SHARE YOUR CANADA PHOTO CONTEST

Congratulations to the winners of our annual photo contest—choosing among such amazing entries wasn’t easy! Here are the three winners, along with some others we felt worthy of special mention. Thanks to all who participated!

Check out this year’s top three winners along with a selection of worthy runners-up!

1 st place: $500 Iconic Canadian Moment Stanley Aryanto, Lake Louise, Alta.

“I feel this image of my friend George, skating with his hockey stick and puck, is a perfect representation of Canada: a frozen lake, skating and hockey. When I think about Canada, these are three iconic things that come to mind. This photo was captured on Lake Louise during a flash freeze, when the lake freezes overnight. As you can see the surface was still pristine and not as tracked as usual, as we were the first ones to head out on the ice that day.”

2nd place: $300

Kyle Strongman, Sherbrooke, N.S.

“I love this picture because there were so many elements that came together to create this scene. We’d had a lot of rain that made the river rise and flood, and it was also snowing heavily, but the leaves on the beech tree were still hanging on. The water revealed the reflection of the trees, the snow isolated the beach tree, and the remaining leaves gave a pop of colour to an otherwise stark winter environment.”

3rd place: $200

Mel Diotte, Lasalle, Ont.

“I choose this macro shot of a tiny jumping spider because I find tiny spiders and insects look really cool when magnified. This tiny spider, for example, is no bigger than half the size of a fingernail, yet you are able to see my reflection in the spider’s eyes when the image is viewed at a larger size. Nature is amazing.”