The 2014 NPOY Picture Story Nominees

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Michelle Siu / Independent — The Last Farmer – Charles Bradley

With his capable but trembling hands, 94-year-old farmer Charles Bradley, referred to as “Mr. Charles,” continues to work on his 450-acre farm that has been in his family since 1883. He lives with his wife Mary, 93, who maintains a joyful spirit despite her advanced dementia. They live independently with the support of an attentive daytime caregiver. Their story is all-too-common, as small family farms lose their profitability and large-scale farming is becoming the norm. Yet what remains is Mr. Charles, who according to Mary, has never been “a rocking chair kinda guy.”
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Single Multimedia Nominees

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Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press

World record-holding swimmer Jaring Timmerman died November 5, 2014 at age 105. In January 2014, this story followed Timmerman as he trained for a world swimming record in Winnipeg at age 104, only a month from his 105th birthday in February. He held four world records in 100–104 age categories at that time. His swim in the 50m freestyle would create a new FINA swimming world record in the 105–109 age category. More on this story.
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The live streaming of the judging of the 2014 National Pictures of the Year from Vancouver, British Columbia, has been completed. (The above video is a recording). The list of the finalists and their entries is available here.

A big “thank you” to moderator Ric Ernst and judges Erica Shultz, Rick Collins, and Les Bazso.

We thank Edmonton Journal multimedia photographer Ryan Jackson for his work in producing the day-long broadcast and then editing the rebroadcast version (above). We also thank Ali Ledgerwood who assisted Ric with moderating the judging.