JUDGE: David Burnett, Contact-Press Images These images further prove you do not need to be photographing the NFL, NBA or Major League baseball to make good pictures. To the contrary, good sports pictures can be found anywhere that sports are played. Each of these has an element of surprise to it, something which makes the [...]
2nd Place – Last Mission/Last Hour, Ramin Rahimian “Last Mission/Last Hour” In the early morning of October 20, 2006, six days before his 21st birthday, the Humvee Iraqi translator Diyar al-Bayati was riding in during a routine patrol came under attack by a roadside bomb and an ambush. On his last mission and his last [...]
Judge: Vincent Laforet, New York Times, Pulitzer Prize winner 1. Three to Get Ready, Steve Griffin, The Salt Lake Tribune 2. Karl & Jess, August Miller, Ogden Standard-Examiner 3. Downhill Biker, Laura Seitz, Deseret News 4. Racers Ready, Mitch Mascaro, Logan Herald-Journal
1st- “State Amateur Golf Final” Mario Ruiz 2nd- “Baseball Dive” Eli Lucero 3rd- “Face Masked” Jeff Allred HM- “Wipe out” Scott Winterton HM- “Houston we have a problem” Drew Godleski HM- “Still in the Stirrups” Mike Terry
Judge – John Gress, Reuters contract photographer First Place – Trent Nelson/Salt Lake Tribune Skyline High School’s basketball team dogpiles on Liz Johnson (15, bottom) after Johnson hit a last second shot to beat Davis and send Skyline to Saturday’s State Championship game. This image is a perfect example of what a jubo photo [...]
Judge- Bob Leverone, photographer at The Sporting News 1st Place Eli Lucero/Herald Journal For me, clearly the winning entry. What a nice, storytelling frame. It has all the elements, well composed and perfectly timed. A perfect jubilation/dejection shot that doesn’t need a headline or caption. The reader knows who won and who lost. 2nd [...]