Results of the Best Photo of the Year 2016

We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition.

Dave Waddell wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Up on Fox Hill”.

Candy McManiman wins Second Prize for her outstanding composition “Sunbittern Flight Across the River”.

Third Prize goes to Morkel Erasmus for his image “Lion Man Love”.

See detailed results below:

(click on thumbnails for full scale view).

Up on Fox Hill
Dave Waddell133 votes (11.11%)

Sunbittern Flight Across the River
Candy McManiman94 votes (7.85%)

Lion Man Love
Morkel Erasmus68 votes (5.68%)

Opossum with Young
Scott Simmons66 votes (5.51%)

Jewel
Jalil El Harrar64 votes (5.35%)

Never ending shadows
Dana Allen63 votes (5.26%)

Whose Birdbath is It Anyways?
Candy McManiman61 votes (5.1%)

Yucatan Baby Crocodile - Mostly Submerged
Paamul Jack57 votes (4.76%)

Hold On
Dana Allen53 votes (4.43%)

Dune
Dana Allen45 votes (3.76%)

Pale-billed Woodpecker
Antonis Tsaknakis44 votes (3.68%)

Yucatan Locust - in Flight
Paamul Jack37 votes (3.09%)

African Wood Owl
Alan Jonker36 votes (3.01%)

Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
Rob Belterman35 votes (2.92%)

Zambezi Crossing
Dana Allen34 votes (2.84%)

Dog Chases Leopard up Tree 3 Times
Bob Shepardson34 votes (2.84%)

Brotherly Love - Howler Monkeys
Paamul Jack33 votes (2.76%)

Gotcha -
Bert Van Der Krieken30 votes (2.51%)

Caracal Stalking in the Kalahari
Bob Shepardson29 votes (2.42%)

Angry Male Leopard
Alan Jonker29 votes (2.42%)

Get Out of the Way
Bob Shepardson28 votes (2.34%)

International Tiger Day
Sahasrangshu Choudhury28 votes (2.34%)

Darren
Darren Clough28 votes (2.34%)

Ghost Bison
Pam Knowles27 votes (2.26%)

Female’s Tales!
Noushka Wildlife25 votes (2.09%)

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