Meet Maria Belen Scaglia, an Interaction Design major at Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Vancouver). With her passion for community engagement and a budding interest in local wetland conservation, she has taken on an ambitious and potentially game-changing final project which she hopes to develop beyond her graduation. Last night we had our …
"Glow" calls our attention to the radiance of an early fall sun. Cresting the hillside of the Fraser Canyon, the white hot orb transforms Cheam Wetlands south of Harrison Hot Springs into a mellow, golden wonderland. Our photographer, Tracey Friesen, has captured a moment when the vegetation that makes up a wetland environment has the opportunity to …
A wetland can be many things through the lens of a camera. Here it is an 'all-over-composition' reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock painting. The artful "Count the Frogs" impressed many of our judges with it's unusual view of a wetland and the unfolding surprise of its subject matter. The photographer, Ralph Palmer, is a retired …
Wildlife photography typically takes the aim of capturing something inaccessible, something rare, or a vision in crisp detail that might otherwise not sit still long enough to examine. We were impressed this week with the unique vision presented by lionsnaturephotography, where a common and recognizable visitor of wetlands - a mallard duck - is made …
Many outdoor recreationalists will recognize this week's winning image from the Fraser Valley. The Cheam Lake Wetlands, protected habitat near Bridal Falls, are a scenic catchment of snow melt from the towering misty blue mountains that surround it. Despite the appearance of eternal greenness, this land was not always a place to hear the honk-honking …
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