Student Showcase Winners 2015

Congratulations to all of our winners of the 2015 Student Photojournalism Showcase awards…

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This year’s showcase was held in SAIT’s Reg Erhardt library. A big thanks to the staff at the library for hosting this year’s event.

To see a photo gallery of our students work over the past two semesters, please go here.

Listed below are this year’s winners for each category, and the prizes they received from our great sponsors (which include Lexar, Camera Bits, The Camera Store, 2nd Nature, Nikon Canada, Think Tank Photo, and SAIT Polytechnic.

  • People’s choice award – Nathan Muszinski

    Prizes provided by Lexar, Camera Bits and SAIT
    Lexar 32GB 1000X SDHC card
    PhotoRepublik 32-inch 5-in-1 reflector
    Photo Mechanic license

Nathan won for the photo displayed below of a hockey player at the outdoor rink in the late hours…

After playing a friendly game of hockey, Ryan Griffiths stakes around with a puck at the Glendale Meadows Community rink in Calgary. Griffiths friends were huddled inside a heated room in the community centre warming up before leaving for the night to get food and go home. (Photo by Nathan Muszynski/The Press)
  • Best portraitist Mikaela MacKenzie

    Prizes provided by The Camera Store and 2ndNature
    PhotoRepublik Lightweight Stand
    PhotoRepublik Speedlite and Umbrella Holder
    PhotoRepublik 33-inch black/white umbrella
    ShutterSnitch license
  • Most versatile photo major Amanda Siebert

    Prizes provided by Think Tank Photo, 2ndNature and SAIT
    Think Tank Photo TurnStyle 10 sling bag
    Think Tank Photo Pee Wee Pixel Pocket Rocket memory card holder
    SanDisk Extreme 32GB CompactFlash card
    ShutterSnitch license
  • Most-improved photo major Yasmin Mayn – Prizes provided by Nikon Canada and SAIT

    Prizes provided by Nikon Canada and SAIT
    Nikon Speedlight SB-700
    PhotoRepublik 32-inch 5-in-1 reflector
    ShutterSnitch license
  • Photo Major of the year Aryn Toombs

    Prizes provided by Think Tank Photo, Lexar, Camera Bits, 2ndNature and SAIT
    Think Tank Photo Airport Essentials backpack
    Think Tank Photo Pee Wee Pixel Pocket Rocket memory card holder
    Lexar 32GB 1000X SDHC card
    SanDisk Extreme 32GB CompactFlash card
    Photo Mechanic license
    ShutterSnitch license
  • Best multimedia documentary Mikaela MacKenzie – Prize provided by SAIT – GoPro Hero 3 kit including an extra battery, mounting hardware and case.

Mikaela won this award based on the multimedia documentary below…

 

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