SEPTEMBER 2012 SFBAPPA Monthly Digital Clip Contest Winners:
Spot News:
1st - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Vacant hour fire
2nd - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Rolled car reaction
3rd - Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat, Cal Fire air tanker drop
General News:
1st - Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group, Vigil for CHP officer
2nd - Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat, Space Shuttle over the Golden Gate
3rd - Conner Jay, (Fairfield) Daily Republic, POW/MIA Recognition Day
Feature:
1st - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Football silhouette
2nd - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jetty
3rd - Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald, Window cleaner
Sports:
1st - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Losing his helmet
2nd - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Soccer crash
3rd - Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter, Football catch
Humor:
1st - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, UC Marching Band
2nd - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Horse in cart
Portrait:
1st - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Gabriella Cosner
2nd - Gregory Urquiaga, freelance, Timmy Brown
3rd - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Raider fan
Picture Story:
1st - Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group, California Highway Patrol Officer down
2nd - Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee, Reptile Show
3rd - Scott MacDonald, freelance, Bike Party portraits
Judges were the photo staff of the the Arizona Daily Star.
Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 255
Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald - 190
Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group - 150
Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group - 150
David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 135
Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee - 115
David Royal, Monterey County Herald - 105
Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel - 90
Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat - 85
Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee - 80
Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record - 60
Conner Jay, (Fairfield) Daily Republic - 55
Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter - 55
Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group - 50
Gregory Urquiaga, freelance - 50
Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter - 45
Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee - 40
Travis Geske, The Salinas Californian - 40
Elijah Nouvelage, San Francisco State University - 35
Clifford Oto, The (Stockton) Record - 30
Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group - 20
Charles Russo, Half Moon Bay Review - 15
James Tensuan, Santa Cruz Sentinel - 15
Scott MacDonald, freelance - 15
Gary Reyes, San Jose Mercury News - 10
Robinson Kuntz, (Fairfield) Daily Republic - 5