2018 Feature
First Place - 2018 Feature
Santa Claus, portrayed by Montrose resident Dale Nowak, smiles as he holds 6-week-old Smith Sparks, left, and his twin brother Sullivan, both of Davison, as he visits with 25 prematurely-born infants too small to leave the hospital and their families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 at Hurley Medical Center in Flint.
Jake May / The Flint Journal, MLive Media Group
Second Place - 2018 Feature
Russ Lewis covers his eyes from a gust of wind and a blast of sand as Hurricane Florence approaches Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.
David Goldman / Associated Press
Third Place - 2018 Feature
A large group of protesters against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh walks to offices of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.,on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, as the Senate begins a week of scrutiny of President Donald Trump's nominee to the high court. Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court has been further imperiled by a second sexual-misconduct allegation, dating to his first year at Yale University.
Andrew Harnik / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature
A polar bear shakes off water at the Saint Felicien Wildlife Zoo in Saint Felicien, Canada on October 2, 2018.
Mathieu Belanger
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature
A window cleaner washes the windows seen from the 17th floor of a high-rise in Chicago, IL.
Moe Zoyari / Chicago Columbia College
Honorable Mention - 2018 Feature
People watch as a flock of sheep walks along the street during the annual sheep parade in Madrid, Spain, October 21, 2018. Every year hundreds of sheep are guided by shepherds through the streets of downtown Madrid to promove and defense the conservation of ancient migration routes. Transhumance is a Spanish tradition in which shepherds move their livestock in search of better weather and pasture land.
Alejandro Martinez velez