Digital SLR Photography - UK (2020-01)

22 DigitalSLRPhotographyJanuar y 2020

T

HE 2019 COMPETITIONreceived

around4,000entriesfrom 68 countries,

withSarahSkinnerfromtheUKwinning

theoverallprize(aswellastheCreaturesof

theLandaward)forherimageentitled'Grab

lifebythe...!'.Sarah'sprizebundleincludesa

fantasticsafariin theMasaiMara,Kenya,a

ThinkTankPhotobagandaniPadpreloaded

withAffinityPhoto’saward-winningsoftware.

Commentingonthewin,Sarahsaid:“I am

absolutelydelightedtobeawardedthetitleas

OverallWinnerin theComedyWildlife

PhotographyAwards2019.It certainlywarms

myhearttoknowthatthisimagewillspread

somelaughterandhappinessaroundthe

world.I amhappytoreportthatthislioness

continuestothrivein thepride,havingseen

heragainin Octoberthisyear.I canonlyhope

andencourageeveryone,asa collectiveto

eachdoourpartin theconservationof all

wildlifespeciessothatfuturegenerationscan

enjoythemin thesamewaythatI havedone

duringmycareerasa wildlifephotographer.

Longmaylionswalktheplains...”.TheAffinity

PhotoPeople’sChoiceAward,votedforby

thepublic,wenttoHarryWalkerforhisshotof

a slightlybemusedotterin Alaska,titled‘Oh

My’, whichalsowontheOlympusCreatures

UndertheWaterAward.

Alongwithourselectionoffavouriteshots

here,manyofthepicturescanbeviewed

onlineat http://www.comedywildlifephoto.com.

Alsoavailablenowis theComedyWildlife

PhotographyAwardsVol.3(RRP£9.99)book,

whichshowcasesthefunniestofthisyear's

entries.And,shouldyouwishtoexperience

yourownwildlifeadventure,youcanjoin

PaulandTomontheComedyWildlifePhoto

SafaritoTanzaniain 2020.Fordetails,email:

[email protected]

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