Photos: Arizona Daily Star ANA 2024 award winning staff images
The award winning images by Arizona Daily Star staff photographers Mamta Popat, Kelly Presnell and Grace Trejo in the Arizona Newspaper Association's 2024 contest.
First place, feature
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Aurora Apodaca, left, lets out a laugh as she plays in the aftermath of a monsoon storm with Oscar Stump on the west side of Tucson Monday afternoon.
Second place, feature
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A lightning bolt hits northwest of Gates Pass, one of the last several scattered rain cells at the tail-end of a monsoon storm that skirted south of Tucson, Ariz., July 19, 2023. The largest part of the cell slipped south of town, dropping rain and sporadic lightning in Tucson Estates and west along Ago Highway.
Third place, feature
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Isabella Ortiz-Castillo smiles big while playing in fake snowfall during the last Festive Friday at Trail Dust Town, 6541 East Tanque Verde Road, Dec. 29, 2023. Tucsonans gathered at Trail Dust Town for one last Festive Friday to enjoy snowfall, holiday drinks, discounts on wristbands for amusement rides and a Christmas-themed stunt show.
Second place, news
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Onnalynn Iturralde gets cell photos of a memorial of her older brother Troy, a member of the Tucson, Ariz., High School Class of 2023 who died in January of 2022, she set up among the hundreds of chairs in place for the graduating seniors before ceremonies, May 24, 2023. Onnalynn, a junior at the school, represented Troy on the night as just over 600 hundred Badgers were officially graduated.
Third place, news
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Mayor Regina Romero huddles with her mother, Josefina Romero, before giving a speech acknowledging her re-election at the Pima County Democrats election party, Tucson, Ariz., November 7, 2023.
First place, sports
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Marana's Adrian Griffin (4) goes flying in collision with Mountain Ridge's Madison Green (3) stopping her run-after-catch in the second quarter of their second round game of state playoffs at Marana High School, Marana, Ariz., October 26, 2023. The Tigers lost for the first time this season, 21-20, the second straight upset by Mountain Ridge in the playoffs.
Third place, sports
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Arizona linebacker Kamuela Ka'aihue (18) hits Utah quarterback Bryson Barnes (16), putting a stop to his scramble up the middle in a soggy third quarter of their Pac 12 game at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., November 18, 2023.
Photographer of the year
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Onnalynn Iturralde gets cell photos of a memorial of her older brother Troy, a member of the Tucson, Ariz., High School Class of 2023 who died in January of 2022, set up among the hundreds of chairs in place for the graduating seniors before ceremonies, May 24, 2023. Onnalynn, a junior at the school, represented Troy on the night as just over 600 hundred Badgers were officially graduated.
Photographer of the year
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Patience Lossou gets drenched while cooling off on a hot afternoon at the Brandi Fenton Splash Park, Tucson, Ariz., June 22, 2023. Temperatures are forecast to get well above 100 degrees over the weekend and into next week.
Photographer of the year
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Arizona Arsenal goalkeeper Brandon Keniston (44) smothers a dribble into his box by FC Tucson’s Gyorgy Kamaras (9) in the first half of their USL League 2 match at Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, Ariz., July 15, 2023.
Photographer of the year
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A lightning bolt hits northwest of Gates Pass, one of the last several scattered rain cells at the tail-end of a monsoon storm that skirted south of Tucson, Ariz., July 19, 2023. The largest part of the cell slipped south of town, dropping rain and sporadic lightning in Tucson Estates and west along Ago Highway.
Photographer of the year
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Kaiden Guerra comes face to face with Darth Vader at Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Ariz., June 10, 2023. Vader and several other Star Wars characters, and some others from the Marvel Comics universe cosplayers, were among the roving entertainers meeting and posing with the patrons.
Photographer of the year
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Arizona linebacker Kamuela Ka'aihue (18) hits Utah quarterback Bryson Barnes (16), putting a stop to his scramble up the middle in a soggy third quarter of their Pac 12 game at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., November 18, 2023.
Photographer of the year
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A runner makes his way up the Mosaic Trail in the Painted Hills Trails Park under the clouds on the leading edge of a winter storm moving in over Tucson, Ariz., January 3, 2024. Rains expected overnight, much cooler temps coming too, including freeze warnings, more rain and possible snow on the weekend.
Photographer of the year
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Artist Frank Powers fires off a bunch of bubbles from his bubble gun while working with the crowd outside his Comic Bookmobile at the Tucson Festival Of Books on the U A Mall, Tucson, Ariz., March 9, 2024. Thousands attended the first day of the festival to meet authors, publishers, sellers and other readers.
Photographer of the year
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Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd, left, reacts after the ball was called out on the Wildcats as assistant coach Riccardo Fois calls out to the court late in the second half against Dayton in the west region of the NCAA Basketball Championship, Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 23, 2024.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
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In the annual Arizona Media Association awards, the Arizona Daily Star won 12 first-place honors, including for overall reporting and newswriting excellence and for best use of photography.
