Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year 2017: Winners & Finalists

1. Overall winner and Wildlife category winner
“Circles of protection” at Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa ©John Vosloo

2. The 2017 Photographer of the Year Winners

3. Travel category winner:Quiver trees in the Richtersveld, South Africa ©Willem Kruger

4. Culture category winner:“Gift of life” in Kalahari Desert, South Africa ©Ferdinand Veer

5. Overall winner and Wildlife category winner:“End of the rainbow”
in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Björn Persson

6. Culture category winner: “Proud” in Omo Valley, Ethiopia ©Christophe Lapeze

7. Travel category winner: Star trails over Chapman’s baobab in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana ©Beverly Houwing

8. Instagram favourite:Sunset over the grasslands in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda ©luv4sol

9. FINALISTS

10. A lion family at sunset in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Anja Gröbel

11. "Thirsty look" in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©Panos Laskarakis

12. "Now you see me, now you don't" – a Peringuey's adder in the Namib Desert, Namibia ©Tyrone Ping

13. "Humankind" – Western lowland gorilla in Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon ©Björn Persson

14. "Wildebeest hunt" in Kariega Game Reserve, South Africa ©Jacques de Klerk

15. "The inquisitive one" in Kariega Private Game Reserve, South Africa ©Andrew Aveley

16. "Colours of happiness" in Maasai Mara, Kenya ©Don Ferdinand Tabbun

17. "Sea and salt" in Lake Natron, Tanzania ©Wellington Rodrigues

18. Father Abebe Sisay with his crucifix in Lalibela, Ethiopia ©Inger Vandyke

19. "Tools of the trade" in Timbavati Private Game Reserve, South Africa ©Mark Smith

20. A rock monitor hides in a tree in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa ©Ernest Porter

21. "Disappointment in the air" in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa ©Olli Teirilä

22. "Eyes wide open" in Kruger National Park, South Africa ©Ross Couper

23. "As light as a feather" in Kruger National Park, South Africa ©Senka Gavrilovic

24. "I see you too!" in Etosha National Park, Namibia ©Dave Gale

25. Gelada monkey portrait in the Ethiopian Highlands ©Patrice Quillard

26. "He who adapts best, wins!" in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa/Botswana ©Johan Mocke

27. A David and Goliath moment between a male
cheetah and an armoured cricket in Madikwe
Game Reserve, South Africa ©Samuel Cox

28. "Scorched earth" in Zimanga Game Reserve, South Africa ©Prelena Soma Owen

29. A close up of a giant sea
clam in Sodwana Bay, South
Africa ©Peet J van Eeden

30. A set of star trails at the Kushitic pyramids in Meroë, Sudan ©Greg Metro

31. "Boy in window" in Omo Valley, Ethiopia ©Susan Greeff

32. Head dress in Omo Valley, Ethiopia ©Robin Yong

33. Salt caravan in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia ©Marcus Westberg

34. "Circle of trust" in Ibyi Iwacu
Cultural Village, Rwanda
©Nelis Wolmarans

35. Surma tribe member in Omo Valley, Ethiopia ©Robin Yong

36. Leopard spotted during a game count
in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve,
South Africa ©Bryan Havemann

37. A large Parson's
chameleon in the Masoala
Rainforest, Madagascar
©Paolo Torchio

38. A Verreaux's Sifaka takes a selfie in
Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
©Gary Krosin

39. "Other worlds" in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia ©Jesus Amunarriz

40. A failed ambush along the Mara River in Kenya ©Diana Knight

41. Scaly-feathered finches enjoy the last rays of sun in the Namib Desert ©Ettienne Rossouw

42. A magical shower in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania ©George Turner

43. "Majestic elephant bull" in Etosha National Park, Namibia ©Annemarie du Plessis

44. Hyena gazing up longingly in Timbavati Private Game Reserve, South Africa ©Greg McCall-Peat

45. "Innocence" in Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa ©Andrea Galli

46. "The land of giants" in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Björn Persson

47. "Morning Yawn" in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda ©Nelis Wolmarans

48. "On the prowl" in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe ©Nicholas Dyer

49. A bateleur sunbathes at Nossob, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa ©Fanie Heymans

50. "The perfect catch" in Savute, Chobe National Park, Botswana ©James Gifford

51. A Cape robin-chat enjoys a bath
in Cape Town, South Africa
©Dionne Miles

52. Flight of gold in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe by ©Vikram Ghanekar

53. Red-billed queleas searching for seeds in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe ©Jens Cullmann

54. "Never look back" in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Björn Persson

55. END29-JUNIO-2017