August Clips Results 2021

Judges

Michael Cummo, staff photojournalist at the Wyoming Tribune Eagle – Cheyenne, Wyoming
Amanda Sabga, freelance photojournalist – Boston
Nadav Soroker, freelance photojournalist – Santa Fe, New Mexico

Photographers-18
Feature-53
News-15
Sports-33
Spot News-9
Portrait-24
Multi-Photo 14 entries/170 photos

FEATURE

Comments: Really nice photo. Great use of the silhouette, and the bird is a nice touch. I would even consider cropping it tighter! Well done.

1. Bernard Brault/La Presse

A bird fly close to the Goliath ride at the La Ronde Six-Flags amusement park. The sun is setting after a hot day in Montreal.

Beautifully shot, and great composition and use of the sails. Bravo!
2. John Lucas/Edmonton Journal

Starry, starry night……Stars fill the sky above the Edmonton Yacht Club in Seba Beach Ab on Wednesday Aug 11, 2021.

Great cropping really makes the photo stand out. Nice moment with the supporter, too. Great job!
3. Kevin Light/Freelance

A New Democratic Party supporter takes a selfie outside NPD leader Jagmeet Singh bus prior to an election campaign tour stop at Transfer Beach Park in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada August 30, 2021.

Really great job. I love this frame, and the photographer did a beautiful job capturing a moment usually unseen. Could have easily been in the top 3!
H.M. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

The crew that work the gates at Marquis Downs hold on to each other as the truck flies down the track to get ready to load the horses for their final race on this dirt. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Nice and cute moment captured well. Good work!
H.M. Jesse Boily/Freelance

Thunder, the miniature horse, moves in to get some pets from Maxwell Moncrieff, 4, at the Wembley Ag Fair in Wembley, Alta. on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021.

NEWS

Comments: Great moment paired with a nice story. It’s well captured and pulls you in to want to know more while setting the tone. Wonderful moment.

1. Michel Tremblay/ laTribune

Peribonka, at the start of the Lac Saint Jean crossing in tribute to the director Philippe Belley who died suddenly at the age of 39 during his last preparatory training for this crossing. “My goal is to swim for my father, to pay tribute to him, he was an extraordinary person,” said Clara, Philippe’s daughter, hugging a bottle containing water from the lake in which he drowned. And she passed this challenge brilliantly.

Always pays to wait for the right moment that will tell the story, human aspect adds much to the photo and you can feel the time that has gone by.
2. Alex Filipe/Freelance

A man peers out over his car door at the line of travellers waiting to enter Canada after border restrictions were loosened to allow fully vaccinated U.S. residents, after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic forced an unprecedented 16-month ban that many businesses complained was crippling them, at the Thousand Islands Bridge crossing in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada August 9, 2021.

Good composition that emphasizes the contrast between subjects and the reality of the story. Nicely done.
3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

A woman walks past a person using a glass pipe to smoke drugs in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on International Overdose Awareness Day on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. British Columbia’s chief coroner says at least 1,011 people died from suspected illicit drug overdoses from January to June, the highest death toll recorded in the first six months of a calendar year during the province’s overdose crisis.

Nice moment and great being ready to capture expressions that may come and go quickly.
H.M. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand smiles as he and five other chiefs from member nations sign a funding agreement that gives full control of child welfare to STC in member nations. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, August 5, 2021.

Creative find at what can be a mundane event! Great looking to make a great picture. 
H.M. Josie Desmarais/Journal Metro

Press conference about health measures for the start of the school year by the the National Director of Public Health Dr Horacio Arruda, the Minister of Education, Jean-François Roberge, the Minister for Education, Isabelle Charest. (The photograph was taken through the back of a chair.) Montreal, August 24, 2021.

SPORTS

Comments: Great moment and well shot. I really like the unusual moment. Well done!

1. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Toronto Argonauts’ Treston Decoud, centre, and Chris Edwards, right, try for a pass meant for Calgary Stampeders’ Josh Huff, during second half CFL football action in Calgary, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.

Nice quieter moment that really stands out. Well composed and different! Nice shot.
2. Bernard Brault/La Presse

Yadisleidis Pedroso from Italy waits for the start of the semifinal of the 400M hurdles under an heavy rainfall at the Olympic Stadium during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She finished 5th.

Fun moment with a good clean background. You don’t see that every day. Great capture.
3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

The ball deflects back off the post after Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau made a diving save against Real Salt Lake during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Great expression and well composed. Nice capture.
H.M. Bernard Brault/La Presse

Canada Christine Sinclair is thrown to the ground by Amanda Ilestedt of Sweden, the result was a penalty shot. Canada won the gold medal defeating Sweden during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Fun and unexpected frame that made us laugh. Nice one!
H.M. Bernard Brault/La Presse

Canada Nicholas Hoag seems to have lost his head during a volleyball match opposing the Russian Olympic Committee team during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Russians won the match.

PORTRAIT

Comments: To all photographers- this category was remarkable. There were at least a dozen portraits that could have made the top 3. Well done to everyone who submitted! Great and creative frame. Super job from the photographer to make a frame that is unique and creative while hiding the identity of the subjects. Bravo.

1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

A couple pose for a photograph with their identities hidden for an anonymous financial advice column, in Vancouver, on Thursday, August 5, 2021.

Nice frame and great decision to go wide. Really tells the story while keeping the subject focused and in great light!
2. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail

Project Watershed managing director Tim Ennis is helping to rehabilitate the mouth of the Courtenay River, a restoration project led by local groups Project Watershed, and in collaboration with the K’omox First Nation to rehabilitate sensitive habitats in the community in Courtenay, B.C., on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (Published Aug 25th For The Globe and Mail)

Nice use of shallow depth of field and good tones. Taking it in more and focusing primarily on the subject’s facial features and soot, or taking it out more and perhaps including some background of a tool used to fight the fire could have elevated the photo to #1. A very nice frame!
3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Soot covers wildland firefighter Cody Wolfe’s face as he poses for a photograph during a break from extinguishing hot spots remaining from a controlled burn the B.C. Wildfire Service conducted to help contain the White Rock Lake wildfire, on Okanagan Indian Band land northwest of Vernon, B.C., on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.

Lovely texture and composition of the frame. Great work.
H.M. Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell is photographed in front of his cabin that he built in the early 70’s which is part of his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season. Robert farms over 40,000 fir trees including the douglas, grand and noble fir trees in the Cowichan Valley area of Duncan, B.C., on Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Published August 2 for The Canadian Press)

Great moment! Well done!

H.M. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir

Sitting on a bench park, Mohammad Nabi Adel, an Afghan who has lived in Sherbrooke, Quebec, for about five years, is all smile while he triturizes his tasbeeh, a kind of Islamic rosary.

Beautifully lit. Having the subject take a little more of the frame would have elevated the photo into the top 3. Great job!
H.M. Kevin Light/Freelance

Canadian Olympic 2021 Gold medalist in rowing Sydney Payne poses with her medal at Elk Lake in Victoria, British Columbia Canada on August 27th, 2021.

SPOT NEWS

Comments:[i]Nice composition that shows the scope of the fire while giving you placement with the flag. [/i]

1. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook

Helicopters assist firefighters on the ground as a wildfire burns at the base of Pigeon Mountain near Dead Man’s Flats, Alta, on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. At 6:30 p.m. the fire was approximately 10 hectares and out of control. East and westbound traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway was shut down.

Superb composition that puts emphasis on the seriousness of the story, well shot.
2. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit

Major-General Dany Fortin on leaving the Gatineau police station after his indictment; with his wife Madeleine Collin and his lawyer Philippe Morneau. Gatineau, August 18, 2021.

Great composition and exposure, tells the story well and could have been the number one if there was the addition of an active subject.
3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Thick smoke fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as a property destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire is seen in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

MULTI-PHOTO

Comments: Great variety of images that tell an important story. Each photo adds something new to the collection, and most are extremely compelling. Superb job!

1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past a pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, produced by the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains above Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, August 15, 2021.

Thick smoke fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as a property destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire is seen in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

Monte Lake residents listen during an impromptu community meeting with B.C. MLA Ellis Ross after numerous homes in the community were destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire, east of Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

Thick smoke fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun just before 3 p.m. as a motorist on Highway 97 travels past an area burned by the White Rock Lake wildfire in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

Robert Hugh, left, and his partner Michelle Maisonneuve, back, look over the remains of their home that was destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

A helicopter picks up water from Okanagan Lake while battling the White Rock Lake wildfire burning on the mountains above the community of Fintry, west of Vernon, B.C., on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

A house remains standing in an area of Monte Lake affected by the White Rock Lake wildfire southeast of Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

A helicopter drops water along a guard line as the B.C. Wildfire Service conducts a prescribed burn in Monte Lake in an attempt to contain the White Rock Lake wildfire southeast of Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

Trees burned by the White Rock Lake wildfire are seen in an aerial view southeast of Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

The remains of a classic car is seen on a property destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

A Canadian flag scorched by fire is seen on a fence at a property destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire on Okanagan Lake north of Kelowna, B.C., on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.

Michelle Maisonneuve pauses as she looks through the remains of her home she shared with her partner
Robert Hugh that was destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

The words “Government Arson” are painted on a shipping container on a property that was destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this month, in Monte Lake, B.C., on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Many residents of the community have expressed frustration at the provincial government’s response to the fire, and for criticism levelled at some who returned to the area the day after the fire moved through to try and save what remained.

Monte Lake residents listen during an impromptu community meeting with B.C. MLA Ellis Ross after numerous homes in the community were destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire, east of Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

The July Mountain wildfire burns along the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt, B.C., on Wednesday, August 11, 2021.

The remains of a recreational vehicle destroyed by the Lytton Creek wildfire is seen on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway near Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, August 15, 2021.

Thick smoke from wildfires blankets the area as people use paddleboards on Okanagan Lake, in Lake Country, B.C., on Friday, August 13, 2021. Environment Canada has issued a heat warning and an air quality statement for much of the British Columbia coast and interior.

Wildfire smoke hangs in the air as mountain sheep stand on a small hill in Walhachin, B.C., on Sunday, August 15, 2021.

Wildland firefighter Sasha Terhoch sprays water on hot spots remaining from a controlled burn the B.C. Wildfire Service conducted to help contain the White Rock Lake wildfire on Okanagan Indian Band land, northwest of Vernon, B.C., on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.

Soot covers wildland firefighter Cody Wolfe’s face as he poses for a photograph during a break from extinguishing hot spots remaining from a controlled burn the B.C. Wildfire Service conducted to help contain the White Rock Lake wildfire, on Okanagan Indian Band land northwest of Vernon, B.C., on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.

A tree that was severely affected by drought is seen with the inside completely burned out after the B.C. Wildfire Service conducted a controlled burn to help contain the White Rock Lake wildfire on Okanagan Indian Band land, northwest of Vernon, B.C., on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.

Trees burnt by the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this month are seen, in Monte Lake, B.C., on Thursday, August 26, 2021.

Motorcyclists stopped at a gas station watch as a pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, produced by the Lytton Creek wildfire rises into the sky from the fire burning in the mountains above Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, August 15, 2021.

Burnt trees and a property with structures that were destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this month are seen, in Monte Lake, B.C., on Thursday, August 26, 2021.

Nice photo story with some terrific frames. Could have probably tightened the collection a little more, though.
2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Elite Indian Relay Racing host the last flat and relay races at Marquis Downs on Sunday, A. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Bubba Poitras gets his jockey uniform on in the dressing room at Marquis Downs. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Treycen Wuttunee rests in the dressing room before competing in the last flat races ever at Marquis Downs. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Elite Indian Relay Racing host the last flat and relay races at Marquis Downs on Sunday, A. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Jockeys prepare for the last flat race at Marquis Downs. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Elite Indian Relay Racing host the last flat and relay races at Marquis Downs on Sunday, A. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

The crew that work the gates at Marquis Downs hold on to each other as the truck flies down the track to get ready to load the horses for their final race on this dirt. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Elite Indian Relay Racing host the last flat and relay races at Marquis Downs on Sunday, A. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Jockeys load up their horses and wait for the final bell to start the FSIN race with a $10,000 purse. It will be Marquis Downs last ever flat race. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Bubba Poitras celebrates his win as he passes the finish line during Heat 1 of the Chief’s Race – one of the last races at Marquis Downs. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Elite Indian Relay Racing host the last flat and relay races at Marquis Downs on Sunday. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Tim Moccasin crouches down for a group photo with the other jockeys who competed in the last flat race at Marquis Downs, in front of the historic starting gate. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Aug 29, 2021.

Tim Moccasin raises his helmet after his last race at Marquis Downs. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Aug 29, 2021.

Saskatchewan jockey Tim Moccasin, who holds the world record for most consecutive wins at Marquis Downs, packs up his riding gear and leaves the dressing room for the last time after competing in the track’s final flat race. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Aug 29, 2021.

Colten Poitras gets his horse Belle ready to ride on their last race day ever at Marquis Downs. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Bubba Poitras holds on tight as his horse gets ready to take off in one of the last races at Marquis Downs. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Elite Indian Relay Racing host the last flat and relay races at Marquis Downs on Sunday, A. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Elite Indian Relay Racing host the last flat and relay races at Marquis Downs on Sunday, A. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Jay Peeyachew (middle) celebrates his win of the final flat race ever at Marquis Downs with family and friends. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Jay Peeyachew hugs his horse after a win at the Indian Relay Races during Marquis Downs’ last day. Photo taken at Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Sweet photo story that is simple and effective. Nice variety of frames, and I especially like your opening shot. Great work!
3. Chad Hipolito/Freelance

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell looks over his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season. Robert farms over 40,000 fir trees including the douglas, grand and noble fir trees in the Cowichan Valley area of Duncan, B.C., on Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Published August 2 for The Canadian Press)

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell talks about the drought stricken noble fir tree on his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season.

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell is photographed shearing trees on his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season.

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell is photographed looking over his preceipitation chart that he’s keeps track of daily on his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season.

A brief morning sprinkle of rain rests on the needs of a grand fir at Sahtlam Tree Farm in Duncan, B.C., on Saturday, July 31, 2021.

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell measures a 100th of an inch of rain using a gauge following a brief rainfall on his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season.

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell is photographed on his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season.

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell is photographed looking over part of his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season.

A drought stricken grand fir tree on Sahtlam Tree Farm where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll ahead of the Christmas season in the Cowichan Valley area of Duncan, B.C., on Saturday, July 31, 2021.

Sahtlam Tree Farm owner Robert Russell is photographed shearing trees on his 40 acre property where the recent heat dome and drought have taken a toll on his business of growing trees for the busy Christmas season.

 

 

2021 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL

1. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…220…1,560
2. Bernard Brault/La Presse…110…570
3. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook…50…540
4. Kevin Light/Freelance…40…440
5. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…60…420
6. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir…10…390
7. Chad Hipolito/Freelance…80…360
8. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit…40…330
9. Jeff McIntosh/Freelance…50…290
10. Nick Lachance/Freelance…0…170
11. Christopher Pike/Freelance…0…160
12. Matthew Smith/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…0….120
13. Shannon VanRaes/Winnipeg Free Press…0…100
14. Michel Tremblay/ laTribune…50…50
14. Josie Desmarais/Freelance…10…50
14. Gavin John/Freelance…0…50
17. Alex Filipe/Freelance…40…40
17. John Lucas/Edmonton Journal…40…40
17. Spencer Colby/Freelance…0…40
17. Dave Holland/Freelance…0…40
17. Ben Nelms/CBC News…0…40
17. Jack Simpson/Freelance…0…40
23. Cole Burston/Freelance…0…30
24. Jesse Boily/Freelance…10…10