Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year 2016

The 15 finalists of the Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year 2016 competition have been announced.
Organised by Canon and Cape Union Mart, the winner of the competition will receive a Canon EOS 70D Body and 18-135 IS STM Kit from Canon South Africa, and a five-night stay with a loved one at Mozambique’s Anantara Medjumbe Island Resort. 
Here’s a look at the 15 incredible photographs that have made it to the final round.
  


        



          Travel/Scenic Category


Shining a light on the Milky Way in Spitzkoppe, Namibia.
Photographed by Ben McRae.




The surreal landscape of the sulphur pools at Dallol in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia.
Photographed by Trevor Cole.

                   Wildlife Category

                                                                     A honey badger at Cubitje Quap waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. 
Photographed by Willem Kruger

            Wildlife Category



An elephant bull walks to the water in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Photographed by Pieter Ras.


                                  
A lioness prepares to hunt in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
Photographed by Roie Galitz.                                        


A young baboon strikes a pose in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.
Photographed by Jacques-Andre Dupont.              

A black eagle takes a branch to its nest in Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens, South Africa.
Photographed by Ernest Porter.





A hyena gets caught in the rain.
Photographed by Nick Rabjohn.




An underwater dancer in Protea Banks, a top dive site off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Photographed by Pier Mane.



A rainy day for a lion in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
Photographed by Panos Laskarakis.



Greener pastures for a white rhino in a private game reserve in South Africa.
Photographed by Mark Winckler.


A male lion in the twilight of his reign in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Photographed by Craig Hayman.



A hornbill and a hare in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
Photographed by William Walldén.

      Traditional Culture Category


Children create a makeshift house in Motsoaledi informal settlement, South Africa.
Photographed by Ilan Ossendryver.


A Maasai warrior teaches his son about the stars.
Photographed by Robin Stuart.


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