A wildlife photographer who planned to spend the winter living in a remote trailer in the wilderness of northeastern B.C. narrowly escaped starving to death after he [...]]]> Seems an unnamed Canadian wildlife photographer decided to spend the winter by himself in the wilderness, but didn’t bring enough food to last until spring:

A wildlife photographer who planned to spend the winter living in a remote trailer in the wilderness of northeastern B.C. narrowly escaped starving to death after he failed to pack enough provisions.

Hudson’s Hope RCMP say the 42-year-old man was trapped for more than two weeks without food in the Carbon Creek area near Williston Lake.

Police and rescue volunteers found the hungry man on Feb. 1, about 36 kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, according to Hudson’s Hope RCMP Cpl. Darren Woroshelo.

“He’d misjudged the amount of provisions he’d need to make it through the winter. He’d been without food for, I believe, 17 days,” said Woroshelo.

I’m not sure who is crazier, this guy or the African photographer I blogged about earlier who caught three tropical diseases and risked being eaten by lions while immersing himself in a waterhole to photograph drinking animals.  Outdoor photographers can be a odd bunch, but, wow.

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Darwin Wiggett was nice enough to post the image above on his blog as part of his year end photo contest.   Given all of the great images in the contest, I don’t expect to win, but I appreciate the opportunity to show my work to a broader audience. Thanks Darwin!

P.S. If you are not familir with Darwin’s photography, you should check out website. Very, very nice work.