First place, Feature - Erik Schelkun / Freelance, "Cicada"Tessa Schelkun, 7 of Liberty Township inspects a Brood X Cicada. This summer much of the Cincinnati area was swarmed with the generational insects that only emerge every 17 years.
Second place, Feature - Rebecca Benson / The Blade, "Birthday Fishing"Chase Darrington, who is celebrating his 7th birthday (left) DeMarco Carter, 11, (center) and Kavet Johnson, 12, fish together at Glass City Metropark in Toledo on June 20, 2021.
Third place, Feature - Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch, "Windy Day"Katherine Flanagan, 3, rides into the wind as she rocks on Clifford the Big Red Dog on the playground at Arbor Ridge Park in Powell. Her grandparents, Ray and Cindy Flanagan, brought Katherine and her brother, Lockland Flanagan, 5, to the park to fly a kite. Cindy said they had been waiting for the weather to be warm and windy enough to fly the kite. The kids lost interest in the kite and went to play on the playgrounrd.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Chris Day / Ohio University, "Fashion Show"A model wearing Bfyne walks the runway during the Bfyne fashion show in the Paraiso Runway Tent at Collins Park during Miami Swim Week on July 9, 2021, in Miami, Florida.
