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 Craig’s GOLD, helped secure Canada’s 3rd Place finish in the WPC competition.
“One moment you are standing there in your category with a group of amazing photographers, then one by one they are called on stage and it becomes very real – suddenly I am standing alone and it hits me – I have won the gold.”
2024 Gold Medal / Craig Minielly
Starting his early career as a press photographer, Craig was continually inspired by the light and stylings from the Hollywood studios in creating their dynamic imagery. In many ways he’s come full circle as he’s now regularly working for Hollywood Film and TV productions, to produce their press, portrait and publicity materials for the same entertainment world he admired so much during his teenage years.
Being on set during filming is to have a very limited window to the actors, crew and all the chaos that is absolutely necessary to the critical task at hand. This scene from Color Blind, A BIPOC feature film by Mostafa Keshvari, was a pivotal moment in the storyline and an intensely powerful emotional experience for everyone on set. Chantal Riley as a color-blind black artist, delivered a stunning and award winning performance in this beautifully crafted film to accurately display color-blindness and metaphorically address racism.
