By MIKE SIMONS Staff Photographer on Jun 5, 2012, at 4:13 PM Updated on 6/05 at 4:14 PM
General News Winner: Honor Guard members assist the sister, mother and father of Spc. Joshua Seals as they walk away after grieving at his casket, just removed from the chartered Falcon 50 jet as part of the "dignified transfer" of Seals' body back to Porter, OK, from the Oklahoma Air Guard Base in Tulsa, OK Aug. 25, 2011. Seals, an Oklahoma National Guard soldier, was killed in Afganistan. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World
Obviously I am passionate about photojournalism and good photography. In this digital world sometimes the power of a photographic print is forgotten. I spent the morning at Central Library, one of my favorite places, hanging prints of winning photos from the Great Plains Journalism Awards.
One of the most prestigious journalism awards contests in mid-America, the Great Plains had entries from hundreds of reporters, editors and photographers. Major publications included the Tulsa World, The Oklahoman, Kansas City Star, Omaha World-Herald and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
The prints will hang through the month of June on the second floor of the library. It is free and open to the public.
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