NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY

First Place: Raquel Natalicchio, Houston Chronicle.
Second Place: Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times.
Third Place: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News.

Raquel Natalicchio earns first place with a photo of Tim McCanon sitting on a road with his dogs after being rescued during severe flooding in New Caney, Texas.

“This image has all the elements of a truly compelling news photo,” the judge wrote.

“The body language of the subject, coupled with his clear attachment to his animals, elicits an instant emotional reaction. The photographer got down on the same level as the subject, in the water, to show that during a natural disaster we all in the same circumstances and deserving of care and compassion.

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