Photos: Arizona Daily Star photographers win awards in state contest
Arizona Daily Star photographers won several awards in the 2020 Better Newspapers Contest by the Arizona Newspapers Association. The list includes:
Best sports photograph
1st place – Mike Christy (former Star photographer); 2nd place – Kelly Presnell
Best news photograph
1st place – Mamta Popat
Best feature photograph
1st place – Kelly Presnell; 2nd place – Josh Galemore; 3rd place – Rebecca Sasnett
Best photo layout or photo story
1st place – Josh Galemore; 2nd place – Mamta Popat
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best news photograph, 1st place – Cheri Carr grimaces as she receives a nasal swab while getting tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-thru testing site at Escalera Health & Wellness, 2224 N. Craycroft Rd., on April 17, 2020.
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photograph, 1st place – Waleed Aljashami takes the all in approach en route to winning the bobbing for apples contest at the family fun fest portion of the World Refugee Day celebration at Catalina High School in Tucson on June 22, 2019.
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photograph, 2nd place – Everett Hodge, a 95-year-old World War II veteran reacts as Chelsee Hicks with The Manhattan Dolls sings over his shoulder during a World War II veterans luncheon at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson, on Nov. 7, 2019. “She must have liked me,” Hodge said after she walked away. The Army vet from Bloomington, Indiana landed on Utah Beach during D-Day and marched from France to Germany fighting in the Battle of the Rhine.
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photograph, 3rd place – Tessa DeConcini, a senior at University High School, poses for a portrait with her prom dress and graduation cap at University High School, 421 N. Arcadia Ave., in Tucson, Ariz., on April 1, 2020. DeConcini, along with many other high school students, will miss out on prom festivities as well as their graduation ceremony due Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best sports photograph, 1st place – The pack hits the water jump on the first lap of the women's 3000-meter steeplechase during the 2019 Pac-12 Track and Field Championships at Roy P. Drachman Stadium, May 11, 2019, in Tucson.
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best sports photograph, 2nd place – Arizona's Iyana Zimmerman (5) out muscles TCU's Tayla Christensen (10) to the ball in the box and sets up the game's only goal in the second half of their game in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Mulcahy Stadium, Tucson, on Nov. 16, 2019.
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 2nd place – Michelle Arreola: "My whole life is on hold." Job interviews are postponed and the medical college admission test is on hold.
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 2nd place – Laura Eliason: I wonder when I'll be able to travel and see my family again.
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 2nd place – Kristina Michelle: My cousin passed away four days ago in New Orleans. We can't get an autopsy for a while and there will be no funeral service.
2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 2nd place – Jamie Galindo: I'm getting over an ex-boyfriend and having to social distance is difficult.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey Jimenez during treatment at U.S. Cryotherapy in Tucson on Oct. 4, 2019. The treatment assists with muscle recovery.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey runs the football stands at Sunnyside High School to sweat off weight as she nears the end of a two-day fast on Oct. 8, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey Jimenez's eyelashes and hair freeze as she moves about inside the -150-degree cryotherapy chamber at US Cryotherapy in Tucson on Oct. 15, 2019. The treatment helps her body recover faster from workouts.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey Jimenez tosses Angel Serrano over her shoulder while grappling prior to wrestling practice at Sunnyside High School Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey Jimenez grapples with a fellow wrestler at Sunnyside during practice at Sunnyside High School on Oct. 8, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – A U.S. Cryotherapy - Tucson employee applies cool air to Audrey Jimenez's joint to help with recovery during treatment on Oct. 4, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey does leg workout during morning training at JET Sports Training on Oct. 15, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey Jimenez (center) chats with James Armstrong Sr. and her coach Mark Bravo during wrestling practice at Sunnyside High School on Oct. 8, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey Jimenez grapples with Angel Serrano during wrestling practice at Sunnyside High School on Oct. 8, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey Jimenez does squats during a morning training at JET Sports Training on Oct. 15, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – Audrey Jimenez and her father Billy have lunch at Whole Foods following a cryotherapy session on Oct. 15, 2019.
Photo story on Audrey Jimenez – 2020 Arizona Newspapers Association contest winner
Best feature photo layout, 1st place – James Armstrong Sr. wraps his arm around Audrey Jimenez as the walk by a pair of wrestling shoes hanging on the wall while warming up during wrestling practice at Sunnyside High School on Oct. 8, 2019. The shoes belonged to Armstrong's son Josiah "JoJo", a Sierra Middle School student and wrestler who died from liver failure.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
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