SNOLAB, local photographers contribute to global photography contest

SNOLAB, Canada’s deep underground research lab, has announced the top three winners from its photowalk competition.

A total of eight Sudbury-based amateur photographers spent a full day in SNOLAB’s underground facility last May capturing the people and science that make SNOLAB tick. Each was tasked with submitting their top five images from the day.

Following an internal adjudication process, those 40 images were narrowed down to three and submitted to the Global Physics Photowalk 2025 competition organized by the Interactions Collaboration. A global shortlist will be announced in September, followed by a public vote online. A selection of the winning photos will be published in the CERN Courier and Symmetry magazine.

The top three images from SNOLAB are:

1. Delicate Work by Jason Innes
2. Rough et prêt by David Gagnon
3. SNOLAB under the surface by Ingris Leiva

“Thank you to all the photographers who gave their time and talent to help share SNOLAB with the world,” says SNOLAB Director of Research Dr. Ray Bunker. “Their work, like the science they document, is inspiring, and I look forward to seeing it move on with photography from other labs.”

The Global Physics Photowalk gives participants a rare opportunity to visit and photograph the world’s leading physics labs in Asia, Europe and North America — and to get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most exciting science being carried out today. Participating labs around the world include CERN in Switzerland, Fermilab, Brookhaven, and SURF in the U.S., and SNOLAB and TRIUMF in Canada.

In addition to the global competition, SNOLAB will curate local exhibit of work from all eight local photowalk participants later this fall. You can view a selection of photos from the SNOLAB photowalk event online in this Flickr gallery.

Follow the Photowalk on social media with #PhysPics25.