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2024 Interpretive Image

An image that showcases the photographer’s vision or unique perspective. These images can be planned, posed, or otherwise set up. Any post-production and/or digital manipulation must be disclosed in the image caption. Must be grounded in the documentary tradition and offer visual commentary on an issue or idea.

Frist Place: Quinn Freidenburg

The Andromeda Galaxy viewed from Cherry Springs State Park in Coudersport, Pa., on Aug. 20, 2023. The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest galaxy to Earth, around 2.5 million light years away. This is an image stack of 40 images to reduce noise and increase detail in the dimmer parts of the galaxy.

Second Place: Jess Kszos

Izaiah Kristopher Woods, of Northeast High School, warms up before a basketball game against Early College in Rochester, N.Y., on Dec. 19, 2023. Double exposure done in camera.