2024 Video Winners
Photographer of the Year, Sponsored by Canon
Tony Buttitta, kttv KCOP
Judges’ Comments: “The Judges were impressed by gamut of live video coverage.”
TV Station of the Year: KNBC
Animal
Judges’ Comments: The Judges liked the way the photographer “got the down low point of view”.
first Place: Sean Browning, KNBC
Compton SHERIFF THERAPY DOG
third Place: TONY BUTTITTA, knbc
WIN PLACE HOME
second Place: SEAN BROWNING, knbc
GOAT BRIGADE
Breaking News
Judges’ Comments: The Judges liked how the photographer “followed the action”.
first Place: SEAN BROWNING, KNBC
USC Gaza Protest
third Place: ALEX VASQUEZ, KNBC
BIG RIG PURSUIT
second Place: ALEX VASQUEZ, KNBC
SAN BERNARDINO WARRANT SWEEP
Feature
Judges’ Comments: “The photographer put the viewer in the field with the people”.
First Place: ARTURO QUEZADA, UNIVISION
VALLE SOLEDAD
THIRD Place: SEAN BROWNING, KNBC
DODGERS CATINA
Second Place: JOHN SCHREIBER, KCBS KCAL
LAPD HOME MAKEOVER
FIRE
Judges’ Comments: “The photographer was on the spot and close in”.
FIRST Place: JOHN SCHREIBER, KCBS KCAL
MOUNTAIN FIRE CARS SAVED
third Place: sean browning, knbc
mountain fire
second Place: tony buttitta, kttv
franklin fire
General News
Judges’ Comments: The Judges liked the “big variety of shots. The go bys and car to car. It was like the viewer was riding on the running boards”.
First Place: THOMAS BRAVO, KNBC
LOWRIDER CRUISING LAW
Third Place: TONY BUTTITTA, KTTV
26TH MILE
Second Place: JOHN SCHREIBER, KCBS KCAL
STORM WATER CAPTURE
Multi Camera
Judges’ Comments: Judges said “that photographer captured the emotion”
First Place: SEAN BROWNING, JEREMY BERMUDEZ, KNBC
VISION TO LEARN
Third Place: ALEX VASQUEZ, SEAN BROWNING, EDWIN CALDERON, KNBC
USC PROTEST
Second Place: ENRIQUE ROMAN, RENE LUNA, JOEL COOKE, KNBC
FOLIC ACID TORTILLAS
Sports
Judges’ Comments: “That photographer was all over the place!”
First Place: HECTOR GONZALEZ, KMEX
TIME TRIAL BIKES
Third Place: ALEX VASQUEZ, KNBC
EASTVALE LITTLE LEAGUE
Second Place: ARTURO QUEZADA, UNIVISION
KART RACING
We had two full days of judging for the video categories, with panelists each day, composed of retired professional videographers around Los Angeles led by our Video Contest Chair and Board Member Gary Brainard.