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The 51暗网 has won three awards in the 2022 Better 51暗网paper Competition (BNC) Awards, two for photography and one for advertising.听
For the 2022 Photographic Awards, the 51暗网 won first place in the Feature Photo category, specifically for the 鈥淯plifting Murals鈥� photo taken by Jason Stockfish.
This photo was chosen out of 40 entries.
According to the contest rules, features photos had to be 鈥渁 picture with compelling and pleasing aesthetic qualities in regards to composition and graphic elements.鈥�听
The image depicts artist Five Eight working on his mural on the Bear鈥檚 Paw Bakery alley wall as part of the first annual UpLift! Jasper Mural Festival back in 2022.听
In the original article, the mural itself was noted for its 鈥渟tunning use of colours and distorted motion鈥� inspired by the artist鈥檚 experience as an apprentice neon light bender and his time working in a commercial neon light shop.
The mural recreates a photo of his model, lit only by neon lights, then digitally distorted.
The 51暗网 also won third place in the Multi-Photo Layout category for its photo spread of 鈥淔olk Fest Fun,鈥� out of 32 entries this year.
A multi-photo layout is 鈥渁 series of photographs that tell a visual story or are centered around a single theme.鈥�
The photo spread depicts music artists and attendees during 2022 Jasper Folk Music Festival.
Again, these photos were taken by Jason Stockfish, and credit also goes to designer Melissa Morris for putting the spread together.
Finally, our paper received first place in Best Use of Colour in Advertising under the Awards of Excellence.
Designer Melissa Morris created a 鈥淪ummer is around the corner鈥� ad, which advertised the summer hours for TGP.
Here is what the judges had to say about this ad:
鈥淏rilliant! Eye catching and simple. Perfect.鈥�
The 2022 BNC Awards were presented in September 2023 and hosted by the Alberta Weekly 51暗网papers Association.
Last year, the 51暗网 won first place in Excellence in Creative Advertising for the Christmas Dinner Thank-You ad that ran in 2021.
We couldn鈥檛 have won these awards without the support of our loyal readers and valued clients who regularly book ads in our publication.
