Premier Awards - Best Photo Essay ( Circulation up to 1499,Circulation 1500 to 3999,Circulation 4000 to 6499,Circulation 6500 to 9999,Digital - Population under 10K,Digital - Population 10-99K)
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Place Name:
First Place
Contestant Name:
Rocky Mountain Outlook (Canmore/Kananaskis/Banff)
Entry Title:
Under the ice
Entry Credit:
Jungmin Ham
Judge Comment:
While there may be some purists who believe photojournalism and artistic photography must be strictly separate disciplines, Jungmin Ham shows that this viewpoint just isn’t so.
With tremendous style, Ham captures the jaw-dropping beauty and drama of the environment and the human subjects. This one clearly required an elite level of technical know-how over and above the very evident ability to compose a shot.
The printed page could have benefited from a bit more cutline info but it would have been a shame to sacrifice even one of the images.
Although they are packaged together on Page 40, any editor would be spoiled rotten having just one of these images to choose from for their front page.
Congratulations.
Place Name:
Second Place
Contestant Name:
Nunatsiaq News (Nunavut/Nunavik, NU)
Entry Title:
Flying bodies, rowdy crowd at Iqaluit pro wrestling event
Entry Credit:
Jeff Pelletier
Judge Comment:
Shooting in obviously difficult low-light conditions, Jeff Pelletier shows and tells a raucous story. Capturing the peak action, hammed-up drama and good, clean fun – this photo essay transports us into the room with the sweaty wrestlers and fans.
Place Name:
Third Place
Contestant Name:
Rocky Mountain Outlook (Canmore/Kananaskis/Banff)
Entry Title:
Home sweet home
Entry Credit:
Jungmin Ham
Judge Comment:
Jungmin Ham tells vivid story through his lens at the sidelines of a rugby field.
The photos are expertly composed, yes, but the photo essay stands out in the obvious care that went into choosing which ones would go into print. The facial expressions and bodily contortions of the athletes are hard to look away from.
Could have used more cutline info.
Competition Comment:
One good photo can anchor a page and draw in the reader’s eye far better than printed words can.
The best photo essays go beyond the familiar parades, festivals and Remembrance Day ceremonies and tell us a unique story using images.
Nominees in this year’s competition showed varying degrees of technical expertise and thoughtful composition but those in final three were truly extraordinary.
