{"id":4754,"date":"2020-05-26T13:43:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T17:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/?post_type=digest&#038;p=4754"},"modified":"2020-05-26T13:45:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T17:45:20","slug":"sciencefests-photo-contest-2020-edition-results","status":"publish","type":"digest","link":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/dnews\/sciencefests-photo-contest-2020-edition-results\/","title":{"rendered":"ScienceFest\u2019s Photo Contest 2020 Edition \u2013 Results!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2019, ScienceFest in collaboration with SPACE launched its first photography contest and a total of 13 photos competed for the grand prize. In 2020, the photography contest went virtual along with all other Dawson College activities. Yet, in spite of confinement, a total of 18 photos were submitted for the competition and 100 people voted on them.<\/p>\n<p>Both the public and a panel of expert jury members were invited to select the best picture. The theme for the 2020 edition of ScienceFest\u2019s Photo Contest was \u201cTechnique!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grand winner, winning both the Jury score and the public vote, was a Skateboard action shot in the dark about beer (featured image). The photograph titled \u201cSave The Beer!\u201d (by Sandy Nguyen) won the heart of both Jury and Public with its sharp photography technique, its original caption, its clever integration of science, its multi-aspect adhesion to the theme, and of course, its title.<\/p>\n<a class=\"link-to-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/First-place-photo-e1590512498920.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4755\" src=\"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/First-place-photo-e1590512498920.jpg\" alt=\"First place photo\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>\n<p>It appears that for this 2020 edition of the photography contest, the jury and the public are in agreement. In second place, both in terms of jury score and public vote count, is \u201cContemplation of Transformed Idea\u201d (by Mirella Bacco). \u201cContemplation\u201d is a beautiful black and white work of art with great attention to detail, framing, composition and lighting.<\/p>\n<a class=\"link-to-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/Second-place-photo-e1590512602268.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4756\" src=\"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/Second-place-photo-e1590512602268.jpg\" alt=\"Second place photo\" width=\"269\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>\n<p>In third place the Jury has selected \u201cVirtual Light\u201d (by Sherwani Daud), an interesting and visually compelling capture of sunrise, coupled with some good scientific insight.<\/p>\n<a class=\"link-to-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/Third-place-photo-e1590512642645.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4757\" src=\"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/Third-place-photo-e1590512642645.jpg\" alt=\"Third place photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Congratulations to the winners and to all participants for their great work!<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to view the photographs visit our website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/space.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/projects\/gallery\/scifest_photocontest_2020\">https:\/\/space.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/projects\/gallery\/scifest_photocontest_2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2020 edition of ScienceFest\u2019s Photo Contest Jury is composed of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nadim Boukhira, veteran physics professor at Dawson College, musician, martial artist and photographer (certified by Dawson\u2019s CTD)<\/li>\n<li>Katarzyna Wolfson, anthropology professor and professional photographer<\/li>\n<li>Joel Trudeau, physics professor and SPACE coordinator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2019, ScienceFest in collaboration with SPACE launched its first photography contest and a total of 13 photos competed for the grand prize. In 2020, the photography contest went virtual along with all other Dawson College activities. 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