Recognising the world's best nature photography every year since 1965.
Visit the exhibition or explore our online gallery to see all of the images from this year's competition.
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Key dates
2020
2021
Jan 25 — Feb 5
Original and high-resolution files requested for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 57 competition entrants.
Mar 12
Awarded photographers for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 57 will have been notified.
Mar 15
Photographers whose entries reached the Final Round, but were not awarded, will have been contacted.
Oct 18
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 58 competition opens for entries.
Dec 9
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 58 competition closes.
Under the lens
WPY Worldwide
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.
Watch online
Catch up on the latest awards ceremony, enjoy insights from award-winning photographers and get behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum with Wildlife Photographer of the Year on film.
Our live events and videos will immerse you in the breathtaking diversity of the natural world.
The Anthropocene
We are living in the age of humans, a time referred to by many as the Anthropocene. Our species has caused huge changes on our planet, including global warming, ocean acidification, and habitat destruction.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year takes a close up look at the issues facing our world.
A closer look
An invited guest shares their insight on an image from Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
'This captive circus performer with a wire muzzle looks like a hunter's target, taking a deep look into the soul of the viewer. The woman and the bear are isolated in a frozen glow of surrender. The simplicity belies the complex dance of actors, light, texture and color which tells a bigger, sadder story of despair.'
Visit the exhibition
Discover the world's best nature photography with the new Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, exhibited on 100 exquisite light panels.
16 October 2020 - 1 August 2021
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Buy a print of your favourite Wildlife Photographer of the Year image or browse for gifts and souvenirs.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Is the USA on the cusp of banning tiger tourism?
Photojournalist Steve Winter explores the shocking world of tiger tourism in the USA.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: finding urban wildlife
Around the world sprawling towns and cities offer homes to millions of people, and while they may look like man-made spaces, there is nature in between the cracks.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: the return of the gharials
In a conservation success story, gharials are slowly coming back to the rivers of India and Nepal - but sand extraction practices threaten their long-term survival.
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