Jason Payne: Favourite photos from 2019
Credit to Author: Dharm Makwana| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:00:08 +0000
Veteran Postmedia photographer Jason Payne selects some of the photos of which he’s most proud from the past year.
New Westminster Hyacks play Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers in the quarter-final of the Subway Bowl at B.C. Place on November 16 Pictured is Panthers Rhys Huston and Hyacks Greyson Planinsci fighting for a pass.
RCMP cordoned off and searched an area of the Bridgeview neighbourhood in Surrey on January 31 when looking for the person who shot and wounded a Transit Police officer the day before at the Scott Road Skytrain station.
Zoe Siu Narlin and Baela Irving watch Bethany Duffield perform a permeability experiment at the Science Games at the Telus World of Science in Vancouver on March 2. The event is put on by the Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. to foster interest in science.
Team Canada’s Adam Zaruba practices with the rest of the team at B.C. Place stadium in Vancouver on March 6 for the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby series.
Worshippers attend prayers at the Masjid-Ur-Rahman in Surrey on March 15. People around the world are in shock after a gunman killed 49 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday prayers.
Current and former members of the Canadian military, including Scott Browning, attend a dedication ceremony at the VIA Rail’s Pacific Central station in Vancouver on March 29, to unveil a poster marking the launch of the commemorative events celebrating the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
An exterior wall at Moody Ales in Port Moodyhas been transformed by the Rotary Club of Port Moody into a “Before I Die” wall. The wall is a global art project that invites passersby to reflect upon things that matter most and to write those wishes on the wall in chalk.
A photo exhibition by Indian photojournalist Abhishek Madhukar, highlighting the toll of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the Indian state of Punjab opened on May 3 at The Space gallery in Vancouver. The show titled “Zapata. And The Left Behind” chronicles the stories of Sikh families dealing with the loss of their loved ones.
A 16-month old baby boy died after being left in a parked car for several hours in the 5600-block Inman Avenue in Burnaby. Pictured is Sylvia Hopu, the building manager of the New Cedar Lodge in the 5600-block Inman Ave. reacting to the news of the toddler’s death.
B.C. Premier John Horgan almost loses his tie to a young supporter as he and Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen and North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma visited Novaco Daycare in North Vancouver on May 22.
Liverpool FC fans Jo McDonald and husband Gareth McDonald react at The Brighton pub in Vancouver as their team defeats Tottenham FC 2-0 in the UEFA Championship League final on June 1.
Hockey fans in the stands at Rogers Arena during Day 2 of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Pivot Legal Society lawyer Anna Cooper consoles Chrissy Brett, a tent city liaison and part-time tent city resident, as Vancouver Park Board board chair Stuart Mackinnon discusses the future of the homeless tent city occupying Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver on September 6. The board decided to allow the tents to stay for the time-being.
Tens of thousands of people concerned about the state of the earth’s climate converged on Vancouver City Hall on September 27 as part of a global initiative to bring attention to the environment. The throngs of people marched across the Cambie Street bridge and into downtown.
Approximately 15,000 people took to the streets of downtown Vancouver on October 25 to protest the state of the global environment and listen to speakers, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (right).
David Williams is the assistant manager of The Dugout, a supportive safe space for residents of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. Williams makes the soup at The Dugout, and spends most days prepping and cooking.
Vancouver city council is voting on whether or not to expropriate the Balmoral and Regent Hotels in the Downtown Eastside. Pictured is a DTES resident in front of the Regent Hotel.
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