2009 News Contest Winners
| General news photo: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Flu fear |
| Comments: Nice moment between mother and child. Showed good emotion. Clean and easy to read. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Sports feature photo: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Motocross |
| Comments: Good peak action. Clean photo. Difficult to shoot. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Sports feature photo: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Vincent Vala |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Preparing for the Blue Devils |
| Comments: Clean lines. Good use of the background. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Sports feature photo: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Sabrina Schaeffer |
Publication: The Progress-Index |
| City: Petersburg |
Subject: Alphonso Moore points at his nephew O'Nela Shell after Shell hit a home run for the Dinwiddie Nationals in the opening game. |
| Comments: Great reaction photo. Good emotion, funny expression. Photographer was keeping his eyes open and covered the entire event, not just the game. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Pictorial photo: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Misty morning |
| Comments: Beautiful, peaceful photo! Good use of the water to get a perfect reflection. Great shapes and colors. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Pictorial photo: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Andrew Thayer |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Midday snack |
| Comments: Good detail shot. Captured the pattern of the butterfly and flowers to make an interesting photo. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Pictorial photo: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Nature walk |
| Comments: Great framing. Nice Americana moment. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Feature photo: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Patrick Kane |
Publication: The Progress-Index |
| City: Petersburg |
Subject: Bryan Fenci, 11 weeks olds, looks around the salon as mom Jannifer Fenci has her hair done by Edna Pond yesterday at Retreat Salon & Spa. |
| Comments: Great moment. The baby's expression and bib make the photo stand out and lead you into rest of photo. Good use of layers of information and depth of field. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Feature photo: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: River reflections |
| Comments: Typical scene made special by a beautiful reflection and clean background! |
Year: 2009 |
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| Feature photo: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Nate Delesline III |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Getting a bath |
| Comments: Photographer captured a funny moment because of the man's reaction. Would have liked a tighter crop to eliminate the women - except for their arms. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Picture story or essay: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Vincent Vala |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Soap Box Derby |
| Comments: Good lede image. Tells the story of the day. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Picture story or essay: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Sabrina Schaeffer |
Publication: The Progress-Index |
| City: Petersburg |
Subject: The Battle of Petersburg |
| Comments: Good variety of photos depicting the battle. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Picture story or essay: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Grand Feature Parade |
| Comments: Shows the events of the day with varying angles. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Personality or portrait photo: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Melinda Williams |
Publication: The Southwest Times |
| City: Pulaski |
Subject: Jimmy Morris sits on the country-style porch |
| Comments: Nice portrait. Good use of lines in the porch to make a more interesting picture. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Personality or portrait photo: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Rich Cooley |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: A class all his own |
| Comments: Good use of pews and windows to produce a graphic image. Only complaint is the harsh shadow from the candle. |
Year: 2009 |
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