1st Place, Feature - Kurt Steiss / The Blade, “Splash Pad”Tommy Maulsby and 10-month-old Marcel Fields cool off at the splash pad at Rev. H. V. Savage Park in the Junction neighborhood of Toledo on Monday, July 21, 2025.
2nd Place, Feature - Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch, “Poodle”Kai Postell plays with her 2-year-old standard poodle, Muffin, during a warm spring day at Goodale Park in Columbus on April 14, 2025. Postell, who just moved to Columbus from Arizona a couple weeks ago, dyed the pup's paws herself with a temporary natural coloring.
3rd Place, Feature - Thomas Fetcenko / The Chronicle Telegram, “Inflatables”Elyria residents staged a inflatable costume snowball fight on Foster Ave on Saturday, December 13.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Rebecca Benson / The Blade, “Confetti”Victor Singleton Jr. (center) watches the confetti fall with his team during a pep rally to send off Central Catholic’s football team for their 7th state championship game appearance in Toledo on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
