Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Amarillo College Entry Title: Electric Evan slides into FM90 with style Entry Credit: Evan Banner Judge Comment: Good emotion coming through. I wish the image was a little looser, but what is there gives us enough to tell us about this person.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Dallas College - Eastfield Entry Title: Shelter crisis Entry Credit: Sean Stroud Judge Comment: It is wild that an image of a non-human displays the most emotion in this category.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: A&M-San Antonio - El Espejo Entry Title: Double Life -Bill Bush Entry Credit: Jaspal Singh Kahlon Judge Comment: The cut up backgroud and display treatment of this photo is criminal, but the image behind it does a good job of telling me who this person is.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: UT-Tyler Entry Title: Borrowed Time: Post Kidney Transplant; Man Relishes Life and Family Entry Credit: Abigail Smith Judge Comment: The crop on this photo is so distracting, but it looks like this is a website/display issue. Regardless, the image behind the bad crop does a good job of converying the issue this person is facing and helps you connect emotionally with the subject.
Competition Comment: Most of the images in this category were candid photos of the subject that didn't convey much about who they are or what they do, or just didn't offer any emotional connection to the subject. The images that rose to the top had an element that made me connect, either emotionally or with an interesting environment.
