41 Funny Finalist Photos Of Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023

Here are the 41 funny finalist photos of Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023. The shortlisted images and videos from its 2023 competition, all hilarious and sure to raise a cackle or a chuckle and wonder at the wonderful wildlife we share this world with. This also means that voting is now OPEN for the People’s Choice Award, sponsored by Affinity Photo offering the public the chance to vote for their favourite funny photo and enter a free prize draw to win £500!!

This year’s final shortlist of 41 standalone photographs, 3 videos and 3 Portfolio entries including a kangaroo rocking the air guitar, some dancing horses, a balletic otter and a penguin asking for directions. These images have been whittled down from thousands of entries submitted from professional and amateur photographers from all around the world presenting us with a wonderful eclectic mix of hilarious wildlife.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was co-founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullam who wanted to create a competition that focused on the lighter, humorous side of wildlife photography but also had an important role in promoting wildlife conservation at its heart.

Scroll down and inspire yourself. You can check their website for more information.

You can find more info about CWPA:

#1 Everyone can fly by Adrian Slazok

The photo shows a gray seal. I took them in November 2018 on the east coast of England. In late autumn, seals leave the North Sea to give birth to their young.

#2 Walk like an Egyptian Goose by Allen Holmes

#3 Cheeky Baboon by Benard Omwaka

#4 Oh my talk about poking your nose into someone elses business by Bill-Gozansky

#5 Right of Way by Brandi Romano

#6 Dont look down by Brian Matthews

#7 Just a kiss by Brigitte Alcalay Marcon

#8 Ready steady go by Brigitte Alcalay Marcon

#9 Hang loose by Christian Hargasser

#10 Excuse me sir but I think you’re a little too young to be smoking by Dakota Vaccaro

#11 Part of your world by Danielle Goonan

#12 Doing the Tango by Danny Sullivan

#13 Fellowship by Dario Podesta

#14 The rainforest dandy by Delphine Casimir

#15 Picture me Picture me by Dikla-Gabriely

A brown bear in Finland who definitely did everything to make me pay attention to him and focus on him and not the other bears.

#16 What nice teeth you have by Henry Keepin

#17 Dispute by Jacek Stankiewicz

#18 Snowball by Jacques Poulard

These pictures was taken in Spitzberg , by a very cold winter, the white grouse is coming to me and look like a snowball with eyes.

#19 I don’t know by Jakub Wozny

#20 Now thats a selfie by Jaroslaw Kolacz

#21 Air Guitar Roo by Jason Moore

I was driving past a mob of Western Grey Kangaroos feeding in an open field that was filled with attractive yellow flowers. I had my camera with me, so I stopped to grab a few photos. I suddenly noticed this individual adopt a humorous pose – to me it looks like he’s practising strumming on his Air Guitar.

#22 Directions please: No I told you they went that way by Jodi Frediani

#23 Monday Blahs by John Blumenkamp

#24 Flossing Beaver by Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven

#25 Singing In The Rain by Kate Stevenson

#26 Living the Moment by Kawing Chiu

Relax, lay back and enjoy the warm sun… This seal is scratching its face and it is seen lying on the side while his head is supported by his flipper. This image makes the seal like the reclining Buddha statue.

#27 The Cabaret Bear by Khurram Khan

#28 Boing by Lara-Mathews

Taken at Westerfolds Park, a beautiful and surprisingly wild pocket of land in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, famous for its kangaroo population. The mob was enjoying some morning sunshine when this joey decided to get silly and try his hand at boxing.

#29 Go to Your Room Little Brother by Mark Schocken

#30 Fake News! by Matti Rauvala

#31 Angry Bird by Michael Erwin

#32 Otter Ballerinas by Otter Kwek

An otter ballerina gracefully dances in an Arabesque position. The otter was leaping while attempting to grasp the overhanging leaves, and during an unusual landing, it ended up in the Arabesque pose. I showed this photo to a ballet teacher, and she commented that the otter is a natural but just needs to tuck in its tummy a bit — precisely what a ballet teacher would advise