A ‘dancing’ stoat, a moonlight hunter and a David Bowie spider are just some of the 100 wildlife photographs that have been shortlisted to go on display at the Natural History Museum’s annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
The competition, now in its 60th year, attracted nearly 60,000 entries from across the world and entries were judged anonymously on their creativity, originality, and technical excellence by an international panel of industry experts.
Among the newly-released Highly Commended images is the first ever awarded smartphone image showing the successful completion of a mule deer doe’s circle of life by Randy Robbins. William Fortescue witnessed the complex relationship of mating lions, Tommy Trenchard records the distressing moment a shark was hauled aboard a Spanish longliner in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, and in the 10 Years and Under category, an atmospheric image of a peafowl in Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, India, by Shreyovi Mehta.
The winners of each category, and the Grand Title and Young Grand Title awards, will be announced on 8th October 2024 at a ceremony hosted by wildlife TV presenters and conservationists Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin.
After the winners are announced, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year will open for the public at the Natural History Museum on Friday 11th October.
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