Our judges this year were Faith Ninivaggi of the Boston Herald, Bill Greene of the Boston Globe and Bill Sikes of the Associated Press. They shared their comments on the first place winner’s images in each category.

COMMENTS

NEWS – Nicholas Welles “Hope” – Well composed, good emotion and use of available light. “You can feel what she is feeling”

FEATURE – Ying Shi “Blue” – Great layering, it really draws you in. Simple and interesting at the same time

PORTRAIT – Andrew Bisdale “South Street Seaport” – Nice lines…Very Cool

SPORTS – Nicholas Welles “Defeat” – Clean Image, Quiet Moment

PICTURE STORY – Tiago Genoveze “Bob Wright” – Well done, visually very thorough. Great moments of human warmth. This picture story stood out immediately from all the rest

News

1. Nicholas Welles – Hope
2. Max Esposito – Waiting for History
3. Andrew Bisdale – Inauguration 2009

Feature

1. Ying Shi – Blue
2. Nicholas Welles – Light and Shadows
3. William Nunnally – Salsa for Hancock

Portrait/Personality

1. Andrew Bisdale – South Street Seaport
2. Andrew Bisdale – Keren’s Big Audition
3. Ilir Bajraktari – Atheist

Sports

1. Nicholas Welles – Defeat
2. Max Esposito – Our Win
3. Sarabeth Glicksteen – The Sport of Warlocks

Picture Story

1. Tiago Genoveze – Bob Wright
2. Ilir Bajraktari – Boxer Training
3. Ilir Bajraktari – Prosthetic Hunter

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