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Forbes
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Funny Animal Photos: 10 Front Runners For Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2025
The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards has teased a preview selection of new funny animal photos entered to date in its 2025 photography competition 'to brighten anyone's day with a chuckle and something positive to brighten the week.' With less than a month to go before it closes for entries on June 30, the 2025 free-to-enter photo and video competition is open to 'professional photographers, amateur shutterbugs, beginners and young clickers, using any camera brand." Among the prizes for the winners are a safari in Kenya's Maasai Mara with Alex Walker's Serian, plus Nikon camera bags and camera kits. A very happy deer, a small lava lizard driving a giant iguana and a wig-topped rhino are among the funny entries selected for this preview showing wildlife animals 'being their usual selves, showing off and making us realise that we are very lucky to have them on this planet!' The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards were co-founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam to create a competition that focuses on the lighter side of wildlife photography while keeping sustainability in the forefront by promoting the conservation of wildlife and habitats through humour. Showing a lighter side of wild animal photography, the contest runs in partnership with Nikon and supports the nonprofit Whitley Fund for Nature dedicated to empowering conservation leaders across the Global South. Over 30 years, the organization has channeled £23 million to more than 220 conservationists in 80 countries. 'Comedy Wildlife's photographs transcend cultures and ages to bring a smile to everyone's face and with a mission to engage wildlife lovers everywhere to be part of a global conversation about conservation,' say the organizers. Commander, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Racheller Mackintosh, Australia - Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards A lava lizard takes charge of a Galapagos marine iguana and sets off on a ride. Judging by the iguana's possessed eyes, the lava lizard may have taken over its soul, too. These two prehistoric-looking creatures were hanging out with a group of marine iguanas on a rocky beach on Fernandina Island in the Galapagos Islands. A spontaneous shot from an expedition ship in Antarctica caught these gentoo penguins seemingly waiting patiently for their turn to jump into the sea. The image shows lion siblings at play, one of them appearing to give a push to the other, maybe to annoy their mom. Lions aren't natural climbers, so it looks like one sibling is encouraging the other to do something naughty!. Go away, Hokkaido, Japan Annette Kirby, Australia - Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards This image from Japan catches a White-Tailed Sea Eagle hiding a fish in a hole as another eagle was approaching to steal it. I Hate Ikea, Kruger National Park, South Africa Brian Hempstead, U.S. - Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards A Common Myna bird builds a nest big enough for a presumably growing family in a South African national park. Rhino in Wig, Chitwan National Park, Nepal Yann Chauvette, Canada - Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder A Greater One-Horned Rhino feasting on aquatic fine dining, dove underwater and got back up with a new wig made from his delicious meal. Aaaaaww Mum!, Rwanda Mark Meth-Cohn, UK - Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 A caring gorilla mum gifts her infant a big sloppy kiss. Along the Murrumbidgee River near Canberra, Australia, lizards were scurrying under the rocks looking for lunch. This junior Gippsland Waterdragon popped up and gave a friendly wave. Laugh Like No-One Is Watching, Western Australia Emma Parker, Australia - Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards "A guppy swims into a bar…" Two joyful Blue Spotted Mudskippers look like they're sharing the latest Internet joke. The 2025 funny animal photos competition is free to enter and now open worldwide, only via the website. It will close on June 30. The finalist list of funny animals photos will be announced in October and the winners named either in November or December.
Euronews
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Check out the funniest photos in the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
The 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are delivering the goods when it comes to giggles and marveling at the animal kingdom. While there are chuckles to be had, the mission is serious. Under the banner 'Conservation through competition', the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards work to raise awareness. Founded in 2015 by photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullam to celebrate the lighter side of wildlife photography, the awards showcase how funny wildlife photography can help promote wildlife conservation efforts. 'Our world is extraordinarily beautiful and interconnected, yet the human race is doing its best to over-exploit and damage it,' says Joynson-Hicks. 'Issues of wildlife conservation and sustainability are gaining momentum globally, yet the messages and images tend to be negative, depressing and enervating.' Professional and amateur photographers can submit their wildlife snaps for free until 30 June and this year's winners will be featured in an exhibition at Gallery@Oxo, London, in December. In the meantime, here are some of our favourites of this year's submissions. "Wandering along the Murrumbidgee River we spotted a few lizards scurrying under the rocks looking for lunch, next thing this junior Gippsland Waterdragon popped up and gave us a friendly wave." - Trevor Rix. "The image shows lion siblings at play, where one of the siblings seems to pushing the other one to do stuff that annoys their mom. Lions aren't natural climbers, so it looks like one sibling is encouraging the other to do something naughty!" - Bhargava Srivari. "Two joyful mudskippers look they are having the best time in the mud – I just wish I knew what the joke was!" - Emma Parker. "This roedeer was running around and suddenly coming my way. [I] had only one chance and nailed it." - Jeremy Duvekot. "A really spontaneous shot from an expedition ship in Antarctica. Those gentoo penguins seemed to orderly wait in queue to finally jump into the sea." - Martin Schmid. "Photo taken on October 30, 2024 at Kruger National Park in South Africa outside Skukuza Camp. The Common Myna builds a large nest." - Brian Hempstead. "This was taken in Japan where I was observing a White-Tailed Sea Eagle putting their fish in a hole and protecting it. This one had a fish and saw another Eagle coming in to try and steal it." - Annette Kirby. "A lava lizard takes charge of a Galapagos marine iguana and sets off on a ride. Judging by the iguana's possessed eyes, lava lizard may have taken over its soul, too. These two silly billies were hanging out with a big bunch of marine iguanas on a rocky beach." - Rachelle Mackintosh. Photographers have until 30 June to enter their photos in this year's Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. Greenpeace activists stole the wax statue of French president Emmanuel Macron from the Musée Grévin on Monday before planting it outside the Russian embassy in Paris. According to reports, activists posing as tourists entered the famous Parisian museum, located in the 9th arrondissement. After posing as museum employees, they managed to steal the statue, worth €40,000, and hid it under a blanket. A man who identified himself as a member of Greenpeace then contacted the museum to claim responsibility. The museum management immediately informed the police. The activists then took the statue to the Russian embassy in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, brandishing placards and a banner saying 'Ukraine burns, business continues' to denounce France's economic ties with Russia – specifically French imports of gas and fertiliser from Russia. Greenpeace said in a statement that it had "borrowed" the statue and explained their action on social media. 'For us, France is playing a double game,' said Jean-Francois Julliard, Director General of Greenpeace France. 'Emmanuel Macron embodies this double discourse: he supports Ukraine but encourages French companies to continue trading with Russia.' He added: 'We are targeting Emmanuel Macron, because he has a particular responsibility in this situation. He is the one who should be at the forefront of European discussions to put an end to trade contracts between Russia and European countries.' Une publication partagée par Libération (@liberationfr) The protest lasted a few minutes before police intervened. Two people have been arrested, and no news yet on when the wax statue will head back to the Musée Grévin.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Funny animal photos: Some of the best pics from the 2025 Comedy Photo Awards
Every year the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards gathers together some of the best photos of animals doing silly and daft things or being caught in poses where they look contest was started in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullam, aiming to promote conservation by focusing on the funny side of wildlife send their snaps into the competition, and a panel of judges choose their can see some of last year's awards right are just some of the entries for this year's competition so far. The deadline for people to send them in is the end of June. Let's take a look.
