Photo Gallery on the Times Colonist
Showing Times Colonist photographers' top photos of 2012
The rest of the year, Times Colonist photographers Adrian Lam, Lyle Stafford, Darren Stone and Bruce Stotesbury cover what goes on in Greater Victoria — the good, the bad and occasionally the ugly. Today, however, they pick their favourite images from 2012, and tell you what it is about these pictures that makes them special.
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This photo is one of my favourite news photos of 2012. The photo tells the story of a pedestrian accident after the victim has been removed from the scene.
Photograph by: BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist
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The 2012 Victoria International Track and Field Classic at the University of VictoriaÕs Centennial Stadium brought a large contingent of Olympics-destined athletes to Victoria.
Photograph by: BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist
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One of my favourite feature photos of the year is from the recent classic-rock triple-bill of Night Ranger, Loverboy and Journey at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
Photograph by: BRUCE STOTESBURY, Times Colonist
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I was assigned to cover the opening night of the Rifflandia Music Festival at Royal Athletic Park. The Flaming Lips were one of the opening acts and I wanted to capture lead singer Wayne Coyne as he floats over the crowd in a human beach ball.
Photograph by: DARREN STONE
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An ongoing story is the population of herons in Beacon Hill Park. A few years ago, a bald eagle decimated the population, but the birds have been starting to return to the nesting area high above the park.
Photograph by: DARREN STONE, Times Colonist
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Modern sports photography is captured at over 10 frames per second Ñ so fast, the human eye canÕt see it. The best sports action photos are a complete surprise to the photographer.
Photograph by: DARREN STONE, Times Colonist
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There are days when illustrating an assignment can be a real challenge for a photographer Ñ as with a writer staring at a blank piece of paper. Getting one photograph to tell a story can sometimes cause a mini panic attack.
Photograph by: LYLE STAFFORD, Times Colonist
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Trying to take an interesting photo of a guy who has his picture taken on an hourly basis: That was the task at hand when I was asked to photograph Justin Trudeau, MP for Papineau, Que., and parliamentary critic for youth, citizenship and immigration.
Photograph by: LYLE STAFFORD, Times Colonist
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I wanted to give Jessica Whitbread, a Toronto native who is campaigning for decriminalization of consensual sex without disclosing being HIV-positive, a feeling of isolation.
Photograph by: LYLE STAFFORD, Times Colonist
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On the way back from covering a fatal car accident, reporter Katie DeRosa and I decided to stop by the hospital and see if we could see or meet some of the families of those involved.
Photograph by: ADRIAN LAM, Times Colonist
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It was shot at the end of the year, but all good things happen at the end. I came in to work early, as always, and was barraged with a stream of people coming into the photographersÕ room to tell me I had to go shoot an owl on the roof of our building.
Photograph by: ADRIAN LAM, Times Colonist
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I enjoy every opportunity to photograph musician Natasha Enquist, seen at right posing with Kasia Waissmann at the Superior Caf. I really enjoyed myself, as they gave me complete creative control over the photo shoot.
Photograph by: ADRIAN LAM, Times Colonist
