Photographer of the Year – 2016 Winners

The 2016 Photographer of the Year winners are:

Photographer of the Year overall winner

maasai-warrior-teaches-his-son-about-the-stars-robin-stuart-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — A Maasai warrior teaches his son about the stars ©Robin Stuart

Category winners:

1. Wildlife

the-hornbill-and-the-hare-in-the-serengeti-william-wallden--africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — A hornbill and a hare in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©William Walldén

2. Traditional Culture

3. Travel

sulphur-pools-danakil-depression-trevor-cole--africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — The surreal landscape of the sulphur pools at Dallol in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia ©Trevor Cole

The finalists

elephant-bull-walking-to-the-water-at-amboseli-pieter-ras-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — An elephant bull walks to the water in Amboseli National Park, Kenya ©Pieter Ras

op-children-create-makeshift-house-in-motsoaledi-informal-settlement-ilan-ossendryver-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — Children create a makeshift house in Motsoaledi informal settlement, South Africa ©Ilan Ossendryver

-jacques-andre-dupont-a-young-baboon-posing-in-tarangire-national-park-tanzania-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — A young baboon strikes a pose in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania ©Jacques-Andre Dupont

A honey badger at Cubitje Quap waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ©Willem Kruger

hyena-in-the-rain-nick-rabjohn-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — A hyena gets caught in the rain ©Nick Rabjohn

ben-mcrae-spitzkoppe-namibia-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — Shining a light on the Milky Way in Spitzkoppe, Namibia ©Ben McRae

male-lion-in-the-twilight-of-his-reign-over-a-territory-in-kruger-craig-hayman-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — A male lion in the twilight of his reign in Kruger National Park, South Africa ©Craig Hayman

purple-dancer-protea-banks-south-africa-pier-mane-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — An underwater dancer in Protea Banks, a top dive site off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ©Pier Mane

rainy-day-in-serengeti-tanzania-panos-laskarakis-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — A rainy day for a lion in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©Panos Laskarakis

greener-pastures-mark-winckler-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — Greener pastures for a white rhino in a private game reserve in South Africa ©Mark Winckler

black-eagle-taking-a-branch-to-the-nest-in-walter-sisulu-national-botanical-garden-ernest-porter-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — A black eagle takes a branch to its nest in Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens, South Africa ©Ernest Porter

roie-galitz-lioness-prepares-to-hunt-in-serengeti-tanzania-africa-geographic-photographer-year-2016 — A lioness prepares to hunt in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©Roie Galitz

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