2022 CCMA Excellence in Student Media

Best Photo Illustration ( More than 15,000 Students)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: University of California, Los Angeles
    Entry Title: Removal of states’ mask mandates exposes students to anxieties, public scrutiny
    Entry Credit: Christine Kao
    Judge Comment: Between the mask and the map, the reader quickly understands what this illustration is about. The concept illustrates the point very well and the technical execution is impeccable. Overall, this illustration is on par with the work coming out of major metropolitan news organizations.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
    Entry Title: Waking up a Ghost Town
    Entry Credit: Kayla Stuart, Marta Lukomska
    Judge Comment: This is a creative concept and vision, as college campuses turned into ghost towns and virtual learning replaced in-person classrooms. Anyone would be hard pressed to conceptualize a better approach to photographing an empty campus while illustrating this story.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: San Jose State University
    Entry Title: Coalition calls for police off campus
    Entry Credit: Nick Ybarra
    Judge Comment: The idea behind this illustration is effective and the point is clearly illustrated.
  • Competition Comment: None