The Comedy Wildlife Photography competition shows animals looking less than their best
ENTRIES in the Comedy Wildlife Photography competition prove that our furry friends can look pretty ridiculous sometimes.
THE Comedy Wildlife Awards are back this year, putting the fun back into fauna and the fierce back into our furry friends.
Photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam founded the awards to spotlight conservation efforts and to inject some humour into the otherwise serious world of wildlife photography.
The duo hope to encourage conservation in a more lighthearted way, instead of the historically heavy-handed imagery that frequently shapes the coverage of such issues.
Last year the competition attracted 2200 entries from 1000 entrants in 75 countries — and this year it has already unearthed some cracking shots.
An adult giraffe appears to check out the occupants of a passing light plane in Graeme Guy’s “Outsourcing Seatbelt Checks”, taken in Kenya’s Masai Mara, while a red kangaroo strikes a martial arts pose in Andrey Giljov’s “Kung Fu Training — Australian Style”.
Other highlights include a shot of an owl getting the short end of the branch as it tries to cosy up to two companions, and a sly fox answering the call of nature on a California golf course.
The winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Kenya, including a one week photographer-led safari.
“Conservation was always at the heart of the competition, along with the fact that people seemed to enjoy images of animals doing entertaining things,” Sullam said.
“But essentially living in a country that has some of the best wildlife in the world — Tanzania — and seeing how destructive human actions can be on this wildlife, made us want to do our little bit to help.”
Entries close 30 September.
See www.comedywildlifephoto.com for more information.
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