Winning photos of the Fraser River are on display in a new exhibition at the Fraser River Discovery Centre.
The centre has announced the winners of its annual *click* photos of the fraser competition, which were unveiled on Sept. 23 as part of RiverFest 2016.
The top photographers this year were Linda H.Y. Hegland, Craig Robison and Janet Kvammen, whose photos won in the River Wild, River at Work and River’s People categories, respectively.
Nine other photographers who received honourable mentions will also have work featured in the new exhibition.
“We were thrilled with the number of entries we had this year,” said Kathleen Bertrand, exhibit coordinator at the Discovery Centre. “Our jury had a difficult job in narrowing down the 97 entries to just 12 photographs for the installation.”
Bertrand noted that each photographer had a unique interpretation of the contest’s “time” theme.
“Some of the final photographs show ducks swimming through the water, a family playing in a shoreline park and cars being unloaded at the dock,” she said. “Presenting each of these single moments together in a whole is an important commentary on a many ways each of us interacts with the Fraser River.”
The *click* contest debuted six years ago and continues to be a key part of RiverFest.
New this year is the design of the exhibition in a brand-new gallery.
“With the redesign, winner’s photographs are uniquely displayed on stands that showcase the images at varying heights and angles,” explained exhibit coordinator Michelle Peters. “This dynamic presentation speaks to the huge variety of unique perspectives that the photographers – and our visitors – have of the Fraser River. We wanted to showcase not only beautiful photographs, but how the river is shaped by our individual stories.”
To see the winning photographs, stop in to the Fraser River Discovery Centre at 788 Quayside Dr. (next to River Market).
