Jan. 11, Cool carving, Kevin Adshade
This photo was chosen for its chilling attributes. You can see the concentration on Gilles Godin’s face as he carves a snowflake out of ice. We have the snowflake’s perspective as Godin comes at us with tools in hand. I’m cold just looking at this.
Jan. 11, Cool carving, Kevin Adshade
This photo was chosen for its chilling attributes. You can see the concentration on Gilles Godin’s face as he carves a snowflake out of ice. We have the snowflake’s perspective as Godin comes at us with tools in hand. I’m cold just looking at this.
March 11, Stretch a dollar, Amanda Jess
One of the big stories at the beginning of 2016 was the low loonie. The change in the exchange rate caused several teams behind music festivals in Canada to cancel their events as the cost of booking American headliners went up. Locally, this meant festival organizers had to be more strategic than usual. This is a tough story to illustrate, which meant our team bounced around ideas beforehand. This one was a bit unorthodox, and definitely made Jubilee executive director Carlton Munroe give me a strange look when I suggested it. But I think it worked.
April 2, Fire destroys home, Carol Dunn
News photography is meant to capture the story in an image. A photograph shows the gravity of a situation, which is why we often find ourselves taking photos of terrible moments in people’s lives. This picture taken of a fire in Plymouth shows the loss of someone’s home and the amount of work that went into trying to save it – with five departments on scene that day. It recognizes the exhaustive efforts exhibited by our firefighters and the teamwork required.
June 4, Winning form, Carol Dunn
Sports photography is difficult with our subjects in constant motion. Track and field is fun to shoot, capturing speed and agility all the while paying attention to detail like the way the hurdles line up, resulting in a striking and hypnotizing image. Eric Hughes of Northumberland Regional High School won gold in the intermediate boys hurdles at the NSSAF Track and Field championships hosted in Stellarton.
July 15, Divine thing, Carol Dunn
I don’t think much needs to be said about why I chose this photo taken at the Seafoam Lavender Farm after they were one of 10 regional winners at the 2016 Nova Scotia Export Achievement Awards. The colour and composition is stunning. Makes me wish I was in that field right now.
July 25, Tri-ing hard, Amanda Jess
I probably got splashed as I took this shot. You can see the droplets in the air as this triathlete transitioned into the next sport and others prepared for their laps. The Melmerby Triathlon is one of my favourite events to shoot and it’s because of the chance to get photos like this.
Aug. 2, Those eyes, Amanda Jess
There’s a three-song window during most major headlining sets at music festivals where photographers can get their shot. I’m in competition with myself each year to top last year’s Jubilee headliner shots. I won this year with this capture of Burton Cummings during Sunday night of the New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee.
Aug. 13, Hot spots, Sueann Musick
Fires burned throughout Nova Scotia woods this summer, including in the Perch Lake area of Pictou County. As the fire was deep in the woods, the flames weren’t visible to the public. But after the fire was contained and the Department of Natural Resources and firefighters monitored hot spots, they were able to give us a glimpse at the damage.
Aug. 17, All ages event, Carol Dunn
There were plenty of selfies taken during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to New Glasgow (and we captured those being taken, too) but this was, by far, the sweetest photo we took during Trudeau’s pop-in. He’s pictured holding Molly, the infant daughter of Central Nova MP Sean Fraser and his wife Sarah Burton.
Shown above as feature image
Oct. 27, Giant jack-o’-lantern, Adam MacInnis
I’m sure Adam made a few people nervous as he grabbed this photo, standing above all the action to show how truly gigantic this pumpkin was and the mess that came from carving that orange beast.
