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See the world’s best nature photography at the exhibition in London.

**Shared Parenting**Mark BoydHighly CommendedFind out more about this image

Grand title winners 2024

**The Swarm of Life**Shane GrossAdult Grand Title Winner

**Life Under Dead Wood**Alexis Tinker-TsavalasYoung Grand Title Winner

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year tells the story of a planet under pressure. Help us harness the power of photography to advance scientific knowledge, spread awareness of important issues and nurture a global love for nature.

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A bird’s-eye view of the pollution problem in a marsh ecosystem. — Raj Mohan provides a bird’s-eye view of the pollution problem in a marsh ecosystem.

Key dates

2024
28 Aug
Tickets on sale for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 in South Kensington, London.
7 Oct
Find out who has been awarded in Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 as the awards ceremony takes place.
10 Oct
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 exhibition at South Kensington opens.
12 Oct
WildPhotos photography symposium takes place in Bristol and streams online.
13 Oct
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 competition opens for entries.
27 Nov
Voting opens for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 People’s Choice Award.
5 Dec
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 competition closes at 11.30 am (GMT).
2025
29 Jan
Voting closes for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 People’s Choice Award.
5 Feb
The winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 People's Choice Award is announced.
28 Jun
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 exhibition at South Kensington closes.

Under the lens

Take action for nature

Discover how your choices can have a positive impact on the environments and species we share this world with.

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The impact of an image

We all have the power to shape the future of the natural world and we all have our part to play in helping to find solutions to the planetary emergency.

Discover how wildlife photographers are having a positive impact on the natural world.

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A closer look

An invited guest shares their insight on an image from Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Birds of the Midnight Sun taken by Knut-Sverre Horn.

There is a sense of living in the shadows, adapting and thriving in a human landscape that made this photograph resonate with the jury. This is what urban wildlife is all about. The photograph is also beautiful, the interplay between light and silhouette, the interaction between the adult and chicks come together to capture a wonderful moment - nature persevering.

— Kathy Moran, Editor and Chair of the Jury