Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeStephanie Hehl reacts as her apartment at Hunt Club Apartments burns down in Sylvania. Hehl said “My whole life is crumbling apart.”
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeA person walks around the ProMedica buildings near Summit Street in Toledo.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeMaxine Berry, 5, yawns as her mother Kim Berry votes at Fassett Junior High School in Oregon.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeVeteran Glenn Walker stood in his front yard and watched as a roofing crew layered rows of new brown asphalt shingles on top of his 124-year-old North Toledo home."I'm feeling good, I'm feeling good," said Mr. Walker, 69, the remnants of the old roof strewn around him. "You know how long it's taken me to get this. ... It's a blessing." Mr. Walker and his wife, Sheila, struggled a long time to figure out how to get a new roof. They dreaded big rainstorms, which would often trigger multiple leaks inside their small yellow home on St. John Avenue. Mr. Walker got his new roof installed with aid of the Lucas County Veterans Service Commission in Toledo.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeFrom left Tatum Weakly, 16, of Monroe escalates a water gun fight with a bucket of water along with her friends Elizabeth Gomez, 15, of Huron and Ethan Layton, 16, of Dundee at the Monroe County Fair in Monroe, Michigan.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeMary Myers of South Creek Clydesdales gives rides during a President's Day celebration at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont. Visitors got free admission, took self-guided tours of the museum, and participated in crafts.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeTommie Harris, 75, gets help from her great-granddaughter D'nyiah Nelson, 10, using the tablet she was provided by the Area Office on Aging in Northwestern Ohio in Toledo. Tommie uses it for personal business and to communicate with grandchildren and other relatives around the country via Zoom calls and the Duo app.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeStuart James, Executive Director of the Ability Center, inside a Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity constructed home at 1272 Ogontz Avenue in Toledo. The home incorporates universal design features to make it accessible to all people, regardless of age, disability, or other factors.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeMatt Markoff worked behind the scenes on "Bath Salts," which is nominated for best rap song at the Grammy Awards in Toledo.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeCentral Catholic’s Nyla King (right) finishes fourth in the Division II 200 meter dash as Josie Knierim of Morgan falls and breaks her elbow during the OHSAA sate track and field meet at Jessie Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeSpringfield head coach Rob Gwozdz and his granddaughter Hallee Hall, 4, are doused with water after the Blue Devils defeated Anthony Wayne, 5-4, during an OHSAA Division I regional semifinal softball game at Gibsonburg High School in Gibsonburg.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeThe Northern District of Ohio Federal Court hosts monthly naturalization ceremonies courthouses in Toledo and Cleveland as well as off‐site locations. In the prior year 2021, 1,401 new citizens were sworn in. The Western Division naturalized 307 people. On average, it takes anywhere from 18 months to 24 months to complete the naturalization process and become a U.S. citizen. Mohammad Pourshams (right) originally from Iran plays with his son Daniel, 3, after becoming a US citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony March 11, 2022, at St. Rose School in Perrysburg.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeKyoung Ha Jo, originally from South Korea, takes the oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony April 20, 2022, at the University of Findlay's Koehler Complex in Findlay.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeJudge Jack Zouhary of the United States District Court presents Shiel Malik, 86, her certificate of US citizenship during a naturalization ceremony February 10, 2022, at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo. Shiel Malik is originally from India.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeMohammed Aji, originally from Syria, high fives Janet Parks of the League of Women Voters after becoming a US citizen during a Naturalization ceremony November 16, 2022, at the Bowling Green State University Student Union in Bowling Green.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeAlona Matchenko, originally from Ukraine, celebrates becoming a US citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony November 16, 2022, at the Bowling Green State University Student Union in Bowling Green.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeAlfredo Blank, originally from Mexico, hugs his wife Cinthya Blank after becoming a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony April 20, 2022, at the University of of Findlay's Koehler Complex in Findlay.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeJayden Mitchell, 5, waves a USA flag at his father Brandon Mitchell as his mother Sabira Mitchell, originally from Kazakhstan, becomes a US citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony May 19, 2022, at the Civic Center Mall in Toledo.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeOlatunji Muyideen Yusuff, originally from Nigeria, kisses his son Wareez, 4, after becoming a US citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony May 19, 2022, at the Civic Center Mall in Toledo.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeAj Bitar, originally from Lebanon, admires his Certificate of Citizenship during a naturalization ceremony February 10, 2022, at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo.
Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Second Place, Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeEiman Zamalkani originally from Syria holds her certificate of citizenship proudly after a Naturalization Ceremony March 11, 2022, at St. Rose School in Perrysburg.
