Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Claremont Courier Entry Title: Loss of a 400 year-old Claremont resident Entry Credit: Peter Weinberger Judge Comment: The overhead angle effectively shows the fallen tree as a venerable member of the community, and the gravestones suggest the grief to which the tree surely bore witness. First-rate photo.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Weekly Calistogan Entry Title: Calistoga Junior-Senior High School 2020 Graduation Entry Credit: Tim Carl Judge Comment: The lines of decorated cars, the people wearing masks and the empty bleachers effectively portray how the pandemic has upended the lives of graduating high school students. This photo captures a moment in a unique time.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Claremont Courier Entry Title: Getting creative to serve customers Entry Credit: Peter Weinberger Judge Comment: The awkwardness of the nail salon customer's pose and the shoes and socks on the sidewalk poignantly illustrate how small businesses and the community are coping with the pandemic. Solid newsy feature photo.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: The Weekly Calistogan Entry Title: Calistoga Native Sons, Daughter's Crabfeed Entry Credit: Tim Carl Judge Comment: The woman's expression and outfit help make this photo into a joyful moment in time.
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: The Desert Review Entry Title: Gas-mask grad Entry Credit: Katherine Ramos Judge Comment: The graduating senior in a gas mask could be seen as either playful or cynical, and the ambiguity makes it a little bit meta.
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