The amazing winning shots from Outdoor Canada’s 15th annual photo contest

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1ST PLACE WILDLIFE & WILD PLACES

PHOTOGRAPHER: Samuel Choy

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WHERE: Delta, B.C.

WHEN: August 2025

DETAILS: Samuel Choy was strolling along the scenic Boundary Bay Dyke Trail on the B.C. coast when he managed to photograph this white-crowned sparrow, just moments after it had caught a buggy meal.

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PRIZE: Nest Pour Over Kit + Java G25 Grinder

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2ND PLACE WILDLIFE & WILD PLACES

PHOTOGRAPHER: Keeley-Shae Aube

WHERE: Nipawin, Saskatchewan

WHEN: May 2025

DETAILS: Hunting outfitter Keeley-Shae Aube and her partners were making the rounds refilling their bear bait barrels when they came upon an unexpected sight: this huge bear looking down at them from one of their treestands.

PRIZE: Java G25 Grinder

3RD PLACE WILDLIFE & WILD PLACES

PHOTOGRAPHER: Karen Fox

WHERE: Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador

WHEN: August 2025

DETAILS: During a visit to Elliston on eastern Newfoundland’s rugged and scenic Bonavista Peninsula, Karen Fox was delighted to sit and watch—and photograph—the antics of the puffins. “They were so cute I could have stayed for hours,” she says.

PRIZE: Nest Pour Over Kit + Extra Lid + Nest #1 Mesh Filter 3-Pack