SUBMISSION: Sunbathing © 2022 Elton Shapiro

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I am an amateur photographer. Love to depict the beaty that I see in wildlife.

SUBMISSION: Paradise © 2022 Rudi Veestraeten

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Those animals were lining up for me I couldn't miss picturing them

SUBMISSION: Big Elephant in Murchison Falls National Park © 2022 Rudi Veestraeten

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This huge elephant was grazing near me. I quietly commented it on its gorgeous tusks.

SUBMISSION: Leopard in Lake Mburo National Park © 2022 Rudi Veestraeten

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This beautiful leopard was relaxing very nearby so I was not ...

SUBMISSION: Beauty of a Bee © 2022 Teresa Barton

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The importance of bees I feel is not appreciated. Without bees, our ecosystem will be out of wack. Food and animals are affected if they are not here to cross-pollinate. I appreciate their contribution to the world to keep harmony in nature. Saving and preserving our bee population is very important.

SUBMISSION: Can I Help You © 2022 Jerry Biddlecom

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Chimp stare.

SUBMISSION: Lions do Climb Trees © 2022 Cyndy Beardsley

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Seeing wildlife in their natural habitat makes me fall more in love with the continents that support them and appreciate the symbiotic relationships of everything. It takes me back to my spiritual belief that we are all one.

Connecting with nature is profoundly moving; like visiting a part of my soul I didn’t know was there. The landscape, the people, the animals, the culture and the history, everything is so far removed from my everyday life. Africa makes me feel the rawness of life – it is so alive.

I like to remove my animals from their familiar environment so that the viewer can relate to them directly without any preconceptions that a background might express. My hope is that my paintings are a reminder of nature’s endless diversity and our interconnection with all creatures, big and small. As such, my wish is that my paintings are a reminder of our responsibility to protect these beautiful creatures so generations forward can appreciate them as much as I do.

SUBMISSION: The Crossing © 2022 Cyndy Beardsley

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Seeing wildlife in their natural habitat makes me fall more in love with the continents that support them and appreciate the symbiotic relationships of everything. It takes me back to my spiritual belief that we are all one.

Connecting with nature is profoundly moving; like visiting a part of my soul I didn’t know was there. The landscape, the people, the animals, the culture and the history, everything is so far removed from my everyday life. Africa makes me feel the rawness of life – it is so alive.

I like to remove my animals from their familiar environment so that the viewer can relate to them directly without any preconceptions that a background might express. My hope is that my paintings are a reminder of nature’s endless diversity and our interconnection with all creatures, big and small. As such, my wish is that my paintings are a reminder of our responsibility to protect these beautiful creatures so generations forward can appreciate them as much as I do.

SUBMISSION: African Buffaloes © 2022 Rudi Veestraeten

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African buffaloes seen in Murchison Falls Uganda.

SUBMISSION: Stamen and Spider © 2022 Renée Rivard

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Crab spiders are predatory insects and play an important role in pest control in any agricultural or wild ecosystem. To help prevent the increasing global decline in insect populations check out The Insect Effect at the online Florida Museum.

SUBMISSION: Fading Fast © 2022 Renée Rivard

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A member of a US zoo captive breeding program Alberta is a critically endangered Western Lowland Gorilla. Combined with educating locals about the value of their conservation strides are being made to prevent their demise. I was fortunate to be a public educator on their behalf

SUBMISSION: Disappearing © 2022 Renée Rivard

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A member of a US zoo captive breeding program Alberta is a critically endangered Western Lowland Gorilla. Combined with educating locals about the value of their conservation strides are being made to prevent their demise. I was fortunate to be a public educator on their behalf.

SUBMISSION: The Florida Assassin © 2022 Renée Rivard

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Assassin bugs are predatory insects and play an important role in pest control in any agricultural or wild ecosystem. To help prevent the increasing global decline in insect populations check out The Insect Effect at the online Florida Museum.

SUBMISSION: Melati © 2022 Karin Konoval

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Art4Apes is thrilled to announce that our first entry in this year’s ENDANGERED Fine Art & Photography Contest is Melati. Photograph by Karin Konoval.

Karin is very well known for her amazing performance as Maurice the Orangutan in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and War for the Planet of the Apes.

Karin says, "Melati of Woodland Park Zoo passed away on December 14, 2021, 10 days before her 50th birthday (December 27th). Melati and I were friends from 2012 until her passing. We collaborated on paintings for all the time we knew each other, a conversation in painting, as it were. Through the window. Melati chose all the colors, telling me when to change colors. That's the shortest version of our story and friendship, a larger story that could fill a book. Of the many photographs I have taken of her over the years, this is one of my personal favorites."

SUBMISSION: Bad News © 2021 Vahe Barsegyan

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SUBMISSION: Era Returns © 2021 Vahe Barsegyan

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SUBMISSION: Power © 2021 Paul Murray

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I am very much a visual traveler interacting with the world and ideas on a variety of levels through several planes of vision that intersect with time and space. At those intersections, I hope to capture an intriguing moment and portray it from my perspective. Often, I venture well beyond the pathways of others in my photographic journeys.

Color, light, and gesture are important elements in my work. My use of these varies intrinsically across landscapes, nature, people, and culture. My choices of timing, perspective, and composition are intended to draw the viewer into the setting and moment. Often, I try to pattern my pursuit of opportunities to the natural tempo of what I see.

In creating art, I try to remain open to possibilities, trust my instincts, and discard labels that are divisive. I use technology to increase my creative options and productivity, but not to replace my vision and responsibility.

As an artist, I hope my images communicate in a unique and engaging way.

SUBMISSION: Anxious © 2021 Paul Murray

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2021 Submission

I am very much a visual traveler interacting with the world and ideas on a variety of levels through several planes of vision that intersect with time and space. At those intersections, I hope to capture an intriguing moment and portray it from my perspective. Often, I venture well beyond the pathways of others in my photographic journeys.

Color, light, and gesture are important elements in my work. My use of these varies intrinsically across landscapes, nature, people, and culture. My choices of timing, perspective, and composition are intended to draw the viewer into the setting and moment. Often, I try to pattern my pursuit of opportunities to the natural tempo of what I see.

In creating art, I try to remain open to possibilities, trust my instincts, and discard labels that are divisive. I use technology to increase my creative options and productivity, but not to replace my vision and responsibility.

As an artist, I hope my images communicate in a unique and engaging way.

SUBMISSION: Vigilant © 2021 Paul Murray

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2021 Submission

I am very much a visual traveler interacting with the world and ideas on a variety of levels through several planes of vision that intersect with time and space. At those intersections, I hope to capture an intriguing moment and portray it from my perspective. Often, I venture well beyond the pathways of others in my photographic journeys.

Color, light, and gesture are important elements in my work. My use of these varies intrinsically across landscapes, nature, people, and culture. My choices of timing, perspective, and composition are intended to draw the viewer into the setting and moment. Often, I try to pattern my pursuit of opportunities to the natural tempo of what I see.

In creating art, I try to remain open to possibilities, trust my instincts, and discard labels that are divisive. I use technology to increase my creative options and productivity, but not to replace my vision and responsibility.

As an artist, I hope my images communicate in a unique and engaging way.

SUBMISSION: Desert Bloom © 2021 Paul Murray

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2021 Submission

I am very much a visual traveler interacting with the world and ideas on a variety of levels through several planes of vision that intersect with time and space. At those intersections, I hope to capture an intriguing moment and portray it from my perspective. Often, I venture well beyond the pathways of others in my photographic journeys.

Color, light, and gesture are important elements in my work. My use of these varies intrinsically across landscapes, nature, people, and culture. My choices of timing, perspective, and composition are intended to draw the viewer into the setting and moment. Often, I try to pattern my pursuit of opportunities to the natural tempo of what I see.

In creating art, I try to remain open to possibilities, trust my instincts, and discard labels that are divisive. I use technology to increase my creative options and productivity, but not to replace my vision and responsibility.

As an artist, I hope my images communicate in a unique and engaging way.