See the Award-Winning Photos of Fire, Gas and Masks in Portland

From the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion: WW received five awards last week from the Society of Professional Journalists in a five-state contest.

The Region 10 Excellence in Journalism Contest picks the best work by newspapers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

Among the awards WW received: first place for general excellence among small newsrooms, the top prize for overall coverage in 2020.

Photographer Alex Wittwer also took home two first place awards, for a feature photo of a woman praying for her son after the death of George Floyd, and for a portfolio of images taken in Oregon during the wildfires and unrest.

See Alex’s prize-winning photos here:

Walking between rainstorms in downtown Portland. (Alex Wittwer)

Members of "Wall of Moms" begin to march down NW Salmon Street, towards the main protest. "Wall of Moms" is one of the largest groups at the protest i

On June 13, police began using crowd control munitions, such as smoke grenades and flashbangs, at 10:55pm. (Alex Wittwer)

BIPOC demonstrators were asked to join in the center of the plaza to dance. A boy stole the show with his moves. (Alex Wittwer)

Protestors surged out of Peninsula Park and made their way to MLK Boulevard. (Alex Wittwer)

Mariah Taylor prays for her late son, whom she says was killed in a similar way to George Floyd Alex Wittwer

A 17 year old girl gave an impassioned speech to the crowd about black experience in America, and police brutality. (Alex Wittwer)

Police advance down Southwest Main Street, knocking a woman down as a protester guards over them. (Alex Wittwer)

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