The winners of the 2022 Canadian Photos of the Year competition

Announcing the winners of the 2022 Canadian Photos of the Year competition

Canadian Geographic is proud to recognize 13 outstanding photographers who captured some of the best images of 2022
By Alexandra Pope

A lynx peers intently out from spring foliage in northern Ontario. (Photo: Alan Poelman)

A Canada lynx stares intently out from spring foliage in northern Ontario. A red fox, framed by a rainbow, creeps down a rocky slope in the wake of a storm. A long exposure of waves crashing against the red rocks of the Prince Edward Island coast lends an contemplative feel to a photo of a now-vanished landmark. The winning images in Canadian Geographic’s 2022 Canadian Photos of the Year competition are a testament to that perfect combination of timing, skill and luck that produces an unforgettable photo. Canadian Geographic is pleased to award Alan Poelman of Atikokan, Ont. the grand prize of $5,000 and the prestigious title of Canadian Photographer of the Year. Read on to learn more about Poelman and see all the images that most impressed our judges: wildlife photographer Mark Raycroft, Photographer-in-Residence Scott Forsyth, and Weather Network personality Kim MacDonald.

Canadian Photographer of the Year 2022
Alan Poelman

Alan Poelman vividly remembers the moment he knew he had captured his “bucket list” shot. He was driving down a dirt road near his hometown of Atikokan, Ont., in the spring of 2022 when a Canada lynx suddenly loped across the road. Although lynx are normally skittish, Poelman had a hunch the animal would be hiding in the brush at the side of the road, so he pulled over and laid on his stomach in the dirt. Sure enough, the lynx sat quietly for several minutes, giving Poelman the shot of a lifetime. “I never thought I’d get a portrait of a lynx looking right back at me,” the 38-year-old photographer says. “They’re wonderful looking animals.”

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Wildlife in Action
Jean-Simon Bégin

A red fox creeps down a rocky slope under dramatic evening skies on Newfoundland’s eastern coast.

Epic Landscapes
Jeremy Klager

A 260-second exposure lends a dreamlike quality to this photo of waves crashing against the red rocks of Thunder Cove Beach on Prince Edward Island. The formations include the iconic “Teacup Rock,” which was washed away by Hurricane Fiona just a few weeks later.

City Life
David Paul

A construction worker trudges through falling snow on a mid-winter morning in Toronto.

Weather, Seasons and Sky
Jeff Wizniak

Cumulonimbus clouds tower above a tornado on the ground near Blaine Lake, Sask., in July 2022. The tornado, which caused some damage in the area, was later rated an EF2.

To see the full list of winners, including honourable mentions and the runner-up for each category, read the rest of the article here.

Missed this competition? Don't worry! Canadian Geographic's Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition opens on March 1, 2023.

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