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WEEKLY SELECTION 10 - GALLERY 2 - Photographer of the Year 2025

Thursday, 24 April 2025

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Our Photographer of the Year 2025 is open for submissions. The overall winners, runners up and their partners will enjoy a teamAG safari to explore the primal forests of Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the remote north of Congo-Brazzaville – in search of lowland gorillas, forest elephants, forest buffaloes, bongos and much more. Read more about the Photographer of the Year 2025 prizes here. In association with Ukuri and African Parks.

Photographer of the Year is open for entries from 1 February 2025 to midnight on 30 April 2025. Judging will take place throughout those months and for the month of May 2025, and the winners of Photographer of the Year will be announced in early June 2025.

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

Photographer of the Year 2025
“The grasslands of Ndutu are always full of surprises. This serval popped up next to the jeep when we were scanning the area and was not shy at all. It kept hunting in the last light of the day.” Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. © Alex Brackx
Photographer of the Year 2025
A hyena confronts an off-camera cheetah with swagger and unapologetic brawn. “We observed the interaction of this group of hyenas over several days, demonstrating the dominance of the clan in the Marsh Pride region of the Maasai Mara. My view of this animal has changed and now I adore hyenas.” Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. ©  Véronique Quillard
Photographer of the Year 2025
An elephant bull wanders through the iconic ana tree forest of Mana Pools, signature light reflecting in the dry-season dust. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. © Charlie Wemyss-Dunn
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Photographer of the Year 2025
A young pronking springbok dances across the rain-soaked plateau. “The animals were all full of energy and enjoying themselves after the rain subsided.” Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa. © Charmaine Joubert
Photographer of the Year 2025
Hitching a ride on the back of the beast: locals ride the Iron Train across the Sahara – 2.5km of steel and iron ore. Zouérat, Mauritania. © Daniel Rodrigues
Photographer of the Year 2025
Between the boughs. A Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat chooses a tree near camp to snooze through the day. With cheeks that inflate for courtship and a role in reforestation through seed dispersal, this is no ordinary bat. Okavango Delta, Botswana. © Tomasz Szpila
Photographer of the Year 2025
Grey crowned cranes and storks stir at sunrise. Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. © Elizabeth Yicheng Shen
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Balguda the legend. “Only a handful of people have ever photographed super tusker Balguda from the ground. His elusiveness contributes to his almost mythical status and this image preserves that aura of mystery.” Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. © George Dian Balan
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Peringuey’s adder. In the Namib Desert, this sidewinder usually blends effortlessly into the sand. Its unique camouflage makes it almost impossible to spot. But today, the photographer has been given a gift. Namib Desert, Namibia. © Joost Meyer
Photographer of the Year 2025
Oromo women weave together the trusses of a hut, using mangrove poles and grasses to construct a masterpiece. Halē, Oromia, Ethiopia. © Yichao Chen
Photographer of the Year 2025
A male diederik cuckoo presents a caterpillar to a female in a striking display of courtship behaviour. Balule Game Reserve, South Africa. © Anique van der Kuil
Photographer of the Year 2025
Dawn breaks as the river trembles. A surge of thousands of hooves crossing the Mara River breaks the morning silence. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Charlie Wemyss-Dunn
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Building a wall with bare hands and mud. Arba Minch, Ethiopia. © Fengying Long
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Half reptile, half illusionist. The Namaqua chameleon pauses beside a rusted relic of desert life, its skin mirroring the metal’s mottled hues. Namibia. © Marcio Lisa
Photographer of the Year 2025
A little grebe with a big catch, framed by ripples under reflected reeds. Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.  © Erhard Kruger
Photographer of the Year 2025
Portrait of a blackback mountain gorilla in Rwanda. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. © Amish Chhagan

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