First, second, third and fourth place photo contest winners by category. Click a category title to go its Flickr page and view the winning photos and honourable mentions.

City of Toronto programs and services

1st: "Off an On" by Ryan Raz
2nd: "Davisville Yard" by Steven de Sousa
3rd: "Lonely Commute" by Geoff Moysa
4th: "Fireworks 4" by Joel Pollock

Parks and playgrounds

1st: "Sunset at the Diamond" by Danny Mejia
2nd: "High Park" by Maria Marks
3rd: "I thought you would wait here" by Tong Lam
4th: "Snow Cold…" by Cameron MacMaster

Landscapes, gardens, flora

1st: "The Lighthouse" by Sergio Miulescu
2nd: "storm1" by Jake Knoflook
3rd: "Sping Melt" by Scott Ramsay
4th: "untitled" by Candace Chow

Urban wildlife, pets

1st: "The Churning, Burning, Fiery Pits of Hell…" by Cameron MacMaster
2nd: "Shop Birds" by Jen Yeaman
3rd: "2.1 kg yorkie looking tough at Kew Beach in his beach muscle wear" by Phil Marion
4th: "Hope" by Vishal Sharma

The waterfront

1st: "Broken Lines" by Peter Bowers
2nd: "Skiff" by Michael Mitchener
3rd: "Eye on Lake Ontario" by Jay Lu
4th: "planes, boats and lights" by Henry Octavo

Local events, festivals, celebrations, group activities

1st: "Kensington I's Dotted T's Crossed" by Ryan Raz
2nd: "The Rain Man" by Mario Dimain
3rd: "Rainbows on Yonge Street" by Neal Jennings
4th: "CNE Ride at Dusk- Toronto" by Phil Marion

People at work, play, leisure and on the move

1st: "The 332" by Ryan Raz
2nd: "Tyler" by Gary Hills
3rd: "untitled" by Jude Marion
4th: "little italy wedding" by Bryan Pereira

Toronto’s neighbourhoods

1st: "The Distillery District" by Sabri Irmak
2nd: "Bike racks" by Phil Marion
3rd: "deluge" by Cameron MacMaster
4th: "Kensington, Chinatown, Toronto" by Shaelene Thompson

Architecture/buildings

1st: "CN Tower" by Maria Marks
2nd: "Senator-&-Cadillac" by Dave Smith
3rd: "Canada Life" by Bryan Pereira
4th: "Stacked…" by Cameron MacMaster

Culture, entertainment, art, dance, music

1st: "School Concert" by Weihua (david) Huang
2nd: "Sitting on the Wall" by Christopher Woo
3rd: "caribana" by Mario Reyes
4th: "Chinese Lantern Festival" by Ruth Murphy

Business

1st: "Automolove" by Michael Mitchener
2nd: "Business in Toronto" by Jackson-Lau
3rd: "'Thumbs Up' for Chinese Food" by Jen Yeaman
4th: "whirlwind shopping" by Janice Lin

Toronto’s history

1st: "Canary Restaurant Closed" by Ryan Raz
2nd: "Gooderham & Worts." by Scott Young
3rd: "But Soft, What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks…" by Cameron MacMaster
4th: "Elegant" by Robert Brienza

Toronto by night

1st: "Snow Queen's Mischief" by Katrin Ray
2nd: "The First Month of the Year 2/4" by Hankvision
3rd: "Toronto fog - 41" by Natalia Sokolovska
4th: "Those constant sirens…" by Hamdi Ali