1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeRiverside Mobile Home Park resident Chuck Parker kisses his pet deer, Lotus Rain, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in front of his home in Toledo. Mr. Parker is being forced to vacate his mobile home because it and the rest of the homes in the park were condemned by the City of Toledo on May 23.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeRobert Harper starts to eat his meal Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Helping Hands of St. Louis in Toledo. About 300 free traditional Easter meals, which included ham, potatoes, salad, and a dessert, were served to guests.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeToledo Police Sergeant Jamal Owens tries to negotiate with Mike Ferner and other protesters to stop blocking the entrance to the Ohio Building Friday, October 3, 2025, in Toledo. The activists are trying to draw attention to the war in Gaza. The Ohio Building was chosen because it houses U.S. Sen. Jon Husted's Toledo office.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeHundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil for two children and an adult who were killed last week by a gunman who then took his own life Sunday, November 23, 2025, at the East Green Amphitheater in Tiffin.The incident happened just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Huss Street. Officers found four people inside the home — Dustin Willey, 29, and two boys, Wrenn, 7, and August, 7 months, with gunshot wounds, and a woman who was physically uninjured but “clearly in a state of shock, overwhelmed, and visibly traumatized,” police said.The woman, who is the mother of both boys, was removing belongings from the home following “ongoing domestic issues” at the house, police said. Mr. Willey, the father of the oldest boy, was present to help her move out while her husband, Ryan Eagon, 42, was believed to be out of town.According to police, Mr. Willey and the mother were inside the home and the two boys outside near a vehicle when the adults heard the 7-year-old cry out. When they went outside to investigate, they found Mr. Eagon in the driveway.Mr. Eagon pushed past his wife, chasing after Mr. Willey while shooting at him multiple times. Mr. Eagon then turned and shot both children before continuing to shoot at Mr. Willey. He then turned the gun on himself.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeJohn Butler of Toledo waves to onlookers as he rides down Huron Street during the Toledo Jeep Fest Parade Saturday, August 2, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeJa’Syi Hughes, 8, of Toledo works on doing a handstand while trying to stay cool Monday, June 23, 2025, at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeFifth graders Camden Brown, left, and James Spangler react to missing an answer during a Quiz Bowl match against their teachers Friday, March 7, 2025, at Jackman Road Elementary in Temperance, Michigan.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeSara Shanahan, who has small cell lung cancer and is in hospice, at her home Wednesday, December 24, 2025, in Fremont. She is battling her insurance company to receive benefits.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeVietnam Army Veteran Bill Schultz Monday, November 10, 2025, at his home in Findlay.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeCristian Overmyer, 4, plays in the bouncy balls during Sensory Friendly Day Monday, December 29, 2025, at Urban Air Adventure Park in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeAt center, Cooper Schwochow, 10, of Clyde, plays an improvised version of baseball using balled up tinfoil and fly swatters with, at left, Andrew Schwochow, 7, of Clyde and, at right, Noah Seibert, 11, of Fremont during the Sandusky County Fair Wednesday, August 20, in Fremont.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeBen Morales of Erie, Michigan, eats his lunch inside the entrance of the Port Lawrence Garage and enjoys the music of Ben DeLong during the weekly Lunch at Levis event Thursday, July 17, 2025, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeBrenna Koback of Holland raises her arms as she runs into the pond during the Springfield Splash Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at Community Homecoming Park in Holland. Several dozen people celebrated the new year by taking a cold water dip.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeLarry Watkins, 84, who rides his bicycle to work everyday, cuts Cameron Hall’s hair Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Dale's Barber Shop in Sylvania. Mr. Hall has been getting his hair cut by Mr. Watkins for 55 years.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeChhum Sok of Columbus, Ohio, fishes for white perch and white bass in the Maumee River Monday, May 12, 2025, at Side Cut Metropark in Maumee.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeDon Godfrey shovels snow off his sidewalk Tuesday, December 2, 2025, on Scottwood Ave. in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeCentral Catholic’s Victor Singleton wins the Division II Long Jump State Championship during the OHSAA State Track and Field Meet Friday, June 6, 2025, at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeWhitmer boys head track coach Chris Humphrey, right, plays football with his team during a spring break practice Monday, April 21, 2025, at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeGuelfi Firenze players dunk head coach Byron McAdams after defeating the Dolphins Ancona, 49-14, in the XLIV Italian Bowl Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Glass Bowl in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeKei'mani Latigue was a 13-year-old girl from Toledo, Ohio, who was murdered in March 2025. Her father, Darnell Jones (also known as Darnell Ogletree), has been charged with her murder, kidnapping, and rape in a high-profile case that has drawn significant community attention. Tiara Kasten, mother Kei’mani Latigue, at the scene where her daughter’s body was found inside a house on the 1100th block of Miami Street Monday, March 24, 2025, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy wadsworth / The BladePolice investigate inside the house where 13-year-old Kei’mani Latigue was found dead Monday, March 24, 2025, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeFrom left, Marie Pattin, Katrina Moore, and a person who declined to give their name grieve at the scene where 13-year-old Kei’mani Latigue was found dead on the 1100th block of Miami Street Monday, March 24, 2025, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladePolice on the scene where 13-year-old Kei’mani Latigue was found dead in a house on the 1100th block of Miami Street Monday, March 24, 2025, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladePeople react after 13-year-old Kei’mani Latigue’s body was removed from a house on the 1100th block of Miami Street Monday, March 24, 2025, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeTiara Kasten, mother of 13-year-old Keimani Latigue, who was murdered, pleads with police at the scene where her body was found inside a house on Miami Street Monday, March 24, 2025, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeResidents set up a memorial for Keimani Latigue near the house on Miami Street where her body was found Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Toledo.
1st Place, Photographer of the Year - Large Market - Jeremy Wadsworth / The BladeDarnell Jones, accused killer of his daughter Kei'mani Latigue, is arraigned Friday, April 18, 2025, at Toledo Municipal Court in Toledo.
