NPAC/APPC 2021 Pictures of the Year winners announced

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2021 National Pictures of the Year Awards.

The winners were announced ahead of the annual general meeting on May 29.

NPAC sincerely thanks Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle staff photographer; Leah Millis, Reuters senior photographer based in Washington, D.C.; and Ash Adams, an Anchorage, Alaska based photojournalist, and documentary photographer for judging the contest.

These photographers dedicated eight straight hours, plus more via email, out of their busy schedules to provide constructive criticism while selecting the winners of this year’s National Pictures of the Year contest.

Peter Mather, documentary and wildlife photographer, Weronika Murray, documentary photographer, and Mark Kelly, portrait photographer and workshop instructor, donated their time and expertise to judge the student portfolios.

For more information on each judge and to view their award-winning work, visit their websites.

Gabrielle Lurie: www.gabriellelurie.com

Leah Millis: www.leahmillis.com

Ash Adams: www.ashadamsphoto.com

Peter Mather: www.petermather.com

Weronika Murray: www.weronikamurray.com

Mark Kelly: www.depthoffield.ca

Watch the judging here (full video pending):

FEATURE — Sponsored by the Winnipeg Free Press

1- Steve Russell/Toronto Star
2- Jesse Boily/Freelance
3-  Leah Hennel/Independent
HM- Evan Buhler/The Canadian Press
HM- Darryl Dyck/Freelance for the Canadian Press

SPOT NEWS — Sponsored by The Camera Store

1-Nick Lachance/Freelance for the Toronto Star
2-Chris Young/Independent
3-Cole Burston/Freelance for The Guardian
HM-Jennifer Gauthier/Freelance for Reuters
HM- Evan Mitsui/CBC

GENERAL NEWS — Sponsored by Cision

1-Ben Nelms/CBC
2-CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters
3-Chris Young/Independent
HM Steve Russell/Toronto Star
HM CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters

PERSONALITY — Sponsored by Panasonic

1- Mikaela MacKenzie/Winnipeg Free Press,
2- Cole Burston/Freelance for Le Devoir,
3- Justin Tang/Freelance for The Canadian Press

PORTRAIT — Sponsored by Beau Photo

1 CHAD HIPOLITO/Freelance for The Globe and Mail,
2 Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook,
3 Leah Hennel/Independent,

SOCIAL ISSUES — Sponsored by Fujifilm

1-Chris Helgren/Reuters,
2-Chris Young/Independent ,
3-Darryl Dyck/Freelance for the Canadian Press,
HM-Ivanoh Demers/CBC,
HM- Chris Young/The Canadian Press

SPORTS FEATURE — Sponsored by SONY Canada

1 Mathieu Belanger/Freelance for Le Journal de Quebec,
2 Darryl Dyck/Freelance for The Canadian Press,
3 Bernard Brault/Freelance for La Presse,
HM Christopher Pike/Freelance

SPORTS ACTION — Sponsored by Nikon

1 Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press,
2 Nick Iwanyshyn/Freelance,
3 Michelle Berg/The StarPhoenix
HM Darryl Dyck/Freelance for The Canadian Press,
HM Steve Russell/Toronto Star

PHOTO STORY – FEATURE — Sponsored by Epson
1 Michelle Berg/The StarPhoenix

2 Mikaela MacKenzie/Winnipeg Free Press

3 Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook

PHOTO STORY – NEWS — Sponsored by SAIT

1 Darryl Dyck/Freelance for The Canadian Press

2 Cole Burston/Freelance for The Guardian

3 Jennifer Gauthier/Freelance for Reuters

TEAM MULTIMEDIA — Sponsored by Thomson Reuters

Videos pending.

1. Can a river have rights? Quebec waterway deemed a person to guard against future development
Edited by Deborah Baic
Produced by Deborah Baic and Patrick Dell
Camera by Stephanie Foden
Interview and reporting by Joel Balsam
The Globe and Mail

2. Two families open up about the opioid-related deaths of their children
Editor: Patrick Dell
Videographers: Jimmy Joeong, Amber Bracken
Reporters: Andrea Woo, Marcus Gee
Affiliation: The Globe and Mail

3. Not awarded

SINGLE MULTIMEDIA — Sponsored by Vistek

1. The River is Hungry: A Journey to the Saskatchewan River Delta – Matt Smith/Saskatoon Star Phoenix

2. From Thoroughbred to Indian Relay- Michelle Berg/Saskatoon Star Phoenix

3. Wheels in Motion: Rachel Bindle’s dance journey- Michelle Berg/Saskatoon Star Phoenix

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR — Sponsored by SONY Canada

1 Cole Burston/Freelance
2 Darryl Dyck/Freelance for the Canadian Press
3 Evan Mitsui/CBC

PHOTO OF THE YEAR

Chris Helgren/Reuters

Jingle dress dancer Nichole Leveck, from the Toronto Indigenous community, embraces Ava-Lyn Jones after the remains of 215 children were found at the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, during a rally at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 6, 2021. Canada has been rocked by the disclosures of more than 1,000 unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools – institutions that were part of an abusive system that the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission called “cultural genocide” in 2015. Picture taken with a 100-400mm lens during a public event. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)

STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR — Sponsored by Loyalist College

1 Alex Lupul
2 Alexis Fiocco
3 Kayla Isomura