2018 Portrait/Personality
First Place - 2018 Portrait/Personality
A migrant, part of a group intercepted off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, stands in a queue after arriving on a rescue boat at the port of Motril, southern Spain October 2, 2018.
Juan Medina / Thomson Reuters
Second Place - 2018 Portrait/Personality
Megan Lambert, 14, waits her turn to show her red Brahman steer , Rebel, during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Houston.
Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle
Third Place - 2018 Portrait/Personality
Rihonna Davis, 5, wanted to dress like royalty, but also in her favorite color for the Juneteenth parade and celebration at University Park on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 on Flint's north side. In a bright pink dress and tiara with matching earrings and necklace, she had the opportunity to shine, she said. "I love being black," Rihonna said. "I like to dress up because it makes me so happy. I feel so pretty."
Jake May / The Flint Journal, MLive Media Group
Honorable Mention - 2018 Portrait/Personality
German artist Georg Baselitz gestures in front of the work 'Paint Painter (Remix)' (2007) during the press preview of the exhibition 'Georg Baselitz' in the Kunstsammlungen in Chemnitz, Germany, Monday, April 16, 2018. Georg Baselitz, one of the world's most important painters, who celebrates his 80th birthday in 2018, shows 48 works. The exhibition starts on April 17, 2018 and last until July 8, 2018.
Jens Meyer / Freelancer for Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Portrait/Personality
In this Saturday, July 21,2018 photo Talia Serene smokes a CBD vape pen during a birthday party for one of the cofounders of the Lit.Club specializing in CBD Vape Pens and pre-rolled joints in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Lit.Club took 2nd place at the recent Chalice competition for their Forbidden Fruit pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes.
Richard Vogel / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2018 Portrait/Personality
Rylee Begay, 11, of Red Mesa, Utah sits in a drum circle at a Pow Wow at the Shiprock Northern Navajo Nation Fair on October 5, 2018 in Shiprock, New Mexico. The fair is the the oldest and most traditional of the Navajo fairs. It's held each fall to celebrate the years harvest with a community celebration. The Navajo traditional healing ceremony Yeibicheii is held throughout the fair.
Justin Merriman / Freelance