The News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is proud to launch the ninth edition of its annual National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards competition with a call for entries until January 31, 2016. The rules and submission guidelines are available here.

The 2015 Canadian Photojournalist of the Year and 2015 Canadian Photograph of the Year will each be awarded a $2000 top prize. These are sponsored by The Canadian Press and The Globe and Mail, respectively. Other category winners will be awarded $500 for First Place, $200 for Second Place and $100 for Third Place.
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A look at the 2014 National Pictures of the Year judges choosing the winning entries. The overall judging can be watched here. The judges are (L-R) Erica Shultz, Rick Collins, and Les Bazso. The judging moderator is Ric Ernst. All videos by Ryan Jackson.

 

General News

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NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA SELECTS TOP PHOTOJOURNALISTS OF 2014

Photograph of the Year: Michelle Siu
Oshawa, Ontario – November 9, 2014: Thalidomide victim Bernadette Bainbridge, 52, has seal-like hands, one ear, partial facial paralysis and is completely reliant on her elderly parents. During pregnancy, her mother took thalidomide which was once considered a “miracle drug” for pregnant women suffering insomnia and morning sickness. Thalidomide caused birth defects to an estimated 6,000 to 10,000 unborn babies worldwide. The Canadian government in 1991 gave its victims a one-time compensation payout of $52,000 to $82,000 per person, an insult to the now middle-aged victims. (Photo Michelle Siu)

VANCOUVER, May 9, 2015 – Photographers use their cameras as tools of exploration, documentation and ultimately as instruments of change. The 1,887 images submitted for consideration by Canada’s premier photojournalist competition, the National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards, is a testament to the ideal that photography matters — now more than ever.

After careful consideration by a panel of experts, the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual NPOY awards during the National Pictures of the Year Gala event in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 9, 2015.

These awards recognize the excellence represented in submissions by Canada’s outstanding photojournalists whose compelling images collectively represented a spectacular body of work.
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The nominees for Student Photographer of the Year are (in alphabetical order):

Giovanni Capriotti, Loyalist College
Andrew C. Johnson, Loyalist College
Annie Sakkab, Loyalist College

These portfolios include single images and picture stories. (Please be patient, this page loads a lot of pictures).

 

Giovanni Capriotti

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CANADIAN NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS HONOURED

This is a time of incredible consequence and the extraordinary images captured by Canada’s photojournalists continue to elevate the quality of our news coverage and uphold the level of public trust placed in the men and women who reflect our complex world through the lens of a camera. Relying on their years of experience and training, today’s photojournalists are using the power of photography to tell fuller, richer stories about our communities and the people within them.

It is in that spirit that the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to recognize the excellence represented in submissions from 122 of Canada’s outstanding photojournalists. Today, NPAC announces the nominations in the eighth annual National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards competition.

More than 2,000 images from across Canada were entered in this year’s competition, representing a spectacular body of work. Images were submitted and judged in 14 different categories, including Canadian Photojournalist of the Year and Canadian Photograph of the Year.
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