Photographer of the year 2023 entries
Proudly sponsored by Hemmersbach Rhino Force and Mashatu Botswana. Entrants compete for the coveted title of 2023 Photographer of the Year. Entries were from 1 February 2023 to midnight on 30 April 2023. Judging will take place during the month of May 2023 and the winners will be announced end May 2023. Here are some of the last entries for the Africa Geographic: Photographer of the Year 2023 contest.
“When we visit the Maasai Mara, I make a point out of getting out early for sunrise near the Mara River. It’s a magical spot, especially if you can find a good foreground for sunrise.” Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Bill Klipp (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
A steely-eyed lion joins his brothers-in-arms at a buffalo feast. Okavango Delta, Botswana. © Tomasz Szpila (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
A martial eagle – the largest eagle in Africa – takes to the sky with a plucked Swainson’s spurfowl, recognisable only by its red facial markings. Kruger National Park, South Africa. © Hannes Lochner (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
Nature’s spotlight. The last rays of the setting sun beautify an already bewitching young leopard. Kruger National Park, South Africa. © Danie Hattingh (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
When worlds collide. A plan comes together for the photographer, who spent years looking to create this moment using a waterproofed, remote-controlled camera. Using two separate light sources, he was able to capture this small-spotted genet coming to drink at a small waterhole, along with the fish swimming below. Makgokolo Private Game Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa. © Hannes Lochner (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
The beast below. A Nile crocodile surfaces beneath the photographer’s drone. “The turbulent waters around make for a more interesting backdrop than the usually still waters of the Shire River. It stayed for a second or two before retreating into the depths.” Liwonde National Park, Malawi. © Daniel Badger (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
Something on your mind? The contemplative, sentient gaze of an endangered mountain gorilla. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. © Tomasz Szpila (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
The eternal dance of predator and prey plays out against a backdrop of the Nairobi city skyline. Nairobi National Park, Kenya. © Rajesh Shah (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
A Natal forest tree frog peeks out from behind a leaf. Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. © Hendrik Louw (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)