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Winners 2021

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.

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