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CFI and COFI’s photo competition entries wow the judges
Winners will be announced in the upcoming January/February 2023 issue of CFI
January 11, 2023 By Jennifer Ellson
Canadian Forest Industries and the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) have once again teamed up for the seventh annual forestry photo contest showcasing British Columbia’s rich forest industry.
This year’s 37 entries wowed the judges as they brought to life the province’s forestry story, and the new ideas that are contributing to a more sustainable sector.
“B.C.’s forest sector has a great story to tell and we are pleased to once again showcase those who are passionate about making it great,” said Linda Coady, president and CEO, COFI.
The contest is now closed, thank you to all who submitted this year! Check out the entries below and let us know your favourites!
The grand prize winner of the contest will have their photo featured on the cover of CFI’s January/February 2023 issue and receive a $500 Canadian Tire gift card. Three runners up will each receive a $75 Canadian Tire gift card, and see their photos published in CFI, along with other various selected photos.
A tether machine with a falcon winch. Photo by Barbara Horsman.
Old-growth trees. Photo by Brendan Flanagan.
Drones in forestry. Photo by Calvin Lee.
Reflection of the kilns in a puddle on a still September day. Photo by Clint Laffin.
Second growth Douglas fir kissed by punk sunrise. Photo by Clint Laffin.
Morning sun warming a burned forest. Photo by Colin Pendziwoi.
A rectangular bark stripped western red cedar in Tsimshian territory. Photo by Drew Kenmuir.
The late Brad Green on the L-172. He just finished his first round and was enjoying the sunrise. Photo by Grant Taylor.
Logging in Port Alberni, B.C.. Photo by Jason Cameron.
Branch 12 6 a.m. logging. Photo by Jason Cameron.
Extremely rare Kootenay Interior Old Growth at Lardeau with clearcut behind. Photo by Joe Karthein.
A group of foresters participating in a cultural awareness event (war canoe paddling) for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Photo by Josh Hoffman.
A grapple carriage system making work sites safer. Photo by Judy Holbrook.
The Derek Doubleday Arboretum in Langley, B.C.: a testament to the beauty, function and durability of B.C. timber. Photo by Katherine Hammond.
B.C.’s coastal forests. Photo by Kim MacLean.
Beautiful sunrise on a crisp winter’s day. Photo by Kyle Giesbrecht.
Seedlings at Eagle Rock Nursery in Armstrong, B.C. Photo by Leslie Joles.
B.C. wildlife. Photo by Leslie Joles.
Haida Gwaii, B.C. Photo by Leslie Joles.
North Pacific Cannery National Historic Site. Photo by Leslie Joles.
Early morning on the Tanizul forest license. Photo by Liam Parfitt.
A trail on Pender Island. Photo by Madeliene Semilla.
Winter wonderland in 70 Mile. Photo by Michelle Seager.
Silviculture surveys in the South Chilcotin. Photo by Mike Simpson.
Regenerating Douglas fir near Clinton, B.C., after the Elephant Hill Park wildfire. Photo by Mike Simpson.
Wildlife tree. Photo by Mike Simpson.
This machine has been taken back by nature over countless years and has now become one with the landscape. Photo by Owen MacDonald.
What we do, where we go. Sustainable forestry management requires us to go to very remote areas, like this one: 124 km up the B-Road outside Donald, B.C. Photo by Ryan Wedley.
A Glulam beam/panel project at Kalesnikoff’s vertically integrated, multi-species mass timber mill in South Slocan, B.C. Photo by Sally Ends.
Taken during the BC Community Forest Conference on the shores of Arrow Lakes. Photo by Susan Mulkey.
Photo captured by a sawmill sawyer in lumber yard in Port Alberni, B.C. Photo by Tyler Vissia.
Blue skies on the water in Prince Rupert, B.C. Photo by Willow Ellsworth.
Mixed canopy on a chilly autumn day. Photo by Willow Ellsworth.
Decked wood. Photo by Willow Ellsworth.
Scaling spruce and pine. Photo by Willow Ellsworth.
Stormy Scaling in Burns Lake. Photo by Willow Ellsworth.
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