Photojournalism

WOW Westminster, a sculpture by Brazilian artist José Resende, has become an iconic symbol along New Westminster’s waterfront.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER A firefighter battles the Woodlands fire from his perch on an aerial truck.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Raymond Marsolais reminisces about 42 years running his own barber shop in Sapperton. But he’ll soon be working out of a women’s beauty salon just up the street, as increasing rents are forcing him to close his own shop.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Workers clearing the wreckage of a parking garage that collapsed behind an apartment building in the 1300 block of 8th Ave. in New Westminster, check out the damage to some of the vehicles.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER New Westminster Salmonbellies forward Matthew Buchanan goes airborne to score a shorthanded goal on Coquitlam Adanacs keeper Devin Vowles in the first period of their preliminary round game at the provincial Bantam lacrosse championships at Copeland Arena on Thursday.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Jennifer Long says some of the customers at the Great Wall Tea Company just close their eyes and point to one of the tins holding more than 160 varities of tea.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Grace McFall, Pat Norris and Alice Yuen react to a shot during the annual Canada Day tournament at the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER The Usherettes, Maryann Renzetti and Kristal Yee, get a little closer in a scene from Red Shift Productions’ presentation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, at Douglas College from August 6-14.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER The Golden Ears mountains provide a snowy backdrop as Skytrain traverses the Fraser River between New Westminster and Surrey.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER New Westminster firefighter Chris Aver checks out the interior of the department’s new confined space simulator.

PHOTO BY MARIO BARTEL/BLACK PRESS Marge Humchitt and Edna Edgar, supporters of the families of convicted killer Robert Pickton’s victims, comfort each other at an angel tree outside BC Supreme Court in New Westminster on Sunday.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER David Cobb goes through old log books on the Chief Skugaid, the 100 year-old fishing boat he’s had tied up at New Westminster’s waterfront for most of the past nine months.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Wednesday’s snowstorm creates a monochromatic winter wonderland along New Westminster’s waterfront.

A cyclist makes his way across the Queensborough Bridge in New Westminster.

12:45 PM Daod Wali, 14, works on his layup at the basketball courts in Moody Park.

For the most part the anti-pipeline protests on Burnaby Mountain in November were peaceful and respectful. But as with any confrontation of conflicting viewpoints, there were bound to be moments of emotion, even anger. This shot of a woman yelling at the stoic line of RCMP officers protecting the inclusion zone they established around Kinder Morgan’s worksite on Centennial Way was more the exception than the rule, but it captures some of the protesters’ passion that made many of them endure rain and mud and cold weather to make their point.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Harrison Lee, 13, shows off one of the yoyo tricks that have made him the fourth-ranked yoyo player in Canada. He’ll be competing at the Western Canada Regionals at the Nikkei Centre on Saturday.

There’s nothing remarkable about the apartments used by Senior Services as temporary housing for displaced seniors, but a unique angle using what’s on hand adds some eye-catching pop to a difficult story.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Burnaby Central Wildcats forward Vuk Erbez is upended by Sullivan Heights defender Gurdas Mann in the first half of their opening round match at the BC Boys AAA soccer provincials, Thursday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.

5:20 AM Trikalajna-Das makes an offering of incense to the Tulasi tree. Student monks, or brahmacari, wear the safron dhoti and must take a vow of celibacy, although they can later get married. A typical monk’s day begins with meditation at 4:30 in the morning and lasts until nine or ten at night. After prayers, some go to regular jobs, some have duties around the temple, some study and some go out chanting in the community.

Stunt man demonstrations? Where and when?! I love the tension and anticipation in this photo, the moment before the stunt woman will actually get whacked with that baseball bat.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Seven-month old Wilny Liu checks out some of the spring flowers for sale at the first Burnaby farmers market of the season, Saturday at city hall. The market runs every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Oct. 26.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Steamworks president Walter Cosman and brewmaster Caolan Vaughan stand amidst a forest of brewing tanks waiting to be installed at their new brewing facility in west Burnaby.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER The signage for a new condo development at Station Square brightens an otherwise drab day on Wednesday. The cloudy, showery weather is expected to persist through the weekend.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Kelyn Akuna is a former cyclist with the US national track team who has started a cycling program for aboriginal youth at the Burnaby Velodrome.

Let’s face it, Derek Corrigan will never be on the cover of GQ magazine. But this is his second election-night appearance in my yearly photo reviews. I spied this young man getting his cellphone ready as I beckpedaled in front of the mayor upon his arrival at his victory party. I had a feeling I knew what was about to happen, so reframed to be ready for it. He didn’t let me down.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Rob Thiessen is reflected in the rear view mirror of one of the Harley Davidson motorcycles he and his partner Keith Yip customize at their Burnaby shop, Lucky 51.

MARIO BARTEL/NEWSLEADER Aaron Gleadow, a student in electroneurophysiology examines an EEG setup at BCIT’s open house on Saturday.

Follow the giant bouncing ball, and eventually it will end up on somebody’s head.

Since the NewsLeader moved its office to the foot of Byrne Road, along the Fraser foreshore, I’ve shot the cranberry harvest almost annually. Usually it’s raining. But on this Saturday morning as I was heading in for my shift, the early sun was spectacular, bathing the bogs in a golden glow. My first scheduled assignment would have to wait.