Judges Eric Risberg: Eric Risberg is a staff photographer with the Associated Press since 1982. Assignments have taken him to globally to numerous Olympic games, Super Bowls, the World Cup, major golf championships, the World Series and news assignments in China, the former Soviet Union, Persian Gulf and Cuba. Risberg has received a number of awards including the AP’s top award for sports photography and staffer of the year on multiple occasions, National Headliner Awards, and has been recognized for his work by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Current photographic passions include food, wine, travel and lifestyles.
John Storey: 35 years as a staff photographer for the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and the San Mateo Times. Also extensive freelance photography for People Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, New York Times, Oracle Software, Lucas Films and Apple Computer.
Brad Mangin: Freelance sports photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Has regularly worked for Sports Illustrated since 1993. Former staff photographer The National Sports Daily.
The judges had a great time judging the contest. As longtime California residents we especially enjoyed all the pictures in the snow! Photographers-19Feature-54News-32Sports-23Spot News-16Portrait-22Multi-Photo 11 entries/128 photos Judges comments: First place was amazing to look at and second and third place were great examples of making nice pictures out of the dreaded weather picture assignment. FEATURE1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
Snow geese take to the air at Garry Point Park, in Richmond, B.C., on Sunday, January 10, 2021. The geese, which breed in Siberia, migrate along the pacific coast to spend winter feeding in river estuaries in southern B.C., Washington and northern California. The B.C. Ministry of Environment estimates 100,000 of the birds reside in the Fraser River Delta every winter.
2. Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press 
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A man tries to hold his umbrella along Dallas Rd. as strong wind warnings are issued by Environment Canada along the south coast as a frontal system pushes across Vancouver Island during the first major storm of the year in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press 
A person carrying an umbrella is silhouetted as heavy rain falls in Vancouver, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
H.M. Christopher Pike/Freelance
Morning fog shrouds residential and commercial skyscrapers in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. Dubai is hoping one of the worlds fastest vaccination programs and rapid testing technology will help achieve its goal of holding the Expo 2020 event this year, after the coronavirus pandemic forced a delay.
H.M. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A person on a paddleboard is silhouetted on the waters of Burrard Inlet at sunset as a freighter at anchor is seen in the distance, in Vancouver, on Sunday, January 3, 2021.
NEWS Judges comments: Not the strongest category, but first place winner shows a great use of light and angle to make an interesting picture out of difficult and stagnant situation. 1. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
An honour guard assembles at the funeral service for Calgary Police Service Sgt. Andrew Harnett in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Two teenagers are charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of Sgt. Harnett on New Year's Eve.
2. Bernard Brault/La Presse
My father holds the hand of my mother 5 minutes before she died. She received the medical aid in dying at 92 years old.
3. Cole Burston/AFP
People hold signs with images of the victims of the downed Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, which was shot down near Tehran by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, as family and friends gather to take part in a march to mark the first anniversary, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.
H.M. Ben Nelms/CBC News
Demonstrators take part in a rally in support of Indian farmers outside the Indian consulate in Vancouver, British Columbia on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
SPORTS Judges comments: We would all be thrilled to come back with these hockey pictures. 1. Patrick Woodbury/LeDroit 
Kyle Connor's goal on Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt Murray. The Winnipeg Jets won the game 4-3 in overtime. January 19, 2021, Ottawa.
2. Dave Holland/Freelance
A free skier hits the slopestyle park jumps at Winsport in Calgary, AB on January 2, 2021.
3. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
Toronto Maple Leafs' Justin Holl, right, crashes over goalie Frederik Andersen, centre, trying keep Calgary Flames' Matthew Tkachuk from the puck during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.
H.M. Bernard Brault/La Presse
Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault (is seen in the hallway before jumping on the ice for an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames at the Bell Center.
PORTRAIT Judges comments: All of the portraits used light really well. 1. Kevin Light/Freelance
Canadian racing cyclist Haley Smith poses for a portrait at the top of Mt.Tolmie in Victoria, British Columbia on January 22nd, 2021.
2. Patrick Woodbury/LeDroit
Gatineau boxer Alexandre Gaumont has joined the professionals in the Eye of the Tiger Management team. Gatineau, January 4, 2021.
3. Ben Nelms/CBC News
Arash Azad, lead pastor at Emmanuel Iranian Church in North Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
H.M. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
Author Bruce Hampson poses for a photograph, in Vancouver, on Friday, January 22, 2021.
SPOT NEWS Judges comments: First place winner was incredible coverage of a tragic news event. 1. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook
Parks Canada staff work to pull a cow elk out of the Bow River near Central Park in Banff, after it fell through the ice on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally able to haul the animal out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
Firefighters arrive on scene after an underground explosion occurred near the entrance to one of the buildings that make up the Vancouver House condo, retail and office development, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
Mohammad Movassaghi hides his face with a copy of his release order as he leaves Vancouver Police Department jail, in Vancouver, on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Police arrested Movassaghi for allegedly operated a makeshift nightclub at his Vancouver penthouse in violation of COVID-19 public health orders and issued fines against him and his suspected guests totalling more than $17,000.
MULTI-PHOTOFirst place winner was so strong. Really terrific. Second place was excellent coverage of a parade that sounds dull on paper showing a great eye. Third place offers great vignettes and details of a Saskatoon winter.[/i]
1. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook 
Parks Canada wildlife specialists work on cutting a path in the ice on the Bow River after a cow elk fell through in Banff on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally hauled out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
A Parks Canada wildlife specialist ties a rope around a cow elk that fell through the ice on the Bow River in Banff on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally hauled out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
Parks Canada wildlife specialists pull a cow elk along a path cut out of the ice after it fell through on the Bow River in Banff on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally hauled out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
Parks Canada staff work to pull a cow elk out of the Bow River near Central Park in Banff, after it fell through the ice on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally able to haul the animal out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
Parks Canada staff work to pull a cow elk out of the Bow River near Central Park in Banff, after it fell through the ice on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally able to haul the animal out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
Parks Canada staff work to pull a cow elk out of the Bow River near Central Park in Banff, after it fell through the ice on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally able to haul the animal out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
Parks Canada staff work to pull a cow elk out of the Bow River near Central Park in Banff, after it fell through the ice on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally able to haul the animal out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
Parks Canada wildlife specialists huddle around a cow elk after it fell through the ice on the Bow River in Banff on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally hauled out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
A Parks Canada wildlife specialist holds up the head of a cow elk after it fell through the ice on the Bow River in Banff on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Parks Canada was alerted to the elk around 8 a.m., and was finally hauled out of the river at 9:49 a.m. Parks staff tried tirelessly for six hours to save the hypothermic elk before it finally died.
2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press 
A person directs traffic as people wait to participate in an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
A child standing through the sunroof of a vehicle holds a sign as motorists wait to participate in an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
Rachel Brown holds balloons before riding in an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
People wait to participate in an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
Organizer Clark Jahn wears a bunny suit and an anti-bullying face mask while attending an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
Motorists wait to participate in an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
People on horseback lead an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
People on horseback are silhouetted while leading an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
People participate in an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
A transgender teenager, right, who was allegedly assaulted outside a school stands with her mother during an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of her, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
A person in a vehicle holds a rainbow flag during an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
A transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school receives a card from a motorist during an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of her, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
Motorists participate in an anti-bullying parade of more than 1,000 vehicles in support of a transgender teenager who was allegedly assaulted outside a school, in Mission, B.C., on Sunday, January 17, 2021. According to RCMP two students were arrested and charges were recommended in regards to the incident that was recorded and posted online.
3. Matthew Smith/Saskatoon StarPhoenix 
Steam rises off the Saskatchewan river as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Steam rises off the Saskatchewan river as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
A pigeon takes flight from a bridge above steam rising from the Saskatchewan River as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Steam rises off the Saskatchewan river as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Frost coats trees along the Saskatchewan River as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Frost collects on the back of a leaf as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Steam rises off the Saskatchewan river as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Frost collects on the fur of bison at Wanuskewin Heritage Park as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
A pedestrian and their dog walk along a hazy path beside the Saskatchewan River, caused by steam rising from the water as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
I collects on a padlock fastened to a fence as temperatures reached below -30 before windchill. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Monday, January 25, 2021.
2021 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL1. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…210…210
2. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook…100…100
3. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit…90…90
4. Jeff McIntosh/Freelance…80…80
5. Bernard Brault/La Presse…50…50
5. Kevin Light/Freelance…50…50
6. Chad Hipolito/Freelance…40…40
6. Dave Holland/Freelance…40…40
6. Ben Nelms/CBC News…40…40
7. Cole Burston/Freelance…30…30
7. Matthew Smith/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…30….30
8. Christopher Pike/Freelance…10…10
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