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Photojournalist of the Year – sponsored by The Canadian Press
Chris Donovan / Independent
VANCOUVER, BC: 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 some of our most profound tales of joy, heartbreak and other telling moments of day-to-day life.
Today the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to recognize the excellence represented in submissions by 135 of Canada’s outstanding photojournalists by announcing the finalists in the twelfth annual National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards competition.
Over 2,000 photographs along with 22 multimedia productions from across Canada were entered in this year’s competition, representing a spectacular body of work.
The nominated photographs can be viewed online at npac.ca and as a featured exhibition during the Capture Photography Festival at the Pendulum Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia, from April 1 – 26, 2019. Opening reception on Thursday April 11, 2019.
These images will also be exhibited as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival at First Canadian Place in Toronto, Ontario, from May 13 – May 31, 2019. Opening reception, Thursday May 16, 2019.
The winners of each category including 2018 Photojournalist of the Year, 2018 Photograph of the Year, 2018 Student Photographer of the Year, 2018 Student Multimedia of the Year, will be announced during the 2018 National Pictures of the Year Gala event to be held April 13, 2019, at the Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver, BC.
“Visuals are integral to storytelling. They humanize issues, put a face to victory, defeat, triumph and failure. Everyday, visual journalists tell these stories with great respect and dignity to those who let us into their lives. I’m thrilled to announce these nominees for Canada’s top photojournalism honours,” said Cole Burston, NPAC President.
(Nominees listed in alphabetical order)
2018 NPOY Photojournalist of the Year – Sponsored by The Canadian Press
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Listed in alphabetical order.
All of these portfolios contain single images and picture stories.
Mark Blinch / Independent
2018 NPOY Picture Story Feature – Sponsored by Epson
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Listed in alphabetical order.
Mark Blinch / The Globe and Mail
Backstage at the 2018 Youth America Grand Prix Regional Semi-Finals dance competition in Toronto.
2018 NPOY Picture Story International – Sponsored by Leica
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Listed in alphabetical order.
Chris Donovan / Independent
The Only Team in Town – Tasha Otieno sits in a dimly lit room on the outskirts of Nairobi. She has just returned from hockey practice.
The only light in the room comes from a TV streaming a Youtube video of the 2010 Winter Olympics women’s gold medal hockey game between Canada and the USA.
Twenty-three-year-old Tasha is glued to the screen, screaming at the referees, despite having watched this game a dozen times before.
Tasha isn’t alone in Kenya when it comes to a love of ice hockey. She’s one of five women who play on the Nairobi Ice Lions, East Africa’s only women’s hockey team.
