Here's a bit of a bio on Bob: "I started my career at The Mtl Star in 1963, joined UPI a few years later worked in Mtl, Ott, Toronto. Covered major news / sports events in Canada. Moved to North Carolina, Atlanta, Washington. Covering all events from politics to sports. All sports. PGA, NHL, NFL, NBA, Ali fights. Presidents, Prime Ministers, Queens, Kings, etc.
Moved to Hong Kong, in charge of Asia for UPI, closed out the Vietnam war, left via chopper underfire on evacuation day April 25 1975. Covered the World Championship fight Ali V Frazier in Manila, everything and anything else that happened in Asia until, 1977 when I returned to Canada to put together United Press Canada, where I hired and trained those photogs and more listed below.
Took the pix ed job in Windsor in 2000, retired in 2007, after 45 years of beating myself up in the news business. "
COMMENTS:
Just over 75-pix, 5-categories.
Two news pix from John Hanley (TorSun work) and one basketball practice shot from Sarah Dea were the best of the bunch.
Don't know what Sarah Hawkins pix of the two urinals had to do with her multiple pix. Don't think it should have been in. Has nothing to do with any story. This factory screamed for more pix, maybe something was missed in the edit.
As a media photographer you would have to live off Feature pictures, yet only 8 were entered. Features are everywhere, and at a paper they are required everyday as "fillers". More feature pix needed. Try harder..... These pix are everywhere.
PP category went to a youngster playing park basketball. The crop made the "feeling" to this Portrait.
Sports, was a decent group of pictures. Proves that not always action wins. Unless of course it is a Sports Action category. You don't have to have an "action" photo as in hockey / football to win Sports.
Thats it for this edit. Remember, get out there a "make" more pictures, they're everywhere. In all kinds of light, use the light. Use the camera, and those special effects it gives you like flash after, slow speed pan, etc.....
Thank you,
Bob
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FEATURE
1st. - Adam Gagnon
2nd. - Sarah Hawkins
3rd. - Ryan Logan
HM. - Adam Gagnon
NEWS
1st. - John Hanley
2nd. - John Hanley
3rd. - Caezer Ng
HM. - Matt Sherwood
PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY
1st. - Ben Nelms
2nd. - Matt Sherwood
3rd. - Ryan Logan
HM. - Dorin Goian
SPORTS
1st. - Sarah Dea
2nd. - Adam Gagnon
3rd. - John Hanley
HM. - John Hanley
MULTIPLE PICTURES:
1st. - Sarah Hawkins
2nd. - Ben Nelms
3rd. - Courtney Campbell
