IPPA October Clip Contest Results

Here are the results from October, judged by the staff of the Houston
Chronicle. Congratulations to all the winners!

NEWS

1st Place
Brett Roseman
Daily Southtown
Travelling Wall Reflection

2nd Place
John Badman
The Telegraph
Bullet hole

3rd Place
Todd Mizener
The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus
Bar Fire and Cigarette

news comments: Not the strongest category but the reflection on the
travelling wall was very nice. 3rd place was a “funny” spot news with
the woman holding the cigarette with the fire in the background.

Feature Single

1st Place
Paul Valade
Daily Herald
Smiley Face

2nd Place
Craig Watson
Aurora Beacon News
Cowboy Prayer

3rd Place
Shannon Kirshner
State Journal-Register
Cat Wash

HM
David Zalaznik
Journal Star
Bessing of the animals

Feature comments: Strongest category by far- we moved the 3rd-place
photo from news to features because it was too good to pass up.
1st place was obvious, nice seeing.
2nd was a nice moment.
3rd (see above)
HM: The blessing of the animals evoked a lot of discussion.

SPORTS

1st Place
Heather Eidson
Aurora Beacon News
Taking a Break

2nd Place
John Starks
Daily Herald
Knee to Chin

3rd Place
Matt Marton
Daily Southtown
Leaping Linebacker

sports comments: 1st - nice moment
2nd was nicely cropped for effect
3rd was the best of the rest

Feature Multiple

1st Place
Ron Johnson
Journal-Star
Gatering in Faith

2nd Place
Shannon Kirshner
State Journal-Register
Cat Show

3rd Place
Jonathan Kirshner
State Journal-Register
The Brothers

Feat. Multiple comments:
1st was nicely shot, obvious winner for Gathering in Faith, but the
2nd-place cat show was fun. I loved the last photo of the cat on the
guy’s shoulders. 3rd was also nicely done and edited.

Judged by Larry Reese (editor); Karen Warren and Brett Coomer, staff
photographers and Johnny Hanson, freelance photographer.

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