KONNOR KILLORANkonnor@prairiepeak.ca
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Ricochet Media2025SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CANADAPHOTOGRAPHERPHOTO ESSAY

Separatism in Canada

CAJ SILVER AWARDWITH STEPHEN MAHER

The award

CAJ Silver Award winner — Online Media, alongside veteran political journalist Stephen Maher, for Separatism in Canada, published by Ricochet Media. The Online Media category is described by Ricochet as the CAJ’s most competitive.

The work

Photographed across southern Alberta during the 2025 federal election, on assignment for Ricochet.

A rider swings a lasso overhead as her horse turns hard after a calf, officials watching from the arena rail A roper leans from the saddle over a calf mid-run, another rider closing in behind Two men in cowboy hats lean over the chute gate, one reaching for the latch A horned steer with a tagged ear stands in the arena dirt, head lowered A rider is pitched sideways off a dappled grey bronc mid-air Black and white pan blur: two riders flank a running steer across the arena Cowboys wait in the chutes below the announcer's booth, hats catching the light A rider carries the Canadian flag at a gallop past the sponsor boards The arena's sponsor boards — local ag, trades and equipment businesses — above the dirt Riders wait on horseback in a lit doorway at the back of the grounds, seen through the pens A cowboy crouches in the low light of the ready area, others standing around him Pan-blurred black and white frame of a rider on a pinto bronc mid-buck A rodeo clown in a yellow shirt and patchwork coat gestures to the crowd from the middle of the arena Motion-blurred black and white frame of a rider on a bucking horse in front of the chutes A helper walks an injured or spent rider along the arena rail as the crowd watches from the stands Two figures make their way back along the rail in the dark after a ride A roper on a palomino works a calf in front of a wall of local sponsor boards A competitor in a red shirt and protective vest walks out across the dirt, seen over the arena rail
A young competitor in a felt hat readies his gear in the crowded back passage, figures blurred in the foreground A saddle bronc rider, free arm raised, as the horse kicks out beneath the sponsor boards A rider is thrown clear of a bucking horse, an emergency notice board on the wall behind Cowboys wait shoulder to shoulder along the chutes, hats in a row A rider in a protective vest and tooled chaps leans on the chute rail, back to camera A rodeo queen carries the American flag from horseback in the grand entry A bareback horse comes out of the chute with the rider set, chute crew leaning over the rail A pickup man rides in alongside a bronc to collect the rider Black and white frame of a rider coming out of the gate on a bucking horse, one arm high A rodeo clown in a straw hat and suspenders walks the boards past families in the stands A bronc rider leans back over a horse in mid-buck, hooves off the ground A long-exposure blur of mounted riders moving across the arena Three men stand behind the chute rail holding a coiled rope, waiting on a run The rodeo clown walking the empty arena, arm outstretched toward the stands A woman in a red hat and floral shirt sits her horse in the warm-up light, rope coiled at the saddle A bridled horse waits in the dark backstage of the arena, its head lit from one side

RESULTS

“It was fantastic to work with Konnor on two separate challenging projects. He was creative, energetic, resourceful, and charmed people wherever he went. And you can see the quality of his pictures for yourself.”

Stephen Maher · Veteran political journalist

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