Announcing the Winners and Finalists of the Tdot Shots Photo Contest 2023 (Sponsored by Prolab Canada)
Photo credits: photos in Instagram carousel posts by the respective photographers / photos from the contest awards meetup by Sayantan Basu /@justayantan
Wow, another amazing photo contest has just wrapped up and we are excited to announce winners and provide feedback from our entrants and judges.
While this is not a full critique, our judges have provided some comments explaining what attracted them to the images they selected.
Here are the winners and finalists for all categories:
- Cityscape and Street
- Landscape
- Out of the Box (Art and Edit)
Prizes / Sponsor
First place received $100 printing credit from Prolab Canada Visit their site and order some printing! Our winners will be sure to enjoy their prizes.
Second and third received camera accessories. All finalists and winners receive a premium membership at our new online community site launching in 2024.
Thank you Prolab Canada.
We are grateful for your sponsorship and support of our contest and the GTA photo community (5 years running!)
Thank you Judges
Huge thanks to judges Kurt Wang aka @kurt.wang, Michele Thompson aka @magpie_n_moo, and Taku Kumabe aka @smaku. Each of them put in a lot of time with image selection and sharing comments about the winning entries.
All our judges are members of the Toronto photo community and happened to be return volunteers from previous years of the contest. We asked them to take part again so a) we’d have a great team and b) we’d mark our 5th anniversary with some of our favourite local people. Our gratitude for your amazing work on this event. 😀
Cityscape & Street
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Congratulations to Winners and Finalists for Cityscape and Street category of our photo contest 👍
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1st place – @midnightnsix
2nd place – @fuu___shots
3rd place – @free_dp.ey
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Honourable mention
@midnightnsix
@around__to
@nyears_photography
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Our winners and judges commented on the images. Here are some highlights.
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1. Bathurst Street bridge cycling race by @midnightnsix
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Marc had shot this scene before in 2022 and planned it to capture the cyclist Josh Cassidy at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Our judge Michele said “This unique city moment tells a great story with great use of architecture to help tell it.”
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2. Subway station entrance by @fuu__shots
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Kurt said “Outstanding composition and amazing timing.”
Michele outlined that this image features the juxtaposition of action (moving street car.) with the stationary (person talking)
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3. Rainy reflections by @free_dp.ey
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Dave Paul has “great composition and moment captured here. The backlit pedestrian set amongst the colours of the nighttime light reflections does a great job pulling the viewer into the frame,” explained Michele.
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Congrats also to our Finalists (in no particular order, numbers used for identification)
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4. Marilyn Towers, Mississauga by @midnightnsix
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5 . Gooderham Building walker by @nyears_photography
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6. Moon over Skyline by @around__to
Landscape
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Congratulations to the winners and finalists for the Landscape category of our photo contest
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AWARDS
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1st place – @eddiemarkhampyro
2nd place – @michaelburkephotograpjy
3rd place – @offbeatimages
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Honourable mentions
@tdot4k
@charles.ponte
@sharonchan.photography
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Our winners and judges commented on the images. Here are some highlights.
1. Moon over Scarborough Bluffs Break-water
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Photographer Eddie commented “I knew that the weather conditions would be perfect this early evening. All I needed was some luck on my side and a couple or person would be standing at the right spot at the right time.” Judge Taku remarked the image was an “incredible perspective of long zoom people and the moon.”
2. Marilyn Bell Park sunset by @michaelburkephotography
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Taku said “Lovely golden hour image where I can really feel the warmth of the moment. The focal point (pedestrian) is placed nicely in between the shadows of the trees. Nice timing with a minimal edit to the overall image.”.
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3. Aerial of Evergreen Brickworks by @offbeatimages
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Photographer Ash said “I love how the Don Valley explodes with colour in the fall. I was pumped when I had a free morning to grab a few vibrant shots from vantage points I haven’t captured before.”
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Congrats also to our Finalists (in no particular order, numbers used for ID)
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4. Evening View at Tommy Thompson Park by @charles.ponte
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5. Moody Evergreen Brickworks by @sharonchan.photography
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6. Fall leaf and waterfront by @tdot4k
Out of the Box (Art and Edit)
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Congrats to the winners and finalists for our final category “Out of the Box” (art and edit) for the 2023 Tdot Shots photo contest 🏆
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Out of the Box
Winners
1st place – @sunshine_obsessed
2nd place – @fuu___shots
3rd place – @jeffteravainen
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Honourable Mention finalist images (in no particular order)
@ideasandlight @eddiemarkhampyro
cj.burnell
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Here is some feedback by judges and the artists
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Leuty Lifeguard station by @sunshine_obsessed
Kurt said the image was “very creative.” Taku wrote, “surreal edit that almost looks like a real place somewhere else in the world. The vibrant colours really bring out the punch on the horizon.”
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Might Trains by @fuu_shots
Michele remarked,
“I love the futuristic feel of this creative long exposure of four moving trains – with great leading lines and tones.”
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Berczy Park night by @jeffteravainen
Taku wrote, “I really liked the mood of the edit here, highlighting the autumn orange. There’s a sense of loneliness portrayed by the empty bench making it look like it was taken well into the nighttime.”
Photo Walk Awards Meetup
We had a wicked time on Sunday December 3, as we took a group photo walk around the Toronto Financial District and handed out some awards to the finalists who assembled and celebrated with us.
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out! Hope you got some great shots!
See you all next year.
