August Clip Results 2022

Judges

Michael Zajakowski- Director of Photography, CHICAGO magazine, former Staff Photographer at Chicago Tribune, Chicago
Stacey Wescott- Staff Photographer, Chicago Tribune, Chicago
Alexander Garcia- photographer and director with editorial and commercial clients, former Staff Photographer at Chicago Tribune, Chicago

Photographers-18
Feature-37
News-19
Sports-51
Spot News-Not enough entries, carried over to next month
Portrait-39
Multi-Photo-8 entries/86 photos

FEATURE

Comments: This is an interesting composition. Even though there’s a lot to look at here, your eye may wander but it doesn’t get lost. Appreciate the camera angle and the patience the photographer had waiting for this scene to develop.
1. Chelsea Kemp/CBC Manitoba

Slone Brown, 8, Garrett Gompf, 9, and Kesler Brown, 8, ride cattle in the stockyard at the Virden Indoor Rodeo at Tundra Oil and Gas Place on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.

Comments: An interesting foreground for fireworks show, and it’s well exposed. Several nice layers of lights.
2. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A view from an overpass above Taschereau boulevard of the British Fireworks launched from La Ronde amusement park.

Comments: This dramatic landscape makes the clouds look like a gash in the sky. The photographer worked hard to find a good spot to capture this.
3. Michel Tremblay/Le Quotidien

A threatening sky over downtown Chicoutimi.

NEWS

Comments: Strong composition and use of light, very dramatic image.
1. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

23 Marefat High School students embrace each other after being reunited with their former classmates at the Saskatoon International Airport one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022.

Comments: Really powerful picture from an awful story.
2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Steven Furness’ daughter is comforted by her grandmother Lorraine Furness, right, and a family friend as she cries during a vigil for her father and Paul Wynn, who were killed by a gunman during a series of attacks on homeless people last month, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of four people, including the two fatalities, was shot and killed by the RCMP.

Comments: Strong and moving portrait captures the emotion.
3. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A house is seen in a ditch caused by a landslide . Nobody was injured but they had to evacuate 53 more houses.

SPORTS

Comments: There are a lot of good things happening in this photo. Wonderful light and a good moment. The photo captures a telling gesture that reinforces the toughness of the game.
1. Evan Buhler/Freelance

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada wipes the sweat from his forehead during his third round match against Cameron Norrie of the United Kingdom at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Thursday, August 11, 2022.

Comments: Excellent timing! We loved that it’s so tight and that the faces are in opposite directions. The shallow depth of field helps strengthen the photo.
2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Vancouver Whitecaps’ Sebastian Berhalter, front right, and Nashville FC’s Sean Davis vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, on Saturday, August 27, 2022.

Comments: This was a fun off-rink moment. It can be difficult to get the puck in a photo like this  and yet the composition is clean, there isn’t any wasted space and the body language is good.
3. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Team Canada forward Riley Kidney, left, tosses a puck to a young fan during warm-up prior to IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game action in Edmonton on Saturday August 20, 2022.

Comments: There is a minimum of information to make an interesting photo, but it’s there, and it helps make this photo intriguing. A little more action or context would have pushed this up.
H.M. Kevin Light/ Freelance

Olympic Gold Medalist, Avalon Wasteneys rows at Shawnigan Lake during a training session prior to leaving for the World Rowing Championships on August 25th, 2022.

Comments: Excellent reflexes and timing in this photo, and a simple and uncluttered composition. It’s unexpected and funny.
H.M. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

B.C. Lions’ Jacob Scarfone (82) flips in the end zone as he celebrates his touchdown against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the second half of CFL football game in Vancouver, on Friday, August 26, 2022.

PORTRAIT

Comments: We loved the mood of this and the richness of color. And there’s a bit of humor with the dog seeming to mimic her/his owner in a languid pose. The bored ennui comes through the body language and the paired expressions.
1. Kevin Light/ Freelance

Jazz and blues singer Heather Ferguson poses for a portrait with her dog in her home in Oak Bay British Columbia on August 3rd, 2022.

Comments: There’s an intensity to this portrait, we meet his gaze in a kind of psychological closeness as if you are in his sphere of thinking. Very nice use of reflections and a clever color scheme that increase the depth and quality of this portrait.
2. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir

Kevin Lambert, the 29-year-old writer risks, while continuing his reflection on capitalism, surprising the readers of his first two novels.. The novelist offers himself a foray into the world of the ultra-rich. Those who make and unmake the world.

Comments: There’s a wonderful soft energy to this. An interesting gesture and a pensive expression make this somewhat ethereal. Heavy vignetting brought this down a bit.
3. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir

Quebec singer Richard Seguin photographs in his village in the Eastern Townships for his new album Les liens les lieux.

SPOT NEWS

Comments: There were not enough entries in August. Clips filed in August will be held over and included in the next month’s contest.

MULTI-PHOTO

Comments: Much raw emotion in this story of tragic loss. By choosing long focal length lenses the photographer did not intrude on people’s grief and was able to be respectful while making well-organized compositions with a variety of proximities to the mourners.
1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Steven Furness’ daughter is comforted by her grandmother Lorraine Furness, right, and a family friend as she cries during a vigil for her father and Paul Wynn, who were killed by a gunman during a series of attacks on homeless people last month, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of four people, including the two fatalities, was shot and killed by the RCMP.

People attend a vigil for Steven Furness and Paul Wynn, the two men who were killed by a gunman during a series of attacks on homeless people last month, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of four people, including the two fatalities, was shot and killed by the RCMP.

People attend a vigil for Steven Furness and Paul Wynn, the two men who were killed by a gunman during a series of attacks on homeless people last month, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of four people, including the two fatalities, was shot and killed by the RCMP.

People attend a vigil for Steven Furness and Paul Wynn, the two men who were killed by a gunman during a series of attacks on homeless people last month, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of four people, including the two fatalities, was shot and killed by the RCMP.

Steven Furness’ daughter is comforted by her grandmother Lorraine Furness, right, during a vigil for her father and Paul Wynn, who were killed by a gunman during a series of attacks on homeless people last month, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of four people, including the two fatalities, was shot and killed by the RCMP.

John Wynn, right, embraces his girlfriend Marina Reimer after speaking about his late brother Paul Wynn during a vigil for him and Steven Furness, the two men who were killed by a gunman during a series of attacks on homeless people last month, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of four people, including the two fatalities, was shot and killed by the RCMP.

A woman places flowers at a memorial for Steven Furness and Paul Wynn, before a vigil for the two men who were killed by a gunman during a series of attacks on homeless people last month, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of four people, including the two fatalities, was shot and killed by the RCMP.

Comments: There are many good moments in this story. The photographer had to work quickly to capture different kinds of photos. This essay brought a compelling international story of refugees and reunification home to a local audience.
2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Afghan refugees wait at the arrivals to welcome their friends who they haven’t seen in a year, since fleeing their Taliban-controlled home, at the Saskatoon International Airport. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022.

Afghan refugees sing as they welcome their friends who they haven’t seen in a year, since fleeing their Taliban-controlled home, as they arrive at the Saskatoon International Airport. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022.

23 Marefat High School students embrace each other after being reunited with their former classmates at the Saskatoon International Airport one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022.

Maryam Masoomi and Fatima Masoomi welcome their friends, 23 Marefat High School students, who arrived in Saskatoon Saturday evening, one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022.

Maryam Masoomi hugs Munir Ibrahimi, one of 23 Marefat High School students who arrived in Saskatoon Saturday evening, one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022.

Afghan refugees from Marefat high school sing as they welcome their friends who they haven’t seen in a year, since fleeing their Taliban-controlled home, as they arrive at the Saskatoon International Airport. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022.

Maryam Masoomi hugs Nila Ibrahimi, one of 23 Marefat High School students who arrived in Saskatoon Saturday evening, one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022.

Comments: This was time well spent really working the event with a variety of techniques. There is nice layering in many of the photos. And we liked the sweet moment of Abigail Hartwell with her sheep Floppy. Photographer should keep an eye on toning and saturation.
3. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir

Ayers Cliffs Qc Auguat 26, 2022 – Since 1845, one of the oldest exhibitions takes place in the Eastern Townships, Quebec.Two years after the pandemic Covid-19, it was back in force.
Ayer’s Cliff Expo has long provided a fun, exciting and entertaining agricultural exhibit for the entire community and visitors of all ages. The exhibition attracts around 25,000 visitors each year and offers a wide range of activities: livestock and crop competitions, horse shows, local artisans and crafts, programming for children and young people as well as a wide range of entertainment (rides, horse racing, tractor rides, musical performances and cultural demonstrations.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – During the Ayers Cliffs agricultural fair, Joanie Labrecque cleans the cow pen.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – During the Ayers Cliffs agricultural fair. Eugenie Gosselin, 8 years old from the Club 4 H de Hatley, pulls a cow during a cattle pulling competition.

Ayers Cliffs, QC August 26 – During the agricultural fair, families who participated in the child shepherding trials walk their sheeps on the site.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – During the Ayers Cliffs agricultural fair, participants for the event of a race on their mount.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – During the agricultural fair, an equestrian competition during which the rider and his mount must cover a distance as quickly as possible.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – On the track, people in horse-drawn carriages and other accessories create a picturesque setting during the 175th edition of the Ayers Cliffs agricultural fair in the Eastern Townships.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 — Abigail Hartwell, 9 years old, takes her sheep Floppy (from Triple Nickel Farm) out of the pen during the day when the shepherd-sheepdog competition takes place.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 — Abigail Hartwell, 9 years old, takes her sheep Floppy (from Triple Nickel Farm) out of the pen during the day when the shepherd-sheepdog competition takes place.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – During the Ayers Cliffs agricultural fair, ribbons are tied on the tail of the mounts of participants who have won an English saddle event.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – During the agricultural fair, participants dressed in cowboy hats in the paddock during an equestrian competition during which, children helped by their parents participate in races with their horses on leash.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – During the Ayers Cliffs agricultural fair, a cowboy participates in a race where riders must get off their mounts, touch the fence of the arena and run as quickly as possible with their horse to touch a marker with their foot in the center of the arena.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – Attendants wash cattle during the Ayers Cliffs Agricultural Fair.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 – During the Ayers Cliffs agricultural fair, a race in the 2-4 year old category. the little boy on the right looks at his competitor, Samuel Roy, 4 years old (on the left). The one on the right will win second place and first place to Samuel.

Ayers Cliffs Qc August 26 –Leo Blais and his wife Lisette Meunier from La Patrie in Estrie are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and have come to remember their time at the fair as exhibitors on an agricultural farm.

Comments: We liked that the photographer tried different things and in particular we liked the photo of Kaylin Delorneat dancing.
H.M. Chelsea Kemp/CBC Manitoba

JR Waskewitch dresses for the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.

Kaylin Delorneat dances at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

Dancers at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

A junior fancy dancer at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

Dancers at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

The Grand Entry at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

Isabella Arthurson, 4, watches her mom Miranda Whitequill get ready at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

Weston Chee, 2, and Geralando Dennison, 3, from Bird Tail Dakota Nation at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

Dancers at at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi Grand Entry on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.

Eli Snow, left, and Wakinyan Snow, 11, from Stoney Nakoda First Nation prepare for the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Dakota Oyate Wacipi on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.

2022 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL

1. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…140…1030
2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…90…490
3. Steve Russell/Toronto Star…0…430
4. Nick Lachance/Freelance…0…320
5. Matthew Smith/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…0…300
6. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir…100…290
6. Jeff McIntosh/Freelance…30…290
8. Kevin Light/ Freelance…60…270
9. Chelsea Kemp/CBC Manitoba…60…260
10. Chad Hipolito/Freelance…0…240
11. Michel Tremblay/Le Quotidien…30…230
12. Jesse Boily/Town & Country News…0…230
13. Bernard Brault/Freelance…70…220
14. Evan Buhler/ Freelance…50…170
15. Nick Iwanyshyn/Freelance…0…140
15. Christopher Pike/Freelance…0…140
15. Chris Procaylo/Winnipeg Sun…0…140
18. Spencer Colby/Freelance…0…120
18. Alex Filipe/Freelance…0…120
20. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit…0…90
21. Gavin John/Freelance…0…80
22. Jack Simpson/Freelance…0…50
22. Shannon VanRaes/Freelance…0…50
24. John Lucas/Freelance…0…40