This document announces the winners of the 2017 Photographer of the Year competition, which included categories for overall winner, wildlife, culture, and travel. The overall winner was Björn Persson for their photo "Circles of protection" showing elephants in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. Other winning photos included shots of quiver trees in South Africa, gorillas in Cameroon, and a crucifix in Ethiopia. Finalists were also announced, with photos showing landscapes, wildlife, and people from parks and reserves across Africa.

1. Overall winner and Wildlife category winner
“Circles of protection” at Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa ©John Vosloo

2. The 2017 Photographer of the Year Winners

3. Travel category winner:Quiver trees in the Richtersveld, South Africa ©Willem Kruger

4. Culture category winner:“Gift of life” in Kalahari Desert, South Africa ©Ferdinand Veer

5. Overall winner and Wildlife category winner:“End of the rainbow”
in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Björn Persson

6. Culture category winner: “Proud” in Omo Valley, Ethiopia ©Christophe Lapeze

7. Travel category winner: Star trails over Chapman’s baobab in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana ©Beverly Houwing

8. Instagram favourite:Sunset over the grasslands in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda ©luv4sol

9. FINALISTS

10. A lion family at sunset in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Anja Gröbel

11. "Thirsty look" in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania ©Panos Laskarakis

12. "Now you see me, now you don't" – a Peringuey's adder in the Namib Desert, Namibia ©Tyrone Ping

13. "Humankind" – Western lowland gorilla in Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon ©Björn Persson

14. "Wildebeest hunt" in Kariega Game Reserve, South Africa ©Jacques de Klerk

15. "The inquisitive one" in Kariega Private Game Reserve, South Africa ©Andrew Aveley

16. "Colours of happiness" in Maasai Mara, Kenya ©Don Ferdinand Tabbun

17. "Sea and salt" in Lake Natron, Tanzania ©Wellington Rodrigues

18. Father Abebe Sisay with his crucifix in Lalibela, Ethiopia ©Inger Vandyke

19. "Tools of the trade" in Timbavati Private Game Reserve, South Africa ©Mark Smith

20. A rock monitor hides in a tree in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa ©Ernest Porter

21. "Disappointment in the air" in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa ©Olli Teirilä

22. "Eyes wide open" in Kruger National Park, South Africa ©Ross Couper

23. "As light as a feather" in Kruger National Park, South Africa ©Senka Gavrilovic

24. "I see you too!" in Etosha National Park, Namibia ©Dave Gale

25. Gelada monkey portrait in the Ethiopian Highlands ©Patrice Quillard

26. "He who adapts best, wins!" in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa/Botswana ©Johan Mocke

27. A David and Goliath moment between a male
cheetah and an armoured cricket in Madikwe
Game Reserve, South Africa ©Samuel Cox

28. "Scorched earth" in Zimanga Game Reserve, South Africa ©Prelena Soma Owen

29. A close up of a giant sea
clam in Sodwana Bay, South
Africa ©Peet J van Eeden

30. A set of star trails at the Kushitic pyramids in Meroë, Sudan ©Greg Metro

31. "Boy in window" in Omo Valley, Ethiopia ©Susan Greeff

32. Head dress in Omo Valley, Ethiopia ©Robin Yong

33. Salt caravan in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia ©Marcus Westberg

34. "Circle of trust" in Ibyi Iwacu
Cultural Village, Rwanda
©Nelis Wolmarans

35. Surma tribe member in Omo Valley, Ethiopia ©Robin Yong

36. Leopard spotted during a game count
in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve,
South Africa ©Bryan Havemann

37. A large Parson's
chameleon in the Masoala
Rainforest, Madagascar
©Paolo Torchio

38. A Verreaux's Sifaka takes a selfie in
Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
©Gary Krosin

39. "Other worlds" in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia ©Jesus Amunarriz

40. A failed ambush along the Mara River in Kenya ©Diana Knight

41. Scaly-feathered finches enjoy the last rays of sun in the Namib Desert ©Ettienne Rossouw

42. A magical shower in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania ©George Turner

43. "Majestic elephant bull" in Etosha National Park, Namibia ©Annemarie du Plessis

44. Hyena gazing up longingly in Timbavati Private Game Reserve, South Africa ©Greg McCall-Peat

45. "Innocence" in Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa ©Andrea Galli

46. "The land of giants" in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Björn Persson

47. "Morning Yawn" in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda ©Nelis Wolmarans

48. "On the prowl" in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe ©Nicholas Dyer

49. A bateleur sunbathes at Nossob, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa ©Fanie Heymans

50. "The perfect catch" in Savute, Chobe National Park, Botswana ©James Gifford

51. A Cape robin-chat enjoys a bath
in Cape Town, South Africa
©Dionne Miles

52. Flight of gold in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe by ©Vikram Ghanekar

53. Red-billed queleas searching for seeds in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe ©Jens Cullmann

54. "Never look back" in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya ©Björn Persson

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