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Young Gorilla Photo ‘High Five’ Tops Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

The competition reported a record year with more than 10,000 entries from 109 countries.

Overview

  • British photographer Mark Meth-Cohn won the overall prize for capturing a playful young gorilla in Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains.
  • The winning image, titled High Five, also took the mammal category.
  • Winners were announced at a ceremony in London after finalists were judged across seven categories.
  • The finalist exhibition runs at gallery@oxo in London until 14 December, with an online audience vote open until 1 March.
  • Other honorees included 13-year-old Grayson Bell, who won the Junior award and the reptiles/amphibians/insects category, and Paula Rustemeier, who won the Young category.