See how Daniel Cadieux and Bill Maynard break down this month’s winning images, explaining the creative decisions, technical choices, and storytelling techniques that helped them rise to the top. Whether you entered the contest or not, you’ll come away with practical insights you can apply to your own wildlife photography.

The April 2026 Wildlife Photography Contest Critique focused on the theme “Water & Wildlife,” featuring live feedback from Daniel Cadieux on winning and finalist images across all skill levels. The session explored how reflections, motion, composition, atmosphere, and post-processing choices can elevate wildlife images, while also including a live DxO PureRAW demonstration and an active, supportive discussion from members around the world.

This live critique focused on the theme of “All Things Black,” challenging photographers to create strong wildlife images where black tones played a central role in the composition. Judges reviewed submissions to show how light, contrast, and detail were used to bring out depth and impact in darker scenes.

The February “All Things White” contest showcased how photographers handled one of the most challenging elements in wildlife photography—capturing detail, tone, and mood in white-dominant scenes. The finalist slideshow highlights a wide range of approaches across all skill levels, with winning images standing out for their control, simplicity, and impact.

The January 2026 Wildlife Photography Contest challenged members to break traditional compositional rules with purpose and intent. The winning images proved that creative risk, when backed by technical control and ethical fieldcraft, can produce work that truly stands apart.

The December 2025 “Best of 2025” contest celebrated the strongest wildlife images of the year, with judges breaking down what set the winning photographs apart through live critique and discussion. The session highlighted storytelling, technical control, and ethical fieldcraft, giving members clear insight into what makes an image truly stand out.

A look back at the November 2025 Comedy Wildlife contest, featuring the winning images and key lessons from the live critique led by Daniel Cadieux and Bill Maynard. This recap highlights what the judges looked for and the decisions that helped certain images stand out.

The October 2025 “Warm Colors” contest celebrated images shaped by golden light, rich tones, and thoughtful use of colour in wildlife storytelling. Judges highlighted strong composition, clean backgrounds, and warm, intentional light throughout the winning entries.

The September 2025 Wildlife Photography Contest celebrated the theme “Non-Direct Light,” challenging photographers to master rim light, side light, silhouettes, and backlight to create mood and depth. From delicate spider webs to tender wildlife portraits and golden dawn scenes, members showed how subtle light can tell powerful stories.

The August 2025 contest challenged members to feature wildlife 12 inches or smaller—highlighting scale, space, and subtle storytelling. The live critique explored how angle, light, and clean backgrounds can elevate even the smallest subjects.

The “Small in the Frame” contest challenged members to craft scenes where wildlife played a subtle, intentional role in the composition. Judges looked for environmental storytelling, thoughtful use of space, and images where less truly said more.

Discover what separated the winning images from the rest in our June 2025 “Reflections” Wildlife Photography Contest. In this replay, Daniel Cadieux critiques finalist and member-submitted images while sharing practical techniques for composition, editing, and creating more compelling wildlife photographs.

Discover what separated the winning Birds-in-Flight images from the rest as Gail Bisson critiques entries, explains the judges’ decision-making process, and shares practical techniques you can apply to your own wildlife photography. This memorable session also marks Gail’s final contest critique as head judge, making it one you won’t want to miss.

What transforms a wildlife photo from a simple observation into a memorable story? Watch Gail Bisson break down the winning images from our “Behavior” contest while sharing practical techniques for capturing authentic moments, improving your processing, and creating stronger wildlife photographs.

Discover why the winning images stood out and learn directly from Gail Bisson’s critique of selected contest entries. This replay is packed with practical advice on composition, editing, and the subtle details that consistently elevate wildlife photographs from good to exceptional.

Discover why this month’s winning black-and-white wildlife images stood out and learn the small compositional and editing decisions that make a big difference. Gail Bisson provides practical critiques and judging insights you can immediately apply to your own photography.

See why the January 2025 contest winners stood out as Gail Bisson critiques award-winning and selected member images, explaining the creative and technical decisions behind each one. You’ll come away with practical ideas you can apply immediately to improve your own wildlife photography.

See what helped the strongest images rise to the top in the December 2024 “Best of 2024” contest. This critique explores composition, light, perspective, field technique, post-processing, and the small details that can determine whether an image advances in competition.

Discover what separates an ordinary silhouette from an unforgettable one as the judges break down the winning images from the November 2024 “Silhouettes” Wildlife Photo Contest. You’ll learn practical techniques for composition, timing, patience, and eliminating distractions that can dramatically improve your own wildlife photography.

Explore the October 2024 “Water and Wildlife” contest winners and learn how thoughtful cropping, cleaner backgrounds, accurate exposure, and better subject placement can turn a strong wildlife photograph into a more polished and competitive image. The critique also examines shutter speed, visual distractions, and the importance of anticipating behavior in fast-moving water scenes.

Discover what separates a good wildlife photograph from a truly memorable one as the judges review the September 2024 “Duo” contest entries. Learn practical techniques for photographing pairs of animals through stronger composition, cleaner processing, better timing, and more intentional storytelling.

Laughter and wildlife came together in this entertaining critique of the “Funny Nature” photo contest. Beyond celebrating the winning images, the judges shared practical lessons on exposure, composition, editing, and how small technical decisions can make the difference between a good image and a contest-worthy one.

“Sun-Kissed Wildlife” critique explores how beautiful natural light can elevate an image without overpowering it. You’ll learn why thoughtful composition, careful editing, and strong fieldcraft consistently produce more compelling wildlife photographs than relying on heavy post-processing.

June’s “Small in the Frame” image critique reveals how powerful environmental composition can elevate wildlife photography. Gail Bisson explains what separated the winning images from the rest, sharing practical lessons on composition, editing, fieldcraft, and the small details that make a big difference in competition results.

Behavior is one of the most rewarding—and challenging—aspects of wildlife photography. In this live critique, Gail Bisson and Bill Maynard break down the winning images from the May 2024 contest, sharing practical lessons on capturing authentic moments, improving field craft, and creating more compelling wildlife stories.

Master the art of photographing birds in flight as Gail Bisson breaks down the images that stood out—and the small mistakes that kept many strong entries from advancing. You’ll learn practical techniques for improving exposure, composition, cropping, and timing to create more compelling action photographs.

The Tight Portraits critique explores what separates a good wildlife portrait from a truly exceptional one. Through real contest entries, you’ll learn how thoughtful composition, careful editing, and attention to fine details can transform close-up wildlife images into award-worthy photographs.

From bold, vibrant hues to soft pastel palettes, this critique reveals what made the strongest images stand out in our February 2024 Wildlife Photography Contest. Gail Bisson shares practical lessons on composition, cropping, sharpness, and visual impact that you can apply to your own photography.

The January 2024 image critique explores the art of photographing wildlife that blends seamlessly into its surroundings. Through real contest entries and detailed judge feedback, you’ll learn practical techniques for improving composition, exposure, cropping, and visual storytelling to create stronger camouflage images.