Grand title winners 2021
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2022
Feb 2
Voting closes for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 57 People's Choice Award
Mar 11
Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 58 competition are notified.
Oct 17
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 competition opens for entries.
Dec 1
Voting opens for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 58 People's Choice Award.
Dec 8
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 competition closes 11.30 am (GMT).
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the worlds best nature photography to a global audience.
Celebrate the power of photography and the wonders of the natural world with this impactful exhibition.
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Catch up on the latest awards ceremony, enjoy live events packed with insights from award-winning photographers and get behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum with Wildlife Photographer of the Year on film.
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An invited guest shares their insight on an image from Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
'This is a lovely moment, combining careful and protracted observation of an animal in its habitat with compelling composition. The photo takes us right into the life of the young gorilla and makes us curious to understand his day.
Images this good can help inspire and educate, and may perhaps help save this critically endangered species.'
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WPY Horizons: five photographers to watch
Go beyond the camera and discover five wildlife photographers who are using their work to celebrate the natural world and those protecting it.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: When the Wetland Caught Fire
Edson Vandeira's image of the burnt corpse of a yacare caiman exposes the devastating impact of the Brazilian Pantanal wetland fires.
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