US EditionImage of Grass-Covered Gannet Wins People’s Choice in Comedy Wildlife Awards
Fans crowned her gannet image for its relatable expression, with 40 finalists competing for the People’s Choice award.
- On Wednesday, the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards announced British photographer Alison Tuck won the Sterna People's Choice Award for her image titled "Now where is my nest?" featuring a gannet with grass covering its face.
- Tuck captured the winning shot on a "very breezy day in Yorkshire on the Bempton Cliffs," where onshore winds pushed gannets toward the cliffs, creating ideal opportunities to photograph them collecting nesting material.
- Competition organizers stated Tuck's photo "convincingly" won the public vote, besting 39 other shortlisted images from the 2025 competition. The People's Choice category allows fans to participate without input from judges.
- For her victory, Tuck received a ThinkTANK photography bag and a large-format print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl paper, provided by category sponsor Sterna to highlight wildlife uniqueness and conservation.
- Founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam to raise conservation awareness, the competition remains free to enter. Photographers worldwide can submit entries for the 2026 edition until June 30.
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By Jack Guy, CNN. A photo of a gannet with grass blowing in its face was chosen as the People's Choice winner at the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. "Now, which way is my nest?" by Alison Tuck captures the scene on a windy day at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, England, during nesting season. "It won decisively in the public vote" from a shortlist of 41 photographs, according to a statement from the contest organizers, released Wednesday. Tuck took t…
Photographer Turns a Bird's Bad Day Into a Comedy Wildlife Awards Victory
The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards has unveiled the Sterna People's Choice Award winner for the 2025 competition. Photographer Alison Tuck from the United Kingdom earned top honors for her hilarious portrait of a gannet getting a face full of grass and weeds.
The British photographer Alison Tuck wins with her picture «Now where is my nest?» the public vote of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. At the international photo competition funny, surprising or quirky animal photos are awarded. Tuck prevailed against 40 impressive pictures. Already at the age of 15 (!) she exhibited her first works. She says about her passion: «I love to photograph animals – from tiny ants to elephants on land, from small crab…
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