{"id":72140,"date":"2025-09-05T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=72140"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:57:14","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%bf-wildly-talented-meet-the-winners-of-the-patterns-of-the-wild-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/story\/72140\/%f0%9f%8c%bf-wildly-talented-meet-the-winners-of-the-patterns-of-the-wild-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf3f Wildly Talented \u2013 Meet the Winners of the Patterns of the Wild Contest!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey Nature Lovers,<\/p>\n\n<p>What an incredible journey it\u2019s been! The 2025 <em>Patterns of the Wild<\/em> photo contest blew us away \u2014 every entry was a celebration of Earth\u2019s textures, from the delicate shimmer of icy crystals to the intricate textures of tree bark and the raw beauty of wildlife in its element.<\/p>\n\n<p>My team and I had the <em>toughest<\/em> time picking our favourites \u2014 you truly made it hard on us (in the best way possible). Each photo captured the theme with heart, creativity, and deep love for the wild.<\/p>\n\n<p>A big thank you to everyone who participated, voted, and shared your vision of nature with us. You made this year\u2019s contest unforgettable.<\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>And now, without further ado&#8230; here are our winning photos (in no particular order):<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized  caption-alignment-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/9ce7b4d4-12-hour-old-fawn-asleep-in-clover-gerald-cuccio-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72147\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:359px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/9ce7b4d4-12-hour-old-fawn-asleep-in-clover-gerald-cuccio-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/9ce7b4d4-12-hour-old-fawn-asleep-in-clover-gerald-cuccio-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/9ce7b4d4-12-hour-old-fawn-asleep-in-clover-gerald-cuccio-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/9ce7b4d4-12-hour-old-fawn-asleep-in-clover-gerald-cuccio-510x340.png 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/9ce7b4d4-12-hour-old-fawn-asleep-in-clover-gerald-cuccio.png 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gerald Cuccio &#8211; 12 Hour Old Fawn Asleep in Clovers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized  caption-alignment-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/6ead44fb-ice-crystals-in-limberlost-forest-and-wildlife-reserve-david-rhodes--1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72150\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/6ead44fb-ice-crystals-in-limberlost-forest-and-wildlife-reserve-david-rhodes--1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/6ead44fb-ice-crystals-in-limberlost-forest-and-wildlife-reserve-david-rhodes--300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/6ead44fb-ice-crystals-in-limberlost-forest-and-wildlife-reserve-david-rhodes--768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/6ead44fb-ice-crystals-in-limberlost-forest-and-wildlife-reserve-david-rhodes--1536x947.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/6ead44fb-ice-crystals-in-limberlost-forest-and-wildlife-reserve-david-rhodes--2048x1262.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/6ead44fb-ice-crystals-in-limberlost-forest-and-wildlife-reserve-david-rhodes--510x314.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>David Rhodes &#8211; Ice Crystals in Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized  caption-alignment-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/81227b86-ethereal-antarctica-william-simpson-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72153\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:367px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/81227b86-ethereal-antarctica-william-simpson-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/81227b86-ethereal-antarctica-william-simpson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/81227b86-ethereal-antarctica-william-simpson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/81227b86-ethereal-antarctica-william-simpson-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/81227b86-ethereal-antarctica-william-simpson-1821x1366.jpg 1821w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/81227b86-ethereal-antarctica-william-simpson-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/81227b86-ethereal-antarctica-william-simpson.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>William Simpson &#8211; Ethereal Antartica<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized  caption-alignment-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/13463c95-sanne-meijer-leopard-in-a-tree-sabi-sand-south-africa-1024x805.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72156\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;object-fit:cover;width:373px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/13463c95-sanne-meijer-leopard-in-a-tree-sabi-sand-south-africa-1024x805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/13463c95-sanne-meijer-leopard-in-a-tree-sabi-sand-south-africa-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/13463c95-sanne-meijer-leopard-in-a-tree-sabi-sand-south-africa-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/13463c95-sanne-meijer-leopard-in-a-tree-sabi-sand-south-africa-1536x1207.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/13463c95-sanne-meijer-leopard-in-a-tree-sabi-sand-south-africa-1738x1366.jpg 1738w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/13463c95-sanne-meijer-leopard-in-a-tree-sabi-sand-south-africa-433x340.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/13463c95-sanne-meijer-leopard-in-a-tree-sabi-sand-south-africa.jpg 1909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sanne Meijer &#8211; Leopard in a tree, South Africa<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized  caption-alignment-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72159\" style=\"width:367px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-1367x1366.jpeg 1367w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/b2e32d50-the-uniqueness-of-natures-design-karalynn-lang-340x340.jpeg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karalynn Lang &#8211; The Uniqueness of Nature&#8217;s Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf89 Congratulations to our winners \u2014 and a special shout out to the <strong>People\u2019s Choice Award<\/strong> winner Dave Conlon, chosen by you, our amazing community!<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized  caption-alignment-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/e6af2d15-anyox-ghost-town-cemetery-dave-conlon-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72162\" style=\"width:393px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/e6af2d15-anyox-ghost-town-cemetery-dave-conlon-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/e6af2d15-anyox-ghost-town-cemetery-dave-conlon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/e6af2d15-anyox-ghost-town-cemetery-dave-conlon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/e6af2d15-anyox-ghost-town-cemetery-dave-conlon-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/e6af2d15-anyox-ghost-town-cemetery-dave-conlon-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2025\/08\/e6af2d15-anyox-ghost-town-cemetery-dave-conlon-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dave Conlon &#8211; Anyox Ghost Town Cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear from you: if you have ideas or themes for next year\u2019s contest, hit reply and let us know. Your creativity helps shape what we do!<\/p>\n\n<p>With gratitude and wild admiration,<\/p>\n\n<p>Sana<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What an incredible journey it\u2019s been! 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