15 hilarious winners of this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
November 23, 2023
The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards highlight amusing photos of animals in the wild.
This year's overall winning image shows a kangaroo appearing to play an air guitar.
Other photos show animals such as otters, owls, and monkeys displaying expressive faces and poses.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announced the winners of its 2023 contest, highlighting hilarious snapshots of animals in the wild to support the work of wildlife-conservation charities.
A panel of judges narrowed 5,300 submissions from 85 countries down to 41 finalists and 14 winning photos. Fans also voted to select the winner of the Affinity Photo People's Choice Award.
The winning images show animals such as otters, owls, turtles, and monkeys making expressive faces and striking hilarious poses.
Take a look at this year's winners. Photographers' captions have been condensed and edited for clarity.
Highly Commended: "Excuse Me Sir, But I Think You're A Little Too Young To Be Smoking" by Dakota Vaccaro
Location: Virginia.© Dakota Vaccaro/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"While I was working deep in the Virginian woods, a family of grey foxes took up residence under the deck of the abandoned cottage next to my work housing," Vaccaro wrote. "One day, while practicing their hunting skills on bits of moss and branches, one of the kits lunged at a small chunk of wood and started rolling around with his prize. Tired after his hunt, the kit lounged on his belly, still holding the wood in his mouth, which strongly resembled a cigar."
Highly Commended: "Snowball" by Jacques Poulard
Location: Spitsbergen, Norway.© Jacques Poulard/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"The white grouse came to me looking like a snowball with eyes," Poulard wrote.
Highly Commended: "That Wasn't Here Yesterday" by Wendy Kaveney
Location: Buckeye, Arizona.© Wendy Kaveney/Comedy Wildlife 2023
Highly Commended: "Look Right, Bro" by Pratick Monda
Location: Bharatpur, India.© Pratick Mondal/Comedy Wildlife 2023
A deer appeared in the distance and stood exactly in the middle of the road and started looking at me," Mondal wrote. "Suddenly, a macaque also came in the middle of the road and started itching while extending its hand out, which was hilarious."
Highly Commended: "The Rainforest Dandy" by Delphine Casimir
Location: Bali, Indonesia.© Delphine Casimir/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"This is a crazy place where monkeys are king!" Casimir wrote. "Sometimes they give you a show, sometimes they climb on you to look for fleas or steal the piece of biscuit you are trying to eat."
Highly Commended: "Boing" by Lara Mathews
Location: Melbourne, Australia.© Lara Mathews/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"The mob of kangaroos was enjoying some morning sunshine when this joey decided to get silly and try his hand at boxing," Mathews wrote.
Highly Commended: "Don't Look Down" by Brian Matthews
"Don't Look Down" by Brian Matthews.© Brian Matthews/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"A puffin does an inverted Snoopy impression while watching jellyfish," Matthews wrote.
Highly Commended: "One For The Family Album" by Zoe Ashdown
Location: Yorkshire, England.© Zoe Ashdown/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"Gannets mate for life and they return to the same nest year after year to raise their young," Ashdown wrote. "I was able to observe the affection shown between the gannets each time one returned to the nest. I didn't realize I'd taken this image until I got home, but as soon as I saw it, I laughed out loud! They look like proud parents posing with their baby — definitely one for the family album!"
Highly Commended: "Monday Blahs" by John Blumenkamp
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.© John Blumenkamp/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"This great grey owl spent most of the afternoon posing majestically and looking wise, but for a moment or two after doing some elegant stretching, it would slump and give a look of 'is Monday over yet?'" Blumenkamp wrote.
Highly Commended: "The Happy Turtle" by Tzahi Finkelstein
Location: Jezreel Valley, Israel.© Tzahi Finkelstein/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"The swamp turtle is surprised and smiles at the dragonfly resting on its nose," Finkelstein wrote.
Amazing Internet Portfolio Award: "I Finally Learned To Fly...Or Maybe Not" by Tímea Ambrus
Location: Austria.© Tímea Ambrus/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"The ground squirrel jumped as if he could fly," Ambrus wrote. "Unfortunately he has no wings. To his surprise, he fell back to the ground."
Junior Award and Affinity Photo 2 People's Choice Award: "Dispute" by Jacek Stankiewicz
Location: Bialowieza Forest, Poland.© Jacek Stankiewicz/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"I caught this scene while watching birds in the Bialowieza Forest," Stankiewicz wrote. "A young greenfinch was still being fed by its parents. However, from time to time, the birds looked like they were having an argument."
Creatures Under the Water Award: "Otter Ballerina" by Otter Kwek
Location: Singapore.© Otter Kwek/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"An otter ballerina gracefully dances in an arabesque position," Kwek captioned this image. "I showed this photo to a ballet teacher, and she commented that the otter is a natural but just needs to tuck in its tummy a bit."
Spectrum Photo Creatures of the Air Award: "Unexpected Plunge" by Vittorio Ricci
Location: Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa.© Vittorio Ricci/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"An unusual end to a successful fishing moment," Ricci captioned this photo of a striated heron losing its balance.
Overall Winner and Alex Walker's Serian Creatures of the Land Award: "Air Guitar Roo" by Jason Moore
Location: Perth, Australia.© Jason Moore/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"I had been out with my camera photographing some waterfowl at a nearby lake," Moore wrote. "I had been up at sunrise to take advantage of the 'golden hour' light, but it turned out to be a disappointing morning on the water. After leaving the lake, somewhat dejected, I decided to swing past an area of open bushland that I know of, because there are often a 'mob' of kangaroos feeding and sunning themselves in a field close to the road.
"The shoot turned out to be a great session, and I am quite fond of several images that I captured. Not many people know that kangaroos are normally fairly docile and even a bit boring most of the time, if I'm honest. However, when I saw this roo striking the air guitar pose, it immediately brought a smile to my face, and I knew that I had captured something really special."
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/15-hilarious-winne...01279.html
November 23, 2023
The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards highlight amusing photos of animals in the wild.
This year's overall winning image shows a kangaroo appearing to play an air guitar.
Other photos show animals such as otters, owls, and monkeys displaying expressive faces and poses.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announced the winners of its 2023 contest, highlighting hilarious snapshots of animals in the wild to support the work of wildlife-conservation charities.
A panel of judges narrowed 5,300 submissions from 85 countries down to 41 finalists and 14 winning photos. Fans also voted to select the winner of the Affinity Photo People's Choice Award.
The winning images show animals such as otters, owls, turtles, and monkeys making expressive faces and striking hilarious poses.
Take a look at this year's winners. Photographers' captions have been condensed and edited for clarity.
Highly Commended: "Excuse Me Sir, But I Think You're A Little Too Young To Be Smoking" by Dakota Vaccaro
Location: Virginia.© Dakota Vaccaro/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"While I was working deep in the Virginian woods, a family of grey foxes took up residence under the deck of the abandoned cottage next to my work housing," Vaccaro wrote. "One day, while practicing their hunting skills on bits of moss and branches, one of the kits lunged at a small chunk of wood and started rolling around with his prize. Tired after his hunt, the kit lounged on his belly, still holding the wood in his mouth, which strongly resembled a cigar."
Highly Commended: "Snowball" by Jacques Poulard
Location: Spitsbergen, Norway.© Jacques Poulard/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"The white grouse came to me looking like a snowball with eyes," Poulard wrote.
Highly Commended: "That Wasn't Here Yesterday" by Wendy Kaveney
Location: Buckeye, Arizona.© Wendy Kaveney/Comedy Wildlife 2023
Highly Commended: "Look Right, Bro" by Pratick Monda
Location: Bharatpur, India.© Pratick Mondal/Comedy Wildlife 2023
A deer appeared in the distance and stood exactly in the middle of the road and started looking at me," Mondal wrote. "Suddenly, a macaque also came in the middle of the road and started itching while extending its hand out, which was hilarious."
Highly Commended: "The Rainforest Dandy" by Delphine Casimir
Location: Bali, Indonesia.© Delphine Casimir/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"This is a crazy place where monkeys are king!" Casimir wrote. "Sometimes they give you a show, sometimes they climb on you to look for fleas or steal the piece of biscuit you are trying to eat."
Highly Commended: "Boing" by Lara Mathews
Location: Melbourne, Australia.© Lara Mathews/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"The mob of kangaroos was enjoying some morning sunshine when this joey decided to get silly and try his hand at boxing," Mathews wrote.
Highly Commended: "Don't Look Down" by Brian Matthews
"Don't Look Down" by Brian Matthews.© Brian Matthews/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"A puffin does an inverted Snoopy impression while watching jellyfish," Matthews wrote.
Highly Commended: "One For The Family Album" by Zoe Ashdown
Location: Yorkshire, England.© Zoe Ashdown/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"Gannets mate for life and they return to the same nest year after year to raise their young," Ashdown wrote. "I was able to observe the affection shown between the gannets each time one returned to the nest. I didn't realize I'd taken this image until I got home, but as soon as I saw it, I laughed out loud! They look like proud parents posing with their baby — definitely one for the family album!"
Highly Commended: "Monday Blahs" by John Blumenkamp
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.© John Blumenkamp/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"This great grey owl spent most of the afternoon posing majestically and looking wise, but for a moment or two after doing some elegant stretching, it would slump and give a look of 'is Monday over yet?'" Blumenkamp wrote.
Highly Commended: "The Happy Turtle" by Tzahi Finkelstein
Location: Jezreel Valley, Israel.© Tzahi Finkelstein/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"The swamp turtle is surprised and smiles at the dragonfly resting on its nose," Finkelstein wrote.
Amazing Internet Portfolio Award: "I Finally Learned To Fly...Or Maybe Not" by Tímea Ambrus
Location: Austria.© Tímea Ambrus/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"The ground squirrel jumped as if he could fly," Ambrus wrote. "Unfortunately he has no wings. To his surprise, he fell back to the ground."
Junior Award and Affinity Photo 2 People's Choice Award: "Dispute" by Jacek Stankiewicz
Location: Bialowieza Forest, Poland.© Jacek Stankiewicz/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"I caught this scene while watching birds in the Bialowieza Forest," Stankiewicz wrote. "A young greenfinch was still being fed by its parents. However, from time to time, the birds looked like they were having an argument."
Creatures Under the Water Award: "Otter Ballerina" by Otter Kwek
Location: Singapore.© Otter Kwek/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"An otter ballerina gracefully dances in an arabesque position," Kwek captioned this image. "I showed this photo to a ballet teacher, and she commented that the otter is a natural but just needs to tuck in its tummy a bit."
Spectrum Photo Creatures of the Air Award: "Unexpected Plunge" by Vittorio Ricci
Location: Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa.© Vittorio Ricci/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"An unusual end to a successful fishing moment," Ricci captioned this photo of a striated heron losing its balance.
Overall Winner and Alex Walker's Serian Creatures of the Land Award: "Air Guitar Roo" by Jason Moore
Location: Perth, Australia.© Jason Moore/Comedy Wildlife 2023
"I had been out with my camera photographing some waterfowl at a nearby lake," Moore wrote. "I had been up at sunrise to take advantage of the 'golden hour' light, but it turned out to be a disappointing morning on the water. After leaving the lake, somewhat dejected, I decided to swing past an area of open bushland that I know of, because there are often a 'mob' of kangaroos feeding and sunning themselves in a field close to the road.
"The shoot turned out to be a great session, and I am quite fond of several images that I captured. Not many people know that kangaroos are normally fairly docile and even a bit boring most of the time, if I'm honest. However, when I saw this roo striking the air guitar pose, it immediately brought a smile to my face, and I knew that I had captured something really special."
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/15-hilarious-winne...01279.html
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