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WEEKLY SELECTION 12 - GALLERY 2 - 2025 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Thursday, 8 May 2025

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Our Photographer of the Year 2025 is underway. 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 now closed for entries. Final judging will take place during the month of May 2025, and the winners of Photographer of the Year will be announced in 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 — Metamorphosis. “Three young cheetahs were learning to hunt while the mother was observing their behaviour. A difficult scene to photograph: difficult to show the raw nature. For me, there is a kind of poetry in the precise second the image was captured – the four faces together, what looks like serene stillness in the dik-dik and the contradiction with the reality of the moment.” Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. © Marina Cano

Photographer of the Year 2025 — “A Natal Midlands dwarf chameleon blends into its habitat among the reproductive fronds of a cycad. Endemic to South Africa, this vulnerable species relies on intact forest patches in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.” South Africa. © Wiki West

Photographer of the Year 2025 — A young lion watches over an elephant carcass in the delta. Okavango Delta, Botswana. © Devon Jenkin

Photographer of the Year 2025 — A master of thermals, an adult bateleur sails with easy grace. Mpayathutlwa Pan, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana. © Sharlene Cathro

Photographer of the Year 2025 — Moving Tembe’s super tusker to safety. “Hanging like an awkward bat, this is the safest and most effective way to move an elephant from the loading truck to the main crate – a logistical feat refined over decades by some of the most experienced conservationists and experts in the world. The team moves quickly as the elephant begins to urinate – a telltale sign it’s about to wake up. Captured during an elephant rescue and translocation in KwaZulu-Natal with WeWild Africa and the Wildlife Emergency Fund.” South Africa. © Wiki West

Photographer of the Year 2025 — Majestic congregation. A crash of rhinos captured by a remote shutter. Kenya. © Amish Chhagan

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Africa Geographic African safari — Tiny prints in the dust led to a marvel: a pangolin, rare as rain in the desert, and just as quietly magnificent. South Africa. © Michael Goncalves

Africa Geographic African safari — A mother’s back, a floating cradle. A young hippo naps midstream, mid-dream, as the pod goes about their business nearby. Mzima Springs, Tsavo West National Park. © Roan Carr-Hartley

Africa Geographic African safari — Just before sunrise, a young serval listens to the world waking: ears twitching, body poised, framed in first light. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Andreas Hemb

Africa Geographic African safari — Dassanech men adorn themselves in skins and yellow ochre to celebrate the Dimi ceremony for girls – a significant rite of passage marking a girl’s transition into womanhood. Omo Valley, Ethiopia. © Ingrid Koedood

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Photographer of the Year 2025 — A camel caravan crosses the vast and sparse grasslands of northern Chad, seeking water and fresh grazing. Birds in the caravan’s wake chase stirred-up insects, an easy meal guaranteed by these wanderers of the Sahel. Chad. © Serena Luthe

Africa Geographic African safari — Crossing frenzy. Chaos and commitment as wildebeests cross the Mara River. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Ana Zinger

Photographer of the Year 2025 — Fish acquired, mission complete. A giant kingfisher enjoys its meal of sharptooth catfish. Kruger National Park, South Africa. © Sharlene Cathro

Photographer of the Year 2025 — “Every detail matters in a rhino translocation. This moment captures coordinated human effort and urgency as a southern white rhino is manoeuvred into position for transport. Captured during an African Parks Rhino Rewild translocation, supported by WeWild Africa.” South Africa. © Wiki West

Photographer of the Year 2025 — Great egrets duel over fishing rights at Long Pool, the largest of Mana Pools’ four water bodies. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. © Christopher Scott

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Photographer of the Year 2025 — “Locking eyes with a chimpanzee is a humbling experience, a silent exchange that reminds us we are not alone on this planet.” Kibale National Park, Uganda. © Zenya Lepper

Photographer of the Year 2025 — In the hush between footsteps, a calf finds sanctuary beneath its mother. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. © Gail Odendaal

Photographer of the Year 2025 — Near Keetmanshoop, Namibia’s quiver tree forest points up towards visible distant galaxies. ǁKharas Region, Namibia. © Dewald Tromp

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