2019 National Pictures of the Year Winners

 

The News Photographers Association of Canada’s 2019 National Pictures of the Year Winners

 

Photojournalist of the Year – sponsored by The Canadian Press

Ben Nelms / CBC

 

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

Mark Blinch / Getty Images/NBAE

Toronto Raptors Kawhi Leonard (C) watches his game-winning, buzzer-beater shot drop into the basket against the Philadelphia 76ers to win Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2019, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Mark Blinch for Getty Images/NBAE)

 

National Clip Contest Winner

Darryl Dyck / Independent

 

Student Photographer of the Year – sponsored by Loyalist College

Alex Filipe / Loyalist College

 

 

Single Images

 

General News – sponsored by Cision

1. Eric Demers / Freelance – Greta Thunberg
2. Jimmy Jeong for The Globe and Mail – Father Visits Son’s Memorial
3. Larry Wong / Postmedia – Wildfire Destruction

 

Spot News – sponsored by The Camera Store

1. Cole Burston for Getty Images – Destroyed Police Cruiser
2. Ivanoh Demers / Freelance – Flood
3. Ben Nelms / CBC – Police Take Down Suspect

 

Feature – sponsored by the Winnipeg Free Press

1. Justin Tang for The Canadian Press – National Military Cemetery
2. Leah Hennel / Freelance – Young Hutterite Girls
3. Darryl Dyck for The Canadian Press – Pool Silhouette

 

Sports Action – sponsored by Nikon

1. Mark Blinch for Getty Images/NBAE – Raptor’s Buzzer Beater
2. Carlos Osorio for the CBC – Pan Am Games Freestyle Wrestling
3. Darryl Dyck for The Canadian Press – Soccer Header

 

Sports Feature – sponsored by Sony

1. Leah Hennel / Freelance – Sledge Hockey Practice
2. Cole Burston for Getty Images – Blue Jay’s Team Photo
3. Mark Blinch for Getty Images/NHLi – Maple Leafs Shadow Fans
HM. Leah Hennel / Freelance – Gatorade Dump

 

Social Issues – sponsored by MBS TechServices

1. Ian Willms / Freelance – Cholangiocarcinoma
2. Chris Donovan / Freelance – Living Near an Oil Refinery
3. Darren Calabrese for The Globe and Mail – Mushuau Inno Community

 

Portrait – sponsored by Beau Photo

1. Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail – Margaret Atwood
2. Marie-France Coallier / Le Devoir – Bleu Jeans Bleu
3. Kevin Light / Freelance – Christian Kluxen
HM. Cole Burston for The Globe and Mail – Gordon Lightfoot

 

Personality – sponsored by Panasonic

1. Maggie MacPherson / CBC – Red Robinson
2. Darren Calabrese for The Globe and Mail – Ballet Dancer
3. Cole Burston / Freelance – Rapper Slim Deniro

 

Picture Story News – sponsored by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

1. Darren Calabrese / Independent – Troubled Waters
2. Melissa Renwick / Freelance – Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
3. Chris Donovan / Freelance – Small Town vs. Nestle

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Picture Story Feature – sponsored by Canon

1. Chris Donovan / Freelance – The Sacrifice Zone
2. Kevin Light / Freelance – Long Distance Swimmer
3. Darren Calabrese / Independent – Mothering Without Limits

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Photos and Article – sponsored by Fujifilm

1. Jesse Winter / Torstar – Tent City
2. Evan Buhler / The Rocky Mountain Outlook – Trail Runners
3. Jenna Hauck / The Chilliwack Progress – Making Medieval Armour

View the photos and article winners.

 

Single Multimedia – sponsored by Vistek

1. Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press – Sugar Beet Farming in North Dakota
2. Matt Smith / Saskatoon Star Phoenix – It’s a Good Disease
3. Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail – Baby Francesca’s Singing is Music to Mother’s Ears
HM. Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press – Homegrown Hate

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Team Multimedia – sponsored by Thomson Reuters

1. The Tailor Project
  Director of Photography – Tyler Anderson
  Videographer – Johan Hallberg-Campbell
  Videographer – Alex Cassels
  Editor – Anne-Marie Jackson

2. Bronco Unbroken: From Tragedy to Tenacity, The Straz Strong Journey
  Videographers – Leah Hennel and Kerianne Sproule / Calgary Herald / Postmedia
  Editor – Leah Hennel / Calgary Herald / Postmedia

3. The Husband and Wife with Thousands of Tumors
  Videographer – Ryan Jackson / Independent / Full Circle Visuals
  Production Assistant – Bryn Lipinski / Independent / Full Circle Visuals
  Producer – Danny Baggott / Barcroft TV
  Producer – Ruby Coote / Barcroft TV
  Editor – Beth Angus / Barcroft TV

HM. Black hole discovery: How Scientists Imaged an Event Horizon
  Reporter – Ivan Semeniuk / The Globe and Mail
  Location videographer and sound – Patrick Dell / The Globe and Mail
  Studio videographer – Deborah Baic / The Globe and Mail
  Editor – Patrick Dell / The Globe and Mail

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Student Multimedia

No winner as there were not enough entries.