Wildlife Photographer of the Year

 

We hope you have all been able to stay safe and well over these challenging and uncertain months. The impact of the global pandemic has been felt by many, including the photographic community who work to share compelling images with the world. The challenges of 2020 have reinforced how important photography is to inspire, inform and create future advocates for the planet. Although the Natural History Museum had to temporarily close its doors, we have been continuing our work. This month, we're happy to reveal a selection from the fifty-sixth Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, share ticketing information about our flagship exhibition in London and encourage you to prepare your entries for the fifty-seventh competition.

A sneak peek A perching primate, perishing habitats and peeking possums are just some of the fascinating and thought-provoking images selected by the panel of international experts in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.   Take a look at some of this year's newly revealed Highly Commended images. Read more

Exhibition tickets now on sale The long-awaited Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens on Friday 16 October 2020 at the Natural History Museum in London, before touring across the UK and internationally. Explore some of the world's richest habitats, see fascinating animal behaviour and get to know some extraordinary species. Advance booking is essential Associate sponsors: Ørsted and Leica Book now

Digital Awards The category winners and prestigious grand title winners will be unveiled on 13 October. For the first time, the awards ceremony will be conducted virtually from the Natural History Museum. We'll share live stream details with you before the event. All the winning images will also be published on our website at 22.00 (BST) on Tuesday 13 October.   Prepare your entries If this sneak peek of images has inspired you to take part, the next competition opens for entries on Monday 19 October and closes at 11.30am (GMT) on 10 December 2020. Remember: your images do not have to have been taken this year! More competition updates - including this year's brand-new categories and the prestigious jury - will follow in the autumn.

Rattlesnake Roundup Find out more about Jo-Anne McArthur's work highlighting the plight of snakes in the annual rattlesnake round-up, highly commended in WPY55. Read now   See no evil WPY55's Jasper Doest has been taking pictures of Japanese macaques for years since learning about their place in Japanese culture. Read now