The Funniest Finalists of the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

The Funniest Finalists of the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards has announced the shortlisted images from its 2022 competition. The 40 images have been whittled down from thousands of entries submitted by both professionals and amateurs the world over.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was co-founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullam who wanted to create a competition that focused on the lighter, humorous side of wildlife photography but also had an important role in promoting wildlife conservation at its heart.

To that end, each year the competition supports a sustainable conservation organization. Over 29 years it has channeled £20 million to more than 200 conservationists in 80 countries. In 2022, that is the Whitley Fund for Nature, a United Kingdom-based charity that supports conservation leaders working in their home countries across the Global South.

This year’s finalists include a raccoon waving at the camera, a winking fox, a squirrel “flying” through the air, and a “farting” zebra. Below are the finalists:

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Alex Pansier, Netherlands | Jumping Jack
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Jennifer Hadley, United States | Talk To The Fin!
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Michael Eastwell, United Kingdom | It’s all kicking off!
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Andy Evans, United Kingdom | Stop and stare
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Alison Buttigieg, Finland | What do you mean smile?! I am smiling!
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Kevin Lohman, United States | The Wink
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Miroslav Srb, Czech Republic | Hello everyone
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Arthur Telle Thiemann, Spain | “Say cheeeese”
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Federica Vinci, Italy | Monkey wellness center
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Jagdeep Rajput, India | Pegasus, the flying horse.
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Jennifer Hadley, United States | Not so cat-like reflexes
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Ahmed Alahmed, Saudi Arabia | cute
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Vince Burton, United Kingdom | Buck-a-roo!
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Thomas Vijayan, Canada | Happy Feet
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Emmanuel Do Linh San, South Africa | “I’m gonna strangle you!”
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Valtteri Mulkahainen, Finland | Can I borrow honey from you until tomorrow?
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Saverio Gatto, Italy | Maniacs
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Ryan Sims, United States | Excuse Me… Pardon Me!
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Andrew Peacock, United States | Uncomfortable pillow
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Arshdeep Singh, India | I CU boy!
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Bojan Bencic, Croatia | Funny Walk
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Mark Schocken, United States | Tight Fit!
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Paolo Mignosa, Italy | Three headed (“Kerberos”)
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Lincoln Macgregor, Australia | Your Picnic’s Mine!
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Shuli Greenstein, Israel | Rushing Little owl fledgeling
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Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven, United States | Shark Moose
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Jean-Jacques Alcalay-Marcon, France | Misleading African Viewpoints
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Tímea Ambrus, Hungary | I jump instead of flying
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Alex Cooper, United Kingdom | Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Our Lord and Saviour, T-Rex?
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Sophie Hart, United Kingdom | Mum life
Dave Shaffer, United States | Curtain Call II
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Lee Zhengxing, China | Lisping Squirrel
Lukas Zeman, Czech Republic | You can’t see me, can you?
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Valtteri Mulkahainen, Finland | Romantic
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Corinne Kozok, United Kingdom | Tombstoning Guillemot
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Martin Grace, United Kingdom | Keep calm and keep your head
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Ahmed Alahmed, Saudi Arabia | The Comedian
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John Chaney, United States | Fight Back
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Torie Hilley, United States | What shall I write next?
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Paul Eijkemans, Netherlands | Barf

All these photos and descriptions can be found on the competition’s website. The final winning images will be crowned on December 8, and the top winning photo will win a one-week safari in Kenya.


Image credits: All photos are individually credited and provided courtesy of the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards.

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