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Photographer of the Year

WEEKLY SELECTION 9 - GALLERY 1 - Photographer of the Year 2026

Thursday, 23 April 2026

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Our Photographer of the Year 2026 is open for submissions. The overall winner, runners-up, and their partners will journey to Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda, staying at the newly built Munazi Lodge, the only lodge inside the park. Expect chimpanzee trekking, canopy walks high above the forest floor, waterfall hikes, and encounters with black-and-white colobus monkeys in one of Africa’s most biodiverse montane forests. Read more about the Photographer of the Year 2026 prizes here. In association with Ukuri and African Parks.

Photographer of the Year is open for entries from 16 February 2026 to midnight on 7 May 2026. Judging will take place from February to June, and the winners will be announced in June.

Here is Gallery 1 of the best Photographer of the Year submissions for this week. To see the other gallery, follow the link: Gallery 2

Photographer of the year 2026
At sunrise, two lionesses carry their cubs to a new hiding place, as one keeps up on foot – a careful relocation under the soft light of early morning. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. © Kate Moran
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At sunrise, zebras frolic in disturbed dust. Shompole Conservancy, Kenya. © Nicolas Urlacher
photographer of the year 2026
Blue crane tango. South Africa’s national birds perform their elaborate courtship dance. Western Cape, South Africa. © Rochelle Jacobs
photographer of the year 2026
Calandula Falls thunder through mist and light, a double rainbow briefly bridging water and sky in this vast Angolan landscape. Calandula Falls, Angola. © Cliff Fawcett
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Photographer of the year 2026
A child at a cultural blessing ceremony in the heart of Omo Valley. Omo Valley, Ethiopia. © Yichao Chen
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Trunk and teeth. A lion feeds on an elephant carcass in Savute, pausing between mouthfuls as starlings dart in to claim the insects stirred by the feast. Savute, Chobe National Park, Botswana. © Hannes Lochner
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With the first rains, the Busanga Plains transforms into a network of mud and channels – a perfect, shifting refuge for hippos seen best from above. Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia. © Panos Laskarakis
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As a storm gathers, three giraffes cluster together – their silhouettes forming a trident against the heavy sky. Nyeri, Kenya. © Preeti John
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In rare stillness, the dunes of Merzouga reflect perfectly in a shallow pool – desert geometry doubled. Merzouga, Morocco. © Cliff Fawcett
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A young lion holds his ground at the remains of a giraffe kill, unwilling to yield even as the pride leaves – and the ever-patient jackals close in. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Aan Aveyard
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A D’Arnaud’s barbet perches against a storm-dark sky, a shaft of sunlight breaking through to frame the moment. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. © Nicolas Urlacher
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Olonyok, the last of the Tano Bora cheetah coalition, pauses while resting on a young gazelle he has caught. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Ivan Glaser
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A solitary hippo allows a cautious approach – until the car engine starts, and his agitation begins to show. Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. © Bruna Mentrup
A serval carries its freshly caught rodent through the Mara grass. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Marco Carniel

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