The amazing winning shots from Outdoor Canada’s 11th annual photo contest

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2ND PLACE

PHOTOGRAPHER: Gary Purpur

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WHERE: Knight Inlet, B.C.

WHEN: September 2021

DETAILS: An avid wildlife, nature and underwater photographer, Gary Purpur was on a grizzly bear eco-tour in Knight Inlet, B.C., when he captured this shot of a bear eating mussels—one of 857 photos he took that day. “I was fascinated to watch this young grizzly bear’s feeding habits,” he says. “The skill and dexterity it showed was wonderful to witness, and something I’ll never forget.”

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