Shoot The Frame Archive

2017 Wildlife award

Throughout 2017, Shoot The Frame judged a Wildlife photography award every month: 12 winners and 108 finalists by 70 photographers from around the world.

January 2017

Winner: Deepak Kumar · 9 finalists

Bird, fly, rocks, mountain. Wildlife photograph by Deepak Kumar, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Winner Deepak Kumar Winner Penguin, megadyptes, yellow-eyed, land. Wildlife photograph by Alan Barker, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Alan Barker Finalist Bear, brown, duck, stones. Wildlife photograph by Barb DeHart, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Barb DeHart Finalist Bird, eyes, beak, brown. Wildlife photograph by Ben McBee, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Ben McBee Finalist Reptile, tongue, wet, orange. Wildlife photograph by Harry Skeggs, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Harry Skeggs Finalist Mammal, walrus, marine, heavy. Wildlife photograph by Hymakar Valluri, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Hymakar Valluri Finalist Woman, scuba dive, sexy, swim. Wildlife photograph by Jason Lafferty, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Jason Lafferty Finalist Ape, black, smart, forest. Wildlife photograph by Jodie Morton, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Jodie Morton Finalist Bird, beak, nestling, rest. Wildlife photograph by Scott McClurg, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Scott McClurg Finalist Bird, white, beak, fur. Wildlife photograph by Scott McClurg, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, January 2017 Scott McClurg Finalist

February 2017

Winner: Dafna Ben Nun · 9 finalists

Penguin, baby, snow. Wildlife photograph by Dafna Ben Nun, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Winner Dafna Ben Nun Winner Bird, animals. predator. Wildlife photograph by Alexandre Paiement, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Alexandre Paiement Finalist Penguin, baby, snow, groups. Wildlife photograph by Dafna Ben Nun, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Dafna Ben Nun Finalist Fish, water, shore. Wildlife photograph by Dafna Ben Nun, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Dafna Ben Nun Finalist Eyes, fears. Wildlife photograph by Holger Schmidtke, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Holger Schmidtke Finalist Lion, lioness, rocks. Wildlife photograph by Kathleen De Badrihaye, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Kathleen De Badrihaye Finalist Snake, reptiles, peebles. Wildlife photograph by Kathleen De Badrihaye, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Kathleen De Badrihaye Finalist Dolphin, shore, water. Wildlife photograph by Polly Alford, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Polly Alford Finalist Fly, high, bird. Wildlife photograph by Sami Rahkonen, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 Sami Rahkonen Finalist Lion, lioness. Wildlife photograph by William Buchheit, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, February 2017 William Buchheit Finalist

March 2017

Winner: Bonbon Wang · 9 finalists

Horses, hairy. Wildlife photograph by Bonbon Wang, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Winner Bonbon Wang Winner Birds, hawk, wing. Wildlife photograph by Bonbon Wang, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Bonbon Wang Finalist Rocks, hills, fly, bird. Wildlife photograph by Danya Schwertfeger, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Danya Schwertfeger Finalist Leopard, whiskers. Wildlife photograph by Joseph Anthony, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Joseph Anthony Finalist Ears, elephants. Wildlife photograph by Joseph Anthony, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Joseph Anthony Finalist Coyote, fierce. Wildlife photograph by Kathleen De Badrihaye, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Kathleen De Badrihaye Finalist Elephant, ears, big, large. Wildlife photograph by Raphael Eyraud, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Raphael Eyraud Finalist Snake, reptiles, wild, fang. Wildlife photograph by Theodor Dinulescu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Theodor Dinulescu Finalist Elephants, ears. Wildlife photograph by Xiao Gu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Xiao Gu Finalist Penguin, snow, white. Wildlife photograph by Xiao Gu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, March 2017 Xiao Gu Finalist

April 2017

Winner: Hymakar Valluri · 9 finalists

Money, trail, train. Wildlife photograph by Hymakar Valluri, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Winner Hymakar Valluri Winner Monkey, mamals, trees, branch. Wildlife photograph by Andrew Marshall, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Andrew Marshall Finalist Mammal. horse, breastfeed. Wildlife photograph by Ginnie Merrill, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Ginnie Merrill Finalist Bird, fruits, wings. Wildlife photograph by Hymakar Valluri, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Hymakar Valluri Finalist Bird, wings, fly. Wildlife photograph by MO Mathew, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 MO Mathew Finalist Bird, feathersm aniamls, beak. Wildlife photograph by Sam Auger, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Sam Auger Finalist Fly, wings, bird. Wildlife photograph by Shane Kalyn, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Shane Kalyn Finalist Owl, bird, eyes. Wildlife photograph by Shane Kalyn, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Shane Kalyn Finalist Coyote, animlas, fierce. Wildlife photograph by Shane Kalyn, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Shane Kalyn Finalist Insects, butterfly, flowers. Wildlife photograph by Theodor Dinulescu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2017 Theodor Dinulescu Finalist

May 2017

Winner: Andy Howe · 9 finalists

Leopard, fierce. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Winner Andy Howe Winner Monkey, fierce, fang, teeth. Wildlife photograph by Alejandro Cupi, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Alejandro Cupi Finalist Urangutan, mammal, aniamls. Wildlife photograph by Alejandro Cupi, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Alejandro Cupi Finalist Elephant, moon. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Andy Howe Finalist Beak, bird, flowers, pollen. Wildlife photograph by Cheryl Tilgner, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Cheryl Tilgner Finalist Hawk, bird, fly, wings. Wildlife photograph by Dane Madsen, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Dane Madsen Finalist Preadators, wild. Wildlife photograph by MO Mathew, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 MO Mathew Finalist Bear, hairy. Wildlife photograph by Marcel Gross, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Marcel Gross Finalist Blurred, wild. Wildlife photograph by Paul Joynson-Hicks, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Paul Joynson-Hicks Finalist Fly, wings, bird. Wildlife photograph by Paul Joynson-Hicks, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, May 2017 Paul Joynson-Hicks Finalist

June 2017

Winner: Josip Miskovic · 9 finalists

Birds, water, blue. Wildlife photograph by Josip Miskovic, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Winner Josip Miskovic Winner Camel. desert. Wildlife photograph by Bonbon Wang, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Bonbon Wang Finalist Bird, flock. Wildlife photograph by Chen Lubashevsky, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Chen Lubashevsky Finalist Birds, gropus. Wildlife photograph by Chen Lubashevsky, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Chen Lubashevsky Finalist Owl, bird, eyes. Wildlife photograph by Cheryl Tilgner, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Cheryl Tilgner Finalist Elephants, baby. Wildlife photograph by Danielle Teixeira, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Danielle Teixeira Finalist Graffe, neck. Wildlife photograph by Danielle Teixeira, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Danielle Teixeira Finalist Anials, face, eyes. Wildlife photograph by K. Moses Manobhilash, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 K. Moses Manobhilash Finalist Zebra, stripes. Wildlife photograph by Paul Marshall, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Paul Marshall Finalist Birds, water, wings, fierce. Wildlife photograph by Rahul Mahajan, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, June 2017 Rahul Mahajan Finalist

July 2017

Winner: Andy Howe · 9 finalists

Elephants, land, sky. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Winner Andy Howe Winner Giraffe, breastfeeding, mamals. Wildlife photograph by Amanda Shaw, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Amanda Shaw Finalist Dear, land, plants. Wildlife photograph by Andrew Davila, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Andrew Davila Finalist Hipopotamos, mamals, bird. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Andy Howe Finalist Jaguar, land, trees, plants. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Andy Howe Finalist Horse, drinking, snow. Wildlife photograph by Bonbon Wang, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Bonbon Wang Finalist Two owl, small owl, brown, standing. Wildlife photograph by Dave Atkinson, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Dave Atkinson Finalist Insect, spider, web. Wildlife photograph by Ee Jie Yeo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Ee Jie Yeo Finalist Elephants, birds, sunset, water. Wildlife photograph by Ignacio Carrera, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Ignacio Carrera Finalist Bird, trunk, nesting. Wildlife photograph by Ignacio Carrera, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, July 2017 Ignacio Carrera Finalist

August 2017

Winner: Lynn Starnes · 9 finalists

Toros, field, sky. Wildlife photograph by Lynn Starnes, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Winner Lynn Starnes Winner Two birds, peaking, black. Wildlife photograph by Alejandro Cupi, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Alejandro Cupi Finalist Monkeys, hugging, rock. Wildlife photograph by Alejandro Cupi, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Alejandro Cupi Finalist Small fish, shark, sea creatures. Wildlife photograph by Alejandro Cupi, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Alejandro Cupi Finalist Camel, snow, walking. Wildlife photograph by Bonbon Wang, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Bonbon Wang Finalist Jaguar, fighting, land. Wildlife photograph by ChanOnn Fong, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 ChanOnn Fong Finalist Elephant. trunk, water. Wildlife photograph by Dekka Entwistle, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Dekka Entwistle Finalist Lion, zebra, eating. Wildlife photograph by Emily Kenny, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Emily Kenny Finalist Fox, branch, plants. Wildlife photograph by Theodor Dinulescu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Theodor Dinulescu Finalist Wildlife photograph by Tünde Gáspár, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, August 2017 Tünde Gáspár Finalist

September 2017

Winner: Matthieu Rivart · 9 finalists

Bird, branch, plants, sky. Wildlife photograph by Matthieu Rivart, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Winner Matthieu Rivart Winner Giraffe, tall, small. Wildlife photograph by Claudia Lothering, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Claudia Lothering Finalist Fish, eating sea plants. Wildlife photograph by Dusty Norman, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Dusty Norman Finalist Sea creature, fish, green eyes. Wildlife photograph by Dusty Norman, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Dusty Norman Finalist Monkey. grass, walking. Wildlife photograph by Hemin Patel, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Hemin Patel Finalist Cat, eyes close, gray cat. Wildlife photograph by Kathy Brady, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Kathy Brady Finalist Bird, peaking, branch. Wildlife photograph by Lou Fischer, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Lou Fischer Finalist Heron, water, standing. Wildlife photograph by Matthieu Rivart, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Matthieu Rivart Finalist Water, penguin, breeze. Wildlife photograph by Michael Hornsby, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Michael Hornsby Finalist Wildlife photograph by Tünde Gáspár, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2017 Tünde Gáspár Finalist

October 2017

Winner: Danny Lee · 9 finalists

Grass, mountain, sky. Wildlife photograph by Danny Lee, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 Winner Danny Lee Winner Snake, branch, plants. Wildlife photograph by Alan Jonker, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 Alan Jonker Finalist Tiger, trees, plants. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 Andy Howe Finalist Stone, lake sky. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 Andy Howe Finalist Stone, sky, sand. Wildlife photograph by ChanOnn Fong, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 ChanOnn Fong Finalist Sky, water, mountain. Wildlife photograph by Danny Lee, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 Danny Lee Finalist Grass, road, sky. Wildlife photograph by David Macharia, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 David Macharia Finalist Boat, lake, sand. Wildlife photograph by Hemin Patel, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 Hemin Patel Finalist Bird, flower, polination. Wildlife photograph by Hymakar Valluri, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 Hymakar Valluri Finalist Kanggaroo, grass, twilight. Wildlife photograph by Hymakar Valluri, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2017 Hymakar Valluri Finalist

November 2017

Winner: Inés Madrazo Delgado · 9 finalists

Chimpanzee, ape. light. Wildlife photograph by Inés Madrazo Delgado, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Winner Inés Madrazo Delgado Winner Insect, ant, flower. Wildlife photograph by Barney Harwood, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Barney Harwood Finalist Nyala, jaguar, running. Wildlife photograph by ChanOnn Fong, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 ChanOnn Fong Finalist Fox, grass, trees. Wildlife photograph by Dane Madsen, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Dane Madsen Finalist Penguins, beach, water. Wildlife photograph by Jeremy Fratkin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Jeremy Fratkin Finalist Eyes, owl, brown. Wildlife photograph by Jocelyn Praud, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Jocelyn Praud Finalist Grasshopper, leaves, insects. Wildlife photograph by Nola Hawkins, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Nola Hawkins Finalist Birds, trunk. Wildlife photograph by Prashant Meswani, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Prashant Meswani Finalist Animal toungue, nose, horse. Wildlife photograph by Theodor Dinulescu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Theodor Dinulescu Finalist Small plants, trunk, lizzard. Wildlife photograph by Tommi Aarnio, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2017 Tommi Aarnio Finalist

December 2017

Winner: Andy Howe · 9 finalists

Eyes, beak, nails, feathers. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Winner Andy Howe Winner Wings, fleece, grass. Wildlife photograph by Andy Howe, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Andy Howe Finalist Raindrops, feathers, eyes. Wildlife photograph by Heather Conley, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Heather Conley Finalist Fleece, land, rocks. Wildlife photograph by Hemin Patel, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Hemin Patel Finalist Birds, food, shadow. Wildlife photograph by Hemin Patel, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Hemin Patel Finalist Penguin, eyes, beak. Wildlife photograph by Marie Leander, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Marie Leander Finalist Penguin, ocean, rock. Wildlife photograph by Marie Leander, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Marie Leander Finalist Spider, bug, ant. Wildlife photograph by Mike Tarr, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Mike Tarr Finalist Fish, ocean, water. Wildlife photograph by Scott Bauer, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Scott Bauer Finalist Tree, sky. Wildlife photograph by Theodor Dinulescu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2017 Theodor Dinulescu Finalist