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General and Spot News Photos

(First Place General News Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Rock County Christian School students listen to Sgt. Reuben Kraayeveld, a Janesville native serving with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan, speak about life as a soldier.

General and Spot News Photos

(Second Place General News Kris Ugarriza, Daily Cardinal )

A UW-Madison student is arrested for carrying an open can of beer after police officers poured its contents on the ground at the Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday, May 3, 2008, in Madison Wis.

General and Spot News Photos

(Third Place General News Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Adam C. Peterson looks to his public defender Dennis Burke at the preliminary hearing in the Joel Marino homicide case on July 18, 2008. Peterson later committed suicide in prison after a failed attempt, while serving his sentence for the crime.

General and Spot News Photos

(Honorable Mention General News Kris Ugarriza, Wisconsin State Journal )

Tiffany Leck welcomes her husband, Lance Cpl. Patrick Leck, back to Madison after he spent seven months in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom Saturday, August 23, 2008, in Madison, Wis. The couple were married just before he was deployed.

General and Spot News Photos

(First Place Spot News Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Walworth County firefighters move behind radiating heat and fire from a fire at the Lake Geneva Speedway in Lake Geneva, Wis.

General and Spot News Photos

(Second Place Spot News Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

A house was split in half when Lake Delton exceeded its dam due to days of heavy rain and rapidly flowed into the Wisconsin River on the morning of Monday, June 9, 2008 in the Village of Lake Delton, Wis. The river was so fast that it rapidly passed through the County A road bringing four houses along with it.

General and Spot News Photos

(Third Place Spot News Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

A protestor clashes with police barricading of roads leading to the Xcel Center, the site of the Republican National Convention on September 4, 2008. Police successfully prevented protestors from accessing the Xcel Center, eventually making over 500 arrests on the Kellogg Street Bridge crossing over I-35E, detaining both protestors and media, including this photographer.

General and Spot News Photos

(Honorable Mention Spot News Jacob Ela, Daily Carindal)

A Madison Police officer responds to a pedestrian-vehicle collision at the intersection of University Avenue and Mills Street shortly before 7 p.m. Monday, February 25, 2008. Ambulances transported two pedestrian victims to UW-Hospital for medical treatment.

General and Spot News Photos

(Honorable Mention Spot News Kris Ugarriza, Daily Cardinal )

Late night blazing fire consumes the fraternity house Sigma Phi Epsilon early Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in Madison, Wis.

Portrait/Personality

(First Place Portrait/Personality Alice M Waraxa, MATC)

A father ravaged by Cancer reflects on lost time.

Portrait/Personality

(Second Place Portrait/Personality Cate Hrobsky, MATC)

Brotherly love lives on, as displayed by these local cyclists at the Shotwell Studios checkpoint in Bayview, WI during the Milwaukee Messenger Invitational March of 2008.

Portrait/Personality

(Third Place Portrait/Personality Cate Hrobsky, MATC )

This contemporary image is reminiscent of times gone by, an old time feel utilizing a modern girl.

Portrait/Personality

(Honorable Mention Portrait/Personality Jodee Boyd, Stevens Point )

Helen Ponczoch stands next to the table where she bakes bread in her Little Pink Resturaunt in Wisconsin Rapids.

Feature Photo

(First Place Feature Photo Kris Ugarriza, Wisconsin State Journal )

A windsurfer gets ready to put away his gear near lake Mendota in Madison, Wis.

Feature Photo

(Second Place Feature Photo Wilkey Godwin, Milwaukee Area Technical College )

Father, Jamie Farley extends his affection towards a couple of his favorite being. Kai, his 1 year old son and Gobi, his Doberman. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Feature Photo

(Third Place Feature Photo Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald)

A woman blows a kiss as she receives an empty plastic water bottle from a passer-by. Many elderly in China collect recyclables to earn extra money because they are unable to do more physically demanding jobs.

Feature Photo

(Honorable Mention Feature Photo Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Alise Buehrer leaps into the air during a dance recital.

Sports Picture Story

(First Place Sports Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

The Wisconsin Badgers competed against the Florida State Seminoles in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, FL. Wisconsin fell to Florida State 42-13. The Badgers run onto the Citrus Bowl¹s field on Dec. 27, 2008.

Sports Picture Story

(First Place Sports Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot looks on at the game.

Sports Picture Story

(First Place Sports Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Wisconsin Quarterback Dustin Sherer falls over on a run in the first quarter.

Sports Picture Story

(First Place Sports Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Badger fan Chris Sover cheers for a trailing Wisconsin team.

Sports Picture Story

(First Place Sports Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

In an attempt to pin Florida State deep in their own territory Antonio Fenelus catches a punt, but it is ruled in the end zone resulting in a touchback for the Seminoles.

Sports Picture Story

(First Place Sports Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Chris Newkirk, father of Wisconsin defensive lineman Mike Newkirk, looks on as the Badgers trailed the Seminoles significantly in the fourth quarter.

Sports Picture Story

(First Place Sports Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

The Seminoles celebrate their 42-13 victory just after the end of the game.

Sports Picture Story

(Second Place Sports Picture Story Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

Spain wins the roller hockey Euro Cup over Portugal (1-0) in Oviedo, Spain on July 26, 2008.

Sports Picture Story

(Second Place Sports Picture Story Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

Forward Marc Gual scored the only goal that let the Spanish team to the championship win.

Sports Picture Story

(Second Place Sports Picture Story Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

The Portuguese team had a good opportunity to tie the game with 6 minutes remaning but the ball ended up hitting the post and not going in.

Sports Picture Story

(Second Place Sports Picture Story Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

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Sports Picture Story

(Second Place Sports Picture Story Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

The spanish team celebrates their victory

Sports Picture Story

(Second Place Sports Picture Story Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

The Spanish captain receives the cup during the awards ceremony.

Sports Picture Story

(Second Place Sports Picture Story Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

Lluis Teixidó, captain of the spanish roller hockey team, raises the cup of the European Championship

Sports Picture Story

(Second Place Sports Picture Story Isabel Alvarez, Daily Cardinal )

Pedro Gil, next to the goalie Sergi Fernández and the Spanish player Josep Ordeig, kisses the European Championship cup

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

The Big Ten Tournament is all about toughness and grit. The toughest team of 2008 was the Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers went through Michigan, Michigan State, and Illinois to claim the title at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapollis, IN.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

Marcus Landry added the flair to the first game with two power dunks.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

Game two didn't start out well for the Badgers, as Trevon Hughes sustained an ankle injury early that kept him out of the game.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

Lucky for the Badgers, Brian Butch had the shooters touch, knocking down two key three-pointers en route to 19 points.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

Butch pumped himself and his teammates up with the hard fought comeback that led to a 65-63 Wisconsin win.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

The tournament wasn't all business, as entertainers were brought in from all over the Midwest to fill the halftime lull.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

Speaking of business, Marcus Flowers was all business as he prepared mentally for the final Big Ten game of his career.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

The Badgers caught a break as Trevon Hughes was able to return to man the point.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

The Badgers were also fortunate that Brian Butch didn't lose the scorers touch, leading the Badgers again in scoring with 12 points.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

The Badgers were able to easily defeat the tired 10 seed Illinois to capture the Big Ten crown.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

Mr. Do-It-All Marcus Landry was named tournament MVP. His teammates and his children were happy to congratulate him.

Sports Picture Story

(Third Place Sports Picture Story Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

All that was left for the Badgers in Indianapolis was some net-trimming.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

The Republican National Convention was held September 1-4 at the Xcel Center in downtown Saint Paul Minnesota. While delegates from around the nation descended upon the city, protestors from around the nation did as well, prepared for a week of voicing their frustration with the Bush administration. Police forces from around the nation also came to Saint Paul for the purpose of running security and handling the protests, which frequently turned into displays of police force against peaceful protestors and the media.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

Police in riot gear line 7th street downtown, monitoring a march to the State Capitol in Saint Paul, MN, September 1, 2008.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

A woman reacts to being sprayed in the face with mace by police at a protest on September 1, 2008.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

Protestors march towards the Xcel Center on September 2, 2008, advocating for poor people's rights.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

A protestor watches a march of over 2,000 people head down 7th street towards the Xcel Center on September 2, 2008 from atop a bus stop.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

A police officer in full riot gear watches over the corner of 7th and St. Peter streets in downtown Saint Paul, MN, minutes before firing tear gas into the crowd of protestors on September 2, 2008.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

An officer in riot gear keeps watch over the corner of 7th and St. Peter streets from atop Mickey's Dining Car in downtown Saint Paul, September 2, 2008.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

A protestor runs away from tear gas, smoke bombs and flash grenades thrown by police on the corner of 7th and St. Peter streets on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

A protestor gives police the peace sign on Thursday, September 4, 2008 in Saint Paul, MN.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

A protestor gives police the peace sign on Thursday, September 4, 2008 in Saint Paul, MN.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

A protestor clashes with police barricading of roads leading to the Xcel Center. Police successfully prevented protestors from accessing the Xcel Center, eventually making over 500 arrests on the Kellogg Street Bridge crossing over I-35E, detaining both protestors and media.

News Picture Story

(First Place News Picture Story Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

Protestors and media await arrest on the Kellogg Street bridge over I-35E in downtown Saint Paul, MN on Thursday, September 4, 2008.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

In the summer of 2008, many areas of the midwest felt the effects of flooding. Rock County was hit hard as the Rock River rose to record levels and subsequently took a long time to recede back to normal. Before it was over, volunteers‹including neighbors, strangers and county jail inmates‹filled more than 260,000 sandbags.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

A sign that warns of water on the road in Binghams Point now spells out irony. Binghams Point on Lake Koshkonong near Miltion, Wis. has flooded, and many of the homes are now halfway underwater.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

City workers Al Hulick and Dave Grzelak (left to right) use a camcorder to record areas of Janesville affected by the Rock River flood. Below them, water flows over a concrete platform and into the walkway below.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

A sign advises N. Main St., which now looks like a small river, is closed. The street is closed from the Centerway intersection to Traxler Park.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

At one point during the flooding, carp could be found up and down N. Main St. where water from the Rock River had flooded small, open areas.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Ron Huber walks through the flooded maintenance shop at Evonik Goldschmidt Chemical Co. in Janesville. The recent Rock River flooding has caused flooding around the company's property. Huber said that in his 39 years at the company, he's never seen anything like this.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

A house along the shore of Lake Koshkonong in the Town of Milton, Wis. has been walled in with sandbags. The water level is receeding.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Bill Burlingame lives on Lake Koshkonong, where homes on the lake are halfway underwater. What used to be a mix of canal and grass is now the only way to reach the homes devastated by the flooding.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

City worker Kouily Phaboriboune sprays a mixture of water and bleach on N. Main St. to sanitize the area. The Rock River flood brought mud and other waste up to the area.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

The force of the Rock River water flowing through the United Way parking lot took out a part of the pavement. As the water receded, the damage became evident.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Carolyn Speich carries a large piece of wood out of a shed while Melissa Paulson-DeVoll and Jenny Pearson talk about what should be thrown out next in Pearson's shed in Janesville, Wis. Sanford, where Pearson works, offered to pay its employees to help with cleanup efforts at Pearson's home, which was heavily damaged by the Rock River flood.

News Picture Story

(Second Place News Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Courtney Fayle and her husband Nick are cleaning out what's left of their flood-damaged home in anticipation of tearing it down and rebuilding it. Cardboard boxes of all sizes fill parts of their home in the Mole & Sadler's subdivision in Janesville, Wis., while they clean and pack their things.

News Picture Story

(Third Place News Picture Story Jodee Boyd, Stevens Point )

Firefighters line up to do the opening flag ceremony at the Firefighters Memorial in Wisconsin Rapids.

News Picture Story

(Third Place News Picture Story Jodee Boyd, Stevens Point )

A firefighter holds the flag during the Firefighters ceremony in Wisconsin Rapids.

News Picture Story

(Third Place News Picture Story Jodee Boyd, Stevens Point )

A reflection is seen through the list of names mounted on the Firefighters Memorial in Wisconsin Rapids.

News Picture Story

(Third Place News Picture Story Jodee Boyd, Stevens Point )

A Captains widow receives a flag and a rose in memory of her husband at the Firefighters Memorial in Wisconsin Rapids.

News Picture Story

(Third Place News Picture Story Jodee Boyd, Stevens Point )

A Captains widow wipes away a tear during the Firefighters Memorial Ceremony in Wisconsin Rapids.

Photo Illustration

(First Place Photo Illustration Tony Saldutte, MATC )

You are what you eat; hormones, steroids, and antibiotics are infiltrating our food supply.

Photo Illustration

(Second Place Photo Illustration Shauna Braun, MATC )

In recent years, the popularity of female boxing has increased as more women take to fighting opponents as part of an organized sport.

Photo Illustration

(Third Place Photo Illustration Wilkey Godwin, MATC )

Wheatgrass on a glass platter, makes a great meal. (For a cat.) Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Photo Illustration

(Honorable Mention Photo Illustration Shauna Braun, MATC )

Beautiful lips mirror the natural beauty of a petal.

Photo Illustration

(Honorable Mention Photo Illustration Tony Saldutte, unaffiliated )

Sanstero in warehouse.

Pictorial

(First Place Pictorial Photo Alice M Waraxa, MATC )

A succulent basks in the hot Texas sun, potted at Ladybird National Park.

Pictorial

(Second Place Pictorial Photo Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

An isolated thunderstorm rages off in the distance on the Long Island Sound as boats finish a race and return to port.

Pictorial

(Third Place Pictorial Photo Shauna Braun, MATC )

For every person added to the U.S. population, it is estimated that one-acre of land is lost due to urbanization and highway construction alone.

Pictorial

(Honorable Mention Pictorial Photo Wilkey Godwin, MATC )

A closer look at a Dobro, (steel guitar) and a musician's hands. Catfish Stephenson in Madison, Wisconsin.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(First Place Sports Action Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

Marquette guard Dominic James barely wards off a steal attempt by Wisconsin's Trevon Hughes.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(Second Place Sports Action Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Erin Monfre (in white) and Jadee Rooney struggle for the ball during a basketball game, Monday Nov. 10 2008.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(Third Place Sports Action Ryan Messier, Marquette University )

Wes Matthews fights off University of Wisconsin defenders at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI on December 6, 2008.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(Honorable Mention Sports Action Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

James Warfield is backed out of the ring by David Gaston and into the lap of an audience member. Warfield took the action back into the ring and won the match by technical knock out at Madtown Throwdown 16 on July 25, 2008 in Madison, WI.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(Honorable Mention Sports Action Lorenzo Zemella, Daily Cardinal )

Wisconsin's Nate Larkin on the hurdles against other athletes from the Big Ten conference, during the Big Ten Track tournament in Madison, March 1, 2008.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(First Place Sports Feature Ryan Messier, Marquette University)

Lazar Hayward screams towards his bench after hitting the ground hard against University of Wisconsin at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI on December 6, 2008.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(Second Place Sports Feature Brad Fedie, Daily Cardinal )

The Wisconsin offence huddles up to hear one another over the 100,000+ people at Michigan Stadium, aka "The Big House."

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(Third Place Sports Feature Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

The Milton boys soccer team celebrates their victory over Green Bay Preble after the state quater-final game at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee, Wis.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(Honorable Mention Sports Feature Jeff Schorfheide, Badger Herald )

Wisconsin's Michael Flowers looks at his reflection in the Big Ten Champion's trophy after Wisconsin defeated Penn State 77-41 and won the Big Ten Conference on March 5, 2008, in Madison, WI.

Sports Action and Sports Feature

(Honorable Mention Sports Feature Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

(left to right) Big Foot junior Jon Petkoff and senior Matt Fogerty hug after their loss against Wautoma Faith Christian in the WIAA State Championship held at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Poverty is growing alarmingly among Janesville families. It's not confined to a neighborhood, race or family structure. Kathy Patrick, a single mom with four children, is trying to take steps to pull herself and her family out of poverty by going back to school. Balancing that and her role as a mother has stretched her thin. All four of the children‹Carl, Cullen, Kiara, 7, and Keegan, 5,‹have trouble trusting Kathy since they were sent to foster homes five years ago.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Cullen McAdory, takes pills for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder while his mom Kathy Patrick watches. Cullen and Carl's attention disorders cause constant quarrels with their mom.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kiara McAdory, and her brother Cullen, eat orange slushies while their brother Carl, takes a picture of them in their house in Janesville, Wis.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick checks her schedule of the upcoming semester as her son Keegan McAdory, 5, hangs on the back of her chair at the University of Wisconsin - Rock County library.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Carl McAdory and his siblings, Keegan, and Kiara look at the flooded Rock River while on their way to a counseling session with their mom Kathy Patrick.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick feeds salad to her son Keegan McAdory, 5, after recieving free lunch at Wilson Elementary School.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick folds the family's laundry while talking on her cell phone.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kiara McAdory, looks in bag lunches set up in the cafeteria of Wilson Elementary School, amazed by the amount of food they hold. The family receives free lunch at the school during the summer.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick looks down at her daughter Kiara McAdory, as she pouts on the sidewalk in front of their house.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick rubs the back of her son Keegan McAdory, to help him settle down for a nap in their living room.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick continues her strive to pull her family out of poverty, hoping for a better future for her kids.

Feature Picture Story

(First Place Feature Picture Story Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kiara McAdory sits in the garden of flowers she planted at her house, sad about how some of them are dying.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

Months before the 2009 Summer Olympic Games, the Chinese government launches massive renovation projects and enact rigid laws. These projects and laws assemble millions of its workers to showcase China's achievements to the world. Knowing the world is watching, workers labor around the clock exhibiting their work ethic and strong national pride.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

A worker in the Xian marketplace prepares for the lunch-hour rush from a nearby construction site.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

A group of construction workers enter a nearby market seeking shelter from the rain and look for something to eat during their lunch break. It is not uncommon for construction sites to be operating twenty-four hours a day in order to meet deadlines from the Chinese government.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

A group of tourist bus drivers take a smoke break while their passengers shop the local market for souvenirs.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

A street-cleaner naps as the noonday sun beats down near the Temple of Heaven.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

While waiting for customers, a man busies himself by playing a game on his cell phone. Many of the shops erected months before the Olympics by the government remain empty because Chinese citizens are too poor to purchase items being sold and tourists look for higher quality goods.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

Inside the gates of the Forbidden City, a woman waits for tourist's questions at an information desk.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

Chinese soldiers change shifts near Tiananmen Square. Every hour during shift changes, soldiers are required to march while yelling an inspirational message to each other.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

A construction worker helps lay hoses to vacuum up puddles of water which delay construction times.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

A man stands by while workers load his tractor's trailer with sod to cover a bald patch of earth inside the Temple of Heaven's park facility.

Feature Picture Story

(Second Place Feature Picture Story Lukas Keapproth, Badger Herald )

A construction worker heads home after laboring at the construction site on a rainy and smoggy day in Xian.

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

In celebration of the 105th birthday of the Harley Davidson motorcycle, several bands and musicians gathered at the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee, Wis. An estimated 100,000 Harley and music enthusiasts attended a festival headlined by Bruce Springsteen, the Foo Fighters and featuring many more well known artists.

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Joan Jett and Dougie Needles rock listeners in the early afternoon on Aug. 31, 2008.

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

A Harley enthusiast takes in the sights and sounds by the fountain on the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee, Aug. 30, 2008

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Richie Castellano of Blue Öyster Cult throws down a bassline on the afternoon of Aug. 31, 2008.

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

A man decked out in leather Harley apparel waits for the next band to come on stage.

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Chris Daughtry, of American Idol fame, performs at a stage appropriately adorned with Harley-Davidson motorcycles on Aug. 31, 2008.

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

A fans reaches out to Peter Frampton, one of the last acts on Aug. 31, 2008.

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Dave Grohl slams down a guitar solo for the swarms of fans who came to see the Foo Fighters, one of the festivals headliners.

Feature Picture Story

(Third Place Feature Picture Story Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Buddy Guy concentrates on a guitar lick.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Walworth County firefighters move behind radiating heat and fire from a fire at the Lake Geneva Speedway in Lake Geneva, Wis.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

The Milton boys soccer team celebrates their victory over Green Bay Preble after the state quater-final game at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee, Wis.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Larry Barton and Chris Mulae hold hands with the rest of crowd during a speaker before "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes," an event that supports putting an end to sexual violence in the community. The event started and ended at the Armory in Janesville.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Jennifer Kraay, the widow of Cameron Kraay, breaks down while making a statement during sentencing for Jason L. Huff at the Rock County Courthouse in Janesville, Wis. Huff was sentenced for hit and run from a fatal accident in which Cameron Kraay was killed.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Hailey Rath's brother Schuyler sits behind pictures of the sister he lost in auto accident in 2005. Rath's family donated her organs and tissue, and have continued to spread the important message of organ donation through a memorial in her name.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Janesville Parker linebacker Dustin Moench earned second team All-Big 8 honors in his senior year.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Edgerton's Bud and Leona Busch have been married for 66 years, but they say there really isn¹t a secret to their success. Their advice is to work at your marriage using honesty, communication, patience and the abilities to apologize and forgive.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Sgt. Cody Legg's grandfather Janesville VFW Commander Lamar Deuel Sr. hugs Legg's mother and stepfather Buneva and Kent Jacquay at a memorial service held in his honor at the VFW.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Janesville Craig WR Jojo Pregont crosses the goal line to score his second touchdown against Sun Prairie during a game at Monterey Stadium in Janesville.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Poverty is growing alarmingly among Janesville families. It's not confined to a neighborhood, race or family structure. Kathy Patrick, a single mom with four children, is trying to take steps to pull herself and her family out of poverty by going back to school. Balancing that and her role as a mother has stretched her thin. All four of the children‹Carl, Cullen, Kiara, 7, and Keegan, 5,‹have trouble trusting Kathy since they were sent to foster homes five years ago.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kiara McAdory, and her brother Cullen, eat orange slushies while their brother Carl, takes a picture of them in their house in Janesville, Wis.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Cullen McAdory, takes pills for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder while his mom Kathy Patrick watches. Cullen and Carl's attention disorders cause constant quarrels with their mom.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick checks her schedule of the upcoming semester as her son Keegan McAdory, 5, hangs on the back of her chair at the University of Wisconsin - Rock County library.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Carl McAdory and his siblings, Keegan, and Kiara look at the flooded Rock River while on their way to a counseling session with their mom Kathy Patrick.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kiara McAdory sits in the garden of flowers she planted at her house, sad about how some of them are dying.

Portfolio

(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick feeds salad to her son Keegan McAdory, 5, after recieving free lunch at Wilson Elementary School.

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(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick folds the family's laundry while talking on her cell phone.

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(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kiara McAdory, looks in bag lunches set up in the cafeteria of Wilson Elementary School, amazed by the amount of food they hold. The family receives free lunch at the school during the summer.

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(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick looks down at her daughter Kiara McAdory, as she pouts on the sidewalk in front of their house.

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(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick rubs the back of her son Keegan McAdory, to help him settle down for a nap in their living room.

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(First Place Portfolio Matthew Wisniewski, Janesville Gazette )

Kathy Patrick continues her strive to pull her family out of poverty, hoping for a better future for her kids.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Adam C. Peterson looks to his public defender Dennis Burke at the preliminary hearing in the Joel Marino homicide case on July 18, 2008. Peterson later committed suicide in prison after a failed attempt, while serving his sentence for the crime.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Texas player Damion James blocks Wisconsin guard Trevon Hughes shot during Wisconsin's final possession with eight seconds remaining. The Longhorns defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 74-69 on Dec. 23, 2008 at the Kohl Center.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house burns early in the morning on May 13, 2008 as firefighters fight the blaze. The fire destroyed the house and caused $750,000 in damages, according to a Madison Fire Department release.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

James Warfield is backed out of the ring by David Gaston and into the lap of an audience member. Warfield took the action back into the ring and won the match by technical knock out at Madtown Throwdown 16 on July 25, 2008 in Madison, WI.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Wisconsin district attorneys proposed an increase on in the tax on alcohol in order to pay for the salaries of more prosecutors on Dec. 8, 2008.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

A woman waits in the Summerfest parking lot full of motorcycles at 105th Harley Fest in Milwaukee, Aug. 29, 2008.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Rapper Sona Lionel, displaying the colors of his homeland of Cameroon where he is a prince, Sona, in the sound proof booth, belts out some lyrics "Love sees no color," his latest track on Oct. 11, 2008 in Milwaukee, Wis.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

The Wisconsin Badgers competed against the Florida State Seminoles in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, FL. Wisconsin fell to Florida State 42-13. The Badgers run onto the Citrus Bowl¹s field on Dec. 27, 2008.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot looks on at the game.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Wisconsin Quarterback Dustin Sherer falls over on a run in the first quarter.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Badger fan Chris Sover cheers for a trailing Wisconsin team.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

In an attempt to pin Florida State deep in their own territory Antonio Fenelus catches a punt, but it is ruled in the end zone resulting in a touchback for the Seminoles.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

Chris Newkirk, father of Wisconsin defensive lineman Mike Newkirk, looks on as the Badgers trailed the Seminoles significantly in the fourth quarter.

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(Second Place Portfolio Kyle Bursaw, Daily Cardinal )

The Seminoles celebrate their 42-13 victory just after the end of the game.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Alise Buehrer leaps into the air during a dance recital.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Celebrant Archbishop Dolan places the Sword on a candidates right shoulder during the Ceremony of Investiture, Sunday Oct. 12 2008. Those Invested included 31 Knights, 29 Ladies, seven Priest Knights, and four Bishop Knights.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

A figure pointing a gun. Illustration for a story about crime on campus.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

-NO CUTLINE GIVEN-

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

An isolated thunderstorm rages off in the distance on the Long Island Sound as boats finish a race and return to port.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

A street lamp in Milwaukee.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

David Cubillan (10) is fouled by Tone Boyle (11) while going up for a shot during a game against UW-Milwaukee, Saturday Nov. 22 2008.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

A ski jumper takes a breath while leaving the ramp.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Singer sonwriter Beth Nielsen-Chapman before performing at the Cedarburg Cultural CenterFriday Nov. 7 2008.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Katelyn Ferrel poses before skydiving Sunday Nov. 2 2008. Katelyn has never been skydiving before.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Katelyn Ferrel is strapped into her harness by her instructor.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Katelyn and her instructor head towards the plane.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Elizabeth Driscoll takes the 14,000 foot plunge out of the plane with her instructor.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Katelyn Ferrel parachutes to the ground.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Katelyn Ferrel parachutes to the ground.

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(Third Place Portfolio Matt Dixon, Marquette University )

Katelyn Ferrel rejoices moments after landing.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Charles Miller, 28, of Milwaukee rolls his own cigarettes with loose tobacco and rolling papers to avoid the higher manufactured cigarette taxes. On January 1st, 2008, Wisconsin raised the cigarette tax by $1, but rolling tobacco was not effected by the increase.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

A bicycle messenger takes a quick smoke break on a snowy Wisconsin Avenue between deliveries.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

With an unusual viewpoint and strategically placed sun flare, these ordinary grasses become something much more artistic and magical.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Pregnancy has only increased the love between parents to be, Ashley & Matt.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Presidential hopeful and democratic nominee, Barak Obama, speaks to an enthusiastic crowd at the Midwest Airlines Center in early 2008. Obama preached his message of change to the many attendants.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

A young father rides with, but barely acknowledges his son on one of Milwaukee County's buses.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Milwaukee County Zoo's newest star, baby orangutan Mahal, likes to show off to zoo patrons doing acrobatics in his spacious enclosure.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Christine Miresse, of the Kettle Moraine Varsity track team, stretches in their newly built gym before a race.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Christine Miresse (left), warms up next to a hurdler from Waukesha North. North's athlete is school star, Kim Miresse. Kim and Christine are cousin's and best friends on a day to day basis, opponents on the track.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

An array of runners from schools around the greater Milwaukee and Waukesha area take off from the starting line in the first qualifying hurdles race of the day.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Teammates enthusiastically cheer Christine on, as she is at the front of the pack battling for a win.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Christine Miresse mis-judges her steps and ends up taking down a hurdle on the second to last jump of the race.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Kim Miresse, of Waukesha North, pulls ahead of Kettle Moraine hurdler Sam Berg. They were the first and second place finishes respectively. Christine Miresse who tripped over a hurdle two rows back finishes in last place.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Christine Miresse is overcome with emotion at missing her chance to move on to the state championship race after losing her qualifying race due to an unfortunate fall.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

A teammate consoles Christine Miresse and reminds her that she still has her senior 2009 year to make it big.

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(Honorable Mention Portfolio Michelle Miresse, MATC )

Track and field hurdlers (from left to right) Sam Berg (Kettle Moraine), Kim Miresse (Waukesha North), and Christine Miresse (Kettle Moraine) pose for a friendly picture after their race. Off the field, team rivalries are put aside and the 3 girls are great friends. Berg placed second place in the race, Kim Miresse placed first and moved on to the state competition, and Christine Miresse finished in last place.