Wildlife / Animals nominee

After the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of wild animals in urban parks in Toronto, Canada increased significantly. This is because of less people’s movements during the pandemic. I have observed a coyote/song-dog for 2 years for its habitat. It lives in a park's woods and shows up more in these pandemic Winter periods, especial for snowing before and after, it emerges from the woods separately but are united by howling at others.

Dennis Liu, nicknamed Picart, is a Canadian nature and wildlife photographer based in Mississauga/Toronto, Ontario, known for photography that combines an artistic sense with photographing wildlife in their natural habitats. His photography often utilizes various types of natural light to showcase the beauty and diversity of urban nature and wildlife, and to present true nature stories, particularly on themes of human-wildlife conflict and coexistence.

He is recognized for his talent in nature and wildlife photography and has received many awards since 2000, including Golden Prize and Hornor mention in wildlife categories, the World Photography Awards from NAPA and world cultural arts Organization 2021 ; Second Runner-up in the Competition of Canadian Photographer of The year from Canadian Geographic's 2021 . and received the best wildlife featured photographer from Canadian Geographic's 2022; Winners and honorable mentions in Focus for Survival, Tokyo International Foto Award ,TIFA, HIPA，Monovisions,FAPA, SINWP Bird , and so on many international awards from the other photo competitions. His works have published in many famous magazines and exhibitions.

In addition, he frequently shares his photography tips, gives presentations,helps photographers improve their techniques, and advocates for those in the local community who are interested in photography.