The funniest photography competition in the world has announced its winners for 2022. Yes, of course, it’s the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards! This year, the title of the funniest image was rewarded to Jennifer Hadley for her photo of a clumsy little lion. While cats, both wild and domestic, are known for exquisite reflexes, this one is… well, not so graceful. As always, there are more hilarious shots among category winners, so let’s check them out together and improve this day, shall we?
Jennifer’s photo was appropriately titled Not so cat-like reflexes and other than the overall prize, it also brought her the win in the Creatures of the Land category. She was competing against 5,000 entries from over 85 countries around the world. And according to the judges, her image fought off fierce competition in the closest voting ever.
The winner captured this funny photo in the Serengeti, Tanzania. The clumsy “kitten” in the image is a 3-month-old cub trying to descend from a tree. But as you can see, it didn’t go so well. “It was probably his first time in a tree,” Jennifer said of the image “and he decided to just go for it.” No lions were harmed in taking this photo. Maybe just a little embarrassed. Talking about her winning image, Jennifer explained: As the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Jennifer wins a once in a lifetime safari in the Masai Mara, Kenya, with Alex Walker’s Serian plus a unique handmade trophy from the Wonder Workshop in Tanzania and a photography bag from THINK TANK. Other than the overall winner, the contest also recognizes five category winners and People’s Choice Award winner. The latter is also Jennifer Hadley, but for a different image. It shows two charming penguins in a situation photographer entitled Talk to the Fin! Honestly, can you imagine any other scene seeing this image? And just to make things even funnier, there are also ten Highly Commended Winners. Among them, there are some of my favorites that made me laugh out loud when I presented you with the 2022 contest’s finalists earlier this year. Last but not least, let me remind you that the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was founded in 2015 by Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam. It’s open to everyone and free to enter and it’s both comic relief and a part of a conservation effort. The contest aims to highlight the extremely important message of wildlife conservation in an engaging and positive way. It supports the work of charity partner Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) and donates 10% of net revenue to them. You know what comes now, right? The remaining category winners and highly commended images. Take a look at them below and make sure to visit Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’ website for more information.
