A Kingstonian was among the finalists as Canadian Geographic magazine announced the winners of its 2025 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition.

Announced Wednesday in a press release, the contest celebrates remarkable images of Canadian wildlife captured by Canadian photographers. This year, nine photographers were recognized out of more than 10,000 entries.

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Quebec City-based photographer Maxime Légaré-Vézina was chosen as the Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year and now begins a two-year term as the Audain Emerging Photographer-in-Residence with Canadian Geographic.

With the support of the Audain Foundation, whose wildlife conservation mandate is focused on British Columbia (BC) Légaré-Vézina will have the opportunity to shoot on assignment for

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