Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2027
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards say they “will be opening the 2027 competition in March to all camera users from all over the world”, with no day given. No 2027 closing date, rules or title sponsor is published (checked 26 October 2026); its About Us page says, with no year, “Entry is free.”
Organiser Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Limited, 65 Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4RD · The organiser’s page ↗
What the organiser says now · checked
Dates: Opening: the organiser gives only a month, “in March” (no day, no time zone). Closing: not published.
- Homepage: “Competition Winners will be announced 8th December and we will be opening the 2027 competition in March to all camera users from all over the world! Hold onto those funny images and videos until then.”
- Entry page: “The competition is currently CLOSED!!!” Site banner: “The 2026 Competition is now closed but the STERNA People's Choice Award vote is open!”
- The 2026 edition ran as “The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards”; no 2027 title sponsor is published.
Last edition · Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026
Rules, Terms and Conditions 2026, para 4: “upload your entry(ies) before the deadline of 11.59pm, BST on 30 June 2026.” No current organiser page states the 2026 opening date.
“Entry is free.” (About Us page)
The homepage says “Competition Winners will be announced 8th December”, and the STERNA People’s Choice vote is open.
What the latest rules say
From the Rules, Terms and Conditions 2026. The next edition’s rules may differ.
- AI and original files (para 9): “No digital manipulation, including any AI editing.” Basic corrections are allowed, but “DO NOT ALTER THE INTEGRITY OF THE IMAGE.” “If you reach the finals, we will ask for the original image, images taken immediately before and after your entry to prove you were there and the RAW/NEF file.”
- Declaration (para 9): “you may be asked to sign a declaration document confirming that the image was created by you and not AI.”
- Eligibility (para 3): “There are no age restrictions, with the exception of the ‘Junior Category’ in which the Entrant is required to be 16 or under by 11.59pm 30 June 2026 (BST) and the 'Young Photographer Category' in which the Entrant is required to be 25 or under by 11.59pm 30 June 2026 (BST)”.
- Subjects (para 8): “No Pets, domestic, farm or captive animals please!” Published images may be entered, but entrants must say whether they have won or been awarded in other competitions (para 6).
- Limits (para 5): up to 10 images in total, “a maximum of three images into each category, except the Portfolio Category - where it must be a collection of 4”, and JPEGs “under 4MB per image”.
The 2026 rules let the organiser ask for your RAW or original files. Compare your RAW with the photo you plan to enter, free and in your browser.
WinPhoto adds a full verified record when the organiser publishes the 2027 rules.
Sources
- comedywildlifephoto.com/ Homepage: 2026 closed; winners announced 8th December; “opening the 2027 competition in March” Checked
- comedywildlifephoto.com/competition/terms-and-conditions.php Rules, Terms and Conditions 2026: organiser, deadline (11.59pm BST 30 June 2026), eligibility, entry limits, AI and RAW/NEF rule. Checked
- comedywildlifephoto.com/about-the-team.php “Entry is free.”; up to 10 images. Checked
- comedywildlifephoto.com/competition/competition-categories.php 2026 categories, Junior and Young cut-offs (BST), video limits. Checked
- comedywildlifephoto.com/competition/prizes.php 2026 prizes. Checked
- comedywildlifephoto.com/login.php Redirects to /competition-ended.php: “The competition is currently CLOSED!!!” Checked
- comedywildlifephoto.com/competition/nikon.php The Nikon partnership, described as “this year” Checked
Looking for a contest to enter now? See the photo contests open now, each checked against the organiser’s published rules, or the other next editions.
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