World’s Best Animal Photographers: COLLINS, KUI, SHOCKEY/ 2024 Art Collectors Choice Awards
Artists from 62 countries competed in the 2024 ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS. 20 international art collectors scored 50 categories of online images covering drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography.
The winning works will be revealed in this column one category at a time.
The ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS winners in CATEGORY 41. NONMANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY — ANIMAL represent SOUTH AFRICA, ROMANIA & USA.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Malcolm Collins “We patiently waited for the sun to drop lower in the sky and the elephants to pose for a potentially spectacular shot. Slowly but surely the composition of the picture came together. We were in a small boat on the Chobe River, Botswana Using a cannon EOS 5d Mk 111 SR and a cannon 800mm lens, hand held in a strong river current well the result speaks for itself.”
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 41. PHOTOGRAPHY — ANIMAL
1st Place MALCOLM COLLINS SOUTH AFRICA https://www.facebook.com/share/SUNzG34UkFfS9JvV/?mibextid=K35XfP “Sunset Lovers” Photo.
2nd Place — Tie MALCOLM COLLINS SOUTH AFRICA https://www.facebook.com/share/SUNzG34UkFfS9JvV/?mibextid=K35XfP “Here’s Looking At You” Photo.
2nd Place — Tie TIBOR TIVADAR KUI ROMANIA https://tibortivadar-kui.pixels.com/featured/fluffy-the-cutest-grey-tabby-tibor-tivadar-kui.html “Fluffy, The Cutest Grey Tabby” Photograph.
3rd Place — Tie MALCOLM COLLINS SOUTH AFRICA https://www.facebook.com/share/SUNzG34UkFfS9JvV/?mibextid=K35XfP “Swimming For Life” Photo.
3rd Place — Tie ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Chimpanzee, Kenya” Photo.
4th Place ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Lion Cubs, Kenya” Photo.
5th Place — Tie MALCOLM COLLINS SOUTH AFRICA https://www.facebook.com/share/SUNzG34UkFfS9JvV/?mibextid=K35XfP “Fish Out The Water” Photo.
5th Place — Tie ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Rhino, Kenya” Photo.
5th Place — Tie ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Rhino Cow And Calf” Photo.
6th Place — Tie ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Zebras, Kenya” Photo.
6th Place — Tie ADAM SHOCKEY USA https://www.facebook.com/travelguyadam/ “Lionesses And Cubs” Photo.
ART COLLECTORS can see the hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here::
In 2024, ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS had submissions from these 62 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tobago, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates, UK, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
20 international art collectors asked to score art:
Andrew Cameron & Marcus Hamilton — Australia
Jason Stuckless — Toronto, Ontario
Floyd M. Elwell, III — Rancho Mirage, California
Jan Gold — Roseville, California
Michael Gregg Michaud — Los Angeles, California
Judi Evans — Los Angeles, California
Alec Wilder — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Eddie Dyer — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Michelle Foglesong Wilson — Las Vegas
Thomas Zora — Las Vegas
Paul Iacono — Chicago
Ron Lundin — Naples, Florida / Chicago, Illinois / Vail, Colorado
Jay H. Brewer — Orlando, Florida
Celeste Miller — St. Petersburg, Florida
Alan McMullen — Fannettsburg, Philadelphia
Brian Townley — Waco, Texas
Blaine L. Richards-Miller — Wichita Falls, Texas
Aimee Unakis — Georgetown, Illinois
Karen Valentine — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mitchell Antesky — Toledo Ohio
