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)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Town and Country This Week (Athabasca Barrhead Wes) Judge Comment: Lexi Freehill has an eye for beauty, colour and movement and knows how to capture them.
Most importantly, these photos exude the warmth of the human subjects. I found it hard to look away from them.
Tasteful layout.
Well done.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Rocky Mountain Outlook (Canmore Kananaskis Banff) Judge Comment: I can practically taste the dust being kicked up by the horses.
Superior technical ability and composition. The only thing lacking was perhaps some variety showing the photographer's skill in shooting the more quiet moments of this event.
The Rocky Mountain Outlook's readers are spoiled rotten having Jungmin Ham shooting for them.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Rocky Mountain Outlook (Canmore Kananaskis Banff) Judge Comment: Lucky is the community that has Jungmin Ham coming to document their most important events.
A variety of faces, locales and shots make clear how much Hockey Day in Canada means to the town.
