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Air guitar roos and flossing beavers are among the finalists of the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

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The animal kingdom is a dynamic place, filled with plenty of action and drama. Freeze and capture any moment in time and an animal’s behavior can become hilarious. A smoking fox, a flying seal, and an avian family dispute are among the 41 images shortlisted for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photo awards. Narrowed down from thousands of entries submitted by professional and amateur photographers from around the world, the competition aims to celebrate the hilarity of our natural wildlife. And this year’s selection does not disappoint. The overall winner, category and highly commended winners will be announced on November 23.…Continue Reading

Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award winner

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A polar bear sleeps on an iceberg off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. Photo: Supplied / Wildlife Photographer of the Year, via BBC A stunning image of a young polar bear drifting to sleep on an iceberg, by British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani, has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. “Sarikhani’s breathtaking and poignant image allows us to see the beauty and fragility of our planet,” Natural History Museum director Dr Douglas Gurr said. “His thought-provoking image is a stark reminder of the integral bond between an animal and its habitat and serves as a visual representation of…Continue Reading

German photo festival canceled after curator accused of antisemitism

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The Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie, a Germany-based exhibition of contemporary photography has been canceled after one of the curators posted content to social media that the German cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, where the event was set to take place, described it as “antisemitic”. The event was set to open March 2024. As first reported in the Art Newspaperthe Bangladeshi photojournalist and event co-curator Shahidul Alam posted “content that can be read as antisemitic and antisemitic content,” according to officials, including posts compared Israel’s attack on Northern Gaza to the Holocaust and accused Israel of genocide against the Palestinian…Continue Reading