The public are being invited to have their say in the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition by voting for the winner of the People’s Choice Award.
This year features everything from hare balls and bat women to majestic mandrills. To see all the incredible photos go to www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-choice and choose your favourite from the 25 images.
The images were shortlisted by the Natural History Museum from over 49,000 image entries from across the world.
This year’s selection of images includes two endangered Iberian lynx kittens making an abandoned hayloft their playground, a family of beavers in their favourite feeding spot, a distinctive portrait of a Japanese warbonnet and a group of burrowing owls living in harmony with their human neighbours in Florida’s Ten Thousand Barrier Islands.
Voting ends on 2 February 2021. The winner will then be showcased in the popular Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum until 4 July 2021.
The top five People’s Choice Award images will also be displayed online, joining the winners of the fifty-sixth Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition chosen by the esteemed panel of judges and announced earlier this year.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum and offers a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike. Using photography’s unique emotive power to engage and inspire audiences, the competition and exhibition shine a light on stories and species around the world and encourages a future of advocating for the planet.
Dr Tim Littlewood, Executive Director of Science at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel, says:
“The People’s Choice Award provides the public with an opportunity to select images and stories from the natural world that move and intrigue them.
“This year’s shortlist includes a wide diversity of wildlife photography from a fragile planet. Whether assessing human-animal relationships, highlighting the plight of captive species or animals thriving in their environments, the public are in for a difficult decision!”
Vote for the winner of the People’s Choice Award here: www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-choice
Photo copyrights with kind permission from the Natural History Museum – Wildlife Photographer of the Year
