Finalist: Matt McClain
This premier category is open to all photojournalists -- independent, agency, wire service, or newspaper photographers. The spirit of this category is to honor a photographer who documents their own community. At least 60% of their portfolio must consist of local or regional coverage from their home or organization’s primary geographic market.
Lincoln’s Legacy
Abraham Lincoln routinely ranks as one of our nation's most revered presidents. The legacy and image of "The Great Emancipator" or "Honest Abe" has taken on a life of its own since the time of his assassination at the hands of John Wilkes Booth in 1865. He laid down his life in order to achieve his promise of holding the country together during its most trying and fragile time. This year saw commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial. In celebration of this milestone, this photo essay attempts document how Lincoln still shapes our society through the places and events that carry on his memory.
Choppa Community Gun Range
Choppa Community gun range has become a place for African American gun owners and others to assemble to learn gun safety, self-defense and have a place to target practice. Many are from nearby Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD and have been affected by gun violence. The rates of gun related crimes in large metropolitan cities across the United States has been on the rise. This has caused many people to obtain guns as a means of personal protection.
