NPAC Photos of the Months January 2017
January was a fun month traveling to Canada Olympic Park in Calgary twice. Once for Skeleton and once for Moguls both which were fun event but I was sure happy the temperature for Moguls was close to zero as four days of shooting Skeleton in -22 celsius at the top of the park kind of got to me. I probably spent a little too much time in the hot tub once returning to the hotel.
I also started doing a bit of work for the Times Colonist Newspaper which is great because it pushes me into positions that I normally wouldn’t normally gravitate too. It also involves stopping and talking to people asking for their names.
Details of the monthly and yearly National Photographers Association of Canada contest can be found here.
FEATURE
Chris Buchholz pours hot water over himself following a dip into the Pacific ocean during the Polar Bear Swim in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada on January 1, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
PORTRAIT
Canadian Lightweight rower Patrick Keane poses for a portrait on January 9th, 2017. KevinLight/RowingCanada
Jisoo Kim of Team South Korea stands at the starting line prior to his run where he would finish in14th position during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
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Savannah Graybill of the USA sits in the finishing hut following a training run ahead of the the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 10, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
NEWS
Darlene Duncan holds up a sign in Centennial Square, where thousands gathered as part of a rally and march through downtown in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. in Victoria, British Columbia Canada on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
The Raging Grannies sing in Centennial Square plaza to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Thousands gathered in Centennial Square plaza as 15-year-old Claire Jorgensen held up a “President Sexual Predator” sign to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. Kevin Light/Times Colonist
SPORTS
A skier takes off from a jump at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta Canada on January 13, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
Male competitors gradually make their way down the hill during the course inspection prior to the FIS Freestyle Moguls World Cup in Calgary, Alberta Canada on January 28, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
Rookie forward Matthew Tkachuk tosses a stick into the crowd after being named the games first star, scoring two goals, including the game-winner with 4:21 left helping the Calgary Flames defeat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta on January 11, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
MULTI PICS #1
Darlene Duncan holds up a sign in Centennial Square, where thousands gathered as part of a rally and march through downtown in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. in Victoria, British Columbia Canada on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
The Raging Grannies sing in Centennial Square plaza to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Lindsey Schneider holds a sign in Centennial Square plaza to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Thousands gathered in Centennial Square plaza as 15-year-old Claire Jorgensen held up a “President Sexual Predator” sign to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps holds up a sign in Centennial Square plaza to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Thousands gathered in Centennial Square plaza to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Bryce Goodwin and Kirsty Brugmam hold up a large poster to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Centennial Square plaza in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times/Colonist
Protesters march down Wharf Street to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Protesters led by the activist organization “Raging Grannies” march along Wharf Street to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Protesters march along Wharf Street to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/TimesColonist
Deborah Moore shows off her 1975 International Women’s Year pin while marching down Wharf Street to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Demonstrators march down Government Street, one of hundreds of events around the world held in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Barb Marriott holds up a sign in Centennial Square plaza to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Eight year old Violet Benedetto sits next to her five year old sister Pippa Benedetto and mother Laurie Freeman with a sign protesting against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights and Women’s March in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/Times Colonist
Tiffany Parks and Emily Comeau hold up signs in Centennial Square plaza to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on women’s rights in Victoria, British Columbia on January 21, 2017. KevinLight/TimesColonist
MULTI PICS #2
Olga Potylitsina of Russia warms up for her first skeleton run of the day outside the starting hut at Canada Olympic Park during the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. Potylitsina finished in 11th position with a time of 1:58.08, +2.36 seconds behind winner Lanette Prediger of Canada. KevinLight/CBCSports
Lanette Prediger of Canada warms up as the sun rises over Canada Olympic Park with temperatures dipping as low as -22 celsius during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 12, 2017. Prediger would finish one second ahead of Britain’s Donna Creighton taking first place. KevinLight/CBCSports
Veronica Day of the USA jumps inside the warm up hut at Canada Olympic Park during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 12, 2017. Day would finish 10th, 2.47 seconds behind first place finisher Lanette Prediger of Canada. KevinLight/CBCSports
Olga Potylitsina of Russia stretches her hamstring outside the starting hut at Canada Olympic Park during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. Potylitsina was allowed to resume competing in skeleton after being under investigation for an alleged doping rule breach at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics where she finished fifth. KevinLight/CBCSports
Evan Neufeldt of Canada brushes his teeth, something he did before each of his skeleton runs at Canada Olympic Park during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 12, 2017. Neufeldt finished in 10th position +0.77 behind Russian winner Egor Veselov. KevinLight/CBCSports
Material Controls Official Robert Hofbauer of the USA sands the runners of Russia’s Olga Polylitsina’s sled to remove coatings prior to her run at Canada Olympic Park during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
Alena Frolova of Russia speaks with her coach Yevgeny Zykov following her 14th place finish at the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 12, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
Takako Oguchi of Japan leaps onto her sled for an 8th place finish at the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
Jisoo Kim of Team South Korea stands at the starting line prior to his run where he would finish in14th position during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
Olga Potylitsina of Russia slides down the course from the starting line at Canada Olympic Park during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. Built for the 1998 Calgary Olympic games the track cost $27 million dollars to complete and consists of 48 reinforced concrete sections with five separate starting points. KevinLight/CBCSports
Italian Coach Eric Neilson yells after Joseph Luke Cecchini pushes off from the starting gates during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 12, 2017. Neilson competed for Canada in Skeleton at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics finishing 13th. KevinLight/CBCSports
Madelaine Smith, left, and Donna Creighton of Great Britain collect their belongings from the finishing hut after they were brought down from the start line during a training session prior to the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 10, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports
Pavel Kulokov of Russia slaps his face prior to his run at the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. Kulokov won the event finishing +0.06 seconds ahead of Canadian Evan Neufeldt. KevinLight/CBCSports
Madelaine Smith of Great Britain makes her way down the track reaching speeds of over 125 km/hr during the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 13, 2017. Smith finished in 7th position. KevinLight/CBCSports
Savannah Graybill of the USA sits in the finishing hut following a training run ahead of the the IBSF Intercontinental Cup in Calgary, Alberta on January 10, 2017. KevinLight/CBCSports