February Clips Results 2025

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Judges

Serman Williams, Wisconsin Visuals Editor at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
Berford Gammon, Director of Photography at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
Mike De Sisti, Photo and Video Editor at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
Angela Patterson, Photo Editor at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
Jovanny Hernandez, Visual Journalist at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
Mark Hoffman, Visual Journalist at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI

Photographers- 10
Feature- 28
News- 15
Sports- 31
Spot News- 5
Portrait- 15
Multi-Photo- 7 entries/86 photos

FEATURE

Comments: First – Great drone view, leaves your eye wanting to find every detail.[/I]

1. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A group of people is walking on a bicycle path after a snowstorm in Longueuil, Quebec. It s a suburb of Montreal.

2. Nick Iwanyshn/Freelance

A cycling fan takes a break from his costume during the World Cyclocross Championships in Lievin, France, on February 1, 2025.

3. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A man is seen from a drone while he is walking on a path in the forest on a sunny day in Longueuil, Quebec. It s a suburb of Montreal.

NEWS

Comments: First – Nice moment with compelling emotion but some cropping would have improved a very good image.

1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Haida Nation member Elizabeth Douglas, centre left, 92, and Alison Chang, of Vancouver, listen during a community gathering attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to celebrate a land title agreement, in Skidegate, B.C., on Haida Gwaii, on Monday, February 17, 2025. The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off British Columbia’s northern coast in a historic agreement with the Haida First Nation. The Big Tide Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms that the Haida have Aboriginal title over all of the islands’ lands, beds of freshwater bodies, and foreshores to the low-tide mark.

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives a woven headband from Haida weaver Lisa Hageman during a community gathering to celebrate a land title agreement with the Haida Nation, in Skidegate, B.C., on Haida Gwaii, on Monday, February 17, 2025. The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off British Columbia’s northern coast in a historic agreement with the Haida First Nation. The Big Tide Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms that the Haida have Aboriginal title over all of the islands’ lands, beds of freshwater bodies, and foreshores to the low-tide mark.

3. Nick Iwanyshn/Freelance

Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner reacts to results on the television with family during his Ontario provincial election night event in Guelph, Ont., February 27, 2025.

SPORTS

Comments: First – Peak action, good lighting, good boxing photo.

1. Bernard Brault/Freelance

Boxer Kim Clavel from Montréal, Québec, Canada defeated by an Anonymous décision her opponent Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She won the IBF INTERCONTINENTAL MINI-MOUCHE 10 ROUNDS

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

United States’ Moses Debraska, second left, and Australia’s Ty King, third left, vie for the ball during the bronze medal wheelchair rugby match at the 2025 Invictus Games, in Vancouver, on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Emily Sweeney, left, and Jonathan Eric Gustafson, of the U.S., celebrate their second-place finish during the mixed singles event at the Luge World Championships, in Whistler, B.C., on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

H.M. Nick Iwanyshn/Freelance

Lise Revol, of France, celebrates as she crosses the line in the junior women’s race during the World Cyclocross Championships in Lievin, France, on February 1, 2025.

PORTRAIT

Comments: First – This portrait was well planned and thought out. The detail was amazing, the lighting perfect, the setting ideal. We love the work in this category, and it was a tough choice to make between 1st and 2nd.[/I]

1. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A portrait of Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

2. Nick Iwanyshn/Freelance

A young French cycling fan stands in a field ahead of the World Cyclocross Championships in Lievin, France, on February 1, 2025.

3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

A young woman sports a red hand print on her face while participating in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025.

SPOT NEWS

Comments: First – Capturing the aircraft at the gates in the background makes this photograph work. You know this dramatic scene is happening at the airport. Nice job
handling tricky lighting.

1. Steve Russell/Toronto Star

A Bombardier CRJ-900 DELTA flight 4819 from Minneapolis lays upside down on the runway covered in foam at Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Toronto. February 17, 2025.

2. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A dead man lies on the road close to Cancun, Mexico, after being hit by a bus. A policeman stands close by to take photos of the scene.

3. John Lucas/Freelance

Extremely icy conditions contributed to a tandem gravel truck rolling into the median of Highway 16 near Gainford AB on Wednesday Jan 22, 2025. Fortunately there were no injuries.

MULTI-PHOTO

Comments: First – We see the effort made to create an effective story at this event, especially with the opening two images that set the tone.

1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Outgoing B.C. Lt-Gov. Janet Austin looks to a member of the Royal Canadian Navy Naden Band as she arrives at the B.C. Legislature for a farewell ceremony, in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia is scheduled to be sworn in as the province’s 31st lieutenant governor on Thursday.

Lekwungen peoples dance and sing in the Legislative Chamber during an installation ceremony for new B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Lekwungen peoples dance and sing in the Legislative Chamber during an installation ceremony for new B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia is sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor by Chief Justice of British Columbia Leonard Marchand, right, as her husband Sergio Cocchia, left, holds a bible, during her installation ceremony at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia stands with her husband Sergio Cocchia, left, as B.C. Premier David Eby, third left, and Chief Justice of British Columbia Leonard Marchand applaud after she was sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia speaks in the Legislative Chamber after being sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia speaks in the Legislative Chamber after being sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia waves to the Legislative Assembly gallery after she was sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

An RCMP officer in red serge is silhouetted while waiting for B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia to depart after she was sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

An honour guard and a small crowd of onlookers wait for B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia to depart after she was sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia inspects an honour guard after being sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia inspects an honour guard after being sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

B.C. Lt-Gov. Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia inspects an honour guard after being sworn in as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant governor, in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Thousands of people participate in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

Joan Phillip, right, B.C. Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits, rests her head on the shoulder of her husband, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, while listening to speeches before the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

People listen to speeches before participating in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

A woman carries a photograph of Brandy Vittrekwa, 17, whose body was found in Whitehorse in 2014, during the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

A person casts their shadow on a banner with handprints and names before the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

Women hold signs while participating in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

People participate in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

Diamond Poorman, holds a banner with a photograph of her late sister, Chelsea Poorman, 24, during the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. Poorman’s body was found outside an empty multi-million dollar mansion by a construction worker in 2022. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

Thousands of people participate in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

A young woman sports a red hand print on her face while participating in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

People participate in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

A woman carries flowers while participating in the annual Women’s Memorial March, in Vancouver, on Friday, February 14, 2025. The march is held to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from the community with stops along the way to commemorate where women were last seen or found.

3. Bernard Brault/Freelance

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

Carlos Hebert Plante. A boogie boarder who is trying to establish a record of going in the St-Lawrence river doing his favourite sport. His goal is 1096 consecutive days. During that day, the temperature was -15 C. It’s been 8 years since there was ice near the standing wave due to a cold winter in Montreal.

H.M. John Lucas/Freelance

Players and parents had a bit of hiking to do to get to and from their games during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

Greyson Salvador gave it his all as the U9 Millwoods Bruins (in white) took on the Edmonton Storm (all girls-in Black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

Fury in the flurry….There was lots of action as the U9 Millwoods Bruins (in white) took on the Edmonton Storm (all girls-in black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

There was lots of action as the U9 Millwoods Bruins (in white) took on the Edmonton Storm (all girls-in black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

Dad Colin Gillett helps his daughter Madilyn adjust her helmet as the U9 Millwoods Bruins (in white) took on the Edmonton Storm (all girls-in Black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

Fury in the flurry….There was lots of action as the U9 Millwoods Bruins (in white) took on the Edmonton Storm (all girls-in black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

Fury in the flurry….Rylee James of the U9 Millwoods Bruins celebrates scoring a goal against the Edmonton Storm (all girls-in black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

Paul Lemandowski was kept busy sweeping the rinks between games in the falling snow during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

The U9 Whitemud West Ice Assasins huddle up between shifts during a game with the Terwilligher Cobras (in black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

Fury in the flurry….Luca Rose (L) battles with Lincoln Elliott as the U9 Whitemud West Ice Assasins (in yellow) took on the Terwilligher Cobras (in black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

There was lots of action as the U9 Hawks (in white) took on the Wolf Pack (in black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025

There was hand shakes and good sportsmanship after the U9 Hawks (in white) took on the Wolf Pack (in black) during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

7 year old Carson McKenna of the Strathcona Warriors shows off his MVP award after his game during Minor Hockey Week on the ponds at Cattail Golf Course east of St Albert on Saturday Jan 11, 2025.

2025 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL

1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press…280…400
2. Bernard Brault/Freelance…250…300
3. Nick Iwanyshn/Freelance…110…240
4. Steve Russell/Toronto Star…50…120
5. John Lucas/Freelance…40…40
5. Kevin Light/Freelance…0…40
5. Michel Tremblay/Le Quotidien…0…40
8. Patrick Woodbury/LeDroit…0…30
9. Jack Simpson/Freelance…0…10
10. Jeff McIntosh/Freelance…0…0
10. Evan Buhler/Freelance…0…0