The ZSSA Wildlife Photography Competition ran from the 25th May until the 11th June 2021. The event was hosted on Instagram by Tshepiso Malelantje, our student representative. The ZSSA council assisted with the selection of the 10 best photos while the sponsors had the opportunity to choose the three winning photos.
We are pleased to announce that the three winners are:
1st Place: Thilo Beck
2nd Place: Ryan Mitchell
3rd Place: Bruce Crossey
The prizes included the following:
Top 10 40% discount from Briza Publication
3rd Place Photo published on ZSSA Website + Nature Unpacked (book) + Austin Roberts: A lifelong devotion to South Africa’s birds and beasts.
2nd Place Photo published on ZSSA Website + Nature Unpacked (book) + Austin Roberts: A lifelong devotion to South Africa’s birds and beasts + 2 Free tickets to Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
1st Place Photo published on ZSSA Website + Nature Unpacked (book) + Austin Roberts: A lifelong devotion to South Africa’s birds and beasts + 2 Free tickets to Ditsong National Museum of Natural History + Free ZSSA Membership + Free ICZ conference attendance.
Please have a look at the fantastic entries that were received: (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TabbrUXj4jtGWa_BgSZeg8yMIVxlhZaV?usp=sharing).
We hope this competition will increase awareness of the valuable work being done by the Zoological Society of Southern Africa and provide exposure for our amazing sponsors Briza Publications and Ditsong National Museum of Natural History. A huge thanks to Tshepi for driving this effort during busy schedule.