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Canada Top In The World
CANADA
TOP IN THE WORLD
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AS TEAM CANADA GATHERED VIRTUALLY TO WATCH THE WORLD PHOTOGRAPHIC CUP AWARDS, THEY CELEBRATED TOGETHER AT THE SUCCESS OF FOUR PPOC PHOTOGRAPHERS. FOUR STUNNING CAPTURES THAT PROPELLED OUR 2021 TEAM INTO AN UNPRECEDENTED 3RD PLACE WORLD FINISH. UNITED, THEY ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING NEVER BEFORE ACHIEVED, A PODIUM FINISH FOR CANADA PITTED AGAINST THE ABSOLUTE BEST FROM 38 NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
The WPC Team Canada committee creates our nation’s submission. Volunteer curators from supporting photographic associations, such as PPOC, are tasked with culling images submitted by Canadian photographers to find the 18 exceptional images that will go on to represent Canada in the World Photographic Cup competition.
Of the 18 images submitted in 2021 the following four earned top honours:
Silver, Commercial – Louis-Philippe Provost, Gatineau, QC Bronze, Commercial – Jacquie Matechuk, Cochrane, AB 6th Place, Portrait – Ammara Sadiq, Spruce Grove, AB 9th Place, Portrait – Stéphanie Lachance, Chambly, QC Team Canada’s goal has always been to showcase Canada’s photographic talent to the world. Our country has some of the world’s most exceptional photographers and Team Canada relies on their vision and creativity to succeed. All Canadian photographers, professional and amateur, are invited to submit images for consideration. Entries will be accepted through the WPC Team Canada website until August 31st, 2021.
www.wpcteamcanada.com Canada needs your photographic talent “It’s truly an honour to represent Canada in the creative realm and to be a member of a team that validates artists and promotes the talent within our country”
Joel Robison, 2021 Team Canada Member
“Inspired by architecture and travelling, I study buildings and landscapes from new and different angles. This image features the beauty of the Ray and Maria Stata Center designed by Frank Gehry, and part of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I tend to favour black and white to highlight the composition and contrast of my images.”
Louis-Philippe Provost
“When I saw this image on the back of the camera I couldn’t help wonder what the image would look like flipped. Immediately I thought of Swan Lake and the story evolved from there. A beautiful ballerina in her human form - returning to the water to become a swan by daylight.”
Ammara Sadiq
“As our world fell hostage to the restraints of a global pandemic, an unwanted solitude and feeling of abandonment engulfed our everyday lives. Here, a once bustling downtown city centre sat vacant of all signs of life. I stood alone, surrounded by these towering structures and felt their longing to be remembered; to be embraced.”
Jacquie Matechuk
“This image was created spontaneously and was not planned. The family came for a newborn session and when I saw the little boy and his beautiful eyes enter my studio, I thought, ok I need to take a portrait of him and his Dad alone! It turned out to be one of the most amazing images I have ever taken.”
