Dec INPA Clip Contest Results

Cream of the Crop

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Judges

The New Orleans Advocate staff photographers Matthew Hinton, Scott Threlkeld, and Leslie Gamboni

 

Winners

F-Feature 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Strong category lot of nice moments making it hard to chose. First has a great feeling of connection and a great expression.

F-Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis S
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Judges Comments:
Interesting caption to go with weird and out of the ordinary grouping of Spidermen.

F-Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Jacob Wiegand, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Cute haircut with nice details in the background to give a sense of place.

F-Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Nice composition and expressions

F-Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Brittney Lohmiller/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Nice moment and sense of place

GN-General_News 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Great composition at the peak moment of expressions

GN-General_News 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
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Judges Comments:
Funny moment and connection between father and son.

GN-General_News 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan, Bloomington Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
Quiet pensive moment well-captured.

GN-General_News HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Joseph C. Garza/Tribune-Star
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Judges Comments:
Great expressions

Multiple_Entry 1st Place Cream of the Crop 60 Points
Photographer: Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapolis Star
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Judges Comments:
The story of the teen mother was the most complete and had a lot of intimate subtle moments that told the story well.

Multiple_Entry 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Intimate moments throughout this entry helped it rise above the other entries.

Multiple_Entry 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan, Bloomington Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
Some strong images that took a lot of effort to get to. Could be edited tighter

Multiple_Entry HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapol
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Judges Comments:
Lots of funny moments in this series

P-Portrait 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapol
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Judges Comments:
Funny face with great lighting

P-Portrait 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
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Judges Comments:
Beautifully sad

P-Portrait 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
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Judges Comments:
Defiant expression makes the frame

P-Portrait HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan, Bloomington Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
Strong expression and details like the torn flag make for a thoughtful portrait.

SA-Sports-Action 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Michael Caterina
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Judges Comments:
Ouch! Foot in the face

SA-Sports-Action 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapol
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Judges Comments:
Nice tight sports photo

SA-Sports-Action 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: AJ Mast, Independent Photojournalist
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Judges Comments:
Nice pile of players

SA-Sports-Action HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapol
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Judges Comments:
Legs make for an interesting composition

SF-Sports-Feature 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Michael Caterina
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Judges Comments:
Funny reactions

SF-Sports-Feature 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Strange and funny

SF-Sports-Feature 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapol
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Judges Comments:
Intense warm up

SF-Sports-Feature HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Joseph C. Garza/Tribune-Star
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Judges Comments:
Nice reaction from the bench

SN-Spot_News 1st Place 50 Points
Photographer: Michael Caterina
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Judges Comments:
A look can say a lot and the look of the rescuer in this picture made it stand out from the rest in the category.

SN-Spot_News 2nd Place 40 Points
Photographer: Jeremy Hogan, Bloomington Herald-Times
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Judges Comments:
Nice graphically appealing image from the fire

SN-Spot_News 3rd Place 30 Points
Photographer: Jacob Wiegand, The Herald
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Judges Comments:
Strong composition helped this entry

SN-Spot_News HM Place 10 Points
Photographer: Mykal McEldowney, The Indianapol
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Judges Comments:
Nice aftermath picture