October Clip Results 2023

Judges

Therese Alice Sanne, staff photojournalist at Adresseavisen, Trondheim, Norway
Kim Nygård, staff photojournalist at Adresseavisen, Trondheim, Norway
Mariann Dybdahl, staff photojournalist at Adresseavisen, Trondheim, Norway

Photographers- 13
Feature- 31
News- 15
Sports- 23
Spot News- 9 entries included from August-October
Portrait- 17
Multi-Photo- 8 entries/82 photos

FEATURE

Comments: First- A very esthetic and abstract photograph pleasing to the eye with its contrasting colors and lines. For us Norwegians, it is also fascinating to see that they flood the cropland to harvest the cranberries. Second- A playful use of a drone and its angle to capture the shadows of a marching band. A picture worth studying. Third- We love the colors and the reflections in this photo, and the framing of the man on a paddleboard in the center.
1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers pull booms while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

2. Bernard Brault/Freelance

An aerial view of a marching band rehearsing on a football field in Orlando, Florida.

3. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A man on his paddle board is seen on a calm lake Archambault in the Laurentians, north of Montreal.

NEWS

Comments: First- A photo showing a family after a tragic mass murder. An intimate moment of a family in sorrow.
1. Kenneth Armstrong/SooToday

Brian Sweeney Jr., brother of murder victim Angie Sweeeny, embraces his mother Suzanne and wife Sabrina during the vigil for remembrance and healing held Oct. 27, 2023 at The Machine Shop in Sault Ste. Marie. Angie was the first of four murder victims killed Oct. 23 by Bobbie Hallaer in a mass murder-suicide.

2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Rick Boguski helps his brother Darryl, who Brent Gabona abused, out of the vehicle before Gabona’s sentencing hearing in Rosthern. Brent Gabona pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting five adults with disabilities while working at a Hepburn, Sask. care home between 1992 and 2006. Photo taken in Rosthern, Sask. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

3. Kenneth Armstrong/SooToday

Sault Ste. Marie’s historic lighted cross is illuminated at dusk Wednesday as Sault Police hold the scene of a tragic intimate partner violence killing that happened at this Tancred Street address less than 48 hours earlier on Oct. 23, 2023 and further involved the death of three children and an injury at a second home in an act of intimate partner violence.

SPORTS

Comments: First- A photographer with highly technical skills, capturing a spinning figure skater up close. We were pleasantly surprised by the tight framing of this beautiful action portrait. An accomplishment of the photographer. Second- A startling action shot daring the viewer to wonder. Was this a victory leap for the cowboy or an early shake-off by the bull, sending this cowboy home with bruises to both body and soul. Third- A new take on a classic scene – the moment a boxer scores a knockdown. The contrast between the celebrating victor and the misery of his defeated opponent may elicit feelings of euphoria, compassion, sadness, and the rush of adrenaline from contact sports depending on the viewer. This photo captures our attention because of the many details in the scene. It’s a perfectly caught moment with the winner in the air, the loser on the ground, the judge counting, the cameraman and people in the background.
1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, performs her women’s short program during the Skate Canada International figure skating competition, in Vancouver, on Friday, October 27, 2023.

2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Jake Maher rides a bull during the regular-season PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Cup Series finale in Saskatoon. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

3. Bernard Brault/Freelance

Boxer DEREK POMERLEAU from Châteauguay, Québec, Canada defeated by KO , MICHAL CHLUDIL from Czech Republic

PORTRAIT

Comments: First- A beautiful everyday moment. Because of the relationship between the photographer and the subject, we are allowed into a very intimate space. We can feel the warmth from the picture. Second- A fun and bizarre photograph that quickly captures the viewer´s attention. On a rather gray day, in a gray neighborhood, the photographer portrays a person who tries to make the world a more colorful and fun place to be. Third- A dream-like portrait of a hockey player concentrating before a NHL game. We love the colors, the light and the player´s facial expression in this photograph.
1. Laura Proctor/Freelance

My grandmother Doreen, photographed in her bedroom in Toronto on October 20, 2023. As a young teenager, my grandmother was on a boat that exploded. She had to receive skin grafts, leaving her with scars all over her body. The scars have faded with time, blending in with wrinkles and age spots.

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Anne Bruinn stands dressed as a Barbie doll inside a box in an attempt to entertain motorists driving past her home in Vancouver, on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The would-be Mrs. Dressup, who regularly dresses up as a variety of characters to greet people, likes to call herself the “queen of the cosplay corner,” referencing the performance art of costume play.

3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Pressx

Vancouver Canucks’ Tyler Myers is seen before an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers in Vancouver, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

SPOT NEWS

Comments: First- A photo with a lot of drama and energy. The colors, camera angle and action
from the scene draws us as a viewer straight into the action. Second- A vivid color contrast between the burned forest and the still lush green golf course and garden. Third- A photo that captures the wildfire as an imminent existential threat to this home.
1. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

A man uses a bullhorn as smoke bombs are set off during a demonstration in support of Palestine, in Vancouver, on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Trees burned by the Bush Creek East Wildfire are seen on and around Talking Rock Golf Course, in Squilax, B.C., on Monday, September 11, 2023.

3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above a lakefront home, in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023.

MULTI-PHOTO

Comments: First- From this series we experience the rodeo as if we were there. This is a photographer with highly technical skills and every photo here combines to tell the story of how John Crimber won. The photo of him on the bull is spectacular and breathtaking. Second- A series well photographed with different perspectives, from details to aerial shots, with a clean and color contrasting expression. Third- he photographer has successfully played with the lines created by the light and colors among the uniformed attendants. The faces in the straight on photo of the audience is fascinating to examine.
1. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

SaskTel Centre is lit up for Round 1 of PBR Canada Cup Series in Saskatoon at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, October 28, 2023.

The professional bull riders line up before starting the PBR Canada Cup Series final in Saskatoon at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

John Crimber, from Decatur, TX., gives a thumbs up while in the chute on a bull named Desperado during Round 1 of PBR Canada Cup Series in Saskatoon at SaskTel Centre. He tied for sixth place in Round 1. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Saturday, October 28, 2023.

For Round 2, John Crimber, from Decatur, Texas, rides a bull named Uncle Rico and scores 87 points during the regular-season PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Cup Series finale at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

John Crimber, from Decatur, Texas, celebrates his 87-point Round 2 ride during the regular-season PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Cup Series finale at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

John Crimber heads to the locker room during the regular-season PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Cup Series finale in Saskatoon. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

For his championship round, John Crimber, from Decatur, Texas, rides the Bull of the Year contender Langham Kid and scores a monstrous 91.5 points during the regular-season PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Cup Series finale, to win the PBR Saskatoon Classic at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

John Crimber, from Decatur, Texas, celebrates his monstrous 90-point ride during the regular-season PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Cup Series finale, to win the PBR Saskatoon Classic at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

John Crimber, from Decatur, Texas, delivered a flawless 3-for-3 performance in his Canadian debut, including a monstrous 90-point ride, to win the PBR Saskatoon Classic at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

John Crimber, from Decatur, Texas, is wrapped in a star blanket after winning the PBR Saskatoon Classic at SaskTel Centre. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sunday, October 29, 2023.

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers harvest cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

Workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

A worker pulls a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers pull booms while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

A frog jumps across cranberries being harvested at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

A worker pulls a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

A worker sits on top of a transport trailer as cranberries are harvested at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

A worker walks through cranberries during harvest at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

High-voltage power lines tower above workers harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

In this photograph taken with a drone, workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

Workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.

3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

RCMP officers march beside a hearse carrying RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien’s casket to a regimental funeral in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

Pallbearers carry RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien’s casket into a regimental funeral in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

Pallbearers carry RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien’s casket into a regimental funeral in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

Pallbearers carry RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien’s casket into a regimental funeral in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

Pallbearers carry RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien’s casket into a regimental funeral in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

RCMP officers listen during a regimental funeral for RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

An RCMP officer wipes tears during a regimental funeral for RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

A photograph of RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien is seen on a program in a stetson as RCMP officers listen during a regimental funeral for him in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

Pallbearers fold the Canadian flag that draped RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien’s casket during a regimental funeral in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

RCMP officers are silhouetted as they march off the Guidon (flag) during a regimental funeral for RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam. A guidon is a flag that is traditionally used to designate a military unit. The RCMP’s Guidon honours all officers whether or not in uniform and bears the service’s operational honours.

Pallbearers carry RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien’s casket after a regimental funeral in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

RCMP officers depart after a regimental funeral for RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. O’Brien, 51, was killed last month while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam.

2023 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL

1. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…360…1600
2. Steve Russell/The Toronto Star…0…790
3. Bernard Brault/Freelance…100…660
4. Kevin Light/ Freelance…0…570
5. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…130…540
6. Chelsea Kemp/CBC Manitoba…0…380
7. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit…0…350
8. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press…0…320
9. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir…0…310
10. Laura Proctor/Freelance…50…260
11. Evan Buhler/Freelance…0…170
12. Marissa Tiel/Freelance…0…160
13. Gavin John/Freelance…0…140
14. Christopher Pike/Freelance…0…90
15. Kenneth Armstrong/SooToday…80…80
15. Spencer Colby/Freelance…0…80
17. Michel Tremblay/Le Quotidien…0…40
18. John Lucas/Freelance…0…30
18. Nick Lachance/Freelance…0…30
18. Jack Simpson/Freelance…0…30