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Team Africa Geographic
Thursday, 14 April 2022
Our Photographer of the Year 2022 is open for submissions, with cash prizes of US$10,000 for the winner and two runners-up. Winners and their partners will also join our CEO Simon Espley and his wife Lizz on the ultimate private safari
We are open for entries from 1 February 2022 to midnight on 30 April 2022. Judging for Photographer of the Year will take place throughout those months and for the month of May 2022, and the winners will be announced end May 2022.
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Here are the best submissions for this week
A blue crane – rare in most parts of South Africa – thriving with chicks in the Garden Route. Albertinia, Western Cape, South Africa. © Deon Oosthuizen Victor in a game between siblings, a cheetah cub claims a triumphant spot atop a leadwood stump. Kruger National Park, South Africa. © Mattheuns Pretorius White-fronted bee-eaters take flight. The Aloe Farm, Hartbeespoort, North West, South Africa. © Sean Davis Luscious locks at sunrise. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia. © Andrew Macdonald Aerial abstract. A bird’s-eye view of Sossusvlei reveals life sprouting from the dunes. Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. © Lucy Gemmill Collared pratincole in full-wing stretch. Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. © Barry Launder Tiny dragon with penetrating gaze. Rough-scaled bush vipers are hard to spot in their preferred hideaways of dense vegetation, where they are well camouflaged. Uganda. © Bobby Bok Strandwolf in miniature at dawn. A brown hyena walks amongst the impressive red dunes as it returns to its den site. Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. © Brendon White Mud on canvas. An elephant gets sloppy during a mud bath. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. © Barry Launder Shrouded ambition. Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa. © Brendon White ‘Shred the patriarchy’. 23-year-old Hilam’s portrait on a rooftop in Casablanca forms part of a series of the same name, focusing on the empowerment of Moroccan women in marginalised communities through subcultural expressions of identity. Morocco. © Chantal Pinzi A lucky shot as a leopard returns to its carcass. Kruger National Park, South Africa. © Deon Kelbrick The elegant motion of a little bee-eater in full dive. Harare, Zimbabwe. © Barry Launder Obligations of youth. Frollicking in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. © Ernest Porter Allegory of life and death. Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa. © Hendri Venter A pair of blue-billed teals take downtime from dabbling, reflections floating on the water’s surface. Amboseli National Park, Kenya. © Aarti Shah Fade to fynbos. A Knysna dwarf chameleon disappears into the vibrant colours of an Erica shrub. Garden Route Botanical Gardens, George, South Africa. © Brendon White Scaled enchanter. A green bush viper survives in the last remnants of the once-great Kakamega Forest. Kenya. © Robin James Backhouse Red bishop showing off. Harare, Zimbabwe. © Barry Launder Muddy cakewalk. Kruger National Park, South Africa. © Sean Koekemoer Dangerous catch. A crocodile drags its baboon prey to the water. Chobe National Park, Botswana. © Tania Cholwich Yellow bishop hawking flying ants. Greystone Nature Preserve, Harare, Zimbabwe. © Barry Launder To comment on this story: Login (or sign up) to our app here - it's a troll-free safe place 🙂.
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