ROM Wildlife Photo Contest

The Contest

The ROM Wildlife Photo Contest returns for the 11th year!
#ROMwpyON Grand Prize Winner: Hiding © Yaron Eini

About

Whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer, ROM invites you to share your captivating images of the natural world for a chance to win some amazing prizes and have your photograph on display at the Museum.

Open to all residents of Ontario, read on to find out about this year’s incredible prizes and how to enter.

Contest generously supported by Henry’s and Sony.

Contest

Contest Period:
November 8, 2025 to February 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST

How to enter:
Share your wildlife image from your unlocked Instagram account and include @ROMtoronto plus #ROMwpyON (adult contest) OR #ROMwpyJR (youth contest)

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Judges

Paul Eekhoff | ROM Senior Photographer

Prior to joining ROM as Senior Photographer in 2020, Paul devoted most of his career to creating still-life and object photography for a variety of Canadian and International clients such as Hearst Magazines, Hudson Bay, Roger's Media, Smart Papers, and Teknion. This also included producing stock images for Masterfile Inc. and Getty Images. In fact, Paul was the first-ever Getty Images photographer to be published on the cover of The Washington Post magazine - an honour that was enthusiastically recognized by the editors at Getty Images. 

During the early days of digital photography, Paul was a member of the Olympus Visionaries group of photographers. This selected group of photographers worked closely with Olympus Japan and America in the development and promotion of Olympus digital cameras in the United States and Canada. 

Paul now devotes his time photographing for ROM and continues to produce entomological images that are available for private collection and may be viewed at pauleekhoffinsectart.com.

Photo © Ron Clifford Photography

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Vincent Luk | Co-Founder of Hello Foto Inc.

Co-Founder of Hello Foto Inc, Vincent Luk has considerable experience working with local communities and organizations in sharing their stories through different visual mediums. His award-winning photography and video work have taken him across the globe, and his photographs have been exhibited in numerous galleries around Toronto.

As the Program Manager and instructor for the Fleming College Environmental Visual Communications Post-Graduate Program based at ROM. Vincent mentors future wildlife photographers and videographers who are passionate about environmental issues.

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David Coulson | Conservation Photojournalist

David Coulson is a visual storyteller based in Toronto, Canada. His work explores the complex and indivisible relationships between people and planet and has taken him around the world documenting the challenges, successes and resilience of conservation initiatives.  Through words, photography and film, David hopes to reveal our profound connections to the earth, our shared home, and the urgent need to protect it. 

David has been recognized by the Magenta Foundation as a 2019 emerging photographer. He has been featured in Beside Magazine, Canadian Wildlife, and Canadian Geographic, and has worked with organizations such as the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Ontario Nature, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and ROM. Currently, David is hoping to inspire and train the next generation of concerned storytellers as an instructor at Fleming College’s Environmental Visual Communication Program, based out of ROM.

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