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Sun Sep 13, 2020, 05:20 PM Sep 2020

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 finalists revealed

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-54118899

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 finalists revealed

Published 21 hours ago

The finalists of this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced, each one showing the power of anthropomorphism.



Smiley, by Arthur Telle Thiemann. A Sparisoma cretense in El Hierro, Canary Islands

A fish that appears to smile, a bear giving a friendly wave from afar and a very grumpy sea turtle - this year's finalists show animals in relatable comedy moments.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards were founded by Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, both professional photographers and passionate conservationists.

In addition to providing some light-hearted relief, the competition aims to highlight the extremely important message of wildlife conservation in an engaging and positive way, working with competition partner The Born Free Foundation.

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Crashing into the picture, by Brigitte Alcalay Marcon. Giraffes in Etosha National Park, Namibia

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Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 finalists revealed (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2020 OP
All of them are great Ferrets are Cool Sep 2020 #1
Wonderful pictures. Nature is amazing. Thanks for posting. Fla Dem Sep 2020 #2
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