OTTAWA—Manitowaning photographer Peter Baumgarten’s stunning photograph of a white pine courageously clinging to a crack in rocks rising from the water was a runner up in the new category of ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’ at the sixth edition of the Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year contest.
The popular annual show features 25 winning photographs from the 2013 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Contest, which was organized by Canadian Geographic in partnership with the museum. The photos will be on display until September 1, 2014.
“Through our partnerships with esteemed organizations such as Canadian Geographic we expand our reach to Canadians, providing further insight into the complexity, diversity and wonders of the natural world,” said Meg Beckel, president and CEO of the museum, in a press release announcing the exhibition. “This exhibition is a delightful way for people of all ages to enjoy a window on the beauty and value of wildlife.”
The caption on Mr. Baumgarten’s work reads “a white pine grows from a crack in a rock face at Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario.”
The images on display are iconic representations of Canada’s natural beauty, including a mother barn swallow bringing insects to her young; a hummingbird drinking nectar from a flower, wings beating at extraordinary speed; and a 70-metre impressive rock formation, dominating a tranquil valley.
“The Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year contest always reveals stunning photographs of our country’s wildlife,” said Gilles Gagnier, publisher of Canadian Geographic. “We hope this year’s exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature inspires photography enthusiasts of all ages to not only get outside and capture some of their own photos of the wildlife in our beautiful country, but to also submit them to our contest.”
Mr. Baumgarten’s work was selected as a runner up from thousands of entries submitted to Canadian Geographic.
All of the winning photographers and images featured in the show can be seen on the Canadian Geographic website at wpy13.canadiangeographic.ca. The Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition is also included with admission to the Museum.
The Canadian Museum of Nature is located at 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa.
The Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada’s national museum of natural history and natural sciences. The museum provides evidence-based insights, inspiring experiences and meaningful engagement with nature’s past, present and future. It achieves this through scientific research, a 10.5 million specimen collection, education programs, signature and travelling exhibitions, and its dynamic website, nature.ca.
