Congratulations to all our winners, check out the judge's picks below!
The 2019 contest is now closed, next year's contest will open July 1, 2020 - sign up below to get notified when the contest opens and other Wildlife-In-Focus updates.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2019 contest. The contest raised more than $16,800 for wildlife in need at the BC SPCA's
Wild ARC, which cares for more than 2,800 injured and orphaned wild animals a year.
Congratulations to our People's Choice Award winner, Michelle Obre, the photo-finish runner-up Dawn Davies, and to all our top 52 photographers - their photos are featured on an exclusive deck of Wildlife-In-Focus playing cards available for purchase now!
Cards
Previous year's cards sold out in just a matter of days, don't wait - buy your deck of cards featuring our top 52 photos at
wildarc.com/shop. This is a limited quantity run, so once they're sold out - that's it!
Backyard Habitats:
1st - Curtis Zutz, Cedar waxwing
2nd - Patricia Irvine, Raccoon
3rd - Jordan Blackstone, Hummingbird
Wild Settings:
1st - Elle Ambrosi, Coyote
2nd - Maja Lakhani, Black bears
3rd - Arsalan Butt, Short-eared owl
People's Choice Award
Congratulations to our
People's Choice Award winner, Michelle Obre. Her
photo of a lynx raised $920 for Wild ARC.
Honourable Mentions
Alan McCormack, Owl | Rolf Hennemann, Fawn |
Wendy McKinlay, Grizzly bear | Marlo Shaw, Barn swallow |
Greg Peterson, Eagle | Tania Simpson, Nighthawk |
Vivian Martin, Fox | Donald Alexandre Legere, Geese |
Dave Talling, Whale | Carolyn Derfler, Caterpillar |
Prizes
This year's exciting prize sponsors include: Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Beau Photo Supplies, Canadian Geographic, Jukebox Print, LUSH, and The Lab Vancouver.
* Banner photos courtesy of Darlene Willment, Les Dewar, Tracy Riddell, Tony Markle