The West End is a many-splendored place, which is why the West End Business Improvement Association asked residents and visitors to capture what they loved best about the neighbourhood in their #WeAmaze photo contest.
The beaches, sunsets, festivals, fireworks, parks, patios, and pride were all common themes among the scores of entries. Winners were selected by West End professional photographer Nelson Mouellic, who as it happens, was named after the West End's Nelson Street.
The winning photo was taken by Lech Dolecki, who captured paddleboarders underneath the Burrard Street Bridge at sunset (pictured above). The People's Choice Award went to Laura Lape, who used an remote-controlled aerial drone to capture a bird's eye view of the West End using a fish-eye lens (pictured below).
"We had almost 4000 entries which is tremendous community engagement," said West End BIA executive director Stephen Regan.
Mouellic curated the submissions into 14 weekly winners. As the contest winner, Dolecki won a $1,000 bike from Denman Bike Shop, while Lape received an night out courtesy of the Listel Hotel and Forage Restaurant.
Here are photos from some of the finalists. For more info, check out the contest homepage.
