2013 NPOY Picture Story Nominees

The 2013 NPOY Picture Story nominees in alphabetical order:

 

Amber Bracken, Freelance

A provincial bridge project is planned right on top of Riverbend Gardens Vegetable Farm in Edmonton’s northeast. The third-generation farm is unique in Alberta for its soil, exposure, water and access to market. But since the city rezoned the area from agricultural to residential, planners have had their eyes on the family’s land.

 

Marco Campanozzi, La Presse

A day in the life of Isaak and Noah, twin brothers troubled by autism. Their parents, Sabrina Laplante and François Tremblay, are trying to do as much as they can to make life normal for Isaak, Noah and their younger sister Maya. The two very demanding kids are hard to handle but both parents agree on how rewarding it is to have them in their lives.

 

Liam Maloney, Polaris Images

Unlike in Jordan or Turkey, where most Syrian refugees live in UNHCR-constructed camps, those in Lebanon face a different struggle. They share extremely cramped and overpriced apartments in impoverished neighborhoods, or build tented encampments out of discarded vinyl billboards on the edges of farmer’s fields. Some live inside abandoned buildings. UNHCR estimates that over one million Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon.

 

Michelle Siu, Freelance (Winning entry)

After decades of intentional flooding by the province of Manitoba, the entire First Nations community of Lake St. Martin was forced from their uninhabitable homes on May 8, 2011. Over 2-1/2 years later, the people are still living in hotels and temporary housing in Winnipeg – the very city that was saved at the expense of their 140-year old reserve.

They’ve been displaced into a loud and unfamiliar environment, a world away from their quiet reserve. As the displacement drags on, their lives are affected in every conceivable way, both emotionally and physically.

 

 

The list of all 2013 NPOY nominees.