Our region has a rich, story-telling tradition—and the winning photos from our 2008 Amateur Photo Contest tell stories of their own

Our  character  is  reflected  in our water:  sometimes  calm,  sometimes  rough and  rocky,  sometimes  distant,  always  there.  The  water  in  the  winning images of our 2008 Amateur Photo Contest captures our many East Coast moods—curious, reflective and constant. The shots bring out the kid-near-the-ocean in all of us.

Winners stretch from the West to the East, from BC to NS. This suggests that no matter where we settle, salt air always brings us home. The pool of this year’s  judges includes Greg Flasch, of Nikon, in Toronto—Greg is proud of his honorary status as an Atlantic Canadian, and owns a cottage near Howley, NL; Perry  Jackson, Saltscapes’ staff photographer, who has seen a goodly share of captivating regional vignettes; and Shawn Dalton, Saltscapes’ creative and production director, who has the near-impossible job to determine what images tell the best stories each issue. Selecting winners from the “tousands and tousands” of submissions was a challenge! We thank everyone who participated.