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Team Africa Geographic
Thursday, 28 January 2021
Our Photographer of the Year 2021 is open for submissions, with cash prizes of US$10,000 for the overall winner and the two runners-up. They and their partners will also join our CEO Simon Espley and his wife Lizz on the ultimate private safari in Botswana.
The competition runs from January to June 2021. Get your entries in now and join us in celebrating Africa! Proudly brought to you by Hemmersbach Rhino Force and Natural Selection .
Here are the best submissions for this week
Legendary elephant Boswell leads the way through the magic light of Mana Pools National Park. Zimbabwe © Ana Zinger A tiny Thomson’s gazelle lamb struggles in vain against the powerful jaws of a lioness. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Ahmed Abi Ganem A herd of elephants stride along the stark shores of Lake Kariba. Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe © Caroline Landrey A caracal gazes haughtily over its shoulder at its admiring spectators. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Dawie Jacobs A dancing white lady spider (Leucorchestris arenicola ) taps its way across the sand. Swakopmund, Namibia © Derek Howes A Cape crow (also known as a black crow) spears a fledgeling finch for its next meal. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana © Gonnie Myburgh Led by their herder, a caravan of camels travels across the vast barren landscape. Danakil, Ethiopia © Hesté de Beer The muddy paws of a lion cub dangle as its mother relocates it to a safer, drier hiding spot. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Yarin Klein A Suri boy is comforted by an older warrior after a ceremonial bath and body painting. Omo Valley, Ethiopia © Hesté de Beer An aerial shot of a chaotic fish market in Ganvie, Benin © Inger Vandyke Who gets the head? A pack of African painted wolves (wild dogs) rapidly devour an impala. Kruger National Park, South Africa © John Mullineux A muddle of hyenas – a trio of youngsters greet one of the clan adults. Liuwa Plain National park, Zambia © Andrew Macdonald That quintessential moment on an African safari. Mara North Conservancy, Kenya © John Piper A Werner’s catfish is on the menu for this hungry crocodile. Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania © Kyle Smith A cheetah uses a termite mound as a vantage point during a downpour. Chobe National Park, Botswana © Dawie Jacobs A baboon rises to greet the first rays of the sunrise. Nsefu Sector, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia © Marc Mol A male Jameson’s firefinch quenches its thirst at a photographic hide in Karongwe Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit, South Africa © Monique Adams A female wildebeest and calf brave the frenzy of currents and crocodiles to cross the Mara River. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Ana Zinger Hyena cubs nestled safely against their exhausted mother. Liuwa Plain National park, Zambia © Andrew Macdonald A skinner and cook in Kejetia bushmeat market takes a break from the heat coming off an old Bedford engine block as the day’s catch is cauterized and cleansed by flame. Kumasi, Ghana © Robin Bruyns A spotted eagle owl is perfectly camouflaged in its resting spot on the knot of a tree trunk. Noordhoek Common, Cape Town, South Africa © Rob Mousley A giraffe calf receives a tender bath from its mother shortly after birth. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Thorsten Hanewald A highly venomous Southern twig snake inflates its neck in a defensive threat display. Outside Hoedspruit, South Africa © Tim Baynham Wildebeest dotted across the plain, silhouetted against an artistic sky. Liuwa Plain National park, Zambia © Andrew Macdonald A water lily frog sits against a windowpane in the early hours of the morning. Photographed from inside the house using a low aperture creates a blacked-out background and shuts out any excessive light. St Lucia, KZN, South Africa © Tyrone Ping A copper eye reveals the presence of a sidewinder snake buried in the sand. Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia © Werner Hoetzel A yellow-billed kite dips into focus as it flies in front of the looming form of an elephant. Chobe National Park, Botswana © Dawie Jacobs An olive baboon pulls her baby close for warmth and shelter during a downpour. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Yaron Schmid Staff in hand, an Ethiopian elder rests outside his home at sunset. Omo Valley, Ethiopia © Kevin Dooley To comment on this story: Login (or sign up) to our app here - it's a troll-free safe place 🙂.
