Feline miscalculation, a salmon mishap, and extra — the yearly pictures contest is a surefire solution to brighten up the late fall doldrums.
If the ever-decreasing daylight has you feeling down, we’ve obtained an antidote. This yr’s Comedy Wildlife Images Awards finalists simply dropped, and they’re certain to place a smile in your face. You may view a gallery with all of the pleasant finalists on-line, and belief us, it’s price it!
Although the grand prize is as much as the judges, there’s additionally a folks’s selection award that lets you choose your private favourite. And to sweeten the pot, voting indicators you up for a randomly chosen $580 money prize.
My favourite is John Chaney’s shot of a bear getting completely decked within the face by a leaping salmon (above). I additionally take pleasure in Jennifer Hadley’s stellar instance of poor feline trigonometry.
The Comedy Wildlife Images Awards are a judged competitors with six wildlife pictures classes and a fairly nifty grand prize — a Kenyan Safari plus two high-end pictures luggage. Classes embody an total class, an underwater one, “creatures that fly,” and a youngsters’ competitors.
This yr’s panel of judges consists of photographers Daisy Gilardini and Tim Laman, in addition to media personalities Kate Humble and Russell Kane. Contestants might enter as much as three images per class (not more than 10 images complete).
A Historical past of Humor
Wildlife photographer Paul Joynson-Hicks began the Comedy Wildlife Images Awards in 2015 from a tiny workplace in Northern Tanzania, Africa. The competition has grown significantly since then, with photographers submitting hundreds of hilarious photographs from around the globe yearly.
Yearly, the group donates 10% of its web income to a conservation group. This yr’s associate is the Whitley Fund for Nature, a U.Okay.-based charity that’s lively within the international south.
Voting and Awards
Voting for the folks’s selection award closes on November 27, so you should definitely take a look at the gallery and vote earlier than then. Profitable photographers and pictures will likely be introduced on December 8.
Oh, and don’t neglect to take a look at the finalists from earlier years!
