'Photograph of the Season' Winner - Explora Club Competition

After a hard fought final selection, it is with great pleasure that we can now share the winner and runners up of our recent ‘Photograph of the Season’ Explora Club competition, alongside some of the judges other favourites.

By Stephen Humphries

The winning image is by Enrique Cordeyro titled 'Searching Deers’, taken during deer hunting season in the Andes pre-mountain range, Patagonia, which captured the imagination of all the judges equally when we saw it.

Here at Westley Richards HQ, we have been impressed by the quantity and calibre of the entries from across the world, and want to once again thank all of those who have contributed. Westley Richards truly does have a global fanbase to be admired.

Enjoy the imagery.

'Searching Deers' (Hunting season in Andes pre-mountain range, Patagonia) - E.C. (Winner)

'Okavango Valley' (Caprivi District, Namibia, 2021) - S.C. (Runner-up)

'Looking for Lunch' (Chobe National Park, Botswana, 2022) - S.S. (Runner-up)

'Waiting For The Duck On The Last Hunt Of Our Season' (Vrede Free State province, South Africa) - L.L. (Runner-up)

'Serengeti' (Tanzania, 2022) - V.C.

'Taking a Risk' (Wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya) - B.W.

'Morning Coffee on the Letaba Bridge, Overlooking the Letaba River' (Kruger National Park, South Africa, 2022) - D.T.

'George Digweed' (Bucklands Shoot, Balcome, West Sussex) - B.T.

The Westley Richard’s Droplock Afield' (Newtown, Virginia) - J.S.

'Safari in Namibia' - D.J.

'Kai Fishing' (Eagle Lake, California) - R.P.

‘Plans’ (Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia) - H.R.

The Explora Blog is the world’s premier online journal for field sports enthusiasts, outdoor adventurers, conservationists and admirers of bespoke gunmaking, fine leather goods and timeless safari clothes. Each month Westley Richards publishes up to 8 blog posts on a range of topics with an avid readership totalling 500,000+ page views per year.

Blog post topics include: Finished custom rifles and bespoke guns leaving the Westley Richards factory; examples of heritage firearms with unique designs and celebrated owners like James Sutherland and Frederick Courtenay Selous; the latest from the company pre-owned guns and rifles collection; interviews with the makers from the gun and leather factory; new season safari wear and country clothing; recent additions to our luxury travel bags and sporting leather goodsrange; time well spent out in the field; latest news in the sporting world; and key international conservation stories.

By Stephen Humphries

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2 Comments

Randle Panfilio on January 6, 2023 at 6:01 am

What a great treat to see my photograph of my grandson patiently waiting for the bobber to disappear below the surface and have the potential to catch a trout with the fishing pole he chose the day before. The Stetson fedora worn backward is now his fishing hat, only on his head when he and I fish.
Thank you for choosing it as an honorary mention.

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Paul Phelan on February 25, 2023 at 9:42 am

What a great set of photographs , well done all .

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