DECEMBER 2012 SFBAPPA Monthly Digital Clip Contest Winners:
Spot News:
1st - Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record, Three-alarm fire
2nd - David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Taken into custody
3rd - Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter, Prune pit spill
General News:
1st - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Kiss at vigil
2nd - Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group, Homeless outreach
3rd - Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group, Military Families reflection
Feature:
1st - Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group, Oakland peace rally
2nd - Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Santa Baby
3rd - Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record, Snow geese
Sports:
1st - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Basketball collision
2nd - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, De La Salle celebration
3rd - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Basketball defense
Humor:
1st -Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, Santa’s beard
2nd - Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald, Living maniquin
Portrait:
1st - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Singer Pipa Pinon
2nd - Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Singer Tammi Brown
3rd - Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group, Miguel Guzman
Picture Story:
1st - Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group, Oakland Peace Rally
2nd - Ed Crisostomo, The Modesto Bee, Hard to Forgive
3rd - Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee, Snow
Judges were the photo staff of the the Arizona Republic.
Nate Chute, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 315
Chris Riley, (Vallejo) Times Herald - 225
Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group - 225
Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee - 185
David Bitton, (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat - 170
Susan Tripp Pollard, Bay Area News Group - 165
Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee - 130
Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel - 130
David Royal, Monterey County Herald - 115
Kent Porter, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat - 105
Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group - 95
Conner Jay, (Fairfield) Daily Republic - 80
Michael McCollum, The (Stockton) Record - 80
Gregory Urquiaga, freelance - 70
Rick Roach, The (Vacaville) Reporter - 75
Joel Rosenbaum, The (Vacaville) Reporter - 55
Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group - 80
Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group - 65
Clifford Oto, The (Stockton) Record - 40
Paul Kitagaki Jr., Sacramento Bee - 40
Travis Geske, The Salinas Californian - 40
Elijah Nouvelage, San Francisco State University - 35
Ed Crisostomo, The Modesto Bee - 25
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