Lighting, composition, exposure, technique ... None of it matters if your photo can't tell a story and convey emotion – and the finalists from the 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards each tell a thousand words, and hopefully give you a grin!
The team behind the Comedy Wildlife Photography awards set this contest up five years ago after seeing a need for a photo contest that was "light hearted, upbeat, possibly unpretentious and mainly about wildlife doing funny things." They see these highly memeable images as a potential gateway drug to conservationism.
The contest offers a grand prize of a Nikon Z6 camera kit and a photography safari to Kenya, as well as camera bags from the Think Tank range for winners in the following categories: Creatures of the Land, Creatures in the Air, Junior shooters, Amazing Internet Portfolio, Underwater and Video Clips. There's also a People's Choice award, so go vote if you're into that sort of thing!
If any of the shots in the gallery get your imagination going, feel free to give us any caption ideas in the comments below. Otherwise we hope it gives you a smile!
Source: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards
11 "The pains of aging"
13 Inequality is rampant in nature.
19 "Incoming!" photo bomb
2. What a pretty feather. Should bring a pretty penny.
5 A sit-in of two tails.
6. Go fish!
8 My own kid denying climate change?
9 I think you've found the splinter.
12 Brother can you spare a fish?
14 Dear Lord, why did you have to let cats on the ark?
16 You didn't have to yell.
17 Advanced caber training.
19 Hi, Mom!
20 We attack at dusk. Pass it on
22 Oh dear, what would Winnie the Pooh do?
23 I don't see ... oh there it is.
3. Hairy bikers.
5.Climbing up the social ladder.
6. No hands OK?
7.This summer's heat...
8.Talk to the hand.
9. Speechless.
10. Mom, please don't.
13. Don't you know overfishing is a problem?
14. Allergy.
15. Don't take my picture now please!
17. Bearly visible.
18. Never again spaghetti!
22. I said pull!
24. Morning yoga.