SCNG earns 17 awards in Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles competition

GENERAL NEWS

FIRST PLACE: TERRY PIERSON, RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

SECOND PLACE: SARAH REINGEWIRTZ, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

Baba Akili, of Black Lives Matter, attempts to shut down the Los Angeles City Council meeting where protesters continue to seek Councilman Kevin de León's resignation on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 before being escorted out by LAPD. The council including de León voted in support of the resolution on Mayor Karen Bass' state of emergency on homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

FEATURE

FIRST PLACE: SARAH REINGEWIRTZ, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

Frank does pull-ups as he rides the Metro B (Red) Line in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 saying he does them from the time he gets on until he gets off. According to a Metro survey fewer females are riding transit. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: TERRY PIERSON, RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Myah Settle ponders her move as she plays chess against Noah Melendez at Butterfield Elementary School in Moreno Valley on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

PORTRAIT

SECOND PLACE: MINDY SCHAUER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Andrea Lassakova of the Slovak Republic, gets ready for a ballet rehearsal at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on Saturday, October 1, 2022. She will be performing with other dancers, including Russians who left their country because of the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: TERRY PIERSON, RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Famed American contemporary artist Robert Lyn Nelson returns for a career retrospective in his hometown of Ontario at the Chaffey Community Museum of Art in Ontario on Friday, March 4, 2022. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: TERRY PIERSON, RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

ENTERTAINMENT

Andrea Laššáková of the Slovak Republic, formerly with the Mikhailovsky, pauses before performing during a rehearsal at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa onSaturday, October 1, 2022. She will be performing with international dancers, including Russians who exited their country after the invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

SPORTS FEATURES

THIRD PLACE: KEITH BIRMINGHAM, PASADENA STAR-NEWS

Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams celebrates with his wife, Anna Croskrey, with a kiss on the field after the Rams defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in an NFL Super Bowl LVI football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, on Sunday, February 13, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: TERRY PIERSON, RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Boxer Victor Vasquez, 7, takes time to rest his arms after doing 100 pushups in the ring while training at M.T.C. Boxing Club in San Bernardino on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: TERRY PIERSON, RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Boxers Noel Corona stands on a create to work on the speed bag as Lorenzo Vasquez, left works the heavy bag while training at M.T.C. Boxing Club in San Bernardino on Monday, October 17, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

SPORTS ACTION

FIRST PLACE: KEITH BIRMINGHAM, PASADENA STAR-NEWS

Home plate umpire Nate Tomlinson is hit in the face by a broken bat from Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels as catcher Will Smith #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on in the ninth inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

SECOND PLACE: KEITH BIRMINGHAM, PASADENA STAR-NEWS

Devon Allen of the U.S.A leaps a hurdle on his way to winning the 110 Hurdles Elite with a time of 13.35 during the USATF Golden Games at the Mt. SAC Relays in Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut on Saturday, April 16, 2022.

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: TERRY PIERSON, RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Norco's Dakota Potter #42 makes the leaping catch as she kisses the fence in right center field on a ball hit by Roosevelt Ashlee Annett #32 during the Big VIII League softball game in Eastvale on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

ANIMAL

JoJo the duck gives an interview in front of a panel of judges during the Kids' Pet Parade in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, February 19, 2022. The pet is owned by Judith Marquina. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: HANS GUTKNECHT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

FIRE

THIRD PLACE: MINDY SCHAUER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Photographers at The Southern California News Group have won 17 awards in the Press Photographers Assn. of Greater Los Angeles annual competition including five first-place finishes in the Sports Action, General News, Entertainment, Feature and Animal categories.

“We are so fortunate our team of photojournalists consistently captures moments like these that move us to cry, pause and reflect, shock us and bring a smile to our faces,” said Southern California News Group Visual Editor Dean Musgrove. “PPAGLA brings together the best photographers and videographers in Southern California; we are extremely proud of what the SCNG staff has accomplished.”

More information can be found at ppagla.org.

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