First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerMarine Corps veteran LeRon Davis holds his daughter Ahnalia, 2, in their apartment in Mt. Airy on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Davis, 30, is now six months sober. He is working at Saint Vincent de Paul but says that it's not enough. Davis is trying to find a better way to support his family of six. He dreams of creating a better life for his children.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerThe Western Hills varsity softball team raises a flag with Gabrielle “Gabby” Rodriguez's number on it Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Western Hills University High School at the field dedication for Gabby, a Western Hills softball player who was killed by a motorist in September while crossing the street to catch her bus to school.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerCaity, 5, embraces her step-grandpa Michael McQueen as she waits to be adopted with her brother Carter, 9, on National Adoption Day at the Hamilton County Probate Court in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, November 1, 2019. McQueen picked out Caity's pink dress for the special day with Caity's approval. He also did her hair, like he does every morning. McQueen has even created a concoction to work out the tangles of her long brown hair. McQueen has been the caregiver for the children for more than five years. Their biological mom struggles with drug addiction.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerHoward Berry, 63, kneels at a veteran's grave at Gates of Heaven Cemetery in Montgomery on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. Berry's son is buried nearby. Joshua A. Berry killed himself in 2013, several years after he was injured in a shooting at a military base in Texas. He was 36. Josh suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and Howard says his son felt left behind by the military. He has been trying to raise awareness about veteran suicide ever since.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSen. Sherrod Brown listens to Sen. Gerald Malloy introduce him and his wife, Connie Schultz, at the Democratic Women of Darlington County's Annual Women's History Month Trailblazer Award Luncheon at the Jerusalem Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Hartsville, S.C. on Saturday, March 2, 2019. This visit was part of his Dignity of Work tour. Sen. Brown traveled around Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina exploring the idea of running for president.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSupporters wait for President Donald Trump to address the crowd at his "Keep America Great" campaign rally on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at U.S. Bank Arena in downtown Cincinnati.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerDenitria Robinson hugs Patty Franklin, the mother of Cameron Franklin, who was shot and killed Saturday, during a candlelight vigil on Storrs Street in Lower Price Hill Monday, July 8, 2019. Denitria went to school with Cameron and played baseball with him.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerFormer juvenile court judge Tracie Hunter speaks to local media and her supporters after her release from the Hamilton County Justice Center in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 5 a.m. Hunter was convicted of a felony charge related to giving confidential documents to her brother, a juvenile court employee who was in the process of being fired. Hunter served 75 days in jail.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerAri White holds his snake Bam Bam, a red-tailed boa constrictor in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. White has owned Bam Bam for three years.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerJohn, the lion, follows Head Africa Keeper Wendy Rice, during a training session at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. John the lion received meatballs as a positive reinforcement.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerA tornado destroyed a garage on the corner of Johnsville Brookville Road and Brookville Pyrmont Road in Brookville, Ohio on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSusan Smith removes the dishes out of her sister-in-law's home that was destroyed by tornadoes in Brookville, Ohio on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerNorm Trochelman's home was destroyed by tornadoes that touched down in Brookville, Ohio on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Trochelman used the fallen roof as a shield to protect him and his son during the storm.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerScot Shellabarger stands outside his home with a neighbor and surveys the damage caused by a tornado that touched down in Brookville, Ohio on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerAlex Dawson gathers debris from his neighbor's home that was destroyed by a tornado in Brookville, Ohio on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerA copy of "Wicked" was found outside a home that was destroyed by tornadoes in Brookville, Ohio on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerTornadoes touched down in Brookville, Ohio and destroyed numerous homes and left scattered debris on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSt. Bernard Titans huddles before their game against Lockland at Ross Park in St. Bernard on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. St. Bernard Titans have lost 55 straight games over the past three seasons. In his first season as head coach, Fred James has tried to change that record. He started with getting his players new uniforms and equipment. James organized a fundraiser, found sponsors and gathered donated helmets and bats.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSt. Bernard Titans play Lockland at Ross Park in St. Bernard on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Weeks later, the Reds Community Fund started construction at Ross Park to renovate the baseball complex, which will be renamed Frank Robinson Field. It will be the home to St. Bernard-Elmwood Place and Roger Bacon High Schools.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSt. Bernard Titans coach Fred James watches his team warmup before playing Lockland at Ross Park in St. Bernard on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. This was his first season as head coach of the Titans baseball team. James, the son of a preacher, prays a lot about his job. He’s a baseball guy, a former minor leaguer, so he knew what he was getting into when he took over a team that had been outscored 571-76 the previous two seasons.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerLogan Harper, Scott Bine and Dylan Shepherd watch their team, St. Bernard Titans, from the dugout at Ross Park in St. Bernard on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSt. Bernard Titans coach Fred James instructs Dwayne "Pot Pot" Pottinger on how to keep his composure, after Pot Pot was taken out of the game for reacting to a teammate’s error in the third inning against Lockland at Ross Park in St. Bernard on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSt. Bernard Titans coach Fred James leads a practice in the St. Bernard-Elmwood Place gym on Friday, April 19, 2019. For many of his players, this is their first time playing baseball. He has to start from square one.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerKevin Oliver grabs his bat to hit against Summit Country Day School at Summit's Athletic Complex in Columbia Township on Friday, April 26, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerScott Bine juggles a baseball between innings at Summit Country Day School Athletic Complex in Columbia Township on Friday, April 26, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerJacob West talks to Rahsaan Washington in the dugout, after Rahsaan got hurt at first base against Summit Country Day School at Summit's Athletic Complex in Columbia Township on Friday, April 26, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSr. Rose Ann Fleming congratulates Xavier forward Zach Hankins after his team's victory over Georgetown Wednesday, January 9, 2019 in the locker room at the Cintas Center. Fleming has worked at Xavier University for 34 years as a teacher, academic advisor, special assistant to the president and NCAA faculty athletics representative. Fleming attends every home game and sometimes travels with the team.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSr. Rose Ann Fleming's jersey was retired in 2014. It hangs in the rafters of the Cintas Center. Another framed jersey hangs in her office. She was inducted into the Xavier University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. She also has a commemorative bobblehead.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSr. Rose Ann Fleming prays the Our Father with the Xavier Men's Basketball team after their victory over Georgetown Wednesday, January 9, 2019 in the locker room at the Cintas Center. Fleming prays with the team after every home game.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSr. Rose Ann Fleming sits on her bed and prepares a brief for a social security hearing that she is working on as part of The Volunteer Lawyers Project Saturday, February 16, 2019 in her apartment on Xavier University's campus. Fleming talks about not giving up on people and says, "We all make mistakes." Fleming draws inspiration from Robert K. Greenleaf, author of the book "Servant Leadership," to define success. "Did I help anyone today? If you did, you were successful. I have always been inspired by that definition," she says. She worked on the case while watching Xavier play Providence Friars men's basketball team. She has lived in the same apartment for 34 years. It is a bit larger than a dorm room and has an elliptical for her to do her daily exercises.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSr. Rose Ann Fleming represents her client on Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Hamilton County Courthouse in downtown Cincinnati. Sr. Fleming is part of the Volunteer Lawyers Project. She spends her free time working on briefs and defending people for free.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSr. Rose Ann Fleming writes the values of Xavier University on the chalkboard for her CORE 102 class on Monday, January 28, 2019 in Alter Hall at Xavier University.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSr. Rose Ann Fleming walks to her office in the Cintas Center at Xavier University after going to mass at Bellarmine Chapel Tuesday, February, 12, 2019. She wakes up everyday at 4 a.m. She prays the rosary, meditates, drinks coffee and eats breakfast before going to mass at 8 a.m.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerAva Katz, 9, sits in a patch of sun and watches her reflection move in the mirror during her Ballet Moves class on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Cincinnati Ballet in the West End. Ava has Down syndrome. She has been part of the class for five years. Ballet has helped strengthen her core, which helps language skills. And it has given Ava more confidence. When asked how many more years she wants to dance, she was quick to respond. "One hundred dozen more."
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerThe Ballet Moves class and volunteers dance around the studio with ribbon wands at the Cincinnati Ballet on Saturday, February 2, 2019. The Cincinnati Ballet partnered with Cincinnati Children's Hospital to design the Ballet Moves program six years ago. It was created for students with specific needs between the ages of ages 4 and 14. Each dancer is paired with a Cincinnati Children’s Hospital physical therapist.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerEvelyn Ortiz thanks Donna Grisez at the end of her Ballet Moves class at the Cincinnati Ballet on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Every class ends with the dancers taking a bow and thanking the volunteers and themselves.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerSaanvi Kopta dances with her Ballet Moves class on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Cincinnati Ballet in the West End. At the beginning of every class, each dancer gets a song to dance and express themselves in front of their peers.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerElla Williams wears tights with hearts on the knees for her first Ballet Moves class at the Cincinnati Ballet on Saturday, January 26, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerEllen Wisner holds Evelyn Ortiz's hand as Erin Butler pushes her wheelchair to dance in a circle at the Ballet Moves class at the Cincinnati Ballet on Saturday, February 2, 2019.
First Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Meg Vogel / The Cincinnati EnquirerCincinnati Children’s Hospital physical therapist volunteers Ellen Wisner, Molly Gamble, Alexis Froehlke and Jackie Sidow help Ella Williams, Saanvi Kopta and Marteisha Thomas make their final bows at the end of class at the Cincinnati Ballet on Saturday, February 2, 2019.
