Nearly 4,000 people voted for their favourite photos in the 鈥� and the results are in.
Sylvia Motala of Whitehorse will receive a $250 London Drugs gift card for her photo May Silence Make You Strong, captured in Atlin, B.C.
Submitted under the category 鈥淟ove where you live,鈥� Motala鈥檚 photo garnered 1,233 votes of the 36,190 cast in total.
In an interview Friday, she said she鈥檇 been walking the streets of the northern B.C. community during an overnight trip when she came across the mural painted on the side of a building.
鈥淚 think the photo shows the culture, it鈥檚 very strongly connected to people who live here in the Yukon and Atlin,鈥� she told Black Press Media.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a symbol of the people who live here.鈥�
Honourable mentions in the people鈥檚 choice contest include Fireworks at the Fair by Jessica Nelson, who placed second with 1,186 votes, and Fresh Raspberries shot by Lori Greer, who took third place with 980 votes.
Barb Doughty, from Victoria, also took home a $250 London Drugs gift card, for winning the randomized voter draw.
The 2018 Amateur Photograph of the Year, and the seven Best Single Category winners, will be announced later this month. Stay tuned!
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