Portrait Personality - First Place, “Model Painting”Model Alyssa Alleyne-Atherly of Polaris is painted by Lynn Hetherington Becker for an on-location photo shoot. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait Personality - Second Place, “Ukrainian in Romania”Vladislav Nikolaiev, 7, of Sumy, Ukraine, sits in the main room of his family's apartment in Oradea, Romania on June 12, 2022. Nikolaiev's parents have tried to create some form of stability for their children since fleeing Sumy, Ukraine, and have encouraged the kids to create, like they did back in Ukraine. (Stephen Zenner / The Blade)
Portrait Personality - Third Place, “Trials of the Age”Vitalli Vasylets, 67, of Katiuzhanka, Ukraine, sits in front of his garage in Katiuzhanka, Ukraine. Vasylets has been visited by Russian soldiers three times since the invasion of Ukraine began in February, but Vasylets sees no point to fleeing his "motherland." (Stephen Zenner / The Blade)