"The judges chose K-9 Grad as their winner. They were sold on the photographer's commitment to the story. The judges said "the photojournalist was there every step of the way, demonstrating great teamwork between the photojournalist and the reporter." The judges were very impressed with the editing, particularly the sound editing. The said, every track, every moment had a great nat exclamation point edited in, at just the right point. "The photojournalist paid great attention to detail and grabbed some incredible sequences of the K-9 dogs in training. Wonderful story." The judges said "A Work in Progress" was a close second, saying "the photojournalist had a vision for the story, executed it very well, and it really paid off!"
