Grand Prize Winner
John Mullineux
South Africa
John Mullineux's "Splash of colour as this European bee-eater takes a bath" has been voted the winner of Africa's Photographer of the Year's 2021!
New Beginnings
Thorsten Hanewald
Ruelzheim, Germany
Thorsten Hanewald's "Kissed by Mum" has been voted the winner of Africa's Photographer of the Year's 'New Beginnings' category! Thorsten walks away with the quarterly prize of the SWAROVSKI OPTIK CL Companion 10x30 Wild Nature Binoculars, valued at $2,400.
January - March Winner
Daniel Paul Ryan
Bath, United Kingdom
The Calf
Karen Blackwood
Denver, USA
Reassurance
Mike Dexter
Vredenburg, South Africa
A flap necked chameleon sheds the final tattered remains of old skin, revealing the bright vivid skin beneath that it will wear into the future. An apt metaphor for current times.
Philip Judd
Sudbury, United Kingdom
Play with me!
Colourful Africa
John Mullineux
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
John Mullineux's "Splash of colour as this European bee-eater takes a bath" has been voted the winner of Africa's Photographer of the Year's 'Colourful Africa' category! John walks away with the quarterly prize of the SWAROVSKI OPTIK CL Companion 10x30 Wild Nature Binoculars, valued at $2,400.
April - June Winner
Christian Brockes
Essen, Germany
Flower Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) - This spider is able to change its colour, adapting to flowers where it sits on and waits to ambush prey. It can switch between a white, yellow, and pink form.
Thomas Vijayan
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sand Dune Paradise.
Kyle Goetsch
Somerset West, South Africa
Sunset at Spitzkoppe, Namibia.
Yaron Schmid
New York, USA
A family of cheetahs admiring the rainbow in Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Mighty & Miniscule
Melonie Eva
Canada
Melonie Eva's "African Wild Cat, hunting a Brants Whistling Rat early morning in the Kalahari" has been voted the winner of Africa's Photographer of the Year's 'Mighty & Miniscule' category! Melonie walks away with the quarterly prize of the SWAROVSKI OPTIK CL Companion 10x30 Wild Nature Binoculars, valued at $2,400.
July - September Winner
Lorne Sulcas
Cape Town, South Africa
Mighty cat with her miniscule.
William Fortescue
Gussage St Michael, United Kingdom
Rumble in the Jungle - Two bull elephants spar in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Alice Paghera
Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
White-bellied pangolin photographed at N'Zi Nature Reserve - Ivory Coast
Chris Minihane
Santa Clara, USA
A lone Rhino stands on the drought-ridden shores of Lake Nakuru, Kenya.
The Road not Taken
Dennis Stogsdill
Chappaqua, USA
Dennis Stogsdill's "Orxy in a sandstorm" has been voted the winner of Africa's Photographer of the Year's 'The Road Not Taken' category! Dennis walks away with the quarterly prize of the SWAROVSKI OPTIK CL Companion 10x30 Wild Nature Binoculars, valued at $2,400.
October - December Winner
John Mullineux
Sasolburg, South Africa
Alternative transport to avoid the crocodiles.
Andrew Tudor Morgan
Wellington, South Africa
Morning hot air balloon rides in the Serengeti.
Pranav Chadha
Nairobi, Kenya
Gemini: Two Personalities. We came across the females and lion cubs of the Look Out Pride one morning and stayed with them. The cubs were quite playful, stalking each other, pouncing and running around. I’d say we were just in the right position and at the right time. With luck on our side, I achieved this shot of the lion cub and its reflection in a small puddle of water.
Dennis Stogsdill
Chappaqua, USA
Crossing Elephant.
