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Jacquie Matechuk, MPA[1] is a Canadian photographer[2][3] based out of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada.
Career
editMatechuk works as a photographer with an emphasis on professional and extreme sports,[4] and wildlife conservation work. In sports, she has been contracted by clients including the Calgary Flames, Calgary Stampeders, Calgary Stampede, and Winter X Games. She also works as a photo tour specialist[5] and a photographic expedition leader with Adventure Canada.[6] In 2023, Matechuk's image[7] of a spectacled bear, photographed in the Andes, earned her title of Nature Photographer of the Year.[8][9] In, 2024 as Matechuk received a gold medal win at the World Photographic Cup hosted in Dallas, Texas for her picture of the great grey owl.[10] On May 27, 2022, Matechuk was cerified as a bear viewer.[11] Her pictures have been used by the Jane Goodall Institute, Adventure Canada[6] and the Canadian Conservation Photography Collective.[12] She is also an ambassador for Canon.[13][14]
In 2024, she was named the Canadian Commercial Photographer of the Year.[15]
Personal life
editMatechuk is based out of Alberta, Canada, residing on a small acreage just west of the hamlet of Cochrane. The homestead also doubles as a training compound for Monster Energy freestyle motocross riders, including her son, Cody Matechuk,[16] three times gold medalist[17] at the Aspen X Games. She is married to former Canadian Superbike Champion, Clint McBain.[18]
Group Exhibitions
edit- PPOC National Loan Collection
- PPOC Best of Alberta, travelling exhibition featured at locations such as the Edmonton International Airport, Calgary Stampede Art Exhibition
- World Photographic Cup | Team Canada Travelling exhibition, showcased at the Calgary Stampede, and the national convention for the Professional Photographers of Canada and various locations through Europe
Awards
edit- 2024 Gold Medal & Best of Nation - World Photographic Cup | Wildlife[3]
- 2024 Canadian Commercial Photographer of the Year[19]
- 2024 Gold Medal(s) - Master Photographers International - Travel | Monochrome | Birds of Prey[20]
- 2023 Nature Photographer of the Year[21]
- 2023 Gold Medal - Master Photographers International - Natures/Wild
- 2023 Master of Photographic Arts[1] (MPA)
- 2023 Canadian Conservation Photography Collective Member[12]
- 2022 Bronze Medal - World Photographic Cup | Architecture
Reference List
edit- ^ a b "PPOC Masters of Photographic Arts". www.ppoc.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "C2 Winner Jacquie Matechuk". Nature Photographer of the Year (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ a b "WPC 2024". competition.worldphotographiccup.org. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Jacquie Matechuk Photography | Sports". BroughtToLife.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "PHOTO TOURS | Jacquie Matechuk". BroughtToLife.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ a b "Jacquie Matechuk - Photographer". Adventure Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ Hilaire, Eric (2023-11-21). "Nature photographer of the year 2023 – the winning images". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Here's the photo of Tony the spectacled bear that won a Canadian the Nature Photographer of the Year award". CTVNews. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ Gray, Jeremy (2023-11-13). "Moody Andean Bear Portrait Wins Nature Photographer of the Year 2023". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "World Photographic Cup". World Photographic Cup. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Certified Level 1 Bear Viewing Guide" (PDF). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ a b "Jacquie Matechuk". The CCPC. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Canon Creator Lab". Canon Creator Lab. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "[Video] Canon USA on LinkedIn: Professional Photographer Jacquie Matechuk and the EOS R3". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "PPOC Photographers of the Year". www.ppoc.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Cochrane man back to extreme sports 6 weeks after breaking back". CochraneNow. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "GOLD MEDAL VIDEO: Wendy's Snow Bike Cross | X Games Aspen 2020". YouTube.
- ^ "CSBK - CSBK Superbike Win List". csbk.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Cochranite wins Commercial Photographer of the Year". CochraneNow. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Winners Exhibition". ivawards.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ "Here's the photo of Tony the spectacled bear that won a Canadian the Nature Photographer of the Year award". CTVNews. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-06-04.