The 42 finalists for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced, each one featuring anthropomorphic expressions from the animal kingdom.
image sourceMartina NovotnaA seal that looks like it’s laughing, a monkey that looks like it’s singing and a starling is so grumpy – this year’s finalists feature animals in comedic moments captured by photographers from around the world.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Founded by Paul Johnson-Hicks and Tom Slam, both professional photographers and passionate conservationists.
In addition to providing some relief, the competition aims to highlight the important message of wildlife conservation in an engaging and positive way, working with competition partner Save Wild Orangutans.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on October 22nd.
In the meantime, here are some of the finalist’s posts that might make you smile.
Monday Morning Mood, by Andrew Mayes, taken in Ritvley, South Africa
image sourceAndrew MayesLet’s Dance, by Andy Parkinson, taken on the Kamchatka Peninsula, the far east of Russia
image sourceAndy ParkinsonShut up! I’m So Hungry It Hurts Me, by Anita Ross, Picked up in San Bernardino County, California, USA
image sourceAnita RosFoot Jam, by Brook Burling, taken in Wisconsin, USA
image sourceBrooke BurlingTime for School, by Chi Kee Teo, Snapped in Singapore
image sourcechi ki tuWatch Who Jumps High, by Chu Han Lin, taken in Taiwan
image sourceChu Han LinThe Baboon That Feels Like an Adventurer, by Clemens Gennard, Taken in Saudi Arabia
image sourceClemence GennardFluff, by Edwin Smits, taken in Groenlanden, Ooij, The Netherlands
image sourceEdwin SmitsDancing away from glory, by Sarush Lodi, in Tadoba Andari Tiger Reserve, India
image sourceSarush LodiSmoked deer at dinner, photographed by Siddhant Agrawal, taken in Jim Corbett National Park, India
image sourceSiddant Agrawal Draw Me As One of the French Bears, by Wenona Suydam, taken in Kodiak, Alaska, USA
image sourceWinona Sweidam
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