Where I Live Photo Contest Winners

Thank you to all the photographers that shared their best photos showing the city or town where they live in this photo contest made possible by our friends at Snapfish. Snapfish by HP is the number one online photo service with more than 100 million members in over 22 countries and 2 billion unique photos stored online. A special thanks to friend & professional photographer Patrick La Roque for his collaboration as a guest judge. Patrick La Roque is a commercial, documentary and portrait photographer based in Montreal, Canada. He is an official Fujifilm X-Photographer and founder of the Kage Collective, an international group focused on visual storytelling and documentary projects.

Congratulations Grand Jury Winner "Sugar Grove Shelf Town" by jodimair

"With a theme entitled "Where I live", my mind immediately longs for images that will resonate with a sense of place, with life itself. And this image stood out as soon as I saw it. There's a cinematic feel here but it's both humble and spectacular at the same time. More importantly, I can hear the low rumbling of the thunderheads and smell the ozone in the air; I can easily imagine a family sitting at the dinner table or a boy running with his dog slightly outside the frame. The light is stunning and believable. Everything about it is perfectly executed. Love it." - Patrick La Roque

Congratulations Runner Up "Toronto snowstorm" by Pabloh

"Yes it's blurry. Yes, it's gritty. Yes, it all works. I'm from Montreal and this is what snowstorms in a city usually feel like: chaotic, messy and dirty. Ok, they CAN be “magical” sometimes but mostly… This. I love the fact that the image is completely timeless... This could be 1955; it could be a still from Miracle on 34th Street. Even the smudges work for me. Great." - Patrick La Roque

Congratulations Runner Up "Trinity Lane" by stephanieveronique

"Living is about neighbourhoods, about companionship or the solitude we endure in secret. I see a story in this frame and I can imagine tens of others just as plausible. This image is like a gateway. It's intimate and grandiose. Very nicely seen and very nicely done." - Patrick La Roque

Congratulations Runner Up "Face to face" by EtienneV

"Running out of milk must be a PITA... ;) This is evidently a spectacular capture. But beyond technical prowess, there's also a message here that expands on the theme, made obvious by the title of the entry but also by the image itself. I would've pushed a little less on the treatment and kept it a tad more "realistic" but that's obviously just personal preference and entirely subjective. Very well executed." - Patrick La Roque

Congratulations Amateur Winner "Kendal Castle" by stevenwilliams