Every year, Calgary Journal photographers are asked to create a photo that they would describe as impactful. The resulting series of images showcase the best of our photographers creativity and technical skill, to create thought provoking images.
This image is demonstraits the consuming aspects of the pandemic and how people are becoming more taken over by their masks and losing their identities. PHOTO: ANJOLIE THERRIEN. 
Aerosol Spread: The purpose behind this photo was attempting to show a grid pattern behind me of droplets while vaping through the mask. PHOTO: RYAN MCMILLAN. 
Waiting (from a distance) until we are able to once again reunite with the “C of Red.”I wante to chose a photo that had a big impact on me. I understand that hockey as a whole is not very important considering how we are living today, but hockey is a big part of my life. The absence of hockey and watching games in the “dome” has been an big impact to me. I thought this picture accurately depicted how I felt, waiting to get back to normal. PHOTO: MATTHEW DEMILLE. 
Kids follow COVID-related rules about hand sanitizer. PHOTO: JANA ABBARA. 
Olivia holds a self portrait of herself that she made in art school. PHOTO: MEDINA KALAC. 
Covid university student trying to keep up with classes and schedules in an online world. PHOTO: SHAWANDA BACKFAT 
This assignment taught me that It can be just as hard to conceptualize a creative photo as it is to find interesting photos that occur naturally, and that some photo ideas you have may be completely impractical for where you are and the circumstances you’re in. PHOTO: ETHAN CHAMBERS. 
Engulfed by a cloud of uncertainty. PHOTO: ISABELLA WEST. 
Redefining beauty standards. PHOTO: JASLEEN BHANGU 
Theme of darkness with sparks of light. PHOTO: JULIE PATTON. 
A lightly-walked trail in the Kananaskis. PHOTO: ASHLEY PFEIFER. 
Megan’s face is refracted through a glass of water, giving a new perspective on a beatiful face. Taken in Calgary, AB in November, 2020. PHOTO: ABBY PARKER.