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1st Place, Sports Action Photo
2022-23, Division 2, News Photography
By Gina Ko
The Emery
Ann Arbor Huron HS
PH-01. Sports Action Photo
Any non-portrait, game photo directly related to sporting events should be entered in this category. Photo may be in color even if published image was in black and white. Photos will be judged on both the quality of the photo and how it was used in the publication. Entries must have been published via a newspaper, newsmagazine, news website or news program social media account.
Judging Criteria
- Effective cropping to center of interest
- Clear, sharp details
- Good, sharp contrast with varied levels of grays, black, and white or colors
- Attracts, holds reader’s attention
- Avoids distracting back/foreground
- All elements in photo combine with caption to tell story
- Action, rather than posed photo
- Captures dramatic moment