Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Los Angeles Times Entry Title: Readying to Fight the Bobcat Fire Entry Credit: Robert Gauthier Judge Comment: This captured the vast size of the fight with beautiful light and composition.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Sacramento Bee Entry Title: All is lost Entry Credit: Paul Kitagaki Jr. Judge Comment: This was the best representation of the emotional loss from the fires in this category.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: San Francisco Chronicle Entry Title: San Francisco Chronicle: Orange Sky Entry Credit: Jessica Christian Judge Comment: Everyone in California looked at the sky that season, this was a beautiful composition and eerie light.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: The Sacramento Bee Entry Title: Chateau aflame Entry Credit: Daniel Kim Judge Comment: Something that looked invincible is shown to be vulnerable in this era of large firestorms.
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Los Angeles Times Entry Title: Spooked by the fire Entry Credit: Irfan Khan Judge Comment: Beautiful light and composition conveying danger nearby.
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