The “Funny Wildlife Photography Awards”, held since 2015, was bringing us the funniest animal photos of each year and trying to contribute to the protection of wildlife. The winners of the 2023 leg of the competition, initiated by photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, were recently announced.
This year, as always, his funny photographs that show the charisma of animals won awards in different categories. The overall winner of the award was a kangaroo that looked like it was playing a guitar. This shot by Jason Moore called “Air Guitar Roo” also received an award in the “Land Creatures” category.
The funniest wildlife photo of the year was this cute kangaroo playing the guitar:
- Photographer: Jason Moore
The winners of the “People’s Choice” category are the little birds that seem to be arguing:
- Photographer: Jacek Stankiewicz
The award for aerial creatures went to the shot titled “Unexpected Dive” of a heron diving into the water:
- Photographer: Vittorio Ricci
The winner of “Underwater” was the ballet-doing otter:
- Photographer: Otter Kwek
In the “Portfolio” category, a squirrel that took off and fell, “I finally learned to fly. Or didn’t I learn it!?” Two photographs named
- Photographer: Timea Ambrus
This baby fox, which looks like he is smoking a cigar, is among those who “deserve praise” even though he did not receive an award
- Photographer: Dakota Vaccaro
Other photographs that did not win awards but managed to receive praise are as follows:
- Photographer: Delphine Casimir
- Photographer: Jacques Poulard
- Photographer: Lara Mathews
- Photographer: Wendy Kaveney
- Photographer: Zoe Ashdown
- Photographer: Tzahi Finkelstein
- Photographer: Brian Matthews
If you’re wondering about last year’s winners:
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