Ben Hanson
Fifth Place
California State University, Northridge
$1,000 Scholarship
A man waves the Mexican flag on the 101 Freeway in front of three California Highway Patrol cars during a protest of President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2025. Hundreds of protestors joined him after, resulting in a freeway closure. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
Protestors march from Placita Olvera to Los Angeles City Hall during a protest of President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2025. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
CHP attempts to control the crowd on the 101 freeway during an anti-ICE protest in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on June 8, 2025. The protests are a response to the ICE raids occuring in the city since June 7. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
CHP deploys smoke and tear gas during an anti-ICE protest in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on June 8, 2025. The protests are a response to the ICE raids occuring in the city since June 7. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
A protesters shouts while waving the Mexican flag on the Temple Street and Alameda Street intersection in Downtown LA on June 10, 2025. Tuesday marked the fourth day of anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. Photo by Benjamin Hanson
A protester waves the Mexican flag in front of a burning Waymo during an anti-ICE protest in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on June 8, 2025. The protests are a response to the ICE raids occuring in the city since June 7. Photo by Benjamin Hanson.
National Guard officers scramble to arrest a protester in front of the Metro Detention Center in Downtown Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. Benjamin Hanson
A rubber bullet from a less-lethal weapon bounces off a woman as she attempts to get away from horseback LAPD officers
A woman has water and saline solution poured over her eyes after getting hit with pepper spray during a Labor Day "Workers Against Billionaires" protest at the Metro Detention Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 1, 2025. Benjamin Hanson.
A man is arrested during an anti-ICE demonstration outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2026.
ICE Field Commander Gregory Bovino stands outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 16, 2026.
A protester puts his hands up as a BORTAC agent aims a less-lethal at them during an anti-ICE protest at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 15, 2026.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents stand and face protesters during a protest at Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 16, 2026.
Protesters hug during a protest at Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 16, 2026.

