South Okanagan photograph wins first place in national contest
A photo of a cedar waxwing taken at the South Okanagan's Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory has won in a public favourite category in a national photography contest. Adam Benn's photo of the cedar waxwing placed first in the lake biodiversity public favourite category in the fourth...
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A photo of a cedar waxwing taken at the South Okanagan's Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory has won in a public favourite category in a national photography contest.
Adam Benn's photo of the cedar waxwing placed first in the lake biodiversity public favourite category in the fourth annual Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge hosted by Living Lakes Canada
https://livinglakescanada.ca/
, a water science and stewardship non-profit, according to a release from the organization issued, Sept. 12. The bird observatory
https://osca.org/
is on the west side of Highway 97 about a kilometre north of Vaseux Lake and 4 km south of Okanagan Falls.
"With nature’s ever-shifting rhythms, each photograph captures a one-in-a-kind fleeting moment. The 4th Annual Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge has once again created a rich tapestry of moments from across Canada, showcasing each lake’s unique features and, in some cases, the evolving impacts they face," the release read.
Nearly 450 photos were submitted overall for this competition and 1,228 votes were cast. Competitors were from BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
The winners get an online photography workshop hosted by Viktoria Haak, who is a Nikon Canada Ambassador, and the Kase Filter Global Ambassador. The winners also received prize packages including Kicking Horse coffee, Lush supplies and Laykhaus.
The entire 2024 online gallery can be viewed here
https://livinglakescanada.ca/our-programs/lakes/lake-biodiversity-photo-challenge-2024/
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