2018 NPOY Picture Story News – Sponsored by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

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Chris Donovan / Independent

Waterless Generations – The people of Neskantanga First Nations haven’t been able to drink their tap water in more than 23 years. The community is under Canada’s longest-running boil-water advisory.

The federal government says the water system will be fixed in Spring 2019 but many community members are skeptical.

Casey Moonias, 26, has lived under the advisory for most of her life and her five children have never drank tap water from their community. She says that even if the government says their water is safe, she won’t use it because she doesn’t trust the government.
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2018 NPOY Single Multimedia – Sponsored by Vistek
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Guardian Angels Rugby Team
 Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail

For rugby veterans with careers and families, staying on the field can be hard on their bodies, schedules and lives. The Guardian Angels rugby team in Southern Ontario is trying to change that with an emphasis on sisterhood and support

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The News Photographers Association of Canada’s 2017 National Pictures of the Year Winners

 

Photojournalist of the Year – sponsored by The Canadian Press

Chris Donovan / Independent

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TOP PHOTOJOURNALISTS RECOGNIZED AT LARGEST PHOTOJOURNALISM COMPETITION IN CANADA

VANCOUVER, B.C.: Great photos tell stories. They transcend language and cultural barriers and speak to basic human nature.  A great photo is a snapshot of time that can reveal the world’s most profound tales of heartbreak, joy and reality with one single image.
 
Today, the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to recognize the excellence represented in submissions by Canada’s most outstanding photojournalists in announcing the finalists in the 11th annual National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards competition.
 
Over 2,000 photographs along with 25 multimedia productions from across Canada were entered in this year’s competition, representing a spectacular body of work.

The nominated photographs will be a featured exhibition during the Capture Photography Festival held at the Pendulum Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia, from April 9 – May 4, 2018. Opening reception is Thursday, April 12, 2018.

These nominated images will also be exhibited as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival at First Canadian Place in Toronto, Ontario, from May 7 – May 19, 2018. Opening reception is Thursday, May 10, 2018.
 
The winners of each category along with the 2017 Student Photographer of the Year, 2017 Student Multimedia of the Year, 2017 Photojournalist of the Year and 2017 Photograph of the Year will be announced during the 2017 National Pictures of the Year Gala event to be held in Toronto, April 28, 2018. Location TBD.
 
The NPOY judging was held in Toronto, February 2018, sponsored by The Globe and Mail. The judging committee was made up of some of the country’s most prominent and visionary photojournalists, editors and educators. The single image judges comprised of Patti Gower, Ronit Novak and John Moore, along with the help of Loyalist College photojournalism students Yader Guzman and Andrew Ryan. Multimedia judges included Pawel Dwulit, Hannah Yoon, Tory Lovekin and Ronit Novak.

“From grief and desperation to joy and jubilation, these photographs tell those stories with respect and class. What another fantastic retrospective of the year in Canadian photojournalism,” said Cole Burston, NPAC President.

 

2017 NATIONAL PICTURES OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

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2017 NPOY Photojournalist of the Year – Sponsored by The Canadian Press

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