We love the title that Photo Club member Lise Simoneau gave this image. Like the bird’s expression, it’s open to interpretation: what exactly is going through this great horned owl’s mind? It might be curious about the photographer clicking away behind the trees. It might be bothered by the intrusion. It might just be hungry. Either way, there’s a story to our Photo of the Month for January and we’ve enjoyed spending time contemplating it. What do you think? Want your photo to be chosen as a Photo of the Week? Upload your best shots to one of our Assignment Galleries for your chance to be featured! 

Photo: Lise Simoneau/Can Geo Photo Club

The Milky Way rises over the Alberta badlands. A northern pygmy-owl fixes its challenging yellow gaze on the photographer who has dared to enter its forest on northern Vancouver Island. A kayaker dips her paddles in the calm waters of an Ontario lake as dawn paints the sky in shades of vivid turquoise and pink. The winning images in Canadian Geographic’s 34th Annual Photo Competition are a testament to the incredible geographic and biological diversity of this country, and the talents of our photographic community. The 10 images at the link represent the best of the best of this year’s competition, chosen from among more than 5,100 entries by our panel of judges: Photographers-in-Residence Michelle Valberg and Scott Forsyth, RCGS Explorer-in-Residence George Kourounis, and freelance photographers Zach Baranowski and Gary Cummins. See the honourable mentions on the competition website. 

Capture your own epic images of Canada’s famous rainforest, the Great Bear. With CanGeo’s photographer-in-residence Scott Forsyth, explore misty fiords, estuaries and waterways with ample opportunity to photograph both nature and wildlife. The region is home to orcas, fin and humpback whales, grizzly and black bears, wolves and the rare, white spirit bear. Operator Maple Leaf Adventures has developed this signature trip over 30 seasons here.

Great Bear Rainforest Photography Expedition with Canadian Geographic and Canadian Geographic photographer-in-residence Scott Forsyth
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