1st Place, News-Feature Photograph
2024-25, Division 3, News Photography
By Winston Dietz
Spectrum
Detroit Catholic Central HS
PH-03. News/Feature Photograph
Photos in this category should be non-portrait, non-sports photos based either on on-the-spot coverage of an event that had news value and timeliness, or on the drama and emotion characteristic of features. Photo may be in color. 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. Submit the photo as a JPG, plus include a PDF of the print on which the photo was published or the URL to the photo as published online. The published version of the photo should show the caption.
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
- Underscores news/feature importance