2012 National Pictures of the Year Nominees

 

TOP PHOTOJOURNALISTS RECOGNIZED AT LARGEST COMPETITION IN CANADA

Vancouver, BC, February 27, 2013: Great photos tell stories. They transcend language and cultural barriers and speak to basic human nature. A great photo is a snapshot of time that can reveal the world’s most profound tales of heartbreak, joy and reality with one single image.

Today, the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to recognize the excellence represented in submissions by 122 of Canada’s outstanding photojournalists in announcing the nominations in the seventh annual National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards competition.
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Photographer’s Q&A – Marianne Helm

Former Calgary Herald photographer, Marianne Helm, is based in Winnipeg where she does editorial, documentary and corporate photography.

Her web site is www.mariannehelm.com.

 


I shot this image of Sidney Crosby colliding with an opposing player during a World Junior exhibition game in Winnipeg for CP. It ended up winning The Canadian Press Sports Photo of the Year for 2004, the first year I began freelancing in Winnipeg. (Photo by Marianne Helm for The Canadian Press)
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Remembering Mike Cassese

 

 

We have all lost a great photographer and an amazing human being with the passing of Reuters freelancer Mike Cassese on Thursday December 27, 2012. Fred Thornhill, one of Mike’s closest friends, gave this speech at his funeral:
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