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Photo of the Month: Oct – Nov

Winners of the 2022 October to November Photo of the Month contest.

First Place: Troy Okoniewski from Buffalo, N.Y crashes after attempting a back flip at the Halloween Jump Jam at Pinnacle Hill in Rochester, N.Y on Oct. 30, 2022. The Halloween Jump Jam happens once a year and bikers around Rochester dress up to participate in biking competitions. (Photo Credit / Kayla Bartkowski)
Second Place: Jan Hewitt Towsley, a traditional and contemporary weaver sits for a portrait at her loom at the Anderson Alley Artist Studios in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 11, 2022. Towsley opened her studio at Anderson Alley in 1989. (Photo Credit / Georgia Pressley)
Third Place: Jasmin Vega, right, sits with her daughter, Zy’Riah Hernandez-Ruffin, 11, at the gravesite of her father, Deavoghn Hernandez-Ruffin at Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 23, 2022. Zy’Riah has been growing up without her father, as he was killed in a shooting on June 17, 2012, on Father’s Day. Jasmin brought Zy’Riah to the gravesite as a gift for her 11th birthday, as Jasmin tries to keep Deavoghn present in her life, despite his passing. (Photo Credit / Vincent Alban)
Honorable Mention: The RIT Tigers huddle before their homecoming game against Union on Oct. 15, 2022, at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. RIT defeated Union 8-5 during Brick City Homecoming Weekend. (Ariana Shchuka/RIT Athletic Communications)