WILD THINGS
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC AND THE CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE PRESENT THE WINNERS OF THE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
and the Canadian Museum of Nature present the winning images of the annual Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition
A great wildlife photo comes down to a collision of factors, some within a photographer’s control (location, patience, equipment and technical skill) and some not( timing, lighting, luck and the often-un predictable actions of the subject ). That’s why wildlife photography, done well, is breathtaking to behold, and why we at Canadian Geographic are proud to showcase established and emerging talent through our annual Wildlife Photography of the Year competition, hosted in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Nature. We received more than 8,500 entries in the latest competition, depicting Canadian fauna great and small. Our judges — Canadian Geographic brand and creative director Javier Frutos, graphic designer Kathryn Barqueiro and Canadian Museum of Nature exhibit designer Lindsay Willcox — deliberated at length, but ultimately determined that the following images represent the best of the best of the year’s submissions. See all the winning images, including second runners-up and honourable mentions of the Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition at wpy17.canadiangeographic.ca.