(49 entries)

Judge: Steve Jessmore, chief photographer, Flint (Mich.) Journal.
Jessmore is a four-time winner of the Michigan Press Photographers Association's Photographer of the Year. He has been a faculty member of the National Press Photographers Flying Short Course and won the 1996 Robert Kennedy Award for photojournalism.

First place
SARAH PRALL
Arizona Daily Star
"Rainy Day Ball"
"Nice picture made from a situation easily passed up. Great composition and rainy-day mood. Just enough of the ball and hands to work. Good effort."

Second place
TRACY HAYES
The Arizona Republic
"Stranded"
"I bet the brake pedal hit the floor and the photographerís car came to a screeching halt for this picture. Great found moment. Beautiful daily picture for a publication. Good humor, composition."

Third place
TORU KAWANA
The Tribune
"Stay-home Dad"
"Nice, candid moment that comes with familiarity with your subject. Good storyteller."

Honorable Mention
DAVID SANDERS
Arizona Daily Star
"Wait"
"Good picture out of an often-done situation."