Barry Pendrak flies his aerobatic biplane upside down near the Villeneuve Airport, prior to the start of the Edmonton Airshow, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017.
This photo of Barry Pendrak flying his aerobatic biplane upside down near the Villeneuve Airport was selected as my favourite shot of year because the act of making it scared the heck out of me.
That morning’s assignment was actually just to document reporter Claire Theobald’s ride in a Second World War-era plane as part of a preview to the Edmonton Airshow.
I wasn’t even supposed to go up in a plane. But at the last minute, there was a vacancy in the biplane and Theobald was able to get me on board. The last thing Pendrak said to me as he strapped me into the open-air seat of his plane was, “Don’t worry, we’re not going to do anything that crazy.” I shot this photo shortly after … while we were upside down, mid-loop. The sensation was similar to riding a roller-coaster, but in the sky.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Jerry Klammer and his horse Shane take a break as they take part in a re-enactment of the historic trail ride that first brought the North West Mounted Police to Western Canada, near Edmonton Friday, June 30, 2017.
(left to right) Dressed in 1920’s period costume, Eliana Parade and Lauren Peters watch a $165 million expansion announcement for Fort Edmonton Park, at the Hotel Selkirk in Edmonton Friday, March 3, 2017. The project will focus on an expansion of the Indigenous Peoples Experience, the 1920’s midway, and the park’s entrance.
San Jose Sharks Brent Burns (88) collides with the Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot (33) during second period NHL playoff action at Roger Place in Edmonton Thursday, April 20, 2017.
Jeffery Richardson sits in his bedroom at the Hope Terrace in Edmonton Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Operated by the Bissell Centre, Hope Terrace provides housing and supports for 24 people living with FASD.
Daniel Leveille enjoys the warm weather while fishing in Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park in St. Albert Thursday, July 13, 2017.
Singer Karimah’s glasses are highlighted by a spotlight as she performs during the media launch of the SkirtsAfire herArts Festival at the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 118 Ave., in Edmonton Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. SkirtsAfire herArts Festival featured the work of women in theatre, music, dance, visual art, comedy and spoken word in various venues along 118th Avenue, from March 9 to 12.
Wearing a banana costume Karim Moussaoui helps a friend move near 108 Street and 86 Avenue, in Edmonton Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. Moussaoui said he found the costume on the floor of his friend’s apartment during the move.
Engineering student Roscoe Lord, 20, slacklines in the University of Alberta Quad in Edmonton Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017.
Framed by trees, the peloton crosses the Groat Road Bridge during Stage 3 of the 2017 ATB Tour of Alberta in Edmonton Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017.
The High Level Bridge and Edmonton’s river valley are covered in frost Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.
