Amusing Finalists From This Year’s ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards just closed submissions which range from a disappointed rabbit, to a rhino sporting some uncharacteristic peacock plumage.

There are quite a few annual wildlife and nature photography awards these days. But there’s room for just one more distinction, it’s the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

WINNER-Julian-Rad

Winner, Julian Rad / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

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Silver Runner Up, William Richardson / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

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Highly Commended, Alison Buttigieg / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

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Highly Commended, Charlie Davidson / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

Founded in 2015 by wildlife photographer Paul Joynson-Hicks, the competition is open to anyone with outrageous and weird photos of animals doing, well, funny stuff.

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Highly Commended, Graham McGeorge / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

Highly-Commended-Julie-Hunt

Highly Commended, Julie Hunt / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

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Highly Commended, Marc Mol / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

Highly-Commended-Tony-Dilger

Highly Commended, Tony Dilger / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

Highly-Commended-Yuzuru-Masuda

Highly Commended, Yuzuru Masuda / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards just closed submissions for their fourth annual competition which collects the most entertaining images from wildlife photographers across the globe. This year submissions range from a disappointed rabbit, to a rhino sporting some uncharacteristic peacock plumage.

Featured picture: Mary McGowan, United States, all images licensed through of The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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Daniel Friend, United States

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Kallol Mukherjee, India

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Barney Koszalka, United States

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Jakob Strecker, Germany

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Michael Lane, United Kingdom

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Muntazeri Abdi, Indonesia

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Patty Bauchman, United States

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Robert Adamson, United Kingdom

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Sergey Savvi, Russia

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Shane Keena, United States

The second hardcover volume of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is now available for pre-order on Amazon, and award winners for the 2018 competition will be announced on November 15, 2018. To vote for your favorite image from this year’s 41 finalists, or for more information on the competition and their conservation efforts with Born Free, visit their website.

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