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By Talia Lakritz, INSIDER
- Nature photography competitions collect the best photos of animals from around the world.
- Here is a selection of award-winning photos from five different wildlife photography competitions.
Wildlife
photography requires patience and excellent timing.
Competitions like the
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, the
Siena International Photo Awards,
Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and Underwater
Photographer of the Year collect the best photos of animals
in their environment from around the world.
Here are 15 award-winning wildlife photos that will make you want to explore the world.
The overall winner of the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was a photo of an expressive squirrel.
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The photo was also the winner of the Alex Walker's Serian Creatures of the Land Award and the Affinity Photo People's Choice Award. Photographer Mary McGowan won a safari in Kenya, a handmade trophy from Wonder Workshop in Tanzania, and a camera bag from Think Tank.
The Under the Sea Award winner was photographer Tanya Houppermans with a photo of a friendly shark.
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The shark appeared to be smiling as it swam towards the photographer, earning her an award in the 2017 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
Check out the eyes on that owl.
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The photo, entitled "Pee-a-boo" by Shane Keena, won the Spectrum Photo Creatures of the Air Award in the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
Three bear cubs gain some altitude in a photo captured by Valtteri Mulkahainen for the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
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The photo won the contest's Amazing Internet Portfolio Award.
Who says nature photographers have to be human?
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"Wildlife PhotograBear" by Roie Galitz was a Highly Commended photo in the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
These bears appear to be excellent dancers.
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The photo, entitled "Tango," was Highly Commended in the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
So do these lizards.
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The 2018 Wildlife Comedy Photography Awards recognized the photo as Highly Commended.
This bear doesn't seem to be feeling up to a tango.
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Another Highly Commended photo from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards shows a brown bear appearing to clutch its head.
Photographer Barney Koszalka captured a battle of wits between moose.
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Another Highly Commended photo from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards shows one animal sticking out its tongue.
This bear is just really passionate about road safety.
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The photo was Highly Commended in the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
These primates were up to some monkey business.
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Highly Commended by the 2018 Wildlife Comedy Photography Awards, the photo shows two monkeys fighting, playing, or something in between.
Kallol Mukherjee snapped a photo of a well-positioned peacock behind a rhino for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
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The photo was Highly Commended in 2018.
Squirrels can be incredibly flexible.
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"Split" by Geert Weggen earned the title of Highly Commended in the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards in 2018.
The overall winner of the 2017 Wildlife Comedy Photography Awards shows an owl struggling to keep his grip as his owl friends look the other way.
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The photo was taken in Opusztaszer, Hungary.
