The Job of News Photographer
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to be a daily newspaper photographer back in the good old days, watch this 1983 video showing the (almost) true life adventures of Toronto Sun photographers:
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2014 NPOY Judging Finals
A look at the 2014 National Pictures of the Year judges choosing the winning entries. The overall judging can be watched here. The judges are (L-R) Erica Shultz, Rick Collins, and Les Bazso. The judging moderator is Ric Ernst. All videos by Ryan Jackson.
General News
2014 National Pictures of the Year Winners
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA SELECTS TOP PHOTOJOURNALISTS OF 2014
Photograph of the Year: Michelle Siu
Oshawa, Ontario – November 9, 2014: Thalidomide victim Bernadette Bainbridge, 52, has seal-like hands, one ear, partial facial paralysis and is completely reliant on her elderly parents. During pregnancy, her mother took thalidomide which was once considered a “miracle drug” for pregnant women suffering insomnia and morning sickness. Thalidomide caused birth defects to an estimated 6,000 to 10,000 unborn babies worldwide. The Canadian government in 1991 gave its victims a one-time compensation payout of $52,000 to $82,000 per person, an insult to the now middle-aged victims. (Photo Michelle Siu)
VANCOUVER, May 9, 2015 – Photographers use their cameras as tools of exploration, documentation and ultimately as instruments of change. The 1,887 images submitted for consideration by Canada’s premier photojournalist competition, the National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards, is a testament to the ideal that photography matters — now more than ever.
After careful consideration by a panel of experts, the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual NPOY awards during the National Pictures of the Year Gala event in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 9, 2015.
These awards recognize the excellence represented in submissions by Canada’s outstanding photojournalists whose compelling images collectively represented a spectacular body of work.
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2014 NPOY Student Photographer of the Year Nominees
The nominees for Student Photographer of the Year are (in alphabetical order):
Giovanni Capriotti, Loyalist College
Andrew C. Johnson, Loyalist College
Annie Sakkab, Loyalist College
These portfolios include single images and picture stories. (Please be patient, this page loads a lot of pictures).
Giovanni Capriotti
Canada’s First Photojournalist
Portrait of William James, 1903. (Photo by Unknown but see the very end of this article. Source – City of Toronto Archives)
By the early 1890s, Toronto had seven daily newspapers but no staff photographers. Back then and through the early 1900s, newspapers depended on freelancers, a situation not unlike today.
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