September Clips Results 2021

Judges

Chase Stevens, photojournalist at the Las Vegas Review-Journal – Las Vegas, Nevada
John Locher, Associated Press photojournalist – Las Vegas, Nevada
Caroline Brehman, European Pressphoto Agency photojournalist – Los Angeles, California

Photographers-16
Feature-42
News-32
Sports-27
Spot News- Not enough entries, carried over to next month
Portrait-26
Multi-Photo 18 entries/229 photos

FEATURE

Comments: This tranquil scene with the fisherman silhouetted against the dusk stood out to the judges, but it was tricky to rank all the images since they each stood out in their own way.

1. Bernard Brault/La Presse

A man is fishing under the magic hour light on the St-Lawrence river in Longueuil, Quebec.

2. Gavin John/The Globe and Mail

Balloon pilot Shane Lockyer lands his balloon in a farmers field the Heritage Inn International Balloon Festival in High River, AB on 24 September, 2021.

3. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook

Own Ferguson competes in the amateur division caber toss during the Scottish heavy events at the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

H.M. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Rich Miller plays his laser harp which he created, in preparation for his instalment at the Nuit Blanche festival that is scheduled for September 25. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

NEWS

Comments: An excellent job making a standard news/politics shot into a creative and layered image.

1. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir

MONTREAL, QC – September 2, 2021 – The reflection of Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears in one of the newsroom TV screen during the leaders’ debate at TVA, a Montreal TV station for the 2021 federal elections.

2. Andrej Ivanov/Freelance

MONTREAL, Que. (30/09/2021) – People hold a giant dreamcatcher as close to a thousand people attend the “Every Child Matters” march to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Montreal, Que. early on the morning of Sept. 30, 2021. This mobilization is part of the “Every Child Matters” movement to commemorate the victims of Residential Schools, the last of which closed in 1996 in Canada. Earlier this week, Catholic bishops apologized for the trauma, past and ongoing, and actions done towards indigenous people in Residential Schools.

3. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Hadrien Trudeau, 7, hides behind his father Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, during a campaign event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

H.M. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds hands with his wife, Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, as they stand on stage after he gave an election night speech to a nearly empty room of only media and party staff, in Vancouver, on Monday, September 20, 2021.

SPORTS

Comments: Perfect peak action at just the right time, this was a tough category to judge since it was full of great entries.

1. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Chile’s Jose Alcerreca, right, tackles Adam Channel, of the United States, during HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action in Edmonton, Alta., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021.

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Canada’s Renee Gonzalez, from left to right, Olivia Apps, Ella O’Regan, back, Asia Hogan-Rochester and Fancy Bermudez-Chavez celebrate a try against Great Britain during women’s HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on Saturday, September 18, 2021.

3. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook

Mael Pronovost performs a spin move while competing in the Alberta Whitewater Association freestyle provincial championships in Kananaskis on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.

H.M. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit

Chris Ackie of the Montreal Alouettes watches the hot air balloons fly over the TD Place stadium in Ottawa. Le Droit, September 3, 2021

PORTRAIT

Comments: Love the shadow cast against the light that balances out the portrait subject, it works incredibly well and the judges loved the creativity behind it.

1. Kevin Light/Freelance

Music director for the Victoria Symphony, Christian Kluxen poses for a portrait moments after posing out of frame casting a shadow on the wall behind him in a double exposure photograph at the Oak Bay Marina in Victoria, British Columbia Canada on Thursday September 23rd, 2021.

2. Chad Hipolito/Vancouver Sun

Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie is photographed at City Hall in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, September 1, 2021.

3. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail

Blue Mountain Solutions owner Theresa lto is photographed in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, September 24, 2021.

SPOT NEWS

There were not enough entries in May. Clips filed in May will be will be held over and included in the next month’s contest.

MULTI-PHOTO

Comments: Powerful storytelling images in covering a news situation with a lot of changing elements. The entry could have been tightened a bit but the storytelling stands out regardless. Well done!

1. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail

Land defenders at Fairy Creek formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Land defenders at Fairy Creek formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Land defenders at Fairy Creek formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Land defenders at Fairy Creek formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Land defenders at Fairy Creek formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Land defenders at Fairy Creek formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

A woman burns sage as land defenders at Fairy Creek formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Members of the RCMP take count of the land defenders at Fairy Creek who formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Members of the RCMP push back media at least 60-feet from being able to document the land defenders being arrested at Fairy Creek who formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Members of the RCMP push back media at least 60-feet from being able to document the land defenders being arrested at Fairy Creek who formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

An RCMP helicopter flies above as land defenders were being arrested at Fairy Creek where they formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

Members of the RCMP push back media at least 60-feet from being able to document the land defenders being arrested at Fairy Creek who formed a human blockade while trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

RCMP arrest land defenders at Fairy Creek where they were trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

RCMP arrest land defenders at Fairy Creek where they were trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

RCMP arrest land defenders at Fairy Creek where they were trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

RCMP arrest land defenders at Fairy Creek where they were trying to protect the Old Growth forest from logging near Port Renfrew, B.C., on September 9, 2021. When it was all over, 71 people were arrested with 13 being charged.

2. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Eddie Esquirol started working with horses when he was 17 years old. He was fascinated with them and wanted to breed and watch the whole process from foaling to training to their first time on the track. “With no Marquis Downs, it’s really disappointing.” says Esquirol. Marquis Downs, Saskatchewan’s only certified race track, has been permanently shut. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Eddie Esquirol leads his stallion to mate with one of his mares. He started working with horses when he was 17 years old. He was fascinated with them and wanted to breed and watch the whole process from foaling to training to their first time on the track. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Bev Leonard watches one of her mares who is close to foaling at Fox Tower Farms just south of Saskatoon. Breeders Bev Leonard and Eddie Esquirol are devastated with the decision to shut down Saskatchewan’s only race track. The couple has been breeding and training thoroughbred racehorses for 20 years. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Equine field service veterinarian Nora Chavarria gloves up for an ultrasound of a pregnant mare at Fox Tower Farms. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Equine field service veterinarian Nora Chavarria looks at an ultrasound of a pregnant mare at Fox Tower Farms. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Photos hang on the office wall at Fox Tower Farm – memories of first born foals and Off the Track Thoroughbreds. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

A thoroughbred foal drinks its mother’s milk at Judy Hunter’s farm. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Equine field service veterinarian Nora Chavarria tends to an abscess on Eddie Esquirol’s foal’s leg. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Eddie Esquirol checks in on his foal while equine field service veterinarian Nora Chavarria tends to an abscess on his leg. Esquirol is like a horse midwife, being on call all hours of the night to help each mare foal and help them nurse.There’s a 52 percent chance of a successful foaling with thoroughbred horses in Saskatchewan. He has eight new foals this spring. With Saskatchewan’s only race track closing down, he is unsure of what to do with them. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Equine field service veterinarian Nora Chavarria tends to one of Eddie Esquirol’s foals. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

75-year-old George Gervais is slowing down due to a melanoma diagnosis. However, he still tends to his horses each morning with the help of his grandson, Kailum Gervais. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

George Gervais has trained and raced thoroughbred horses across Canada. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

75-year-old George Gervais is slowing down due to a melanoma diagnosis. However, he still tends to his horses each morning with the help of his grandson, Kailum Gervais. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

75-year-old George Gervais is slowing down due to a melanoma diagnosis. However, he still tends to his horses each morning with the help of his grandson, Kailum Gervais. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

On the bed of his truck in the middle of his farm near Saskatoon, George Gervais skims through boxes of winner’s circle photos from his many years of training and racing thoroughbred horses across Canada. He says the impending closure of Marquis Downs (Saskatchewan’s only race track) is hard to swallow. “It’s a business that got shut down that shouldn’t have got shut down.” Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Harnesses hang in Jamie Hartmann’s stables. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Jeff Scott, who worked at Marquis Downs for 38 years, spends time with a horse at his friend’s stable. Scott, who has a disability, says it will be challenging to find another workplace that suits his skill set now that the track is permanently closed. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Jamie Hartmann trains one of her off the track thoroughbreds, a retired race horse, to be used in equestrian events. She spent the last eight seasons working at Marquis Downs. Hartmann says she’s “disheartened” by the closure of Saskatchewan’s only race track and worries for people in the industry, like her aunt, who can’t make drastic career changes at this point in their lives. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

One of Jamie Hartmann’s off the track thoroughbreds, a retired race horse, trains to be used in equestrian events. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Thoroughbred race horse trainer and OTTB owner Jamie Hartmann is reflected in the glass frame of their Saskatchewan Derby winning blanket for horse Saturday Nite Lites. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Tim Moccasin rides a horse on his home track at Saulteaux First Nation, where he is known by the name “Sparks”. “It’s like they’re tearing down my home. I basically grew up at this track,” Moccasin said. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Allison Field teaches her daughter how to ride her off the track thoroughbred (OTTB). Retired thoroughbred race horses are an affordable alternative for children to learn how to ride. Without Marquis Downs, Field is worried the prices of horses will sky rocket making it difficult for children to benefit from all that horses can offer. She is also sad her children won’t be able to experience summers at the track. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

Allison Field rides her off the track thoroughbred (OTTB). She buys retired thoroughbred race horses are an affordable alternative. Photo published in Saskatoon on September 24, 2021.

3. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook

A piper from the St Andrew-Caledonian Pipe Band performs during the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Highland dancer, Gwen Ray-Payne ties her shoes before rehearsing backstage during the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

A spectator dressed as a Scottish Highlander helps herd a pair of sheep to their trailer after they escaped from a sheepdog demonstration during the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Robert Scott competes in the elite division stone put during the Scottish heavy events at the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Dylan Cameron competes in the elite division heavy weight throwing for distance during the Scottish heavy events at the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Members of the Rub and Tug team battle against Yank my Doodle in the tug of war finals during the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Own Ferguson competes in the amateur division caber toss during the Scottish heavy events at the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Cpl. Kevin Ponte of the Regimental Pipes and Drums of the Calgary Highlanders takes a break from rehearsing to check his phone during the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Members of the five pipe drum bands perform together in the closing ceremony during the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Members of the five pipe drum bands march together in the closing ceremony during the Canmore Highland Games on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

H.M. Chelsea Kemp/Brandon Sun

Ian Horner emerges from his car at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Riley Sholdice exits the arena at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Contenders prepare to enter the arena at the Glenboro Demolition Derby Saturday.

Derby winner Jaeden Gardner revs his engine at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Spectators watch contenders clash at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Driver Rob Sctement replaces his ride;s carburetor at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Contenders clash at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Kevin Smith works to change his tire at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Contenders clash at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Kyle Malyon is towed out of the arena at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Tanner Ronnquist welds the front right axle on a derby car at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

Contenders clash at the Glenboro Ag Society Demolition Derby Saturday.

 

2021 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL

1. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…80…1,640
2. Evan Buhler/Rocky Mountain Outlook…90…630
3. Bernard Brault/La Presse…50…620
4. Kevin Light/Freelance…50…490
5. Chad Hipolito/Freelance…120…480
6. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…50…470
7. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir…50…440
8. Jeff McIntosh/Freelance…50…340
8. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit…10…340
10. Nick Lachance/Freelance…0…170
11. Christopher Pike/Freelance…0…160
12. Matthew Smith/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…0….120
13. Shannon VanRaes/Winnipeg Free Press…0…100
14. Gavin John/Freelance…40…90
15. Michel Tremblay/ laTribune…0…50
15. Josie Desmarais/Freelance…0…50
17. Andrej Ivanov/Freelance…40…40
17. Alex Filipe/Freelance…0…40
17. John Lucas/Edmonton Journal…0…40
17. Spencer Colby/Freelance…0…40
17. Dave Holland/Freelance…0…40
17. Ben Nelms/CBC News…0…40
17. Jack Simpson/Freelance…0…40
24. Cole Burston/Freelance…0…30
25. Chelsea Kemp/Brandon Sun…10…10
25. Jesse Boily/Freelance…10…10