Botswana features at Mkapa wildlife photo awards

A still picture of James Gifford's Living with Elephants submission. Courtesy of Mkapa Awards
A still picture of James Gifford's Living with Elephants submission. Courtesy of Mkapa Awards

The 2022 Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards winners were announced recently at the Mkapa Awards Ceremony and Exhibition Grand Opening ceremony held at the Nairobi National Museum in Nairobi, Kenya recently.

The exhibition of 77 prints and four videos will travel to other museums and galleries in global locations.

The awards, organised by African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and Nature’s Best Photography (NBP), boasted over 9,500 entries from photographers in 57 countries.

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