50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

“After leaving the lake, somewhat dejected, I decided to swing past an area of open bushland that I know of because there is often a ‘mob’ of Kangaroos feeding and sunning themselves in a field close to the road (it’s on my way to and from work, so I drive past it every day),” he told the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards team.

“When I arrived, there were a number of Kangaroos in the field. The morning light was still favorable, so I grabbed my camera and headed off to a spot where I could get down to eye level with my subjects, amongst the biting ticks (the lengths we go to just to get that perfect image). I ended up shooting about 40 or 50 frames of the Kangaroos with various content including Mums, Joeys, and also some action shots of them bouncing along through the yellow field,” the photographer said.

“The shoot turned out to be a great session, and I am quite fond of several images that I captured. Not many people know that Kangaroos are normally fairly docile and even a bit boring most of the time if I’m honest. However, when I saw this Roo striking the air guitar pose, it immediately brought a smile to my face, and I knew that I had captured something really special.”

Moore wasn’t the only winner in 2023. There were also six category winners, including young photographer Jacek Stankiewicz, whose photo ‘Dispute,’ of two greenfinches, saw him nab a double victory in both the Junior Category and the People’s Choice Award. The other category victors were Vittorio Ricci (Air Award), Otter Kwek (Underwater Category), Timea Ambrus (Portfolio Award), and Lily Bernau (Video Award).

Ten other entrants were highly commended by the judges: Tzahi Finkelstein, John Blumenkamp, Zoe Ashdown, Brian Matthews, Lara Matthews, Delphine Casimir, Pratick Mondal, Wendy Kaveney, Jacques Poulard, and Dakota Vaccaro.

“One of the greatest pleasures we experience in this competition is seeing the incredible standard of photography, combined with humor, which consistently increases each year. This year’s People’s Choice Award winner is like the cherry on the cake. To have a junior entrant win this major prize is extremely rewarding for us,” Sullam, the co-founder of the contest, shared.

“We want more juniors to enter. We want to take our conservation message and our love of photography to the younger generation, and this result proves that young photographers have as much chance of winning as anybody else.”

Which photos did you like the most and why, dear Pandas? Do you plan on taking part in this year's competition? What's your relationship with photography, wildlife, and nature? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments! We'd love to hear from you.