If your family feels like a laugh, head to Newcastle Museum to see their latest photo exhibition, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Exhibition.
This free exhibition is the brainchild of wildlife photographer Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE. While living in East Africa, he looking through his photographs when he came across several that made him laugh out loud.
He realised that the humour of these photographs was both entertaining and a means to engage people with the threats facing these same animals.
And so, in 2015, The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was born. Since then, steered by its founders, the competition has grown and grown into a global competition that’s able to make a meaningful contribution to the amazing world of wildlife.
The images on display at Newcastle Museum were selected, from a compilation of the top 40 finalist images from each year, spanning back to 2015.
It’s a great exhibition for families as some of the photos are hilarious and will generate lots of laughs as well as imitations.
As well as chortling at the image, it’s interesting to read the caption which accompany each photo.
You’ll find the photos of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Exhibition in the Newcastle Story area. The exhibition runs until Sunday 29 October 2023. It’s free to visit.
Newcastle Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday 10am – 5pm. It’s open 7 days a week during NSW school holidays.
For more information, visit the Newcastle Museum website.
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