Sports played a big role in my year in photography and for Edmonton. From covering an explosive Oilers team competing in its first playoff games in a decade, to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, the Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival and more, this city provided, as it always does, a diverse tapestry to mine for photographic storytelling.
Visitors take in a light tunnel during Zoominescence, the Festival of Light, at the Edmonton Valley Zoo on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017.
Prince George’s Isaiah DiLaura (33) grabs the puck as Edmonton’s Tomas Soustal (11) reaches in during the second period of a WHL game between the Oil Kings and the Cougars at Rogers Place on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
Fans party as confetti cannons fire during a Coldplay show at Rogers Place on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.
The Edmonton Magpie Morris Dancers, including (from left) Jennifer Kennedy, Barb Galler-Smith, Clint Sails and Candas Jane Dorsey, perform during Edmonton Pagan Pride Day held at Ritchie Community League on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.
Peter Irish juggles a flaming hat on the main stage in McIntyre Park during the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in Old Strathcona on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017.
Jonas Attis of Lakou Mizik performs on the main stage during the Edmonton Folk Music Festival at Gallagher Park on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017.
Stella Harynuk, 6, chases Clown Cartel performer John (Mugsy) Mulligan’s kite during Sweet Treat 2017 at Fort Edmonton Park on Saturday, April 15, 2017.
Edmonton’s Oscar Klefbom (77) celebrates a goal on San Jose’s goaltender Martin Jones (31) during a Stanley Cup playoffs game between the Oilers and the Sharks at Rogers Place on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.
Garrett Brown (in white) fights Kurtis Cormack during the 2017 Edmonton International Judo Championships at West Edmonton Mall on Sunday, March 12, 2017.
Ahmed Kamar (right) expresses his thanks as Edmontonians form a human chain around the MAC Islamic Centre and Rahma Mosque to show their support to the city’s Muslims on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.
