#comedy photography awards

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Milko Marchetti's "Stuck Squirrel"

Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

2024 Nikon Comedy Photography Awards.

© Milko Marchetti | Nikon Comedy Wildlife

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Picture me Picture me

by Dikla-Gabriely

2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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Atsuyuki Ohshima — Kitty in the Kitchen (Comedy Pet Photography Awards, 2024)

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everyone go look at the comedy wildlife photography awards NOW

this is the underwater winner from last year

(credit to: Arturo Telle Thiemann)

LIL TRIGGERFISH GUYS

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Dean MARTIN and Jerry LEWIS fooling around at the Mickey Awards

1951

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(via Funny Finalists of the 2024 Comedy Pet Photography Awards)

“It's fu cold” by © Tammo Zelle

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2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Winners

the free competition is open to wildlife photography novices, amateurs, and professionals, celebrating the hilarity of our natural world and highlighting what we need to do to protect it

full roster of this year's winners with narratives by the photographers: X

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Leslie McLeod, “Hide and seek”

© Leslie McLeod | Nikon Comedy Wildlife

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Comedy wildlife photography awards 2024 – in pictures

Loved-up brown bears and whispering raccoons feature in this light-hearted look at a selection of finalists from the Nikon Comedy Wildlife awards. A winner will be announced on 10 December

Matt Fidler

Thu 26 Sept 2024 08.00 BST

Hello world

Black hole with ant peering through autumn leaf

In a dark forest in Maashorst in the Netherlands last autumn, a happy red ant looks down at us. I like the tones of the autumn leaf. So warm. The ant was fast, but with a little help of a flashlight I was able to freeze the motion

Photograph: Alex Pansier

Mantis flamenca

Mantis mediterranea holding arms up in a comedic pose

On my way back in the car from a photo walk around a marsh near my town (Onda in Spain), I braked suddenly. This was when I first saw my friend, the Flemish mantis. You can imagine the faces inside the passing vehicles, seeing a car with its indicators on, the door open, and a madman lying on the ground with his camera

Photograph: Jose Miguel Gallego Molina

The speed skater

A Steller’s sea eagle skating on ice

A Steller’s sea eagle in drifting sea ice off the coast of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan

Photograph: Mark Meth-Cohn

In love

Bears hugging in a lake

After the meeting ... comes the best hug. Bears in Sitka, Alaska

Photograph: Andrea Rosado

Smooching owlets

Three spotted owlets on a branch

It was truly a funny sight to see two spotted owlets (in Gurgaon, India) trying to get some privacy as their offspring stood next to them with a grin and closed eyes

Photograph: Sarthak Ranganadhan

I’ll tell you a secret

Three racoons in a tree

A tiny raccoon whispers into her mother’s ear in Germany

Photograph: Jan Piecha

Easy fellas – Hajime

Three polar bears on ice with the one in the middle standing

Hajime is the term used by the referee in Judo to invite opponents to start fighting. Here, the standing polar bear appears to adopt the gesture to prepare the other bears to fight (Arctic wildlife refuge, Alaska)

Photograph: Philippe Ricordel

Hide and seek

Cheetah hiding behind a tree with a Topi in the background

We were on safari in Kenya and saw this beautiful female cheetah looking for a mate. A group of topi were also keeping a close eye her as she left messages for a potential partner on various trees. This shot makes me think the cheetah is about to shout: ‘Ready or not, here I come!’

Photograph: Leslie Mcleod

The contemplative chimpanzee

Chimpanzee scratches his chin in jungle

This was shot in the jungles of Uganda when following a group of about 50 chimpanzees. They were clearly thinking how close chimpanzees are to humans

Photograph: Arvind Mohandas

Mafia boss

Flying squirrel in a tree sucking on small twig

This flying squirrel in Hokkaido, Japan, looked as if he was sucking a cigar, like a mafia boss

Photograph: Takashi Kubo

All via (& a few more)

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The best of Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023

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Andy Rouse, “Alright mate, back off — this is my bird”

© Andy Rouse | Nikon Comedy Wildlife

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By Dakota Vaccaro

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“Otter Ballerinas”

Animal: Smooth-coated Otter. Location of shot: Singapore.

“Arabesque otter.”

by Otter Kwek (Singapore).

2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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Kenichi Morinaga — You didn't hear it from me, Fukuoka (Comedy Pet Photography Awards, 2024)

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chonk on, chonky boy!

Snowball by Jaques Poulard

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