Canadian Geographic broadcasts the winners of its Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competitors

Quebec City-based photographer Maxime Légaré-Vézina is the Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year and begins a two-year time period because the Audain Emerging Photographer-in-Residence with Canadian Geographic

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 20, 2025 /CNW/ – Canadian Geographic, Canada’s #1 paid journal has chosen the winners of its 2025 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competitors, which celebrates outstanding pictures of Canadian wildlife captured by Canadian photographers. Out of a complete of greater than 10,000 entries, 9 photographers had been honoured for his or her excellent work.

“Incredible wildlife photography is a pillar of our work at the magazine, and we’re always on the lookout for emerging talent,” mentioned Canadian Geographic Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Pope. “The magazine team and our judges were impressed with the amazing diversity of species and scenes entered into the competition this year — from enormous polar bears to tiny fireflies and everything in between.”

Photos had been entered into 4 classes — “Terrestrial life,” “Aquatic life,” “Flora and fungi” and “Things with wings” — and judged by Canadian Geographic‘s editorial and design employees, in addition to skilled wildlife photographers Ryan Tidman, Jenny Wong and John E. Marriott.

“Terrestrial life” winner Jean-Simon Bégin gave us chills along with his shot of a household of Canada lynx making their method by a heavy snowfall in northern Ontario.

“Aquatic life” winner Alex Côté supplied us a compelling glimpse on the hidden world of freshwater along with his atmospheric shot of a typical merganser chick diving in Quebec’s Lake Memphremagog.

With wildfires as soon as once more dominating headlines this summer time, “Flora and fungi” winner Jillian A. Brown captured the lethal magnificence of a hearth close to Squamish, B.C. because the flames consumed moss on a cliff face.

“Things with wings” winner Leslie Poulson wowed the judges with a macro shot of a northern spreadwing dragonfly lined in droplets of morning dew.

One photographer’s physique of labor stood out amongst all of the entries. The 2025 Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year is Maxime Légaré-Vézina of Quebec City, who now begins a two-year time period because the Audain Emerging Photographer-in-Residence with Canadian Geographic. Thanks to the beneficiant assist of the Audain Foundation, whose wildlife conservation mandate is targeted in British Columbia, Légaré-Vézina can have the chance to shoot on project for Canadian Geographic in B.C. and take part in occasions selling visible storytelling.