Five Southern California New Group photographers won 25 awards from the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles 1st quarter 2022 competition.
The honorees are Mindy Schauer, Sarah Reingewirtz, Terry Pierson, Keith Birmingham and Jeff Gritchen.
The Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles is a membership organization that recognizes excellence in visual journalism.
Photo Story
First Place: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Lauren Genger, a licensed veterinary technician, and Veterinarian Scott Weldy, work on an anesthetized mountain lion cub last year after he was struck by a car on the 241 toll road. The animal was injured too badly to be released back into the wild. He has since been placed at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound’s Feline Conservation Center in Rosamond, Ca. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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First Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Maria Ortiz holds her daughters Angeles Reyes, 7, left and Helen Reyes, 4, as they pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near a crosswalk in front of Liberty Elementary School in Riverside on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Eligia Morales, 53, and a 2-year-old boy were killed after they were struck by an SUV as they crossed the street on in Riverside on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Second Place: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News
Friends of Brianna Kupfer, a Pacific Palisades resident who was found dead inside Croft House are reflected in the store window with her picture as they gather for a memorial on North La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The suspect was arrested in Pasadena on Wednesday. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Honorable Mention: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Pelicans take flight over a surfer in Huntington Beach on Saturday, January 15, 2022, when a tsunami advisory was in place. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
FeatureFirst Place: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News
Kourtney Williams, 34, finds a storefront to bed down for the night on Colorado Boulevard before being added to the Pasadena Homeless Count on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Williams moved to the Los Angeles area from Florida to be an actor in 2019 but found herself on the streets after the car she was living in was impounded. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Second Place:: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
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)
Third Place: Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register
Passengers ride the Great Park Balloon at the sun sets in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Honorable Mention: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News
LAUSD second-grader Isabella Loew, 7, reads her “I Have A Dream” speech as Unite LA Foundation kicks off their Unity Skate event to Serenity Park in Watts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Los Angeles on Monday, January 17, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Honorable Mention: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
MaCES Magnet School band performs as LAUSD’s new superintendent Alberto Carvalho visits in Maywood on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
PortraitFirst Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
King’s Lexie Flores has been selected as the IE Varsity girls tennis player of the year in Riverside on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Second Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Super featherweight boxer Rayshaun “El Chivo” Thomas, 25, of San Bernardino says, “I just ended up falling in love with boxing.” after walking into a gym one day with friends in San Bernardino. Thomas now trains at El Chivo Peppertime Boxing Gym and Fitness Center in Fontana on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Honorable Mention: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
While wearing his retirement crown Robert “Chris” Duncan, 71 of Riverside works his final day as a US Postal Service clerk and retires after 50 years of service at the US Postal Service, seven years in Santa Ana and 43 in Riverside on Friday, February 25, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Honorable Mention: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Etiwanda girls basketball player and senior captain Daisia Mitchell is looking to get back on the court after dislocating her knee earlier this season as she prepares for Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Open Division championship game in Rancho Cucamonga, on Thursday, February 24, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
PictorialSecond Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Bill Duke in a purple fedora remembers friend and San Bernardino icon Dr. Margaret Hill during her celebration of life at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino on Saturday, January 22, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Honorable Mention: Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register
Visitors to Pier Plaza walk across the shadows of palm trees in Huntington Beach, CA, on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Honorable Mention: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Mallards take flight over the Upper Newport Bay on Sunday, January 2, 2022 as water levels rise eight feet from the king tide. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
EntertainmentThird Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Bloomington High School Bruins Folklorico Club performs during the Downtown San Bernardino Art Walk in San Bernardino on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Sports FeatureFirst Place: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News
LA Rams’ Malcolm Wright celebrates with his team after they won the USA Wheelchair Football League Tournament in Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 27-15. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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)
Honorable Mention: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Brian Duff gets tangled with his dog, Axl, while finishing first in the 38th Newport Spirit Run Dog Mile at Fashion Island on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sports ActionSecond Place: Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise
Norte Vista’s Ediberto Villicana #15, left takes a ball to the face as he fights to pass the ball against Valley View’s Tristan Brousard #20 in a CIF State Division III regional boy soccer playoff match. in Riverside on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Honorable Mention: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
Wide receiver Brandon Powell, left, of the San Francisco 49ers dives for the pylon to score on a 44-yard touchdown catch and run past cornerback Jalen Ramsey of the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an NFC championship football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, January 30, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Photo EssaySecond Place: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Artur Shkodinov tries to keep his 1-year-old son, Damir, entertained on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, while waiting hours at the Tijuana border with his family for entry into the U.S. as refugees. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Honorable Mention: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register
Huntington Beach Police Officers remove the flag from Officer Nicholas Vella’a casket on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Vella died in a helicopter crash Feb. 19 off the waters in Newport Beach. He was an 18-year law enforcement veteran with 14 years on the force in Huntington Beach. Before joining Huntington Beach’s department he worked in Laguna Beach. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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