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WEEKLY SELECTION 13 - GALLERY 1 - 2022 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

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Team Africa Geographic

Thursday, 5 May 2022

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Our Photographer of the Year 2022 is now closed for submissions. Cash prizes of US$10,000 have been set aside 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 in Botswana.

Judging for Photographer of the Year will take place throughout the month of May 2022, and the winners will be announced end May 2022.

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Here is Gallery 1 of the best submissions for this week.

Static trapeze. A young mountain gorilla hones its climbing skills. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. © Daniel Walther
Children entertain themselves beneath towering Grandidier’s baobabs – the tree giants of Madagascar, which grow up to 25 metres tall. Western Madagascar. © Aimen Chen
In an unusual occurrence, small fish evade the tentacles of a smack of South African box jellyfish (Carybdea branchi), which in this case did not appear to be hunting the fish. “I was able to observe both for a while and none of the fish were caught,” says the photographer, who speculates this may be a rare case of commensalism – with the small fish possibly taking refuge between the tentacles. Cape Town, South Africa. © Geo Cloete
Great expectations. A serval kitten tests the boundaries of its agility as mom keeps a watchful eye. © Andrea Castelli
Cleansing with smoke and heat. A Samburu mother invites a photographer in to witness the daily rite of disinfecting a milk container with smoke. Waso, Kenya. © Bob Chiu
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Floating water. A sunbird demonstrates a preference for water from a leaking pipe, mere metres from the Saloum River. Sokone, Senegal. © Cecile Terrasse
Imminent inquisition. A boomslang on the hunt in Mokala National Park. South Africa. © Chris de Billot
The persistence of memory. A mountain gorilla idly watches over his family, appearing to be deep in thought. Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. © Christy Bennie
“Though she be but little, she is fierce”. A barking gecko fights back after facing the fate imposed by a juvenile pale chanting goshawk. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. © Willie van Schalkwyk
Big smooches. A tender moment between a black-backed jackal and its pup. Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana. © Danielle Carstens
A minute yet radiant grass fly dazzles. Frankfort, Free State, South Africa. © Dawie Broekman
Mighty things from small beginnings grow. A Baryphas jumping spider scans her surroundings from the perches of a fallen yellow leaf. Frankfort, Free State, South Africa. © Dawie Broekman
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A pangolin rescued from the illegal trade photographed while undergoing rehabilitation. The pangolin will be released back into the wild once the rehabilitation is complete. South Africa. © Dominic Cruz
A colony of purple soft coral (Alcyonium fauri) – 4mm organisms made up of polyps with eight arms each – extend their arms to feed. Here, one polyp can be seen retracting all of its arms to its mouth after catching food. Cape Town, South Africa. © Geo Cloete
Warm words with a Sahara wanderer. Nomads of Algeria once travelled the desert in great numbers. Today the rovers of this ever-changing landscape have been reduced to small groups, scattered across the harsh sandy terrain. “I met this nomad in the heart of the desert. He smiled through our entire meeting. I asked if I can photograph him and share these images, and was so happy when he accepted.” Tamanrasset, Algeria. © Omar Dib
A pygmy goose launches off the Chobe River. Chobe National Park, Botswana. © Danielle Carstens
An ostrich, rudely interrupted during her dust bath, leaps into retreat after being startled by a predator. Namibia. © Vicki Santello
A desert-adapted lioness, collared for scientific research, strides across the harsh landscape. Namibia. © Vicki Santello
Burning inversion. The morning light bursts through the silhouettes of baobabs. Kubu island, Makgadikgadi, Botswana. © Simone Osborne
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