Photos of the Month Contest: January 2013 Results

Winnipeg Free Press multimedia editor Melissa Tait was the judge for the January 2013 Photos of the Month.

FEATURE

Judge's comments: First and second are strong, descriptive frames. Third is a smart, graphical image.

Honourable mentions are both clever frames that are just not as dynamic as the placed images.

1. Justin Chin

HONG KONG (1/1/13) - Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour to celebrate the new year, in Hong Kong on January 1, 2013. This fireworks display follows the celebration earlier in Sydney, Australia and other neighbouring cities. Hong Kong’s countdown celebration was recently ranked as one of the top 10 places to welcome the New Years by CNN. Photo by Justin Chin.

2. Justin Tang

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. (02/01/2013) — Matthew Hayto of Burnaby, B.C. snowshoes his way up First Pump Peak at Mount Seymour Provincial Park on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The hike is part of a network of free access, marked snowshoe trails in the B.C. backcountry. Photo by Justin Tang

3. Justin Chin

HONG KONG (1/1/13) — Residents of a hotel look out from their window after fireworks explode over Victoria harbour to celebrate the new year, in Hong Kong on January 1, 2013. Photo by Justin Chin.

H.M. Emily Cumming

TORONTO, Ont. (26/01/13) Caleb Ceasar, 1 year old, reaches for a basketball during half time at the University of Toronto Athletic Centre. Ceasar, who attended the basketball game with his family, was cheering on Queen’s University. Queen’s won the game against University of Toronto with a final score of 77-76. Photo by Emily Cumming.

H.M. Marta Iwanek

FORT ERIE, Ont. (05/01/2013) - Morris Antone, 44, looks at the "No Idling Zone" sign as Idle No More protestors gather in Fort Erie. Demonstrators blocked one lane of traffic on the Peace Bridge that connects Canada and the U.S. in Fort Erie, Ontario on Jan. 5, 2013. Photo by Marta Iwanek.

NEWS

Some good spot news! First is a great eye-catching fire fighting image. Second is a great, tight discomforting protest shot. Third is the best of the Idle No More images, which has quickly become repetitive, but this one adds a dimension shooting from the low angle.

1. Julia McKay

KINGSTON, Ont. (17/01/2013) Ð Kingston Fire and Rescue were called to a vehicle fire in the eastbound lane of the 401 between the OnRoute service centre and Gardiner Rd just after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The driver and passenger were returning to Kingston from Belleville when they noticed smoke coming from the engine. According to OPP Constable Marc Gallant they had pulled over to the side of the road and were in the process of calling CAA when the car engine caught fire. No one was injured. Photo by Julia McKay.

2. Justin Chin

HONG KONG (01/01/13) — A protestor is arrested by police during a protest against the city's leader Leung Chung-ying in Hong Kong on January 1, 2013. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on January 1, calling for the city's embattled leader to quit and demanding greater democracy 15 years after it returned to Chinese rule. Photo by Justin Chin.

3. Marta Iwanek

OTTAWA, Ont. (11/01/2013) - An Idle No More protest was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario on Jan. 11, 2013. Demonstrations took place in several major cities across Canada. Participants are trying to bring attention to the changes introduced in Bill C-45, the Conservatives' omnibus budget bill, and its effect on First Nations communities. Photo by Marta Iwanek.

H.M. Justin Tang

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (29/01/2013) —A Belleville firefighter cares for a woman who was injured in a two car motor vehicle incident on a snowy Jamieson Bone Road in Belleville, Ont. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Belleville police reported that three people were taken to hospital following the crash. Photo by Justin Tang.

PORTRAIT

Strongest category! First place has emotion, connection and good composition. Second place, love the mirrored feel to the image. Third place offers what seems like cold wind along with the portrait.

1. Marta Iwanek

TRENTON, Ont. (24/01/2013) - Lex Duncan rests on wife Mary Duncan's chair in their Trenton, Ontario home on Jan. 24, 2013. He has been caring for his wife at home since she was diagnosed with dementia in 2008. Photo by Marta Iwanek.

2. Tom Hicken

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (30/01/2013) - George Moore, 75, and wife Myrtle Moore, 69, eat breakfast at McDonalds, as they've been doing every Wednesday for the past couple of years. George, a retired telecommunications worker, and Myrtle, a Shopper's Drug Mart employee, will be married 51 years this May. Photo by Tom Hicken.

3. Evan Campbell

BELLEVILLE Ont, (18/01/2013) Jeff Chisholm of Belleville is A member of the Rapala fishing team. Chisholm runs and operates the Quinte Ice Fishing Team. The team guides people to ice fish on the Bay Of Quinte to catch a trophy Walleye. Photo Evan Campbell.

H.M. Marta Iwanek

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (09/01/2013) - Danette Smith plays with her 5-year-old Golden Retriever Santo at East Zwick's Centennial Park in Belleville, Ontario on January 9, 2013. "I think dogs offer so much interaction and he makes me go out and walk," she says. She says even on days when she doesn't want to go out, she has to and after she always feels good. Photo by Marta Iwanek.

SPORTS

Good, violent hockey moment at first. Great painful volleyball image in second. Nice fan moment in third.

1. Evan Campbell

BELLEVILLE Ont, (19/01/2013) Gemel Smith smokes Stephen Silas into the boards in the end of the second period, the hit stirred up the players causing a fight to break out. Photos Evan Campbell.

2. Marta Iwanek

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (18/01/2013) - Kristen Curtis of the Lancers fall to the ground after missing the ball at the Loyalist College Lancers vs. Durham College Lords women's volleyball game held in the Loyalist College gym on Jan. 18, 2013. The Lancers lost 3-0. Photo by Marta Iwanek.

3. Justin Tang

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (23/01/2013) — Belleville Bulls goaltender Malcolm Subban celebrates with fans after the team's win over the Generals on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Bulls beat the Generals 4-1 at home in the Yardmen Arena in Belleville, Ont. and with the win, pull ahead of the Generals and into the lead in the East Division. Subban faced 33 shots, stopping 32. Photo by Justin Tang.

MULTI-PICTURE

Only two entries - where's the rest ;)
First takes it for more dynamic images, and a little less repetition.

1. Justin Tang