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retired photographer recently complained to us that fancy digital cameras have destroyed his profession by


making it too easy. But the process of choosing our favourite photos of the year—and weeding out thousands of others taken with equally good equipment—would warm the old curmudgeon’s heart. What winning photographers have in common is not the cameras they use but a rare combo of dedication, artistic vision and time-on-the-water that produces consistently good photos. Be it resolved that in the digital age, the fine art of kayaking photography is alive and well.


Annual photo


Rick Mat thews shot this on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a Nikon D200 and


a 12–24 mm lens. “I noticed the great contrast between brightly coloured boats and dark water. I climbed on an abandoned dock and hung over the edge to get the straight down angle and underexposed somewhat to hold detail in the bright boats.”


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