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TOP PHOTOJOURNALISTS RECOGNIZED AT LARGEST COMPETITION IN CANADA
For Immediate Release
Vancouver, BC: Great photos tell stories. They transcend language and cultural barriers and speak to basic human nature. A great photo is a snapshot of time that can reveal the world’s most profound tales of heartbreak, joy and reality with one single image.
Today, the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to recognize the excellence represented in submissions by 128 of Canada’s outstanding photojournalists in announcing the nominations in the eighth annual National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards competition.
More than 1,150 images from across Canada were entered in this year’s competition, representing a spectacular body of work.
The winners will be announced during the 2013 National Pictures of the Year Gala event which will be held on May 24, 2014, at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The NPOY photojournalism judging committee, made up of some of the most prominent and visionary photographers, editors and educators in visual journalism in North America, were tasked with judging the entries while live streaming the event so members of the public could view the judging process online.
“We decided to live-stream the judging process this year for greater transparency and to allow photographers the opportunity to learn from watching their work being judged” said Ben Nelms, Vice President of NPAC.
The News Photographers Association of Canada’s (NPAC) 2013 National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) Nominee List (in alphabetical order):
Feature – Sponsored by the Winnipeg Free Press
Ruth Bonneville, Winnipeg Free Press
John Lehmann, The Globe and Mail
Matthew Sherwood, Freelance
General News – Sponsored by the CNW Group
Moe Doiron, The Globe and Mail
John Lehmann, The Globe and Mail
John Lehmann, The Globe and Mail
Sports Action - Sponsored by Nikon Canada
Amber Bracken, Edmonton Sun
Stuart Gradon, Calgary Herald
Jonathan Hayward, The Canadian Press
John Lehmann, The Globe and Mail
Sports Feature - Sponsored by Lowepro Canada
Andy Clark, Reuters
Taehoon Kim, The Concord Monitor
Peter Power, The Globe and Mail
Chris Young, The Canadian Press
Social Issue – Sponsored by ONA Bags
Ruth Bonneville, Winnipeg Free Press
Marta Iwanek, Freelance
Michelle Siu, Freelance
Kevin Van Paassen, The Globe and Mail
Portrait / Personality – Sponsored by Beau Photo
Darren Calabrese, National Post
Darren Calabrese, National Post
Taehoon Kim, The Concord Monitor
Spot News – Sponsored by The Camera Store
Mathieu Bélanger, Reuters
Lars Hagberg, The Canadian Press
Nick Iwanyshyn, York Region Media Group
Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Jordan Verlage, The Canadian Press
Pictorial - Sponsored by Canon Canada
Tyler Anderson, National Post
Nathan Denette, The Canadian Press
Tim Smith, Brandon Sun
Picture Story – Sponsored by Leica
Amber Bracken, Independent
Marco Campanozzi, La Presse
Liam Maloney, Polaris Images
Michelle Siu, Freelance
Single Multimedia nominees:
Marta Iwanek, Freelance for the Waterloo Region Record
Taehoon Kim, Freelance
Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Team Multimedia nominees:
Ryan Jackson and Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal
Patrick Callbeck, Tom Hicken, Marta Iwanek and Justin Tang, Freelance
Joe Bryksa and Melissa Tait, Winnipeg Free Press
Photojournalist of the Year – Sponsored by the Canadian Press
John Lehmann, The Globe and Mail
Peter Power, The Globe and Mail
Michelle Siu, Freelance
Tim Smith, Brandon Sun
Photograph of the Year – Sponsored by Reuters
To be announced at the NPAC 2013 National Pictures of the Year Awards Gala
Student Photographer - Sponsored by Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
To be announced at the NPAC 2013 National Pictures of the Year Awards Gala. Submission deadline: April 14, 2014.
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