Judges were Sangjib Min, Melody Clark and Diane Cebula of the Daily Press in Virginia Beach, VA.
Spot news
1. Sefton Ipock Anderson Independent-Mail — We like the low angle, body language of the cop
2. Kristin Goode The Island Packet — From the photo you get the idea of the extent of damage the flood caused
3. Heidi Heilbrunn The Greenville News — Photographer was there when it happened, always a plus. Would have been higher up but we wanted to see the victim’s face
General News
1. Ken Ruinard Anderson Independent-Mail — You get the desperation, good use of empty space
2. Sefton Ipock Anderson Independent-Mail – A well composed image
3. Kristin Goode The Island Packet — Great expression on teacher’s and kids’ faces
Feature
1. Kristin Goode The Island Packet– Something nice out of something ordinary. Great expressions.
2. Sefton Ipock Anderson Independent-Mail — Nice composition, well framed
3. Kristin Goode The Island Packet — Good expressions, very clear what’s going on when you look at the photo
Sports
1. Sefton Ipock Anderson Independent-Mail — Cute moment and small details like the ball and bag made this photo stand out.
2. Nathan Gray Anderson Independent-Mail — Nice football photos of a key moment in the game.
3. Tom Priddy — Nice, clean baseball action
Multiple
1. Nathan Gray- Anderson Independent-Mail
2. Angie Kershner -The Morning News
3. Nathan Gray- Anderson Independent-Mail
Overall Standings (January - August 2008)
1. Ken Ruinard- Anderson Independent-Mail- 1156 points
2. Sefton Ipock-Anderson Independent-Mail- 876 points
3. Nathan Gray- Anderson Independent-Mail- 746 points
4. Gerry Melendez- The State- 572 points
5. Heidi Heilbrunn- Greenville News- 364 points
6. Rebecca Ducker-Morning News-314 points
7. Kristin Goode- Island Packet- 298 points
8. Angie Kershner-262 points
9. Lindsay Semple- The State- 200 points
10.Grace Beahm- Post and Courier- 200 points
11. Randall Hill- Sun News- 124 points
12. Jonathan Dyer- Island Packet- 98
13. Tom Priddy-90 points
14. Tracy Glantz- The State- 58 points
15. Eric Campos- The State-34
16. Jeff Blake-The State-2 points
17. Ken Osbourne-Greenville News-2 points