3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Mason Hickman (left) and Shakti Rambarraan (front) of the Ohio Women’s Alliance react during a gathering for supporters of Issue 1 at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. The issue establishes a constitutional right to abortion. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market People of Ethiopian descent, including Kdusan Araya, middle, of Bexley and her mother, Tshainesh Mesfin, attend the Palm Sunday service at Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church on the Near East Side. Araya recently reunited with her parents after two years without contact due to the fighting in Tigray, Ethiopia, where they lived. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Gov. Mike DeWine, Congressman Bill Johnson and EPA administrator Michael Regan toast a glass of tap water with East Palestine resident Andris Baltputnis. Work continues to clean up the vinyl chloride chemical spill from the Norfolk Southern train derailment on Feb. 3. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Franklin County Sheriffs deputies and Franklin Township Police investigate the scene of a shooting on the South Side. Blood evidence was collected and more than 30 shell casings were found at the scene near the intersection of Hart and Brown roads. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Vehicles sit in the Columbus Police Impound & Parking Services lot on the South Side. Police have stopped towing cars for parking violations due to the fullness of the lot, though cars are still being towed after crashes and other violations. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Antwan Robinson, 45, stands with defense attorneys Thomas Hayes and Emily Anstaett as he is sentenced to 18 years by Judge Jaiza Page at Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. Robinson previously plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter after his 5-year-old daughter, Serenity Robinson, shot herself in the head inside their home on the Northeast Side. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Neighbors are evacuated from their nearby apartment as Columbus Police and SWAT officers fired gas cannisters while serving an arrest warrant at a University District apartment. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market The sturgeon moon, the first of two supermoons in August, rises over the Ohio State Fair. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, August’s full moon is called the sturgeon moon because the giant sturgeon fish that could be readily caught in the Great Lakes this time of year. The next full blue moon will occur on Aug. 30. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Groups of doubles play pickleball during the grand opening of the New Albany Pickleball Complex in Bevelhymer Park. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Kids and families play at Highlands Park Aquatic Center, in Westerville on June 7. The pool features a lazy river and large water slide. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Pickerington Central students throw powder in the air for the opening kickoff during the high school football game at Pickerington High School North. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Hideki Matsuyama jumps to see out of the bunker on 13 before hitting his shot during the opening round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Columbus Blue Jackets center Liam Foudy (19) tries to wrap a shot around Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31), defenseman Brady Skjei (76) and center Sean Kuraly (7) during the second period of the NHL hockey game at Nationwide Arena. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Ohio State and Texas A&M players dive on a loose ball during the first half of the NCAA basketball game at Value City Arena. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Awees Sidow, 16, (right) takes a jump ball against Abdirisaka Sidow, 15, during a basketball practice for Neighborhood Athletics at Sullivant Elementary on the West Side. Neighborhood Athletics is a nonprofit founded by Somali Bantu youth that offers coaching in a variety of sports for elementary through high school kids. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Columbus Academy’s Sunil Santry (79) celebrates the 23-16 win over St. Charles during the high school football game at Columbus Academy. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market After a Michigan interception all but ended the game, Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) and wide receiver Xavier Johnson (0) walk off the field in the final seconds of the second half of the NCAA football game at Michigan Stadium. Ohio State lost 30-24. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Columbus Crew forward Christian Ramirez (17) hoists the Philip J. Anschutz Trophy after defeating the Los Angeles FC in the 2023 MLS Cup championship game at Lower.com Field. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Jack Hanna built the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium into one of the nation's best. He captivated national audiences on David Letterman's late shows, "Good Morning America" and a number of his own Emmy-winning animal show series. He traveled the globe as a leading animal conservationist promoting Columbus. Yet he lost almost all memories of his former life due to Alzheimer’s. Jack Hanna stands on the porch of a cabin on his farm in Bigfork, Mont. on May 1, 2023. Due to Jack’s declining health, the family put the house on the market that day. Once always seen wearing khaki, Jack now mostly wears jeans and t-shirts in his life outside of the public eye. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Jack Hanna feeds carrots to the donkeys and alpaca on his farm in Bigfork, Mont. on May 1, 2023. Due to his declining health, the family put the farm on the market that day. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market As Jack Hanna eats breakfast at 2:30 p.m., his daughter, Kathaleen, who lives in England, sits with him at the table in their home in Bigfork, Mont. on May 2, 2023. Jack was diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s in October 2019. One symptom is sundown syndrome, which causes increased confusion in the evening resulting in staying up late into the night. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Jack Hanna munches on grapes as part of his afternoon breakfast on May 2, 2023. Jack was diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s in October 2019. Jack was diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s in October 2019. One symptom is sundown syndrome, which causes increased confusion in the evening resulting in staying up late into the night. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Suzi Hanna tears up as she talks on the phone to her daughter back in Ohio. Her husband, Jack, was diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s in October 2019 leaving Suzi as the primary caregiver. Their three daughters live in Ohio and England, but make frequent visits to the Bigfork, Mont. home. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Suzi Hanna tries to rehearse with her husband, Jack, for a video recording of a happy birthday message to their granddaughter on May 2. Jack was diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s in October 2019 and the family moved to their home in Bigfork, Mont. permanently a few years later, after his retirement from the Columbus Zoo. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Jack Hanna sits with his service dog, Brassy, alongside the Swan River as they take their daily walk along the Bigfork Nature Trail near his Montana home on May 2. Aside from his dog, as well as a couple of donkeys and alpaca on their nearby farm, Jack does not have much interaction with animals anymore. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Jack Hanna stops to thank, pray for, or touch every tree he can reach as he takes his daily walk along the Bigfork Nature Trail near his Montana home on May 2. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market After telling him that the dentist appointment was her own just to get him to the office, Suzi Hanna holds the hands of her husband, Jack, as Dr. Michael Bowman repairs a crown and cavity in Jack’s mouth. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Jack Hanna talks on the phone with an old business partner while having lunch with his wife, Suzi and daughter Kathaleen, at the Desoto Grill in Kalispell, Montana. Kathaleen tries to keep the contacts and recent calls list clear on Jack’s phone because he has been known to dial the numbers at random times. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market The Ryder Cup is a matchup between players from the United States and Europe every four years in a golf tournament unlike any other. Country pride is on display with fans coming from all over the world. The 2023 tournament took place in Rome, Italy. Airplanes make a flyover with the colors of the Italian flag during the opening ceremony for the Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team Europe golfer Rory McIlroy tees off on the eighth hole during day one fourballs round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market General view of the first tee during day one foursomes round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team USA golfer Patrick Cantlay hits out of the sand trap on the sixteenth hole during day one foursomes round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team Europe fans walk along the seventh hole during day one fourballs round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team USA golfer Collin Morikawa walks to the driving range during the final day of the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team USA golfer Jordan Spieth plays a shot from the rough on the sixth hole during day two foursomes round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Spectators line the 17th hole during day two fourballs round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team Europe golfer Matt Fitzpatrick (left) and golfer Rory McIlroy (right) react as they walk off the seventh hole during day one fourballs round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team USA waits for the final pairing on the 18th hole during day one fourballs round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team Europe golfer Justin Rose celebrates on the 18th hole during day one fourballs round for the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
3rd - Photographer of the Year - Large Market Team Europe golfer Shane Lowry and Team Europe celebrates with the Ryder Cup trophy after beating Team USA during the final day of the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
