Grand Prize Winner
Jan Jasinski
Jan Jasinski is a 20-year-old Polish Canadian living in Gatineau, Que. He is a graphic design graduate and a private pilot who is currently studying aviation management to pursue his dream of becoming an airline pilot. During the winter months, he works as an aircraft de-icing technician and bay lead at the Ottawa International Airport. In his spare time, Jan also works part-time as a real estate photographer.
Our Sponsors
Air Show Winners
Patrick Cardinal
Patrick Cardinal is a corporate aviation event photographer based in Montreal, with a passion for capturing unique images of military and commercial aircraft.
Dave Mills
Photographer Dave Mills may be a paramedic by day in London, Ont., but his heart has always been in military aviation. His grandfather and father were both RCAF pilots, and Dave said this connection is undoubtedly part of the reason he was bitten by the “aviation bug!”
Angeline Haslett
Angeline Haslett retired early from school teaching to pursue a new career in photography. She enjoys event shooting the most, whether water sports, equestrian events, festivals or airshows. She has been to the Abbotsford Airshow four years in a row to photograph the displays and events, saying, “It is usually hot, noisy and dusty, but I still get a thrill when the big jets fly overhead!”
Commercial Winners
Rich Hulina
Rich Hulina has been a bush pilot and aviation photographer in Northwestern Ontario for more than 25 years. His passion is for travelling the North while trying to capture the hard-working bushplane in its natural element.
Adam Tetzlaff
Adam Tetzlaff is a student pilot and photographer from Toronto, Ont. Ever since he was young he has spent his days looking up at the sky, dreaming of being an airline pilot. Plane spotting was his way of getting closer to that dream, and now it is his passion alongside flying.
Rinat Haque
Rinat Haque has been an aviation enthusiast since childhood, spending countless hours at YYZ and YYC spotting planes. He is currently studying aviation operations and hopes to serve the industry very soon!
Military Winners
Stuart Sanders
An aviation lover for as long as he can remember, Stuart Sanders picked up his first camera 17 years ago. The result? His greatest passion, aviation photography. As a freelance aviation photojournalist residing on Canada’s West Coast, Stuart enjoys the challenges his action-packed subjects present and always strives to produce images with a unique and dynamic style.
Philippe Lacroix
Philippe Lacroix is an active 47-year-old semi-professional photographer from Gatineau, Que. He loves everything that flies, including airplanes, jets, helicopters and even birds. Photography has been his favourite hobby since age 15.
Jan Jasinski
Jan Jasinski is a 20-year-old Polish Canadian living in Gatineau, Que. He is a graphic design graduate and a private pilot who is currently studying aviation management to pursue his dream of becoming an airline pilot. During the winter months, he works as an aircraft de-icing technician and bay lead at the Ottawa International Airport. In his spare time, Jan also works part-time as a real estate photographer.
General Aviation Winners
Rémi Guillot
Rémi Guillot is a commercial helicopter pilot from Quebec who always carries his camera with him, so he never misses the perfect shot.
Eric Dumigan
Eric Dumigan is an Ontario-based freelance aviation photographer who specializes in air-to-air imagery. He took his first aviation photos in 1974 and his first published photo depicted the first flight of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster in 1988.
Gary Molenkamp
Gary Molenkamp has been an aviation fanatic since he attended his first airshow with the Cub Scouts in the mid-1980s. When he started his photography hobby a decade ago, it gave him an outlet to share experiences through his own unique perspective.
Honourable Mentions
Photo By: Angeline Haslett
Photo By: Brian Losito
Photo By: Patrick Cardinal
Photo By: Mark Taylor
Photo By: John Chung
Photo By: Frederic Roy
Photo By: Bruno Tucci
Photo By: Rémi Guillot
Photo By: Maciej Hatta
Photo By: Mike Leudey
Jan Jasinski is a 20-year-old Polish Canadian living in Gatineau, Que. He is a graphic design graduate and a private pilot who is currently studying aviation management to pursue his dream of becoming an airline pilot. During the winter months, he works as an aircraft de-icing technician and bay lead at the Ottawa International Airport. In his spare time, Jan also works part-time as a real estate photographer
Patrick Cardinal is a corporate aviation event photographer based in Montreal, with a passion for capturing unique images of military and commercial aircraft
Photographer Dave Mills may be a paramedic by day in London, Ont., but his heart has always been in military aviation. His grandfather and father were both RCAF pilots, and Dave said this connection is undoubtedly part of the reason he was bitten by the “aviation bug!”
Angeline Haslett retired early from school teaching to pursue a new career in photography. She enjoys event shooting the most, whether water sports, equestrian events, festivals or airshows. She has been to the Abbotsford Airshow four years in a row to photograph the displays and events, saying, “It is usually hot, noisy and dusty, but I still get a thrill when the big jets fly overhead!”
Rich Hulina has been a bush pilot and aviation photographer in Northwestern Ontario for more than 25 years. His passion is for travelling the North while trying to capture the hard-working bushplane in its natural element.
Adam Tetzlaff is a student pilot and photographer from Toronto, Ont. Ever since he was young he has spent his days looking up at the sky, dreaming of being an airline pilot. Plane spotting was his way of getting closer to that dream, and now it is his passion alongside flying.
Rinat Haque has been an aviation enthusiast since childhood, spending countless hours at YYZ and YYC spotting planes. He is currently studying aviation operations and hopes to serve the industry very soon!
An aviation lover for as long as he can remember, Stuart Sanders picked up his first camera 17 years ago. The result? His greatest passion, aviation photography. As a freelance aviation photojournalist residing on Canada’s West Coast, Stuart enjoys the challenges his action-packed subjects present and always strives to produce images with a unique and dynamic style.
Philippe Lacroix is an active 47-year-old semi-professional photographer from Gatineau, Que. He loves everything that flies, including airplanes, jets, helicopters and even birds. Photography has been his favourite hobby since age 15.
Jan Jasinski is a 20-year-old Polish Canadian living in Gatineau, Que. He is a graphic design graduate and a private pilot who is currently studying aviation management to pursue his dream of becoming an airline pilot. During the winter months, he works as an aircraft de-icing technician and bay lead at the Ottawa International Airport. In his spare time, Jan also works part-time as a real estate photographer.
Rémi Guillot is a commercial helicopter pilot from Quebec who always carries his camera with him, so he never misses the perfect shot.
Eric Dumigan is an Ontario-based freelance aviation photographer who specializes in air-to-air imagery. He took his first aviation photos in 1974 and his first published photo depicted the first flight of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster in 1988.
Gary Molenkamp has been an aviation fanatic since he attended his first airshow with the Cub Scouts in the mid-1980s. When he started his photography hobby a decade ago, it gave him an outlet to share experiences through his own unique perspective.
