After poring over nearly 30,000 entries depicting remarkable vistas, local gems, portraits and West Coast adventures, judges have selected the winners for the West Coast TravellerB次元官网网址檚 2020 Amateur Photographer of the Year contest.
The grand prize winner is Stephanie Brown from Nanaimo with her photo, B次元官网网址淐anadian Canoe Artist.B次元官网网址� Brown hiked to Della Falls that day and kayaked for eight hours on Vancouver IslandB次元官网网址檚 Great Central Lake. She then noticed the perfect opportunity to capture her shot. B次元官网网址淚 loved the levels and dimensions of the photo and snapped about 80 pictures as (the paddlers) were coming around that point. The weather cooperated with us, the lake was glassy and calm, and it worked out perfect,B次元官网网址� she says.
| Grand Prize Winner:Della Falls, Vancouver Island. Photo by Stephanie Brown Amateur Photographer of the Year 2020 |
Brown will cross off another bucket list item after winning a three-day trip for two to experience the Northern Lights in Yukon, courtesy of ;, and valued at $1,850.
The Picture Perfect Award-winner is AgassizB次元官网网址檚 Janelle Ryan for her photo B次元官网网址淭rain Station,B次元官网网址� captured at Waterfront Station in Vancouver.
| Picture Perfect Award: "Train Station" taken at Waterfront Station in Vancouver by Janelle Ryan. |
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Ryan will experience a two-night stay at luxurious guest house at the Lake Country winery, along with a winery tour and tasting with cheese and charcuterie.
Voters across Western Canada selected Brittany Cleminson-Patrick from Williams Lake as the PeopleB次元官网网址檚 Choice winner for her photograph B次元官网网址淎 MidsummerB次元官网网址檚 EveB次元官网网址� taken at Wells Gray Provincial ParkB次元官网网址檚 Helmcken Falls. Patrick initially saw a photo of the waterfall when she lived in Ontario and decided one day sheB次元官网网址檇 visit the park.
| People's Choice Award: "A MidsummerB次元官网网址檚 Eve" Wells Gray Provincial Park, by Brittany Cleminson People's Choice Winner |
Patrick and her girlfriend, both emergency response workers, devoted a camping trip last summer to take some time to refresh. B次元官网网址淧art of our relaxation was to sit here and breath, and it allows the lighting to pass for that area.B次元官网网址� The lighting didnB次元官网网址檛 cooperate on the first day, but a second hike back to the waterfall provided the right moment.
As the PeopleB次元官网网址檚 Choice winner, Patrick will enjoy a whitewater rafting adventure to . The experience offers a full-day Legendary Thompson Raft Trip for four people, plus one night at Kumsheen Resort, and three meals.
The Amateur Photographer of the Year contest was named the best promotion in North America 2018 by the Local Media Association.
