Canada

Canada is huge and diverse – I'd love to explore more of this amazing country, but three locations I've found to be superb for photography are Churchill, Vancouver Island and the Canadian Rockies.

The photographs below will hopefully give you just a flavour of the travel and photographic opportunities in Canada. If you're a keen wildlife photographer, Churchill in Manitoba should be high on your wishlist. Visit during autumn to witness the annual gathering of polar bears along the shores of Hudson Bay. Large-wheeled polar rovers provide a safe vantage to photograph these powerful carnivores up close and personal.

My favourite adventure in Canada is sea kayaking in Johnstone Strait, camping on the myriad islands and keeping watch for orca and humpback whales. It has to be one of the world's ultimate wilderness experiences. I've done two weeklong kayaking trips, one paddling from island to island, taking all your supplies with you, and the other using a single island as a base camp and setting out on day paddles.

For a memorable Canadian road trip, nothing rivals the Vancouver-Banff-Jasper loop, taking in the spectacular forest and mountain scenery of the Canadian Rockies – and less-visited national parks like Yoho and Mount Revelstoke.

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Paradise Valley, Banff National Park

Trek from the shores of Lake Moraine and you reach this spectacular pass looking into Paradise Valley in Alberta's Banff National Park.

Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island

A former fishing village at the northern tip of Vancouver Island, Telegraph Cove is a popular spot for kayaking and whale watching trips.

Bald Eagle, British Columbia

With a wingspan of up to 2.3m, bald eagles are commonly sighted along the coast of British Columbia – this one was photographed off Vancouver Island.

Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia

Old-growth cedars – some up to 800 years old – tower above a boardwalk trail in Revelstoke.

Young elk, Banff National Park

The second largest herbivore in Banff (after moose), around 350 elk are found in the national park.

Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park

The second tallest waterfall in Canada, Takakkaw Falls plunges 373m.

Moraine Lake, Banff National Park

The Valley of Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake in Banff National Park – one of the most iconic sights in Alberta.

Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Alberta

This individual was photographed against a backdrop of fireweed in Alberta's Columbia Icefields.

Canoe on Emerald Lake

Emerald Lake in Britsh Columbia's Yoho National Park is at its most vibrant during summer when glacial meltwater reaches peak levels.

Polar Bears, Churchill

Male polar bears play-fighting on the tundra near Hudson Bay. Tundra rover safaris offer amazing close-up views.

Polar bears, Hudson Bay

Polar bears gather near Churchill each Oct-Nov waiting for Hudson By to freeze over so they can walk onto the ice to hunt seals.

PHOTOGRAPHY

WILLGRAY

Canada

Canada is huge and diverse – I'd love to explore more of this amazing country, but three locations I've found to be superb for photography are Churchill, Vancouver Island and the Canadian Rockies.

PHOTOGRAPHY

WILLGRAY