Ecco, solo alcuni delle fotografie finaliste del concorso Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024, il concorso ideato da Paul Joynson-Hicks e Tom Sullam, fotografi professionisti da sempre attratti dal lato più leggero e umoristico della fotografia naturalistica, ma soprattutto impegnati nella protezione della fauna selvatica, come ben chiarisce il sottotitolo del concorso: “la conservazione attraverso la competizione”. Gli scatti finalisti, visibili sul sito www.comedywildlifephoto.com nelle varie categorie sono stati scelti tra quasi 9.000 provenienti da 98 paesi e sono tutti in gara per vincere il primo premio, un safari fotografico nella Riserva nazionale di Masai Mara, una zona protetta di savana nel Kenya sud-occidentale.
E’ possibile votare la propria foto preferita, fino al 31 ottobre, tra le 40 finaliste e di partecipare all’estrazione di un premio in denaro. I vincitori saranno annunciati durante la serata di premiazione che si terrà a Londra il 10 dicembre.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024
Andrea Rosado
Virginia
United States
Title: In love
Description: After the meeting.. comes love!! This is everyone’s daily life
Animal: Bear
Location of shot: Stika – AlaskaThe Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024
Artur Stankiewicz
Zgorzelec
Poland
Title: I’m too sexy for my love
Description: One of the ‘lazy’ mornings we have decided to stop by the pool with hippos while in Mana Pools NP. My idea was to try and catch fighting hippos, yet, they all were quite peaceful. I have positioned on the bank, safely from the potential charge and waited. Some of them raised their heads in curiosity or when proximity to the other individuals was too close. Then I got this idea to catch the portrait with water plants decorating the head, It looked like the guy just got our of the hairdresser with a big smile on his face 🙂
Animal: Hippopotamus
Location of shot: Mana Pools NP, ZimbabweThe Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024
Leslie McLeod
Ottawa
Canada
Title: Hide and Seek
Description: We were on safari in Kenya and happened upon this beautiful female who was looking for a mate. A group of topi were also keeping a pretty close eye her as she left messages for a potential partner on various trees. This shot makes me think that the cheetah is just about to shout out, “ready or not, here I come!”
Animal: Cheetah
Location of shot: Mara North ConservancyThe Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024
MILKO MARCHETTI
FERRARA
Italy
Title: SQUIRREL…BLOCKED
Description: WHEN THE SQUIRREL ENTERED, HE REMOVED HIS FEET FROM THE TRUNK FOR A MOMENT, AND FOR THAT MOMENT IT SEEMED AS IF HE WAS BLOCKED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE BURIAL
Animal: SQUIRREL
Location of shot: ITALY – PARCO PODERE PANTALEONE
