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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Discover the world's best nature photography with the new Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, exhibited on 100 exquisite light panels.
15 October 2021 - 5 June 2022
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Mesmerising blood-sucking mosquito Highly Commended in the Behaviour: Invertebrates category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 57.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: The Healing Touch
Community Care won the Photojournalist Story Award in the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The images document the efforts of the Lwiro Chimpanzee rescue centre and sanctuary, which rehabilitates orphaned chimpanzees.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 announces People's Choice winning image
A chilly scene of willow trees rising above a frozen lake in Italy.
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