Judges The Philadelphia Inquirer Tim Tai, staff photographer
Heather Khalifa, staff photographer
Lauren Schneiderman, staff videographer Photographers-19Feature-48 News-27Sports-57Spot News-6Portrait-33Multi-Photo-17entries/191 photosFEATUREComments: Good use of color, light, framing the subject. Wish the photographer got the name for the caption. 1. Mark Blinch/Freelance
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Competitors warm up on the side of the stage at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Comments: Creative silhouette using the trees for layering. Wish the photographer got the name for the caption. 2. David Bloom/Postmedia 
An Edmontonian enjoys the sunset from Constable Ezio Faraone Park, in Edmonton Wednesday March 20, 2019.
Comments: We liked the perspective that showed the subjects in their context. Wish the photographer had included their names and the date in the caption. 3. Leah Hennel/Freelance
Children enjoy the weather after a day of cheap shearing at Spring Point Hutterite Colony.
NEWSComments: Good newsworthy moment that benefited from the mixed light and color, which communicated the mood. 1. Leah Hennel/Freelance
Family and friends gather at Nadia El-Dib's gravesite during a candlelight vigil in her memory one year after she was murdered.
Comments: It was a cute moment with strong use of color.2. David Bloom/Postmedia
Sayber Skeels, 9, adjusts her uniform as she takes part in Alberta RCMP’s “dream experience” with the Kids with Cancer Society at RCMP K Division Headquarters, in Edmonton Tuesday March 12, 2019.
Comments: Interesting, graphic angle but wish it offered more visual context to what was happening. 3. Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press
Razkyha Kadham talks with supporters as people gather with the Sikh Youth of Victoria during a protective human chain around Masjid Al Iman mosque as a show of love and solidarity with Muslim members during prayer at the mosque in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, March 22, 2019.
SPORTSComments: We liked the framing, the moment with the snow flying, and the use of light. It creates a sense of tension and drama.1. Bernard Brault/La Presse
Philippe Marquis performs during a perfect spring day on the hill of Whitewater ski station in British Columbia.
Comments: The light was beautiful here and the tight framing with the water flying contributed to a unique swimming photo.2. Kevin Light/Freelance
Sunlight shines on Canadian national team member Alex Pratt as he trains at the new Aquatic Centre at the University of British Columbia on March 4th, 2019.
Comments: We liked the layering with the opposing team in the foreground and the fans in the background cheering.3. David Bloom/Postmedia 
The Edmonton Oilers' Zack Kassian (44) an Connor McDavid (97) celebrate a third period goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during NHL action at Rogers Place, in Edmonton Thursday March 21, 2019.
PORTRAITComments: This was a fun and creative concept that related back to the story of the actor. 1. Josie Desmarais/Journal Metro
Stage actor Yves Jacques mimics looking at the moon, between two curtains at a restaurant. After having toured the world, La face cachée de la lune (The hidden side of the moon), a key piece in Robert Lepage's repertoire, is taken up again in Montreal. March 20th 2019, Montreal. Freelance for Journal Metro.
Comments: The lighting was well executed for a simple but effective portrait.2. Mark Blinch/Freelance
Toronto, Ontario - Tuesday March, 19 -- Masaaki Suzuki -- Masaaki Suzuki, conductor, founder and musical director of the Bach Collegium Japan, poses for a picture before for a rehearsal of St Matthew’s Passion by Bach, at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, in Toronto, Tuesday March 19, 2019.
Comments: The light and color was striking but wish the photographer had engaged with the man in the picture to get his name and/or find out more about him for the caption and give context to the picture.3. Bernard Brault/La Presse 
A man with a cigar stands on Plaza Vieja in the old part of La Habana in Cuba.
SPOT NEWSComments: This was a weak category and this photo was the best in terms of showing a spot news scene with something happening in it.
1. Ian Martens/Lethbridge Herald
Emergency crews attend the scene of a multi-vehicle collision along University Drive as police say the driver of a mini-van failed to stop as it approached motorists ahead stopped at a light, colliding with three other vehicles. Crews had to extricate the driver of the mini-van, who was transported to hospital with what were described as serious injuries.
Comments: The light was beautiful in this picture but it was rather static. 2. Brandon Harder/Regina Leader-Post
REGINA, SASK : March 27, 2019 -- Firefighters work at a house fire on the 1100 block of Cameron Street.
3. Not awardedMULTI-PHOTOComments: This was a thoughtful story that creatively captured the subject’s situation. The photographer and subject clearly had a comfortable relationship and that allowed the photographer to make interesting, intimate pictures. 1. Justin Greaves/Metroland Media 
Mark Zillman uses the prop stick to hold the main lid of the concert grand piano inside Walter Hall at the Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson building Tuesday, March. 5, 2019. When he was two, the Yonge and Eglinton area resident lost his vision to a cancer called retinoblastoma — and he hasn't let being blind hold him back in life.
Zillman lifts the case off a grand piano inside the University of Toronto's faculty of music.
Mark Zillman walks across the stage after tuning one of two grand pianos inside the Walter Hall Edward Johnson building. The two pianos inside the concert hall are tuned every day by a variety of tuners.
While sitting on the subway going to his next job, Zillman pulled out his digital camera that he takes everywhere he goes. Despite having zero sight, he visualizes scenes and creates a composition in his head. He uses a digital Fujifilm camera that has retro control wheels meaning that Zillman can change all the setting by feeling button clicks. He has memorized every inch of the camera.
Zillman smiled as he heard the sound of a musician echoing through the subway corridors and took a coin out of his pocket and dropped it in the guitar case.
Zillman uses a piano tuning wrench to precisely tune each key.
The stage lights reflect off the piano in the Hugh's Room Live.
Zillman uses a piano tuning wrench to precisely tune each key.
Using a tuning wrench with one hand, Mark Zillman carefully listens to the sound of a key inside the Hugh's Room Live.
After over an hour of tuning, Zillman plays a few melodies to listen for any imperfections or out of tune notes.
Comments: Nice variety of images with details, but wish the photographer had been in more situations - most of the pictures all have the same blue tone, so we wish the photographer had been able to work the changing room or other locations more. The edit could have been tightened a little as well. 2. Mark Blinch/Freelance 
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Competitors warm up on the side of the stage at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- A competitor warms up on the side of the stage at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- A dancer performs at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Competitors rehearse at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- A competitor warms up on the side of the stage at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Competitors rehearse at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Competitors warm up on the side of the stage at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- A dancer performs at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- A dancer waits to perform at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Anne-Sophie Marjeram, 14, applies makeup before her performance at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Anne-Sophie Marjeram, 14, warms up at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Anne-Sophie Marjeram, 14, waits for her turn to perform at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- Twin sisters Anne-Sophie, left, and Katia Marjeram, 14, get ready in the dressing room at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Toronto, Ontario - Sunday March, 10 -- DANCE -- A competitor warms up on the side of the stage at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix dance competition in Toronto, Sunday March 10, 2019.
Comments: There was some redundancy and the edit could have been tightened, but the pictures are well executed. We wish there could have been a little more depth as well - what happens to the sheep and/or the wool afterward? 3. Leah Hennel/Freelance 
Sheep wait their turn in the chute as a member of their flock meets the clippers at Spring Point Colony. There are 750 sheep to be shorn and the folks at Spring Point Colony have two days to do it. The colony sits in the Beaver Creek valley on the south slopes of the Porcupine Hills about a half-hour northeast of Pincher Creek. An offshoot of the older Granum Hutterite Colony, Spring Point has called this verdant valley home since 1960. Like most Hutterite colonies, Spring Point is diverse in its agricultural enterprises. Grain, cattle (both beef and dairy) and pigs keep the colony members busy all year round. But as the winter days lengthen and the snow—at least in most years—melts, all attention turns to the sheep.
Sheep wait their turn in the chute as a member of their flock meets the clippers at Spring Point Colony. There are 750 sheep to be shorn and the folks at Spring Point Colony have two days to do it. The colony sits in the Beaver Creek valley on the south slopes of the Porcupine Hills about a half-hour northeast of Pincher Creek. An offshoot of the older Granum Hutterite Colony, Spring Point has called this verdant valley home since 1960. Like most Hutterite colonies, Spring Point is diverse in its agricultural enterprises. Grain, cattle (both beef and dairy) and pigs keep the colony members busy all year round. But as the winter days lengthen and the snow—at least in most years—melts, all attention turns to the sheep.
Sheep shearing at Spring Point Colony about a half-hour northeast of Pincher Creek.
Picking up the shorn wool at Spring Point Colony about a half-hour northeast of Pincher Creek.
Children watch as sheep are shorn at Spring Point Colony about a half-hour northeast of Pincher Creek.
Children help as sheep are shorn at Spring Point Colony about a half-hour northeast of Pincher Creek.
Sheep boss Mike Walter with the clippers at Spring Point Colony.
Children watch as sheep are shorn at Spring Point Colony about a half-hour northeast of Pincher Creek.
Children help as sheep are shorn at Spring Point Colony about a half-hour northeast of Pincher Creek.
Children enjoy the weather after a day of cheap shearing at Spring Point Hutterite Colony.
2019 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTALMark Blinch/Freelance…130…340
2. Leah Hennel/Postmedia…110…240
3. David Bloom/Postmedia…110…180
3. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…0…180
4. Kevin Light/Freelance…40…170
5. Crystal Schick/Yukon News…0…140
6. Justin Greaves/Metroland Media…50…130
6. Ian Martens/Lethbridge Herald…50…130
7. Brandon Harder/Regina Leader-Post…40…110
8. Liam Richards/Freelance…0…90
8. Jesse Winter/The Star Vancouver…0…90
9. Bernard Brault/La Presse…80…80
9. Jeff Mcintosh/Freelance…0…80
10. Josie Desmarais/Freelance…50…50
10. Derek Ruttan/London Free Press…0…50
11. Blair Gable/Freelance…0…40
12. Chad Hipolito/Freelance…30…30
12. Tina Lovegreen/CBC…0…30
13. John Lucas/Freelance…0…10
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