Through the viewfinder — Second Quarter 2021

Apr 1, 2021

A group finishes out their basketball game in the rain as a storm begins its move through Janesville on Tuesday evening. (Anthony Wahl | Janesville (Wisconsin) Gazette)
Patty Langston reveals her emotions about the day’s events related to the sudden hail storm in Lawrence County. (Gina Langston | Greenfield (Missouri) Vedette)
Using all the angles, Centralia’s Weston Ward, right, and Hallsville’s Paxton Martin vie for position. (James Smith | Centralia (Missouri) Fireside Guard)

Winning photographs in the Second Quarter 2021 Pub Aux Photo contest captured big storms — both the weather kind and the strong competition kind.

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Anthony Wahl of the Janesville (Wisconsin) Gazette, took first place in the Features category for the striking capture of friends competing as a storm begins.

James Smith of the Centralia (Missouri) Fireside Guard captured first place Sports photo for this perfectly-timed shot of athletes vying for top position.

Gina Langston of the Greenfield (Missouri) Vedette captured first place in the News category for this emotional shot post-storm.

The first-place winners in each category receive personalized coffee mugs featuring a winning photo or a print of their photo.

See past winners and entries here.