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Tuesday, 15 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 — As the sun set, a young male leopard moved through the dry riverbed. He hunted quietly and successfully, catching and hiding impalas amidst the roots of a giant mashatu tree. Nearby, the growls of another leopard could be heard, keeping this leopard highly alert. By evening, he had caught and stashed four impalas (three of which can be seen in this photo). Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana. © Abrie Du Plessis

Photographer of the Year 2025 — As the herds of wildebeest and zebra have almost completed their crossing of the Mara River, a giant crocodile scoffs down the last bite of one of his victims. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Alexander Perov

Africa Geographic African safari — Layers of mist add mystery and colour to a panoramic view of dawn in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Kathy Karn

Africa Geographic African safari — Dust and chaos as the Great Migration herds move to water. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Shihai Shao

Photographer of the Year 2025 — The end of the dry season brings the thirsty – and the hunters – to the waterhole. Here, a young lion claims a large warthog meal, not far from the water’s edge. Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. © Daniela Anger

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Photographer of the Year 2025 — A jackal barrels into the fray, scattering vultures in a blur of feathers. “I captured the scene with slow shutter speed, panning in sync with the jackal to capture the commotion.” Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa. © Andreas Hemb

Photographer of the Year 2025 — A ground pangolin crosses the road, armoured grace on tough claws. Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa. © Matthew Holland

Photographer of the Year 2025 — With the summer temperature soaring, cooling off is essential. But in the croc-infested Chobe River, danger always lurks. Staying close to mom is essential for survival. Chobe River, Botswana. © Dewald Tromp

Africa Geographic African safari — Invisible art. The leaf-tailed gecko is known for its masterful camouflage. Its brownish-green hues subtly shift to match its surroundings, allowing it to blend almost perfectly into the tree trunk. Amber Mountain National Park, Madagascar. © Tomasz Szpila

Africa Geographic African safari — Breath visible in the dawn chill, a lion strides across dew-drenched grass. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Jonathan Wosinski

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Photographer of the Year 2025 — The lanner falcon is an expert bird hunter, especially of unsuspecting red-billed queleas at waterholes. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. © Antionette Morkel

Africa Geographic African safari — In the cool silence of Lalibela’s stone-hewn churches, a priest lingers with scripture. Lalibela, Ethiopia. © Kevin Dooley

Photographer of the Year 2025 — As dawn sunrise breaks over the horizon, a yellow-billed duck throws open its wings, droplets arcing through the light. Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa. © Erhard Kruger

Africa Geographic African safari — From a rising cloud of dust, two elephants emerge like ghosts. Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa. © Ilse Koks

Photographer of the Year 2025 — A black-backed jackal pup watches its mother intently, her form reflected in his eyes. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. © Ernest Porter

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Africa Geographic African safari — A mountain gorilla lies in quiet contemplation as an orange butterfly flutters onto its fur – a fleeting moment of connection. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. © Mary Schrader

Africa Geographic African safari — As a thunderstorm gathers, giraffes pause like quarter-note rests on a stave, silent, waiting for the rains to break. Solio Game Reserve, Kenya. © Sandra Risi

Africa Geographic African safari — An Etosha elephant bathes in grey dust. Etosha National Park, Namibia. © Peter Delaney

Photographer of the Year 2025 — After a thunderstorm, yellow baboons splash and tumble through newly formed pools – childlike exuberance in the shadows of Mt Kilimanjaro. Amboseli National Park, Kenya. © Dewald Tromp

Africa Geographic African safari — In the tangled forests of Gabon, a forest elephant mock charges – a display more warning than attack. Then, just as suddenly, she melts back into the forest. Loango National Park, Gabon. © Turgay Uzer

Africa Geographic African safari — The skeleton of a river, etched in ochre. From above, the Namib becomes a surrealist’s dream. Namibia. © Marcio Lisa

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