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Finalist Exploration Photographer of the Year

Steve Woods Canada

49°39'06.7"N 126°50’21.5"W

Coastal wolves play on a remote beach. “This was the first day of a coastal wolf expedition,” says photographer Steve Woods. “As we sat in our hides at dawn near a beached sperm whale, a pack of coastal wolves fanned out onto the beach in front of us and howled at the rainforest.”

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2021 EPoY finalist, Steve Woods

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ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Captured early morning
  • Stormy conditions
  • Taken from a hide
  • Site accessed on foot

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