VANCOUVER, April 20 /CNW/ - The time has come to reward the creative and
dramatic works that grace the pages of Canada's greatest news publications.
These images are recognized for blending the best of traditional photographic
skills with the imagination and expertise of the photographer, who
demonstrates an ability to capture a dramatic quality, theatrical grace, or
poetry of motion in a single image. This is the essence of classic
journalistic tradition.
The News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to
recognize the excellence represented in submissions by 123 of Canada's most
renowned photojournalists. NPAC is pleased to announce the winners of the
second annual National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards competition.
More than 2,200 images from across Canada were entered in this year's
competition, representing a spectacular body of work. A prestigious panel of
judges, including top North American photojournalists and photo editors, were
tasked with judging the entries.
The winners are:
SPOT NEWS
62 entries
Sponsored by Canwest News Service
1st - Conrad Black gives the finger / David Chidley - Canadian Press
2nd - Cop hit by protestor's sign / John Lehmann - The Globe and Mail
3rd - Water rescue / Sandi Krasowski - The Chronicle Journal (Thunder
Bay)
Honourable Mention - Afghanistan war action / Louie Palu - ZUMA Press
Honourable Mention - Rescue from crushed car / Stuart Gradon - Calgary
Herald
GENERAL NEWS
176 entries
Sponsored by CNW Group
1st - Free-trade protest arrest / Ryan Taplin - The Halifax Daily News
2nd - Father crying on coffin / Carlos Osorio - The Toronto Star
3rd - Condoleeza Rice faces bloody protestor / Louie Palu - ZUMA Press
Honourable Mention - Mike Huckabee gets a shave / Andy Clark - Reuters
Honourable Mention - Highway of Heroes / Frank Gunn - Canadian Press
FEATURE / ENTERPRISE
221 entries
Sponsored by The Winnipeg Free Press
1st - Swinging soldier / Jason Franson - The Edmonton Sun
2nd - Trees and skaters / Darryl Dyck - The Edmonton Sun
3rd - Horse through a fence / John Lucas - The Edmonton Journal
Honourable Mention - Swimmer / Tim Smith - The Edmonton Sun
Honourable Mention - Rainy cityscape / Tyler Anderson - The National Post
PORTRAIT / PERSONALITY
255 entries
Sponsored by Hello! Canada
1st - Top hat in arch / Bernard Brault - La Presse (Montreal)
2nd - Tattooed gang member smoking / John Lehmann - The Globe and Mail
3rd - Royal couple / Darren Calabrese - The Guelph Mercury
Honourable Mention - Boy in a field / Leah Hennel - The Calgary Herald
Honourable Mention - Kid in a hall / Christopher Pike - The Brandon Sun
SPORTS ACTION
171 entries
Sponsored by Nikon
1st - Injury on ice / Ryan Pfeiffer - Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
2nd - Grey Cup touchdown / Tony Bock - The Toronto Star
3rd - Formula 1 race crash / Jacques Boissinot - Canadian Press
Honourable Mention - Boxing punch / Larry Wong - The Edmonton Journal
Honourable Mention - Rodeo fall / Darryl Dyck - The Edmonton Sun
SPORTS FEATURE
115 entries
Sponsored by The Toronto Star
1st - High jumper / Jason Kryk - The Windsor Star
2nd - Referee dumped / Richard Lam - Canadian Press
3rd - Rainy cricket / Andy Clark - Reuters
Honourable Mention - Missing head / Brent Foster - The National Post
Honourable Mention - Smiling hat / Bernard Brault - La Presse (Montreal)
PICTORIAL
150 entries
1st - Lightning and silo / Phil Hossack - The Winnipeg Free Press
2nd - Foggy city / J.P. Moczulski - The Globe & Mail
3rd - Reflection in puddle / Jason Kryk - The Windsor Star
Honourable Mention - Water drop / Derek Ruttan - The London Free Press
Honourable Mention - US flag & umbrella / Bernard Brault - La Presse
(Montreal)
PICTURE STORY
700 images / 64 entrants
Sponsored by Maclean's
1st - Tatiana and Krista - Conjoined Twins / John Lehmann - The Globe and
Mail
2nd - Kenadie Story - Primordial Dwarfism / Brent Foster - The National
Post
3rd - Johnathon Hatzis - Legless Wrestler / Peter Power - The Globe and
Mail
Honourable Mention - Prayers of Ismail - Tuareg Nomad / Wendell Phillips
- Freelance (Vancouver)
Honourable Mention - Father Michael Bassano - HIV Hospice / Brent Foster
- The National Post
MULTIMEDIA
47 Entries
Sponsored by The Globe and Mail
1st - Walker Brown - Boy In The Moon/Peter Power - The Globe and Mail
2nd - A Farm Family/Charla Jones - The Globe and Mail
3rd - Joshua Sager - Homeless in Calgary/Brett Gundlock - The Calgary Sun
Honourable Mention - Father Michael Barrsano - HIV Hospice / Brent Foster
- The National Post
Honourable Mention - Conrad Black/Lucas Oleniuk - The Toronto Star
Honourable Mention - Johnathan Hatzis/Attitude is Everything/Peter Power
- The Globe and Mail
Honourable Mention - Justice For The Dead/John Lehmann - The Globe and
Mail
STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Aaron Elkaim
Honourable Mention - Ian Willms.
2007 CANADIAN PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (based on a portfolio)
320 images / 32 entrants
Sponsored by The Canadian Press
Bernard Brault - La Presse (Montreal)
2007 CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Reuters
Top hat in arch / Bernard Brault - La Presse (Montreal)
The "still photo" category judges include Graeme Roy, Director of News
Photography - The Canadian Press; Peter Bregg, Photo Editor/Photographer,
Hello Magazine and Bob Carroll, retired, Photo Editor, The Windsor Star. The
Judging Chief is Phill Snel, Deputy Photo Editor, The National Post.
The new Multimedia category judges include Jeff Peeler, Frantic Films,
Cecil Rosner, CBC and John White, The Winnipeg Free Press.
Images were submitted and judged in 12 different categories, including
Canadian Photojournalist of the Year and Canadian Photograph of the Year.
The winning images can be viewed at: www.npac.ca/npoy/
The winners were announced during the NPAC's National Pictures of the
Year Gala event.
Over ten thousand dollars in prize money was awarded to the winning
photojournalists. The 2007 Canadian Photojournalist of the Year and 2007
Canadian Photograph of the Year will each be awarded a $2000.00 top prize
(Sponsored by The Canadian Press and Reuters, respectively). Other category
winners will be awarded $500.00 for First Place, $200.00 for Second Place and
$100.00 for Third Place.
About the National Pictures Of The Year Awards:
The National Pictures Of The Year awards competition was created by NPAC
to recognize excellence in Canadian photojournalism. NPAC is a volunteer-run,
non-profit association comprised of professional and student photojournalists
in Canada and they champion quality and ethical photography in journalism.
For further information: Laura Ballance, Curve Communications, (604)
684-3170 ex. 109, (604) 771-5176 (cell), laura@curvecommunications.com; John
Woods, NPACPOY, Co-Chair, (204) 291-3074, jwoods@escape.ca; Joe Bryksa,
NPACPOY, Co-Chair, (204) 792-3089, joe.bryksa@freepress.mb.ca
