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For over 60 years, London’s Natural History Museum has put out an annual call to photographers across the globe to submit wildlife images that capture the beauty and complexity of nature.
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition — which awards prizes in nearly two dozen categories — are then invited to showcase their work in a public exhibition at the museum. Judges selected the 2026 honorees out of a record 65,403 entries from young people and adults in 121 countries and territories.
“This year’s winning photographs demonstrate the extraordinary power of wildlife photography to help us see nature differently,” museum Director Doug Gurr said in a Tuesday press release provided to Nice News, adding: “Together they remind us that every species plays a role in the complex web of life, and why understanding and protecting the natural world has never been more important.”
Scroll to see some of our favorite winning photos from this year’s contest, from a shot of an urban-adapted coyote in San Francisco to a portrait of a scorpion burrowing in India.
1. “The Meeting Place” by James Lewin | Animals in their Environment
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“Flight of the Bumblebee” by Amelie Davis | 10 Years and Under
“Scenes from the Swamp” by Isak Pretorius | Behavior: Birds
“A Watchful Eye” by Aaron Sanders | Animal Portraits
“Labour of Love” by Oscar Whitfield | 11-14 Years
“Protective Pose” by Anton Sorokin | Behavior: Amphibians and Reptiles
“Shifting Sand” by Sitaram Raul | Behavior: Invertebrates
“Birdsong Painted in Light” by Konrad Gräeter | 15-17 Years
“Shedding Light” by Agorastos Papatsanis | Plants and Fungi
“On the Outskirts” by Loren Elliott | Photojournalist Story Award
“Escape Artistry” by Michał Michalski | Natural Artistry
“Making Morays” by Tony Wu | Under Water
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition — which awards prizes in nearly two dozen categories — are then invited to showcase their work in a public exhibition at the museum. Judges selected the 2026 honorees out of a record 65,403 entries from young people and adults in 121 countries and territories.
“This year’s winning photographs demonstrate the extraordinary power of wildlife photography to help us see nature differently,” museum Director Doug Gurr said in a Tuesday press release provided to Nice News, adding: “Together they remind us that every species plays a role in the complex web of life, and why understanding and protecting the natural world has never been more important.”
Scroll to see some of our favorite winning photos from this year’s contest, from a shot of an urban-adapted coyote in San Francisco to a portrait of a scorpion burrowing in India.
1. “The Meeting Place” by James Lewin | Animals in their Environment
📝 : Nice News #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #WildlifeWednesday #Nature #Earth
“Flight of the Bumblebee” by Amelie Davis | 10 Years and Under
“Scenes from the Swamp” by Isak Pretorius | Behavior: Birds
“A Watchful Eye” by Aaron Sanders | Animal Portraits
“Labour of Love” by Oscar Whitfield | 11-14 Years
“Protective Pose” by Anton Sorokin | Behavior: Amphibians and Reptiles
“Shifting Sand” by Sitaram Raul | Behavior: Invertebrates
“Birdsong Painted in Light” by Konrad Gräeter | 15-17 Years
“Shedding Light” by Agorastos Papatsanis | Plants and Fungi
“On the Outskirts” by Loren Elliott | Photojournalist Story Award
“Escape Artistry” by Michał Michalski | Natural Artistry
“Making Morays” by Tony Wu | Under Water
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