The News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) has announced the winners of the 17th annual National Pictures of the Year: https://t.co/clhalL3xt5.

Our Photojournalist of the Year for the 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the year is Cole Burston/Freelance. Congratulations @cburst Thanks to our sponsor for this award, The Canadian Press @CanadianPress @CdnPress_Images

The 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the Year winner for Student Photographer of the Year is Spencer Colby of Carleton University. " Congratulations @Spencesphotos Thanks to our sponsor for this category, @LoyalistCollege @LoyalistPhotoj

The 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the Year winner for Photo of the Year is Jessica Lee/The Winnipeg Free Press. Congratulations @Jessicaology / @WinnipegNews Thanks to our sponsor for this category, @sony_canada

The 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the Year winner in the Single Multimedia category is Kayla Isomura/Freelance. Congratulations @kaylaiso Thanks to our sponsor for this category, @vistek https://t.co/2ZYcqC4eta

The 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the Year winner in the Spot News category is Ben Nelms/CBC. Congratulations @Ben_Nelms / @cbcnewsbc @CBCNews Thanks to our sponsor for this category, @thecamerastore

The 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the Year winner in the Sports Feature category is Alex Lupul/Freelance. Congratulations @alexlupulphoto Thanks to our sponsor for this category, @sony_canada

The 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the Year winner in the Sports Action category is Mathieu Belanger/Aflo Images. Congratulations Mathieu! Thanks the support from our sponsor for this category, Nikon @NikonCanada

The 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the Year winner in the Social Issue category is Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and Mail. Congratulations @Jen_Gauthier / @globeandmail Thanks the support from our sponsor for this category, @FujifilmUS @FujifilmX_US

The 2022 NPAC National Pictures of the Year winner in the Portrait category is Jessica Lee/The Winnipeg Free Press. Congratulations @Jessicaology / @winnipegnews Thanks the support from our sponsor for this category, Beau Photo @beauphotostore

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The 2022 NPOY winner in the Picture Story News category is Ben Nelms/CBC for his story 'For the Family Farm. Congratulations @Ben_Nelms @cbcnewsbc @CBCNews Thanks to our sponsor for this category, SAIT, for their support.

@panasonic @panasonicCAN @2manycameras @globeandmail The 2022 NPOY winner in the Picture Story Feature category is Cole Burston/Freelance for his series about Indigenous Communities and Reconciliation. Congratulations @cburst Thanks to our sponsor for this category, @EpsonCanada for their support.

The 2022 NPOY winner in the Personality category is Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Thanks to our sponsor for this category, Panasonic for their support. @panasonic @panasonicCAN Congratulations Fred @2manycameras /@globeandmail

The 2022 NPOY winner in the General News category is Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. Thanks to our sponsor for this category, Cision for their support. @CisionCA Congratulations @DarrylDyck

The 2022 NPOY winner in the Feature category is Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Thanks to our sponsor for this category, The Winnipeg Free Press. @WinnipegNews Congratulations @jstntng

The 2022 NPOY winner in the Personality category is Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Thanks to our sponsor for this category, Panasonic for their support. @panasonic @panasonicCAN Congratulations Fred @2manycameras

Congratulations @jstntng

The 2022 NPOY winner in the General News category is Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. Thanks to our sponsor for this category, Cision for their support. Congratulations @DarrylDyck

The 2022 NPOY winner in the Feature category is Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Thanks to our sponsor for this category, The Winnipeg Free Press Caption: "People skate on the Rideau Canal Skate-way amid heavy snow and driving wind in Ottawa, on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022."