Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Texas Tech Entry Title: McGuire, daughter Entry Credit: Olivia Raymond Judge Comment: This is a beautiful sweet father/daughter moment between Coach Joey McGuire and his daughter after the game. The expressions exchanged between the two is really nice. This is a different type of image usually found after football games.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: UT-El Paso Entry Title: Unique finds at Tooth and Veil Oddities and Macabre Shop Entry Credit: Annabella Mireles Judge Comment: The monochromatic nature of the subject provides a nice contrast to the rich red and gold well composed background. The vignetted background really forces you eye to go where id should go.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: UT-Austin Entry Title: Campus accessibility Entry Credit: Julius Shieh Judge Comment: The shallow depth of field forces the viewer's eye to go directly to the subject of the photo, while maintaining enough depth of field to add context. Nice even lighting throughout.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Baylor Entry Title: Cunning Linguist of the Noze Brotherhood Entry Credit: Grace Everett Judge Comment: Unusual but interesting image. Black and white is an interesting choice, but helps to simplify the photograph. The image of Groucho Marx is a nice element.
Competition Comment: All of the winning images were very strong and easily the best in this category. The photographers that won incorporated more than one element that elevated the image above the rest.
