The winners of The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021 have been revealed.

 

The overall winner of this year's competition is Ken Jensen, an amateur photographer from Blackburn. Ken, whose image 'Ouch!' beat out 7,000 other entries for the winning title, captured the photograph whilst on holiday in the Lonsheng Gorge, Yunnan, China in 2016.

'Ouch!' depicts a Golden Silk Monkey playing with his family (who are out of shot) on the bridge that runs over the river Xun. He is sitting on one of the bridge's supporting wires, and making a face that suggests shock and discomfort – though what he is actually displaying is signs of aggression.

On hearing that his well-timed shot earned the winning title, Ken said: “I was absolutely overwhelmed to learn that my entry had won, especially when there were quite a number of wonderful photos entered.

“The publicity that my image has received over the last few months has been incredible, it is such a great feeling to know that one’s image is making people smile globally as well as helping to support some fantastically worthwhile conservation causes.

“I would like to say a really big thank you to everyone who has enjoyed or voted for my image and would also like to thank the competition organisers without whom it would not have been possible. And I absolutely love the trophy!

“Finally, I want to thank my wife Min, for the support and encouragement that she provides in my photography adventures.”