Disclaimer: The following review of the Canon EOS R6 mirrorless camera and Canon EOS RF 600mm F11/800mm F11 compact, super telephoto lenses is not a technical review, it is a hands-on “here’s how it feels, shoots and performs” kind of review with lots of sample images. I am sponsored by Canon and am a Canon Ambassador, so I was fortunate enough to get to field test the R6 with the RF 600 and RF 800 telephotos for a day in mid-June 2020. This review is based on those field tests, which were more me taking the gear and using it in real wildlife photography situations than actually doing any ki ..read more

Disclaimer: The following review of the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera and Canon EOS RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 telephoto lens is not a technical review, it is a hands-on “here’s how it feels, shoots and performs” kind of review with lots of sample images. I am sponsored by Canon and am a Canon Ambassador, so I was fortunate enough to get to field test the R5 with the 100-500 and with an adapter and all of my regular EF lenses for a week in early June 2020. This review is based on those field tests, which were more me taking the gear and using it in real wildlife photography situations than actua ..read more

It was legendary. It was The Boss vs Split Lip, the two largest, toughest and most famous grizzly bears in Banff National Park, in an encounter that thrilled me to my very core. It was easily one of the greatest wildlife viewing encounters of my life, which, when you consider I’ve photographed wolverines, cougars, grizzlies and other beasts for almost thirty years, should tell you all you need to know about what’s to come. But first, some background: I don’t usually search out Banff’s two biggest bears, but living here for the past twenty-nine years, I’ve been fortunate enough to have had a ..read more

EXPOSED is back with a brand new episode that just might be one of our best yet, as we cruise a remote corner of the Great Bear Rainforest in search of the elusive sea wolf! In Search of the Elusive Sea Wolf -- A NEW Exposed with John E. Marriott episode And in case you missed our last few episodes, A Wildlife Conservation Success: The Miraculous Return of Canada’s Sea Otters and The Amazing Mountain Grizzlies of the Chilcotin, you can catch ALL of EXPOSED’s episodes in one place on our new website, including a hilarious blooper reel our team put together earlier this year. Please let us ..read more

I’m thrilled to announce that earlier this year I became a Canon Ambassador in Canada, joining a very select group of photographers that get to test gear and promote Canon products. Grizzly Bear #142 in front of Mount Temple, Banff National Park. Shot with a pre-production model of the Canon EOS R5 and Canon 100-500 f4.5-7.1 lens Last month I was fortunate enough to get to spend a week testing Canon’s latest and greatest technology, the Canon EOS R5 and R6 mirrorless camera bodies and the new 100-500 F4.5-7.1, 600mm F11 and 800mm F11 supertelephoto DO lenses. Stay tuned later this week for ..read more

Hi everyone, Happy New Year! Lots to catch up on in this post, so we’ll start with the biggest news, which is that I have two new book projects coming out in 2020, so stay tuned for ordering information for What Bears Teach Us (Rocky Mountain Books, 2020) that’s a cooperative project with a close friend of mine, grizzly bear biologist Sarah Elmeligi. And also keep your eyes peeled for a self-published project I’m working on with author Dr. Vineet Nair and his wife, acclaimed parenting educator and international media parenting expert, Andrea Loewen Nair, called I Feel Like a Bear, due this spr ..read more

Hi everyone, I’m thrilled to announce that EXPOSED with John E. Marriott, my little web series that started in January 2016, is nearing a million views across our various social media platforms, which is amazing considering we’re a three-person, non-profit organization! Win one of three prints from our latest EXPOSED episode! To celebrate, we’re going to be giving away THREE prints from our latest episode, The Amazing MOUNTAIN GRIZZLIES of the Chilcotin. To be eligible to win one of the three prints, here’s what you have to do: First Print (YouTube): to WIN a 20″x30″ fine art archival glossy ..read more

The wolverine fundraiser I ran last month to raise money for Mirjam Barrueto’s wolverine research here in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains was a huge success: we raised $54,000 and the University of Calgary matched $34,000 of that. Plus, an anonymous private donour chipped to bring the total raised to a whopping $107,000, easily funding this year of Mirjam’s study and much of next year, too! Thank you so much to all of you that donated. A wolverine track in the Canadian Rockies I’m off to the Yukon now for a month of chasing beasts, so wish me luck! Maybe there’s another wolverine i ..read more

Mountain Grizzlies of the Chilcotin EXPOSED with John E. Marriott is back with a grandiose look inside one of the best grizzly bear photography spots on the planet! Join John and EXPOSED for a thrilling NEW episode photographing the spectacular mountain grizzlies of British Columbia’s Chilcotin region. Trust us, you don’t want to miss Mom and the Butterball Triplets OR Big Momma! Let us know what you think of Mom balancing the rocks on her head and please feel free to ‘Share’ on your social media or Comment below. And if you enjoy our content, don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and click ..read more

EXPOSED with John E. Marriott is back with another hard-hitting expose of the trapping industry, this time examining how our family pets interact with snares and how our taxpayer dollars are funding a secretive snare testing facility in Vegreville, Alberta, using live coyotes! Join John for this great new episode. And please help us, by Taking Action to put an end to snaring in Canada here: https://bit.ly/2GtfiKB (it only takes a minute). If you enjoy our content, let us know by subscribing to our channel: https://bit.ly/2TMcueS You can also check out our new website at www.exposedwithjohnema ..read more