Category: Awards

Congratulations to our writers/photographers for their outstanding achievements in the 2016 NATJA Travel Media Awards Competition!

January 31^st, 2017
Vancouver, BC

For the 2^nd year in a row, articles published in Just For Canadian Doctors and Just For Canadian Dentists magazines were honoured as the “best of the best” in travel media by the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA). On behalf of associates, partners and supporters of Just For Canadian Doctors and Just For Canadian Dentists magazines, congratulations to our writers/photographers Barb Sligl, Janet Gyenes and Lucas Aykroyd on their 2016 award(s) for excellence in travel writing, photography and promotion!  It is a privilege for our magazines that their work was chosen as winners or finalists among esteemed publications.  Just For Canadian Dentist and/or Just For Canadian Doctors magazine published 1 gold, 2 bronzes and 5 finalists–see list below! Click here to see the complete list of 2016 NATJA Awards Competition Winners and Finalists.

Award-winning writing and photography continue to make our magazines a must-read for doctors and dentists.  Looking forward to another successful year in 2017.

Regards,
Linh T. Huynh
Publisher
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Category 109: Illustrated Story, Magazine

Barbara Sligl, “On the Central Coast,”
Just for Canadian Dentists

Tim Leffel, “Paradise Found (Kicking Back, Turks & Caicos),” Global Traveler

Jenn Smith Nelson, “Discovering Grasslands,” Prairies North

Barbara Sligl, “Belle Saison,”
Just for Canadian Dentists

Lucinda Hahn, “Mythic River: River Cruising on the Danube,” AAA Living
 

Category 122: Special Focus Travel Articles – Print: Sports, Recreation, and Adventure

Gold:Jayme Moye, “Flight Plan: Soaring in a Motorless Glider Plane,” 5280 Magazine

Silver:Sarah Khan, “7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia,” The New York Times

Bronze:Aaron Gulley, “Uncharted Territory,” Virtuoso Life

Finalists:

Susan Nerberg, “Roll the Casbah,” AirCanada en Route

Barbara Sligl, “Call of the Wild,” Just for Canadian Doctors

Jayne Wise, “In Your Forties: South America,” National Geographic Traveler

 

Category 131: Special Focus Travel Articles – Print: Eco, Environmental or Special Purpose Travel

Gold:Elizabeth Lonsdorf, “In Your Fifties: Africa,” National Geographic Traveler

Silver:Christine Kassar, “Determination on Denali,” Elevation Outdoors

Bronze:Lucas Aykroyd, “Deep Into Brazil,” Just For Canadian Doctors

Finalists:

John Gottberg Anderson, “A Father’s Day That Hits Home,” The Bulletin (Bend, OR)

Theresa Medoff, “Destination: Wedding,” AAA Traveler Worldwise

Jayme Moye, “Flight Plan: Soaring in a Motorless Glider Plane,” 5280 Magazine

Michele Peterson, “Save a Reef, Eat a Lionfish,” Globe and Mail

 

Category 171:
Photography: Cover Photo, Illustration

Gold:Lucinda Hahn, “Majestic Africa,” AAA Living magazine

Silver:Murad Osmann, “How to See the World in a Lifetime,” National Geographic Traveler

Bronze:Lucinda Hahn, “Seeking China,” AAA Living magazine

Finalists:

Donna Adinolfi, “Enchanted by Ischia,” TravelWorld International Magazine

Darren Frei, “On Island Time,” Southbound

Janet Gyenes, “Escher’s Atrani,” Just for Canadian Doctors magazine

Craig Redman & Karl Maier, “Happiness Issue,” National Geographic Traveler

 

Category 173: Photography: Portrait, People – Print Publication

Gold:Aaron Huey, “The Song of Trinidad,” National Geographic Traveler

Silver:Peter Turnley, “Café Society,” National Geographic Traveler

Bronze:Aaron Huey, “Postmark Bulgaria,” National Geographic Traveler

Finalists:

Harold Daniels, “The Beat Goes On,” Southbound

Carina Mask, “Man About Town,” Palette

Barbara Sligl, “Cowboy in a diner, New Mexico,” Just for Canadian Doctors

 

Category 174: Photography: Facility, Architectural – Print Publication

Gold:Robert Jerome, “Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City,” The Rail Monthly

Silver:Aaron Huey, “Postmark Bulgaria,” National Geographic Traveler

Bronze:Robert Jerome, “Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City,” The Rail Monthly

Finalists:

Robert Jerome, “Biblio Café, Lyon, France,” The Rail Monthly

Barbara Sligl, “Scandi Chic, the Oslo Opera House,” Just for Canadian Dentists

Category 176: Photography: Photo Essay – Print Publication

Gold:Aaron Huey, “State of Wonder,” National Geographic Traveler

Silver:Peter Turnley, “Café Society,” National Geographic Traveler

Bronze:Barbara Sligl, “Nordic Cool,” Just for Canadian Doctors

Finalist:Robert Jerome, “Sports Travel for Older Athletes: American Masters Compete in Lyon, France,” National Masters News