2017 National Pictures of the Year Winners

 

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

 

 

Photograph of the Year – sponsored by Sony (Selected from all category first-place finishers)

Chris Donovan / Independent

A woman (R), originally from Haiti who has been living in the US as an undocumented immigrant for several years, prays under her breath as she raises her hands in front of a Canadian police officer before crossing illegally into Canada. (Chris Donovan/Independent)

 

 

Student Photographer of the Year – sponsored by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Andrew Ryan / Loyalist College

 

 

Single Images

 

 

General News – sponsored by Cision

1. Larry Wong / Edmonton Journal – Congregation members collapse
2. Chris Donovan / Independent – Undocumented immigrant
3. Brett Gundlock / Boreal Collective for The New York Times – Wake of Juan Jiménez
HM. Darryl Dyck / Independent for The Canadian Press – NDP Leader John Horgan

 

Spot News – sponsored by The Camera Store

1. Tyler Anderson / National Post – Crane Rescue
2. Mathieu Belanger / Independent for Reuters – Islamic Centre shooting
3. Martin Tremblay / La Presse – Snowstorm

 

Feature – sponsored by the Winnipeg Free Press

1. Leah Hennel / Calgary Herald / Sun – Calf branding
2. Pieter de Vos / Independent – Christopher Banda bathes
3. Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press – 100-year-old birthday
HM. Annie Sakkab / Independent for Bloomberg – Coastal town fishing

 

Sports Action – sponsored by Nikon

1. Mathieu Belanger / Independent – Cross-country world cup
2. Bernard Brault / La Presse – Goins breaks bat
3. Darryl Dyck / Independent for The Canadian Press – Rugby Sevens grab
HM. Kevin Light / Independent – Regatta celebration

 

Sports Feature – sponsored by Sony

1. Tijana Martin / Lethbridge Herald – Prairie Championship cheer
2. Mark Blinch / Independent for The Globe and Mail – Wolfpack celebration
3. Kevin Light / Independent for CBC – First podium finish
HM. Ryan Remiorz / The Canadian Press – Radulov and fan

 

Social Issues – sponsored by Fujifilm

1. Chris Donovan / Independent for CBC – Patricia’s Dolls
2. Nick Iwanyshyn / Maclean’s – Razak Iyal
3. Darryl Dyck / Independent for The Canadian Press – Nazi salute
HM. John Woods / Independent for The Canadian Press – Somali migrants

 

Portrait / Personality – sponsored by Beau Photo

1. Chris Donovan / Independent – Damian London
2. Leah Hennel / Calgary Herald / Sun – Kade McDonald
3. Kevin Light / Independent for CBC – Natalie Wilkie
HM. Carlos Osorio / Toronto Star – Alex Janvi

 

Pictorial – sponsored by Canon

1. Justin Tang / Independent for The Canadian Press – Canada 150 projection
2. Jeff McIntosh / Independent for The Canadian Press – Cowboy branding
3. Ben Nelms / Independent – Salmon trimmings

 

Picture Story News – sponsored by Leica

1. Ian Willms / Boreal Collective – Oil Sands
2. Ian Willms / Boreal Collective – Between Liberties
3. Jesse Winter / Independent for the Toronto Star – Gabriel Smarch
HM. Darryl Dyck / Independent for The Canadian Press – BC Wildfires

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Picture Story Feature – sponsored by Leica

1. Chris Donovan / Independent for CBC – Patricia’s Dolls
2. Chris Donovan / Independent – The Cloud Factory
3. Stephanie Foden / Independent – RV Diaries
HM. Leah Hennel / Calgary Herald / Sun – Hutterite women branding

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Picture Story International – sponsored by Leica

1. Pieter de Vos / Independent – Homelands
2. Chris Donovan / Independent for The New York Times – They Look At Us Different
3. Ian Willms / Boreal Collective – We Shall See
HM. Jim Young / Independent for AFP – Victims of violence in Chicago
HM. Brett Gundlock / Boreal Collective for The New York Times – Mexico’s horrible year

View the international picture stories.

 

Single Multimedia – sponsored by Vistek

1. Anne-Marie Jackson / Toronto Star – MYTORONTO
2. David Zelikovitz / Maclean’s – Women’s March
3. Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix – Iona Whipp

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Team Multimedia – sponsored by Thomson Reuters

1. Caged by Canada
 Videographer, Editor and Producer: Anne-Marie Jackson / Toronto Star
 Illustrator: Ainsley Ashby-Snyder
 Reporter: Brendan Kennedy / Toronto Star

2. Nalongo
 Director: Brent Foster / Foster Visuals
 Director of Photography: Pawel Dwulit / PWD Visuals
 Producer: Tammy Foster / Foster Visuals
 Editors: Peter Schnobb and Brent Foster
 Title Design and Animation: Reactiv
 Sound Design: Defacto Sound
 Colorist: Dmitry Kuznetsov

3. Michelle Kungl’s Incredible Journey
 Videographer: Carlos Osorio / Toronto Star
 Editor: Anne-Marie Jackson / Toronto Star
 Producers: Carlos Osorio and Anne-Marie Jackson / Toronto Star
 Reporter: Laurie Monsebraaten / Toronto Star

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Student Multimedia – sponsored by Nikon

Vanessa Tignanelli / Loyalist College

 

West Clip Contest Winner – sponsored by Epson

Darryl Dyck / Independent

 

East Clip Contest Winner – sponsored by Loyalist College

Bernard Brault / La Presse