The contest is now closed and winners in each category have been chosen. Thank you for participating.
The Categories and Winners
1. The North Saskatchewan River - Sponsored by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. - Whether it's from the banks or from inside a dragon boat, we invite you to submit your favourite photos showcasing the North Saskatchewan River Watershed.
2. Frozen Water - Sponsored by Miller Thompson LLP - Ice appears in nature in many forms. From snowflakes, to icicles to glaciers, this category is about celebrating the beauty of frozen water. Whether it's an ice sculpture or a frozen waterfall, we encourage you to be creative with this category.
3. International - Sponsored by Aquality Environmental Consulting Ltd - The vision of the Waterkeeper movement is for swimmable, drinkable, fishable waterways worldwide. From Victoria Falls to Lake Titikaka in Bolivia, this category is open to any photos encompassing water from around the globe.
4. "Life's a Beach": At play in our waters - Sponsored by World Floorcoverings - NSRK's vision is A North Saskatchewan Watershed where we all have the ability to safely and enjoyably swim, drink and fish. Whether it's surfing on the North Shore or wake boarding at Sylvan Lake, we encourage you to share your photos at play in our waters.
Honourable Mentions
1st Prize in each category:
Selected "Honorable Mentions" will be exhibited at the photo exhibition event as well.
The Categories and Winners
1. The North Saskatchewan River - Sponsored by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. - Whether it's from the banks or from inside a dragon boat, we invite you to submit your favourite photos showcasing the North Saskatchewan River Watershed.
- 1. Janet Smith
- 2. Yu Liu
- 3. Mandy Archibald
2. Frozen Water - Sponsored by Miller Thompson LLP - Ice appears in nature in many forms. From snowflakes, to icicles to glaciers, this category is about celebrating the beauty of frozen water. Whether it's an ice sculpture or a frozen waterfall, we encourage you to be creative with this category.
- 1. Yu Liu
- 2. Yu Liu
- 3. Yu Liu
3. International - Sponsored by Aquality Environmental Consulting Ltd - The vision of the Waterkeeper movement is for swimmable, drinkable, fishable waterways worldwide. From Victoria Falls to Lake Titikaka in Bolivia, this category is open to any photos encompassing water from around the globe.
- 1. Donald Zeghers
- 2. Dustin Sacks
- 3. Jim Struthers
4. "Life's a Beach": At play in our waters - Sponsored by World Floorcoverings - NSRK's vision is A North Saskatchewan Watershed where we all have the ability to safely and enjoyably swim, drink and fish. Whether it's surfing on the North Shore or wake boarding at Sylvan Lake, we encourage you to share your photos at play in our waters.
- 1. Matthew Dow
- 2. Michael Blankstein
- 3. Jim Struthers
Honourable Mentions
- Yu Liu (5)
- Shawna Yeske (3)
- Mandy Archibald
- Linnea Ward
- Jody Young
- Todd Kemper
1st Prize in each category:
- $750
- 2 complimentary tickets to the Water in Focus Event
- Photo displayed in the Culture City section of Avenue Magazine Edmonton Online (www.avenueedmonton.com)
- Photo displayed on the NSRK website Flickr link
- $500
- 2 complimentary tickets to the Water in Focus Event
- Photo displayed on the NSRK website Flickr link
- $250
- 2 complimentary tickets to the Water in Focus Event
- Photo displayed on the NSRK website Flickr link
Selected "Honorable Mentions" will be exhibited at the photo exhibition event as well.
Photo category prize sponsor
nhc is an international consulting firm of engineers and scientists providing professional services for the development, management and protection of water resources.
Miller Thomson enjoys a reputation as one of Canada's most respected national business law firms.
Aquality provides environmental consulting on a wide variety of water quality and fisheries-related projects from lakes and wetlands to rivers and streams.
We're the floor experts so you don't have to be.
Avenue is the premier city lifestyle magazine celebrating two of Alberta's largest cities through Avenue Edmonton and Avenue Calgary.
Don's Photo has been a driving force in photography since 1979, and is currently one of the largest independent photo retailers in Western Canada.
