First Place, Portrait Personality - Dave Polcyn / The (Mansfield) News JournalBruises cover April Williams' face a day after she was brutally raped and beaten and held against her will for nearly 12 hours. She came forward to let other women know they need to be careful about the men they let in their life.
Second Place, Portrait Personality - Thomas Ondrey / The Plain DealerDebbie White, who owns a tree farm and a double barrel shotgun, keeps the gun for self-protection in Ashtabula County where law enforcement is stretched too thin by budget cuts.
Third Place, Portrait Personality - Lynn Ischay / The Plain DealerMike Polk, producer of the 'hastily made Cleveland videos,' goes fishing in the fountain at the War Memorial in Cleveland. Polk, a nationally recognized comedian, loves his hometown, and loves to poke fun at it.