First Place, Pictorial - Emma Howells / Ohio University, "Finger Rolls"Participants in the Athens police department-sponsored Rape Aggression Defense course practice "finger rolls," on each other; a self-defense technique effective in deflecting unwanted contact from a stronger or larger opponent, in the Ping Recreation Center on the campus of Ohio University on November 4, 2018.
Second Place, Pictorial - Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer, "Lines"Jayda Nagy, a product concierge for Mercedes-Benz of Akron, attends their booth at the Cleveland Auto Show at the I-X Center.
Third Place, Pictorial - Kurt Steiss / The Blade, "Sunset"Two people watch from Fleetwood's Tap Room's roof during a baseball game between the Toledo Mud Hens and the Columbus Clippers at Fifth Third Field in Toledo on July 2, 2018.
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Nate Manley / Kent State University, "VW Leaves"Leaves rest on the hood of a vintage Volkswagen Bug, Nov. 3, 2018.
Award of Excellence, Pictorial - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati Enquirer, "Modjiaye"Modjiaye, a male gorilla, descends from a tree in the Goualougo Triangle in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, March 11, 2018. “Gorillas,” Ron Evans says, “are the windows to ourselves.” We share 98 percent DNA. We have the same number of teeth. We share the same number one cause of death, heart disease.