 10, 2022.
Third Place: David Swanson, Freelance
Oranges hang burned from the Sycamore Fire which destroyed at least two homes in Whittier, California, U.S., February 10, 2022.
Judge’s Notes & Bio
Entertainment:
1. Billie Eilish award (1st & 2nd are great moments and nicely composed.)
3. Folklorico Club performs (love the low angle and slow shutter speed to create movement)
HM A man and child watches the Lt. Dan Band concert (image 8964_003) I actually preferred the composition in the photo with the two American flags. But the focus on the man and flags was off.
The photo of Mary Blige was a good moment but the image is way overexposed with messy composition.
Feature:
1. Homeless woman Kourtney Williams (powerful image, captures the isolation of homelessness)
2. JoJo the Duck at the kids pet parade (a fun, lighthearted moment)
3. Great Park Balloon by Jeff Gritchen (beautiful light and angle. Could also work in the pictorial category)
HM Fuel prices (eye catching composition)
The images of the Ukrainians at the border have potential, would try mixing up tight and wide lenses for more variety. Go in on the faces to show the emotion of what they are going through.
General News:
2. Memorial for Brianna Kupfer (it’s always good to take a risk with different photos, the reflection and layering work here)
3. Ukrainian refugee couple at the Tijuana border (image 8097_04) I found there were too many images from this, a tighter edit would help)
HM Ukrainian refugee boy in B&W at the Tijuana border (image 8097_08) Nice framing, and looks good in B&W
HM Abortion rights protestors with locked arms (image 8201_01) Excellent framing and composition
HM Pelicans fly over surfer (This image would be better suited for the Pictorial category)
Pictorial:
2. Bill Duke attends a celebration of life (excellent composition and light, very painterly)
Portrait:
Exceptional use of composition and drawing out the personality of subjects. Well done!
Sports Action:
I like the USC Huskies Basketball hands with the ball, but this would be better in the Sports Feature category
Meet our judge, Lynne Sladky
After graduating from Kent State University in Ohio where I studied photography, I started my career as a photographer at a weekly newspaper in Cleveland, the Sun Newspapers. I later freelanced for numerous publications in Cleveland, including United Press International. I became a staff photographer with UPI in Miami in 1985. I then worked at the Palm Beach Post for two years before joining the AP photo staff in Miami in 1990, where I’ve been for 32 years and counting. I’ve been in Miami for most of my AP career, but I also worked in London for three years, and in San Juan, Puerto Rico for five years covering the Caribbean.