PHOTO COMPETITION

2021

The Biodiversity Research Photo Competition showcases the diversity of research and researchers at UBC’s Biodiversity Research Centre. These images communicate the excitement of biodiversity research and the captivating nature of its subjects, in a visual celebration of innovation and creativity. They tell the story of our strange and wonderful natural world, and those who study it.

The Tapir and the Cable-lock

Keerthikrutha Seetharaman

Night at the Field Station

Jawad Sakarchi

Successful Telemetry in Dragonflies

Rassim Khelifa

A Soak in the Spring Sun

Ryan Sprenger

Rainforest Superhighways

Christopher Beirne

Trawling: The destruction of marine biodiversity

Adam Hicks

Hiding Spot

Nicole McEwan

Rainbows at Nightfall

Carla Di Filippo

Syrphidae

Matt Tsuruda

Unsuspecting Prey

Jennifer Lipka

Californian Guano Rock

Veronica Relano

Beacon of Light...Pollution

Matt Christensen

Self Portrait of a Troubled Moose

Cole Burton

Unlikely Friends

Amanda Liczner

Sunrise Through the Seasons at my Vancouver Fieldsite

Harold Eyster

Portrait of a Palm

Liam Coleman

Stopping to Smell the Wildflowers

Mitchell Fennell

Galapagos Forest Dweller

Ilke Geladi

Dome Web of a Linyphiidae Spider

Robin Glover

Hold your Enemies Closer

Alyssa Gehman

Exposed - Aerial Exploration

Sarah Smith-Tripp

Arapaima

Andrea Frommel

Aggregating Sea Anemone Goes Solo

Miranda Andersen

Intimacy Between Parasitoid and Host

Warren Wong

Early Bird Catches the Worm

Inez Luk

Touch my Fluffy Ears...I Dare You

Alexia Constantinou

Huckleberry Guardian

Elise Pletcher

Old-Growth Sunshine

Isaac Borrego

The King of Malcolm Knapp

Michael Procko

Freerider

Noriko Okamoto

A Cougar's Gaze

Siobhan Darlington