Several Southern California News Group photographers won honors Saturday for their work at the Press Photographers of Greater Los Angeles Awards.
The awards recognized great photojournalism in a series of categories across Southern California ranging from spot news to sports coverage.
Here's how several of our photographers did - their work appearing in many of the group's properties, which include the Los Angeles Daily News, Riverside Press-Enterprise, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Daily Breeze, Pasadena Star-News and Orange County Register:
General News
• 1st Place: Hans Gutknecht, LA Daily News
• 2nd Place: Patrick Fallon, Reuters
• 3rd Place: Ringo Chiu, Freelance
• Honorable Mention: Terry Pierson, Press-Enterprise
Fire
• 1st Place: Mike Meadows, Freelance
• 2nd Karen: Quincy Loberg, Ventura County Star
• 3rd Place: Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• Honorable Mention: John McCoy, LA Daily News
Sports Feature
• 1st Place: Thomas Cordova, Daily Breeze
• 2nd Place: Terry Pierson, Press-Enterprise
• 3rd Place: Hans Gutknecht, LA Daily News
• Honorable Mention: David Pardo, Daily Press
Spot News
• 1st Place: Thomas Cordova, Daily Breeze
• 2nd Place: Dan Watson, Newhall Signal
• 3rd Place: Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News
Andy Castle Award (Best Dodger photo)
• 1st Place: Mark Terrill, AP
• 2nd Place: John McCoy, LA Daily News
• 3rd Place: Hans Gutknecht, LA Daily News
• Honorable Mention: Mark Terrill, AP
Otto Rothchild Award (Music and Performing Arts)
• 1st Place: Francine Orr, LA Times
• 2nd Place: Scott Varley, Daily Breeze
• 3rd Place: Patrick Fallon, Freelance
• Honorable Mention: Ringo Chiu, Freelance
Portrait
• 1st Place: Ricardo DeAratanha, LA Times
• 2nd Place: Christina House, Freelance
• 3rd Place: David Hume Kennerly, Freelance
• Honorable Mention: Hans Gutknecht, LA Daily News
Sports Action
• 1st Place: Libby Cline, Freelance
• 2nd Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
• 3rd Place: Mark Terrill, AP
• Honorable Mention: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
UCLA
• 1st Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
• 2nd Place: Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
• 3rd Place: Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Freelance
• Honorable: Mark Terrill, AP
Web Sports Feature
• 1st: Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register
• 2nd: Christina House, Freelance
• 3rd: Ronen Tivony, Freelance
Web News/In-Depth/Profile
• 1st: Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register
• 2nd: William Langley, JPL
• 3rd: Marilyn Chung, Desert Sun
The Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles celebrated its 80th year this year with an awards banquet that included a brunch at Almansor Court in Alhambra.