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Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mount Pearl photographer snaps Canadian Geographic prize-winning photo of adorable fox cubs
Stu White of Mount Pearl says a photo of two fox cubs playing in the dirt came down to being in the right place in the right moment. (Submitted by Stu White) A Newfoundland and Labrador man with a passion for photography and wildlife snapped a photo worthy of a prestigious prize. Stu White of Mount Pearl is among 14 photographers honoured by Canadian Geographic magazine under its 2024 Canadian Photos of the Year competition — his first time submitting an entry to any contest. White told CBC News he doesn't do photography for the recognition but getting the award was "pretty cool." "When you do get it, it's pretty special and it's very special to be the winner obviously," White told CBC Radio's Newfoundland Morning. White says snapping his prize-winning photo came down to a bit of luck, good timing and perseverance. He says he knew there was a fox den in an area around Bonavista, and hung around for hours hoping for the cubs to pop up. "They weren't really staying outside and playing, so I went there the next morning. I think I got up around 6 a.m. I spent about three hours, you know, between my car and outside, back and forth, because it was so cold," said White. Then, around 9 a.m. he said the foxes came out and that was his moment. "They literally put on a show. They were ramping around. Very curious. They weren't bothered by me at all," White said. "I just sat in one spot and kind of just took it all in." But it was only after was reviewing his shots that he realized how special the fox cub images were. A lot of elements have to align to get a great shot, he explained, like being in the right spot at the right time and the animals being comfortable with a photographer's presence. "That morning I got a couple of nice shots. I got a few images where it looks like one fox is looking at me and the other one looked like it was kissing them on the cheek. It was pretty adorable," he said. 'Quite the ride' White usually posts his photos online at Stu White Photography on Facebook and Caribou_stu_ on Instagram. He said he submitted his fox photo to Canadian Geographic's annual contest before Christmas and then let it slip his mind. "Really I never really put any thought to it afterwards," he said. In early January, White got an email from a Canadian Geographic editor about being in the running for a prize. At first, White said, he wasn't sure it was a real email and thought it could be a phishing email in an attempt to steal his private information. "I thought was pretty, pretty incredible," he said. LISTEN | CBC's Leigh Anne Power chats with photographer Stu White on what went into snapping his prize winning photo: The win comes with a monetary prize of $1,000, though White says the money isn't what matters. "To me, the main prize is the recognition and my image in the magazine for the March issue of Canadian Geographic," he said. "So that's something I'll … certainly cherish for as long as I can keep that magazine." Landscapes to wildlife White said he got into photography through his job with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro more than a decade ago, which had him travelling throughout the province. "Some of the scenery and Labrador is absolutely stunning so I knew at that point I needed to buy a camera," he said. White says he started with a simple camera, got hooked and began looking into an upgrade. "Then it kind of snowballed from there. I started shooting landscapes and that's what I was doing as a hobby for many years," he said. And with a new telephoto zoom lens, he said he got into wildlife photography. "It has since consumed me," he said, laughing. "That's pretty well all I think about now." Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Click here to visit our landing page
CBC
09-02-2025
- CBC
Mount Pearl photographer snaps Canadian Geographic prize-winning photo of adorable fox cubs
Stu White's photo of two fox cubs was captured near Bonavista A Newfoundland and Labrador man with a passion for photography and wildlife snapped a photo worthy of a prestigious prize. Stu White of Mount Pearl is among 14 photographers honoured by Canadian Geographic magazine under its 2024 Canadian Photos of the Year competition — his first time submitting an entry to any contest. White told CBC News he doesn't do photography for the recognition but getting the award was "pretty cool." "When you do get it, it's pretty special and it's very special to be the winner obviously," White told CBC Radio's Newfoundland Morning. White says snapping his prize-winning photo came down to a bit of luck, good timing and perseverance. He says he knew there was a fox den in an area around Bonavista, and hung around for hours hoping for the cubs to pop up. "They weren't really staying outside and playing, so I went there the next morning. I think I got up around 6 a.m. I spent about three hours, you know, between my car and outside, back and forth, because it was so cold," said White. Then, around 9 a.m. he said the foxes came out and that was his moment. "They literally put on a show. They were ramping around. Very curious. They weren't bothered by me at all," White said. "I just sat in one spot and kind of just took it all in." But it was only after was reviewing his shots that he realized how special the fox cub images were. A lot of elements have to align to get a great shot, he explained, like being in the right spot at the right time and the animals being comfortable with a photographer's presence. "That morning I got a couple of nice shots. I got a few images where it looks like one fox is looking at me and the other one looked like it was kissing them on the cheek. It was pretty adorable," he said. 'Quite the ride' White usually posts his photos online at Stu White Photography on Facebook and Caribou_stu_ on Instagram. He said he submitted his fox photo to Canadian Geographic's annual contest before Christmas and then let it slip his mind. "Really I never really put any thought to it afterwards," he said. In early January, White got an email from a Canadian Geographic editor about being in the running for a prize. At first, White said, he wasn't sure it was a real email and thought it could be a phishing email in an attempt to steal his private information. "I thought was pretty, pretty incredible," he said. The win comes with a monetary prize of $1,000, though White says the money isn't what matters. "To me, the main prize is the recognition and my image in the magazine for the March issue of Canadian Geographic," he said. "So that's something I'll … certainly cherish for as long as I can keep that magazine." Landscapes to wildlife White said he got into photography through his job with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro more than a decade ago, which had him travelling throughout the province. "Some of the scenery and Labrador is absolutely stunning so I knew at that point I needed to buy a camera," he said. White says he started with a simple camera, got hooked and began looking into an upgrade. "Then it kind of snowballed from there. I started shooting landscapes and that's what I was doing as a hobby for many years," he said. And with a new telephoto zoom lens, he said he got into wildlife photography. "It has since consumed me," he said, laughing. "That's pretty well all I think about now."
CBC
30-01-2025
- General
- CBC
Alberta nature photographer wins Canada's 2024 Photographer of the Year award
Canadian Geographic magazine has announced that Shane Turgeon is its 2024 Photographer of the Year. A panel of judges selected Shane's portfolio out of 5,000 entries. He is from Edmonton and Pincher Creek.
CBC
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Canadian Geographic's Canadian Photos of the Year chase the light
Shane Turgeon says he's been chasing the light ever since he had a nervous breakdown in 2012. "It scared the hell out of me, and in the process of that, I discovered photography," Turgeon, 47, of Edmonton and Pincher Creek, Alta., recently told Canadian Geographic magazine. On Wednesday, the magazine announced the winners of its 2024 Canadian Photos of the Year competition. It honours 14 photographers who captured some of the best shots of 2024. Turgeon was named the grand prize winner. IN PHOTOS | Winning Canadian wildlife images "Photography is this place of light," Turgeon said in a news release. "We're constantly chasing the light, figuratively and literally, because, in life or photography, we want that light in our life." In one of his winning photos, sunset adds a warm glow to this developing supercell near Bentley, Alta. (Shane Turgeon) In another winning image, he meets the eyes of a grizzly bear in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alta., which he describes as a profound moment. "You understand that we are all deeply interconnected," Turgeon said. "That we are all a part of nature. That we all require a clean environment and have a need for a safe existence." (Shane Turgeon) Outside of of the grand prize, the competition had four other categories. In the outdoor adventure category, Sara Kempner of Cumberland, B.C., won for this image of mountain bikers racing side-by-side on parallel tracks during the "Speed & Style" competition at the 2024 finale of the Crankworx World Tour, held in Whistler, B.C. (Sara Kempner) In the flora, fauna and fungi category, Stuart White of Mount Pearl, N.L., won for his photo of two red fox kits tumbling around in the dirt of Bonavista. (Stuart White) Peter Baumgarten of Manitowaning, Ont., won the urban and natural landscapes category for his photo of the late afternoon sun between the silhouettes of two condo towers in Etobicoke. Craig Boehm of Regina won the weather, seasons and skies category with this image, called cinnamon bun, of a tornado-warned storm swirling over the prairies of Avonlea, Sask. (Craig Boehm) The competition was judged by Christian Fleury, Jenny Wong, Scott Forsyth, Ryan Tidman and the magazine's editorial and design teams. Here are a few other photos honoured in the annual competition that caught our eye. For an honourable mention in the flora, fauna and fungi category, Rain Saulnier of Calgary captured these Atlantic puffins near Elliston, N.L. (Rain Saulnier) Matthew Littlewood of Banff, Alta., was the runner up in the outdoor adventure category for this photo of the Dome Glacier, on the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. (Matthew Littlewood) And Peter O'Hara of Canmore, Alta., captured the northern lights dancing over Vermillion Lakes in Banff National Park to nab an honourable mention the weather, seasons and skies category.
