WINNING PHOTO

I am a life long resident of Newfoundland. I worked in the Telecommunications industry for 30 years and am now a landscape photographer primarily in Newfoundland. One of my favourite subjects is icebergs you could say I’m an iceberg hunter, this will be obvious in my social media feeds. I am married with two adult children and living at the address above. I spend most of my time traveling around Newfoundland photographing the Landscape, nature and wildlife including icebergs of course.

Matt Lazzarotto is a dedicated creative solution finder, an experienced Professional Photographer and Graphic Designer from Surrey, British Columbia, Currently residing in Kamloops, BC. He holds a certificate of Digital Graphic Design from Vancouver Community College, and Business Planning at Langara College. Matt has worked on many creative visual communication projects. Matt specializes in creative solution finding, and project management. He is experienced, proven, personable, and adaptable.

Photography has been a life-long passion for me, which began during childhood using my parents camera, and continues up to this day in my retirement. I get much satisfaction in nature and wildlife photography, sort of a good mariage with my love for animals and the great outdoors. Something acquired again from the early days as a young boy living in the countryside. For me photography is a means of expressing my feelings about wildlife and the natural world, to capture and share the beauty and awe of nature with others. I must admit, however, that most other genres of photography still interest me very much. My preference lies especially with bird photography. I’m also a CAPA (Canadian Association for Photographic Arts) member and a CAPA certified judge. I have judged approximately 100 photo competitions at the regional and national levels. My work has been exposed in photo exhibits and other venues, receiving several awards. Aside from photography I had a long and fulfilling career in the environmental sciences. I’m the proud father of three children and grand-father to six grand-children.

Yvan Bedard was born and lives in Portneuf County, near Quebec City, Canada. He is a multi-awards Laval University Emeritus Professor in Geospatial Data Engineering who retired at 56 to pursue a full-time career in fine-art landscape photography. He has had 14 solo and 14 group exhibitions, has been published in various countries and is selling successfully in art galleries in Montreal and Quebec City. Multiple-award winner in photography, his works of art are in the hands of several collectors on 4 continents. He is also an international speaker and scientific author.

Since retiring to Lethbridge, Alberta, after a 31-year career with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Trevor Page is a writer and photographer. His photographs have appeared in numerous books, magazines and newspapers, including Time Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times and The Guardian. Currently, he is a photographer for National Geographic’s Crown of the Continent, the Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society, Panos Pictures and Eye Ubiquitous. He is a Life Member of the Royal Photographic Society and a dual national of the United Kingdom and Canada. He is also the Coordinator of the Canada Chapter of the WFP Alumni Network.

I believe that climate change is a very important topic and that we can't ever stop working towards improving it. Being able to showcase photos of the wonders of nature and what could be lost if we don't act fast is the least I could do.

I am an avid photographer who enjoys capturing the light and the life of the world around us. I feel a connection with the environment and the amazing creatures we get to share this earth with. I hope to inspire and convey the happiness that this world and its inhabitants gives me through my photography. We need this planet more than it needs us and it's time we start respecting it and cherishing it's wonders so our children are afforded the same privilege.

My name is Sophie Pilkington, I am the Senior Manager - Compliance for Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. In my role I have the great privilege of being able to travel to a number of our renewable energy sites. The photograph I submitted was taken on a visit to the Dokie Wind site, which is near Chetwynd in beautiful British Columbia.