Photo Specs: 6,960 x 4,640 | 240mm, 1/400 sec, f/6.3, ISO 6400 | October 2024

The Story Behind the Photo: The 2024 season was the year of the wolves. There was one wolf pack that became habituated and were no longer fearful of humans, cars, or the highway. It was actually quite concerning. On my final morning of a 6-day trip, I saw one of the wolves on the highway. Knowing that the wolf was likely not fearful of me, I pulled over very far away. I didn’t want to get too close. I was outside of my vehicle taking photos while the wolf was walking towards my direction. That’s when this photo was taken. Keep in mind that I use a telephoto lens on a crop-body camera, so I was able to take photos while remaining far away.

I stopped taking photos when it got close, but it kept walking towards me. I didn’t want to do anything sudden to make it feel threatened, but once it came directly in front of me, I turned and got into my car. It was one of those “in the moment” scenarios where everything happened so quickly. Once I got into my car, the wolf stood beside my vehicle, completely unfazed. It smelled some roadkill on the highway and then peed on it. The wolf continued to travel for several kilometres on the highway, back to its pack’s location. I had lots of encounters with these wolves throughout the 2024 season, but nothing like this. This was hands down one of the craziest wildlife experiences I’ve ever had.

Product Details:

• Frame: Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper: 10.3 mil (0.25mm) thick matte paper, 189 g/m² paper weight
• Included Extras: Acrylite front protector, sawtooth hanger

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