Photos of the Month Contest: December 2013 Results

Leah Hannel (@leahhennelphoto), staff photojournalist at Calgary Herald, Lyle Aspinall (@lyleaspinall), staff photojournalist at Calgary Sun, Mike Drew, staff photojournalist at Calgary Sun and Larry MacDougall, editorial photographer in Calgary, were the judges for December 2013 Photos of the Month.

Entries Stats:
Photographers — 14
Feature — 14
News — 13
Sports — 3
Portrait — 3
Multi Photo — 6 entries/62 photos

FEATURE
1. Annie Sakkab

Toronto, Ont (19/12/13) - A child watching in tranquility the movement of jelly fish at the newly opened Ripley's Aquarium of Canada. The brand-new Aquarium is a 12,500 square-metre awe-inspiring attraction depicting marine and freshwater habitats from around the world. Photo by Annie Sakkab

2. Justin Chin

SHANGHAI, CHINA (23/12/2013) — A girl looks out of a China Railway High-speed train on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 in the Shanghai Station in China. China has the world's longest high-speed train network with about 9,300 km of routes and travelling with an average speed of 200km/h or higher, sometimes reaching 309 km/h. Photo by Justin Chin

3. Solana Cain

SUDBURY, Ont. (20/12/13) - Martin Guimond begins shovelling a clearing on the frozen over Westarm Lake, later his father will spread water to create an ice rink. Photo by Solana Cain

NEWS

Judge's comments: Although the guy on the crane was a bigger news event, the fire scene made a better photo due to capturing the humanity, and the photog at the crane scene chose the wrong frame for the entry, as we saw from the better pic in his multi-pic entry.

1. Justin Chin

NAPANEE, Ont. (01/12/2013) — A resident walks away as firefighters respond to his house fire on Highway 33, Napanee, Ont. on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. There were no injuries. It started at around 2 p.m. as a garage fire and later spread to the house. Extra help from both the Loyalist and Stone Mills Fire Departments was needed to put the fire out that caused an estimated $350,000 damage. Photo by JUSTIN CHIN

2. Guillaume Nolet

KINGSTON, Ont. (17/12/13)--A crane operator is rescued by helicopter hours after he fled the cab of his crane as the residential complex below him was engulfed in flames on the corner of Princess and Victoria Street in Kingston, Dec. 17, 2013. Photo by Guillaume Nolet

3. Jeremy Mckay

TORNOTO, ON. (9/12/13) - Family Members of Constable John Zivcic watch his casket being loaded into a hearse. He received a full police honors at his memorial at the Toronto Congress Centre. Photo by Jeremy Mckay

PORTRAIT

Judge's comments: Portraits are really weak. try to use the light and environment better. the hunting one was a missed opportunity that would be worth taking another try at. Maybe do a photo story on just the women hunter?

1. Hannah Yoon

LONDON, Ont. (18/12/13) - Jared Both, 28, is an intern pastor at Hillside Church in London, Ont. Despite the trends of young adults leaving the church and faith, Both is fully committed to church planting and being a pastor as his full-time job. Photo by Hannah Yoon

2. Hannah Yoon

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (04/12/13) - Genaveen Ladoucier, who has dementia, sits in her bed at Hastings Manor in Belleville, Ont. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Her daughter, Judy Woodley, also has dementia but Ladoucier is unaware of this. Photo by Hannah Yoon

3. Victoria Thoms

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (08/12/13) - Local hunter Rebecca Dickson enjoyed a few days of sunshine in early December. Dickson enjoys hunting in the Quinte Region with her father, as well as with her boyfriend. Photo by Victoria Thoms.

SPORTS
Judge's comments: Sports wasn't awarded. Only three photos entered, two of which were the same.

1. NOT AWARDED
2. NOT AWARDED
3. NOT AWARDED

MULTI-PICTURE

Judge's comments: Some great access in the multi-pic entry. Shows the work put into it by the photographer.

1. Hannah Yoon

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (25/11/13 ) —Judy Woodley is a 65-year-old woman who was diagnosed with early onset dementia in February 2013. Though she has come to terms with the disease she is most afraid of losing who she is. As a nurse and a mother, she calls herself a caretaker. Now, her husband, son and grandson are currently learning how to take care of her. The transition is inevitable for Woodley who knows what is to come with having dementia. This photo story is about Woodley letting others take care of her while still holding on to her identity. A shadow of Woodley appears on her cupboard on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Photo by Hannah Yoon

2. James Wood

BELLEVILLE, Ont (04/12/2013)- The main entrance to Belleville General Hospital looms in the car windshield as cancer patient Sylvianne Baraly approaches the building on a cold Thursday morning. Baraly has been undergoing chemo therapy treatment for colon cancer, and this treatment is her last for the next few months. Photo by James Wood