Photographer of the Year 2017 Semi-finalists Part 2

The 2017 Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year Competition, brought to you by Land Rover and Canon is now closed for entries. Here are the Semi-finalists that have been put together in TWO galleries this week. Click here to see PART I of the gallery. Alternatively, click on the Magazine Features tab at the top of the page.
The grand title winner of the year’s competition will walk away with a Big Cat Photo Safari for two, provided by At Close Quarters with flights by Airlink, as well as a Canon EOS 700D with a double lens kit. Runner up prizes include a two-night safari for two at Klaserie Sands River Camp or Hideaways’ Elephant’s Eye while each category finalist will enjoy a case of wine provided by Rhino Tears. The most popular entries on Facebook and Instagram will enjoy prizes sponsored by iSimangaliso and Thule.

📷  “Majestic elephant bull” in Etosha National Park, Namibia ©Annemarie du Plessis

📷  “Eyes wide open” in Kruger National Park, South Africa ©Ross Couper

📷  A leopard descends a tree in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Thomas Vijayan

📷  “To dance with the Maasai” in Kenya ©Andrew Aveley

📷  A black-backed jackal and Cape vultures fight over food at Giant’s Castle, Drakensberg, South Africa ©Willem Kruger

📷  Hyena gazing up longingly in Timbavati Private Game Reserve, South Africa ©Greg McCall-Peat

📷  A magical shower in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania ©George Turner

📷  “Thirsty look” in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©Panos Laskarakis

📷  “The land of giants” in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Björn Persson

📷  “Now you see me, now you don’t” – a Peringuey’s adder in the Namib Desert, Namibia ©Tyrone Ping

📷  “Confidence under a mother’s watch” in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda ©Nelis Wolmarans

📷  Leopard spotted during a game count in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa ©Bryan Havemann

📷  “Playtime in the dust” in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe ©Jens Cullmann

📷  “Wildebeest hunt” in Kariega Game Reserve, South Africa ©Jacques de Klerk

📷  “Disappointment in the air” in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa ©Olli Teirilä

📷  “Innocence” in Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa ©Andrea Galli

📷  “Enflamed” in Kruger National Park, South Africa ©Licinia Machado

📷  Gelada monkey portrait in the Ethiopian Highlands ©Patrice Quillard

📷  Quiver trees in the Richtersveld, South Africa ©Willem Kruger

📷  “The Eye of Survival” in Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa ©Luke Street

📷  “He who adapts best wins!” in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa/Botswana ©Johan Mocke

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