APTN cameraman wins national award

WINNIPEG - APTN Northern Camera Operator Luke Smith has been named the 2007 recipient of the Stan Clinton Award for News Essay and Cinematography. Smith (pictured), a Métis camera editor/operator at the APTN Whitehorse Bureau, won the award from the Canadian Society of Cinematographers for his spectacular filming of the Porcupine caribou herd and the people who rely on it. It is the first time anyone outside the big three networks (CBC, CTV, Global TV) has received this honour. "We have long known the talent and expertise that our staff brings to our network, so it is particularly satisfying that...