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Last Updated: April 25, 2024 by joshmeltzer

2024 Feature

A candid or found moment that reflects the human experience.

First Place: Caroline Sherman

Kayla Suders, middle, 17, reaches for a birthday cookie, as she watches her younger cousins makes faces for a 0.5 picture on Feb. 4, 2024 in Webster, N.Y. Her extended family were all gathered at her grandma’s house to celebrate her youngest cousin, Ava, far left, turning four years old.

Second Place: Liam Myerow

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Third Place: Georgia Pressley

Malakai Seymore-Lott, 7, gets his hair cut by Sabrina Tirado at Andre’s Barbershop on Portland Avenue during a Cuts for Peace event in Rochester, N.Y. on July 10, 2023. The event gave free hair cuts to kids along with free food, music, a balloon artist, and a toy giveaway.

Honorable Mention: Kayla Bartkowski

A participant eats a chunk of grass that he kicked up during the annual Mud Tug at the Rochester Institute of Technology on Sept. 30, 2023 in Rochester, N.Y. The annual event is hosted by Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. The event raises funds for the Hillside Family of Agencies.

Honorable Mention: Joseph Ciembroniewicz

Jake Muldoon, University of Vermont class of 2026, hits a dirt jump over a bonfire during a beer-fueled celebration after the first day of competition at the 2023 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC) hosted by Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., on Sept. 23, 2023.

Category: 2024 What We Do, What We Do Tags: caroline sherman, Georgia Pressley, Joseph Ciembroniewicz, Kayla Bartkowski, Liam Myerow