Judges Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune, Andrew Nelles/Nashville Tennessean, Nic Coury/Freelance Photographers-22Feature-77 News-41Sports-7Spot News-9Portrait-16Multi-Photo 16 entries/161 photosFEATUREJudges comments: Best story and best execution visually.1. Ben Nelms/CBC
Christine Taylor, who lives in Washington state, talks to her mother Marika Markovic, who lives in B.C, at the Canada/USA border in Surrey, British Columbia on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Judges comments: Funny moment and photographed well. 2. Ben Nelms/CBC 
A city of Vancouver parks sign promoting physical distancing is pictured at Kits beach in Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday, April 6, 2020.
Judges comments: Decent composition. 3. Ben Nelms/CBC
Shoppers social distance themselves while lining up outside a Costco store in Burnaby, British Columbia, April 21, 2020.
NEWSJudges comments: The emotion in this photo made it rise above the rest, probably the best photo we saw in any category.1. Jesse Winter/VICE
Nikkisha Charter is comforted by Chrissy Brett while looking at a copy of the StarMetro Vancouver newspaper with her friend Reece Draayers on the cover. Draayers was profiled by the paper for his activism work in August. He died of a suspected drug overdose at the park in April amid a spike in fatal overdoses that experts say were caused in part my social distancing measures meant to fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Judges comments: Nice light and composition, unique moment. 2. Ben Nelms/CBC
Rev. Nick Meisl of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic parish takes confession from parishioners at a drive-thru confession in Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.
3. Christopher Pike/Freelance
A technician hangs N95 face masks to be sterilized with UVC light, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
SPORTSJudges comments: A difficult category to judge with no sports going on. First place was a nice composition. 1. Kevin Light/Freelance
Tehiow, a surfer from Moorea in French Polynesia skateboards on the streets of Cordova Bay in Victoria, British Columbia Canada on April 10th, 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic he does not know when he will be able to return home and is keeping up his surfing skills up by skateboarding.
Judges comments: Second place, ok moment. 2. Bernard Brault/La Presse
A surfer falls in the cold water of the St. Lawrence River during a sunny day during the Coronavirus crisis.
3. Not awarded. SPOT NEWS Judges comments: Unfortunately, there were not a lot of strong entries.1. Marissa Tiel/Campbell River Mirror
Bystanders walk past an ongoing fire at the corner of Dogwood Street and 9th Avenue in Campbell River, B.C. on April 8, 2020.
2. Not awarded. 3. Not awarded. PORTRAIT Judges comments: Good use of environment to convey the story.1. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Deacon, Father Felix Min waits to take confession from motorists in a parking lot at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Parish in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The church set up a drive-through confession for parishioners in vehicles with Min seated in a chair on the passenger side of vehicles in one area of the covered parking lot and Father Nick Meisl taking walk-in confessions at a folding table with a frosted privacy screen at the opposite end of the space. The improvised confession arrangement, following physical distancing guidelines was set up so Catholics could fulfil their requirement to confess before Easter even though churches are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judges comments: Nice light.2. Matthew Smith/Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Renae Sotnikow has been isolating herself from her family as she recovers from COVID-19, which caused the loss of her senses of taste and smell.
Judges comments: Funny, unique. Good use of trombone.3. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
Former Oak Bay district councillor Michelle Kirby dug up her trombone that she hasn't touched in 25 years to play "The Saints Come Marching In", out front of her home nightly at 7 p.m. in appreciation for the work healthcare workers are doing in their ongoing fight against COVID-19 while in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday, April 04, 2020.
MULTI-PHOTOJudges comments: The depth and intimacy of this story made it stand out from any of the other entries.1. Jesse Winter/Reuters 
Thomus Donaghy, a peer support worker, adjusts his personal protective equipment during a break at the Molson Overdose Prevention Site in downtown Vancouver, B.C. In April the province announced it would begin prescribing a safe supply of narcotic alternatives for drug users to help them self-isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A drug user fills a syringe outside a clinic in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood of Vancouver, B.C. In April, the province announced it would begin prescribing a safe supply of narcotic alternatives to help drug users self-isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A woman wearing a protective mask walks through an alley in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A fentanyl user displays a "safe supply" of hydromorphone pills provided by the local health unit. The novel coronavirus crisis has pushed the BC and Canadian governments to allow a safe supply of street drug alternatives to help users practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brent Marriott (in the tent) sits with friends at the Oppenheimer Park homeless encampment in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Marriott says he was able to get a safe supply of suboxone to help him manage an opioid addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A drug user displays her prescription of take-home hydromorphone tablets, provided by the local health unit in Vancouver, British Columbia to help users practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Angel Gates waits outside a public health clinic in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, hoping to get a prescription for a safe supply of narcotic alternatives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Portland Hotel Society worker speaks with people who use drugs hoping to get a safe supply of narcotic alternatives outside a clinic in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Judges comments: This is visually compelling collection of photos of daily life under coronavirus.2. Ben Nelms/CBC 
Black Top and Checker Cabs are pictured at their parking lot in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 2, 2020.
A man walks down an empty street in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 2, 2020.
A woman stands on a skytrain in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, April1, 2020.
A man kneels on a sidewalk in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, April1, 2020.
A man looks for cigarette butts on the street in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, April1, 2020.
Customers lineup outside of a TD bank in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, April1, 2020.
A man gifts a rose to a paramedic at St. Paul's Hospital during applause and cheers from people outside the hospital to show support for the hospital staff in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 9, 2020.
A man walks across an empty street in Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
A man begs for change on an empty street in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, April 17, 2020.
A man takes the temperature of customers before they enter TNT supermarket with a thermometer in Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday, April 20, 2020.
Shoppers social distance themselves while lining up outside a Costco store in Burnaby, British Columbia, April 21, 2020.
Commuters wait for a bus at a bus stop in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
A man walks past an empty alley in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Christine Taylor, who lives in Washington state, talks to her mother Marika Markovic, who lives in B.C, at the Canada/USA border in Surrey, British Columbia on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
People enjoy a sunset near English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Judges comments: Some good access here. 3. Christopher Pike/Freelance
A man is seen through a thermal camera while entering the Cleveland Clinic hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
People wearing protective face masks wait to be tested, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
A hospital employee directs people waiting to be tested, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
People wearing protective face masks wait to be tested, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
Members of medical staff put on protective equipment in a ward treating COVID-19 positive patients, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
A member of medical staff wearing protective equipment swabs a man during testing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
Members of medical staff wearing protective equipment work during testing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
A member of medical staff wearing protective equipment swabs a man during testing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
A helicopter flies over the downtown skyline, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, as seen from the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
A technician hangs N95 face masks to be sterilized with UVC light, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
A member of medical staff checks her temperature prior to working in the intensive care unit (ICU), amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020. Picture taken April 20, 2020.
A nurse wearing protective equipment enters the intensive care unit (ICU), amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20, 2020.
2020 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL1. Ben Nelms/CBC News…200…490
2. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…50…400
3. Cole Burston/Freelance…0…290
4. Christopher Pike/Freelance…60…240
5. Jesse Winter/Freelance…100…230
6. Evan Buhler/Freelance…0…160
6. Kevin Light/Freelance…50…160
7. Bernard Brault/La Presse…40…150
8. Chad Hipolito/Freelance…30…110
9. Blair Gable/Freelance…0…100
9. Dave Holland/Freelance…0…100
9. Liam Richards/Freelance…0…100
10. Daniel Crump/Freelance…0…80
10. Chelsea Kemp/Rocky Mountain Outlook…0…80
11. Dave Holland/Freelance…0…70
12. Marissa Tiel/Freelance…50…60
13. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir…40…40
13. Crystal Schick/Yukon News…0…40
13. Matthew Smith/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…40…40
13. Shannon VanRaes/Winnipeg Free Press…0…40
14. Jeff McIntosh/Freelance…30…30
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