The sun is setting on 2022, so we’re looking back at some of our favourite photos from you.
We received thousands of photo submissions over the course of the past year. We love seeing all of your submissions, and we know you love seeing them too.
So when it comes to picking the selections for our end of the year gallery, what goes into it? Sometimes it’s the pops of colour or lighting or composition. A lot of the time, it’s a photo that sticks out and made us say ‘Wow!’
So sit back and relax, maybe with a hot beverage, and take a look at the images that resonated with us over the past year. We can’t wait to continue our galleries in 2023 and see what you have to offer.
Some extremely ripe dogberries hang heavy near a frozen waterfall in Western Bay. (Eugene Howell)
Pine warblers aren’t often seen around St. John’s in January. But with so much warm, wet weather that month, perhaps this one was as confused as the rest of us. (Udantha Chandraratne)
A January sun breaks through the narrows in St. John’s, as seen from the Confederation Building. (Ocean-Lynn Hicks)
Alick Tsui writes, ‘trees glittering with icicles and silver thorns’ on the Sugarloaf path in St. John’s. (Alick Tsui)
A murmuration of pigeons seem to reenact New Year’s fireworks over a misty Quidi Vidi lake. (Moe Cheshire)
Antonio Shano snapped this pic of a curious fox who came out to watch them play hockey in January. (Antonio Shano)
The water reflects back up at the fire in the sky over Happy Valley-Goose Bay. (Angel Rich)
Twelve-year-old Kasey of Clarenville took this photo of Tug Pond to wrap up January. (Submitted by Kelly Lee)
The snow hovers and catches sunlight over Makkovik Bay. (Errol Andersen)
Maureen Brenton captures the intricate design of a snowflake on her window. (Maureen Brenton)
The puck dropped for Hockey Night in Makkovik in February, even with a -20 windchill. (Mike Bishop)
A stack of cut wood near Postville hits at the promise of the warmth and light of the fire even as the sun sets in on the horizon. (Ethan Ford-Goudie)
Moe Cheshire and her daughter gathered up these heart-shaped rocks from Middle Cove Beach to send the province a February valentine. (Moe Cheshire)
This pup made a couple of friends waiting for their tee time at Gander Golf Club. (Diane Vey)
Shadows grow long on a crisp evening at O’Brien’s Farm in St. John’s. (Kathleen Fillier)
Believe it or not, this picture was taken in February! Julia Baggs got this shot at Sandbanks Provincial Park near Burgeo. (Julie Baggs)
Aurora borealis — better known as the northern lights — put on a wonderful show in March over Walsh River, Labrador City. (Shawna Blake)
Joshua Bingle and friends enjoyed an epic journey by snowmobile across Labrador in March. He wrote, ‘the scenery and ruggedness of Labrador is something out of this world.’ (Joshua Bingle)
The Battery neighbourhood in St. John’s is illuminated in this photo from Olufemi Ajiboye, taken on a chilly March night. (Olufemi Ajiboye )
John Wiseman sent us this stunning shot of Western Brook Gorge in Gros Morne National Park. (John Wiseman)
The Avalon Peninsula saw multiple days of freezing rain in late March, but it sure makes for a great photo! Leona Rockwood took this shot on The Boulevard in St. John’s. (Leona Rockwood)
Tanya Russell was able to catch this photogenic polar bear near Lodge Bay, Labrador. (Tanya Russell)
A Canadian Coast Guard ship enjoys a beautiful day in the Bay of Islands. (Connie Boland)
There were some lovely April mornings in Northern Bay. If you’re a Canada goose, you might as well stretch out and enjoy it. (Eugene Howell)
A particularly impactful refraction over at the Spout near Bay Bulls. (Jim Walsh)
Tim the dog tentatively checks to see if spring is happening yet in his backyard in St. John’s. (David Collett)
Sentinel rocks look out over the sea at Sheaves Cove on the Port au Port Peninsula. (Lisa Piercey)
Kim Ploughman snapped this picture of an early Come Home Year Garden Party on Bell Island in April. (Kim Ploughman)
Julie Mullowney captured these stunning waves shot with incredible colour and a tubular curl. (Julie Mullowney)
Griffin and Kacee Green made the most of a snowy Easter in Gander. (Judith Jenkins)
Make sure you’re sporting the right footwear before tackling the Friar Trail near Francois. (Julie Baggs)
We all make choices in life, but not all of us would choose to catch choice waves in April in Conception Bay South. Then again, some would. (Jonathan Curlett)
The crocuses came just in time for spring, and the ones on David Sparks’ lawn in St. John’s have a timely message. (David Sparks)
Sometimes the sunset reflects in the most unexpected places, as here in Little Port in the Bay of Islands. (Connie Boland)
Ian Winter sent this photo in May, writing, ‘This is an osprey, nicknamed Lucky, returned to his nest in St. John’s, after being on the missing list last year.’ (Ian Winter)
Linda Lane captured an image of an iceberg near Triton, not long before a section on the right calved. (Linda Lane)
