World Photographic Cup / Awards
A unique Olympic-style competition, the World Photographic Cup is not only about shutter speeds and composition, it’s about the spirit of friendship with 31 countries participating this year. The photographers, diverse in style and background, find a common ground in their shared love for the art of capturing moments.
For Team Canada, it’s the volunteer curators, the collaborative brainstorming, and the collective heartbeat of a team bound by a shared vision—to bring Canadian photographic excellence to the forefront. Our 30 image submission included 3 remarkable photographs in each of the 10 categories. Each photograph, a testament to the artistic brilliance flourishing in Canada.
Today we celebrate the final standings of Canada’s Top 10 images, including Kristian’s SILVER medal, helped secure Canada’s placement in the WPC competition.
“It has been an exciting year, and I’m really proud to take home a Silver Medal in the new Sports Category for Team Canada at the World Photographic Cup. My image of Kai Lenny jumping off the Jaws wave in Maui is one of my extreme sports favourites. I trusted my gut to be out there at the right place at the right time to capture this image and this moment. The camaraderie and support of our team felt really special this year, and winning 3rd place out of all of the nations, our best result as a country ever was just incredible. I feel a huge amount of joy to be a part of our Canadian success and to connect with so many world class photographers from so many nations at this amazing event!”
2024 Silver Medal / Kristian Bogner
Kristian Bogner has a proud 80 year heritage in photography, starting with his grandfather, a master photographer in Germany, followed by his father and mother who are also master photographers. His passion for visual storytelling takes him from shooting the Olympics and extreme sports, to fashion, editorial, architecture, aircrafts, nature, commercial, industrial and film projects and expeditions on every continent.
This celebrated image holds a lot of energy for Kristian. “It represents the epidemy of trusting my gut, a bit of luck, and technically nailing the shot at 500mm. It takes the perfect mix of conditions to make the “Jaws” break surfable, usually only happening 5 – 8 days a year. I was there on one of those days and was able to capture world renowned surfer Kai Lenny pulling a grab while launching off this gigantic wave. He only did one jump that day and this was it!”
