Photo Contest Winners

Dec 2018 Winners

March 11, 2019Khai Le

Entertainment

1st Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Feature

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

General News

1st Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

2nd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Portrait

1st Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

3rd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

Photo Essay

1st Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

Central American migrants who traveled with the caravan, gather around a pickup truck where members from a church in Tijuana hand out new clothes and much-needed shoes outside the El Barretal shelter on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

A Tijuana church group provides new shoes and clothing to Central American migrants outside the El Barretal shelter on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

Two men while away the afternoon outside the El Barretal shelter in Tijuana on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.

A man puts his new jump rope to use outside the El Barretal shelter after volunteers passed out toys and coloring books in Tijuana on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

Hundreds of migrants are taking shelter at El Barretal in Tijuana. The inside is dark and features three stories of space with no running water.

Workers with Unicef, World Vision and La Jugarreta, gather information about the welfare of children staying at the El Barretal shelter in Tijuana on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

A man suns his feet as he sleeps outside the El Barretal shelter in Tijuana on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Shoes are one of the most needed items to caravan walkers who wore them out on the trek to Mexico.

Resa Cole of Los Angeles gets hugged by 8-year-old Ruth, a Honduran migrant outside the El Barretal shelter in Tijuana on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Cole and her friends have raised more than $15,000 on social media to help the thousands of migrants

2nd Place

Apu Gomes / AFP

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Paul Mariscal, with Thomas Miller Mortuary, places flowers atop the casket of Baby Jane Doe prior to her burial at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15 freeway in Coro

Paul Mariscal, with Thomas Miller Mortuary, stands watch over the casket of Baby Jane Doe prior to her burial at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15 freeway in Corona

Lorena Palacios, from Corona, places flowers next to the small casket containing the remains of Baby Jane Doe at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15 freeway in Corona

Monica Montejano, from Corona, says The Lords Prayer over the small casket containing the remains of Baby Jane Doe at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15 freeway in C

Flowers sit atop the small casket of Baby Jane Doe prior to her burial at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15 freeway in Corona in July. Corona police and fire depart

Marilyn Aguillar, from Corona, wipes away tears during the funeral of Baby Jane Doe at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018 as her husband Benjamin stands next to her. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15

Internment employee Lupe Gaytan places the casket of Baby Jane Doe into her final resting place at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15 freeway in Corona in July. Coro

Robert West supports his daughter Sophia, 2, as she blows a kiss towards the small casket containing the remains of Baby Jane Doe at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018, West's infant son is buried only feet away. The newborn i

Monica Montejano, from Corona, places stuffed animals atop the grave of Baby Jane Doe at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15 freeway in Corona in July. Corona police

Flowers sit atop the grave of Baby Jane Doe at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Corona, Thursday, December 6, 2018 following the infants burial. The newborn infant was found in a cardboard box near the 15 freeway in Corona in July. Corona police and fire depa

Sport Action

1st Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd Place

Libby Cline Birmingham / Freelance

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Sport Feature

1st Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

3rd Place

Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News

Spot News

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Joe Fanaselle / Freelance

3rd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance - 1340
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise - 1290
Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 820
Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram - 770
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register - 625
Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News - 325
Mark J. Terrill / AP - 150
Ronen Tivony / Freelance - 150
Joe Fanaselle / Freelance - 100
Mike Nelson / EPA - 40
Richard Koehler / Freelance - 40
Libby Cline Birmingham / Freelance - 30
Jennifer Cappuccio Maher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 20
Ed Crisostomo / Orange County Register - 20
Apu Gomes / AFP - 20

November 2018 Winners

November 16, 2018Khai Le

Entertainment

1st Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

2nd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

3rd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

Feature

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

3rd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

General News

1st Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

3rd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

Portrait

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Ronen Tivony / Freelance

3rd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

Photo Essay

1st Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

A firefighter battles the Woolsey fire burning a home in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

The Woolsey fire burns a home near Malibu Lake in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

A firefighter keeps watch the Woolsey fire burning a home in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

Firefighters push a vehicle from a garage as the Woolsey fire burning a home near Malibu Lake in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

A helicopter drops water while the Woolsey fire burning a home near Malibu Lake in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

The charred remains of the burned out home are seen in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 10, 2018.

A statue sits at the charred remains of a burned out home in Malibu, California, on November 14, 2018.

Alexander Tobolsky, right, and his girl friend Dina Arias, return to his home where burned out by the fire in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 10, 2018.

The burned vehicles are seen at a home destroyed by wildfire in Malibu, California, on November 14, 2018.

A burned rabbit body is seen on the road after the Woolsey fire burned in Malibu, Calif., Friday, Nov. 10, 2018.

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

Homeless people at Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2108.

2nd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

A law enforcement officer guards inside the Borderline Bar and Grill where a gunman injured 11 people in Thousand Oaks, California, November 8, 2018. Ventura County sheriff's spokesman says gunman is dead inside the bar.

A police officer secures the road leading to the Borderline Bar and Grill where a gunman injured 11 people in Thousand Oaks, California, the United State, November 8, 2018.

Members of FBI investigate the site of a mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. November 8, 2018.

Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean speaks during a press conference after a mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. November 8, 2018.

The body of Ventura County Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus, who was shot and killed in a mass shooting at a bar is transferred to a hearse for procession from the Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. November 8, 2018.

People attend the procession for the Ventura County Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus, who was shot and killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. November 8, 2018.

People place flowers near the scene Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. after a gunman opened fire Wednesday evening inside a country music bar, killing multiple people including a Sheriff officer.

People gather to pray for the victims of the mass shooting during a candlelight vigil in Thousand Oaks , Calif., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. A gunman opened fire Wednesday evening inside a country music bar, killing multiple people including a Sheriff officer.

People comfort each other gather after a candlelight vigil for the victims of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks , Calif., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. A gunman opened fire Wednesday evening inside a country music bar, killing multiple people including a Sheriff officer.

A picture of one of victims of the mass shooting is seen during a candlelight vigil in Thousand Oaks , Calif., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. A gunman opened fire Wednesday evening inside a country music bar, killing multiple people including a Sheriff officer.

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Claremont Chief of Police Shelly Vander Veen hugs Betsy Hipple, life partner of Leslie Pray, 54, who was killed Saturday while riding her bike along Mills Avenue near Radcliffe Drive, as a ghost bike in placed during a candle light vigil to honor Pray in Claremont on Monday, November 5, 2018.

A woman lights candles in the shape of the heart during a candlelight vigil for Leslie Pray, 54, who was killed Saturday while riding her bike along Mills Avenue near Radcliffe Drive in Claremont on Monday, November 5, 2018.

Betsy Hipple, second from right, life partner of Leslie Pray, 54, who was killed Saturday while riding her bike along Mills Avenue near Radcliffe Drive, looks over the ghost bike during a candle light vigil to honor Pray in Claremont on Monday, November 5, 2018.

More than 100 people and fellow cyclist attend a candlelight vigil for Leslie Pray, 54, who was killed Saturday while riding her bike along Mills Avenue near Radcliffe Drive in Claremont on Monday, November 5, 2018.

Emotions were high as some friends and family cried while touching the ghost bake place in honor of Leslie Pray, 54, who was killed Saturday while riding her bike along Mills Avenue near Radcliffe Drive, during a candlelight vigil in Claremont on Monday, November 5, 2018.

A couple holds one another as they pay their respects next to a heart shaped candlelight vigil in the driveway of the home where Leslie Pray, 54, was killed Saturday while riding her bike along Mills Avenue near Radcliffe Drive in Claremont on Monday, November 5, 2018.

Sport Action

1st Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Sport Feature

1st Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Spot News

1st Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

3rd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance - 1260
Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise - 1135
Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram - 745
Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 700
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register - 565
Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News - 315
Mark J. Terrill / AP - 150
Ronen Tivony / Freelance - 150
Joe Fanaselle / Freelance - 80
Mike Nelson / EPA - 40
Richard Koehler / Freelance - 40
Jennifer Cappuccio Maher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 20
Ed Crisostomo / Orange County Register - 20
Libby Cline Birmingham / Freelance - 10

October 2018 Winners

October 16, 2018Khai Le

Entertainment

1st Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

3rd Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Feature

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

3rd Place

Libby Cline Birmingham / Freelance

General News

1st Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

3rd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

Portrait

1st Place

Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2nd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

3rd Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

Photo Essay

1st Place

Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora speaks to the media during a press conference prior to game three of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, October 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles Dodgers grounds crew prepare the field prior to game three of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, October 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting the game winning home run to defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in the 18th inning of during game three of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday, October 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Steve Pearce of the Boston Red Sox high fives teammates after hitting a solo home run in the 8th inning of game four of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, October 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Enrique Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers goes up the wall, but can't reach a Steve Pearce ( not pictured) of the Boston Red Sox solo home run in the eighth inning of game five of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

The Boston Red Sox' Steve Pearce points to his teammates as he celebrates hitting a solo home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning of game five of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles Dodgers fan looks toward the sky in the ninth inning during game five of the World Series against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on Sat, October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after J.D. Martinez ( not pictured) of the Boston Red Sox solo home run in the seventh inning of game five of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in game five of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Starting pitcher David Price of the Boston Red Sox holds up the commissioners trophy as they celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in game five of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

2nd Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

Bolsa Grande High School volunteer Ivy Pham, 16, gets a impromptu hug from 4-year-old Genesis Thomas while cheering her on during the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Huntington Beach on Saturday, October 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Walk to End Alzheimer's attracts 25,000 people in Huntington Beach on Saturday, October 6, 2018. The event raised $268,000, just 20 percent short of its $335,000 goal. Donations are being collected until the end of the month. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

One-year-old Odin Griffiths watches the action on stage during the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Huntington Beach on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Griffiths' uncle passed away last July after a 3-year struggle with the disease. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Reo pounds the pavement during the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Huntington Beach on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Reo is named after owner Ronda Knerr's dad, Scotty Reo Ross, who passed away in 2014 from the disease.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Stacey Averkieff, right, gets a hug from her Lee & Associates co-workers after completing a 2-mile Walk to End Alzheimer's in Huntington Beach on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Averkieff lost both her parents to the disease. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

3rd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

A dried fish is seen at an alley in Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

A wholeseller eats lunch in Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

A wholeseller cleans up his store in Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Wholesellers clean up their store in Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

A wholeseller cleans up her store in Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Wholesellers take break at an alley in Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

A waiter closes thier business door in Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

People crowd at a storefront in Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Wholesellers leave the Tsukiji fish wholesale market during its final day of operations ahead of relocation to the nearby Toyosu waterfront district, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2018. The world's largest fish market, which has been in operation for 83 years, is being moved as part of the redevelopment for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Sport Action

1st Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

2nd Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

3rd Place

Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News

Sport Feature

1st Place

Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance

2nd Place

Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News

3rd Place

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise

Spot News

1st Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

2nd Place

Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register

3rd Place

Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram

Terry Pierson / The Press Enterprise - 1080
Ringo Chiu / Los Angeles Business Journal / Freelance - 1055
Thomas R Cordova / Daily Breeze/Press Telegram - 690
Will Lester / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 620
Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register - 535
Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News - 295
Mark J. Terrill / AP - 150
Ronen Tivony / Freelance - 130
Joe Fanaselle / Freelance - 80
Mike Nelson / EPA - 40
Richard Koehler / Freelance - 40
Jennifer Cappuccio Maher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 20
Ed Crisostomo / Orange County Register - 20
Libby Cline Birmingham / Freelance - 10

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Photo Contest Winners

Dec 2018 Winners

March 11, 2019Khai Le

Entertainment

Feature

General News

Portrait

Photo Essay

Sport Action

Sport Feature

Spot News

November 2018 Winners

November 16, 2018Khai Le

Entertainment

Feature

General News

Portrait

Photo Essay

Sport Action

Sport Feature

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October 2018 Winners

October 16, 2018Khai Le

Entertainment

Feature

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Portrait

Photo Essay

Sport Action

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