The 2022 Churchill Wild Guest Photo Contest results are in! It was another fabulous contest full of beautiful submissions and, as always, it was very difficult to pick winners. There were just so many exceptional entries to choose from!
Winning photographers hailed from around the world and winning photographs came from all three of our ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast on a variety of different polar bear safaris including the Polar Bear Photo Safari at Seal River, Arctic Discovery, Arctic Safari, Great Ice Bear Adventure, Fall Dual Lodge Safari, Summer Dual Lodge Safari, Hudson Bay Odyssey and Birds, Bears and Belugas.
Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to all of our guests for your submissions. We loved your photos almost as much as we enjoyed having you as guests!
Category | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
Polar Bears | Stephen Mount | Jo Mahy | Adam Wang |
Other Wildlife | Peter Balunek | Michael Bitting | Marlene Born |
Landscapes | Christoph Jansen | Eric Wichems | Fabienne Jansen |
Lodge Int/Ext | Tristan Adler | Fabienne Jansen | Christoph Jansen |
People | Steve Pressman | Fabienne Jansen | Cathy Honke |
Amateur | Jim Gable | Cathy Honke | Marlene Born |
Churchill Wild 2022 Guest Photo Contest Gallery
- 1st Place – Other Wildlife – Peter Balunek – Polar Bear Photo Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge
- 1st Place – People – Steve Pressman – Cloud Wolves – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 1st Place – Lodge Exterior – Tristan Adler – Polar Bear Photo Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge
- 1st Place – Polar Bear – Stephen Mount – Great Ice Bear – Dymond Lake Ecolodge
- 1st Place – Landscapes – Christoph Jansen – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 1st Place – Amateur – Jim Gable – Hudson Bay Odyssey – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 2nd Place – People – Fabienne Jansen – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 2nd Place – Lodge Exterior – Fabienne Jansen – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 2nd Place – Other Wildlife – Michael Bitting – Fall Dual Lodge Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 2nd Place – Amateur – Cathy Honke – Arctic Discovery – Tundra Camp
- 2nd Place – Polar Bear – Joanne Mahy – Birds, Bears, & Belugas – Seal River Heritage Lodge
- 2nd Place – Landscape – Eric Wichems – Hudson Bay Odyssey – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 3rd Place – Polar Bear – Adam Wang – Fall Dual Lodge Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 3rd Place – Lodge Exterior – Christoph Jansen – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 3rd Place – Other Wildlife – Marlene Born – Summer Dual Lodge Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 3rd Place – People – Cathy Honke – Arctic Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge
- 3rd Place – Amateur – Marlene Born – Summer Dual Lodge Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- 3rd Place – Landscape – Fabienne Jansen – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- Honourable Mention – Lodge Exterior – Gabriele Perl – Fall Dual Lodge Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge
- Honourable Mention – Michael Bitting – Fall Dual Lodge Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- Honourable Mention – Christoph Jansen – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- Honourable Mention – Gabriele Perl – Fall Dual Lodge Safari – Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge
- Honourable Mention – Eileen Goodis Stroms – Arctic Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge
- Honourable Mention – Tristan Adler – Polar Bear Photo Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge
- Honourable Mention – Jim Rosenthal – Great Ice Bear – Dymond Lake Ecolodge
- Honourable Mention – Tristan Adler – Polar Bear Photo Safari – Seal River Heritage Lodge