Presenting our Winners of the 2023 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Inspired by the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, the Ontario-wide ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returned for a 9th year –with incredible prizes from our friends at Henry’s!

From November 25, 2023 to March 25, 2024, ROM invited amateur and professional photographers to share their captivating images of the natural world on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #ROMwpyON or #ROMwpyJR (for ages 13 to 17).

An impressive range of shots were submitted and viewed by our judges:  Mark Peck, ROM Ornithologist; Paul Eekhoff, ROM Senior Photographer; David Coulson, Conservation Photojournalist; and Vincent Luk, Co-founder of Hello Foto Inc.

Congratulations to all entrants, and a huge thanks to our contest supporters!

Contest generously supported by:

Presenting our winners of the 2023 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest:

First Place #ROMwpyON Grand Prize Winner 
Hiding
Yaron Eini, Toronto, ON

First Place #ROMwpyJR Grand Prize Winner 
Winter Ascent
Jonny Wei, Toronto, ON
Age: 16

Honourable Mention #ROMwpyON
Creagh's Horseshoe Bats returning home 
Charles Francis, Ottawa, ON

Honourable Mention #ROMwpyON
Honeybee pollinating sunflower 
Kathryn Peiman, Peterborough, ON

Honourable Mention #ROMwpyJR
Emergence
Beckett Robertson, Kingston, ON
Age: 16

Honourable Mention #ROMwpyJR
Never Alone
Yulia Chernenko, Toronto, ON
Age: 16