Hilarious Unseen Photos from Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Submit Your Own!

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2026 are officially open for entries. To celebrate the launch, the contest team has shared a collection of hilarious, never-before-seen wildlife photos from last year’s competition. If you love and take funny wildlife photos, this contest is your chance to join the fun.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was born in 2015, founded by wildlife photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullam. Their mission was twofold: highlighting the humorous side of nature and raising awareness about wildlife conservation. They want to encourage photographers and viewers alike to appreciate and protect the animals that share our planet. By sharing funny moments in nature, the contest creates a special kind of connection between the audience and wildlife.

Winning the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards isn’t just about bragging rights (although, it sure is one of the perks :)). The overall winner will receive an incredible once-in-a-lifetime safari in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, hosted by Alex Walker’s Serian, along with a handmade trophy created in Tanzania.

Other prizes include:

• Nikon cameras and lenses
• ThinkTANK camera bags
• A professional photography website

Categories In The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2026

This year’s competition features several categories designed to capture the diversity of funny wildlife photography. You can submit your photos to these categories:

• Mammals
• Birds
• Reptiles, Amphibians, and Insects
• Fish and Other Aquatic Species
• Portfolio
• Nikon Video Category
• Nikon Young Photographer (25 and under)
• Nikon Junior Category (16 and under)
• People’s Choice Award

Supporting Wildlife Conservation

While humor is at the heart of the competition, the awards also support a serious cause.

The contest partners with Born Free Foundation, an international wildlife charity that has spent more than four decades protecting wild animals and advocating for compassionate conservation.

Through this partnership, the competition helps spotlight the importance of keeping wildlife in the wild and safeguarding natural habitats.

How To Enter The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2026

Entries are now open, and you can submit your funny animal photos until June 30, 2026. The contest is accessible to everyone, whether you’re an experienced wildlife photographer or an enthusiastic beginner. Also, entry is completely free.

The shortlist will be revealed in October, and the winners will be announced during the awards ceremony in December 2026.

If these unseen entries prove anything, it’s that the funniest wildlife photos often happen when you least expect them. So if you’ve ever captured animals behaving in a way that made you giggle, now might be the perfect time to dig through your photo library. And if you don’t have the shot, it’s time to head outside with your camera.

You can submit your photos here, and to inspire you, here are the unseen images that are sure to make your day.

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