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Vote for your favourite: Wildlife Photographer of the Year launches People’s Choice Award
Online voting opens now, until 14.00pm (GMT) on Tuesday 2 February 2022.
The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is inviting fans of wildlife photography from around the world to vote online for the winner of the People’s Choice Award. This year’s 25 unforgettable scenes include curious meerkats, an elusive tapir, the rescue of an Amazon river dolphin and a kangaroo and her joey framed by a fire's destruction: www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-choice
The incredible images were shortlisted by the Natural History Museum from over 50,000 image entries from 95 countries. The 25 images are currently on display at the highly acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, until the voting ends on 2 February 2022.
The winner will then be showcased until the exhibition closes on 5 June 2022. The top five People’s Choice Award images will also be displayed online, joining the winners of the fiftyseventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition chosen by the esteemed panel of judges and announced earlier this year.
Hope in a burned plantation © Jo-Anne McArthur, Canada
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike, with the images being seen by millions of people worldwide. Using photography's unique emotive power, the competition and exhibition shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world to call for its protection.
Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel, says, ‘The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world. It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.’
Vote online for the winner of the People’s Choice Award here: www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-choice
The fifty-eighth Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is open for entries from photographers of all ages, nationalities, and experience levels, and will close on Thursday 9 December at 11.30am GMT. The international jury of industry experts has been announced, and the entry fee for photographers entering from 50 countries will be waived.
Associate sponsors for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London are renewable energy company Ørsted and non-alcoholic spirits brand Seedlip.
Global Platform
The two Grand Title winners were selected from 19 category winners that celebrate the captivating beauty of our natural world with rich habitats, enthralling animal behaviour and extraordinary species. This year's competition saw three new categories added, including 'Oceans -The Bigger Picture' and 'Wetlands -The Bigger Picture' to shine a spotlight on these crucial ecosystems. In an intensive process, each entry was judged anonymously by a panel of experts for its originality, narrative, technical excellence and ethical practice.
Displayed alongside insights from Natural History Museum scientists and experts, the 100 images will be showcased in spectacular lightbox displays at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Museum, opening on 15 October 2021, before touring across the UK and internationally to venues in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, USA and more.
The fifty-eighth Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition will open for entries from photographers of all ages, nationalities, and levels on Monday 18 October 2021. The international jury of industry experts has been announced, and the entry fee for photographers entering from 50 countries will be waived.
Associate sponsors for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London are renewable energy company Ørsted and non-alcoholic spirits brand Seedlip.
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Exhibition at Natural History Museum, London
Opens Friday 15 October 2021 and closes Sunday 5 June 2022.
The exhibition is open Monday – Sunday, 10.00-17.50 (last admission at 16.30), and weekends sell out quickly.
Adult tickets £17.25*, concession tickets £13.75*, and child £10.25* (*Prices including optional Gift Aid donation to the Museum.)
Book your tickets: www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year
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Fifty-eighth Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Opens for entries on Monday 18 October 2021.
Closing for entries at 11.30am GMT on Thursday 9 December 2021.
Entrants to the adult competition may enter up to 25 images for a £30 fee, which increases to £35 in the final week of the entry period from 11.30am GMT 2 December to 11.30am GMT 9 December.
An entry fee waiver has been introduced for photographers entering the adult competition who live in these 50 countries.
Entrants aged 17 and under may enter up to 10 images for free. • Find out how to enter: www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/competition
South Kensington exhibition sponsors
About Ørsted
Ørsted develops, constructsand operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers. Globally, Ørsted is the market leader in offshore wind and it is constructing the world’s biggest offshore wind farms off the East Coast of the UK. Its UK offshore wind farms generate enough clean electricity for over three million UK homes. Ørsted ranks as the world’s most sustainable energy company in Corporate Knights' 2021 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate Change A List as a global leader on climate action. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,179 people, including over 1000 in the UK. Ørsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2020, the group’s revenue was DKK 52.6 billion (EUR 7.1 billion).
www.orsted.co.uk/en/About-us
About Seedlip
Seedlip connects people to the wonders of nature, through the world’s first non-alcoholic spirits with distilled botanicals. Solving the dilemma of ‘What to drink when you’re not drinking ®’ Seedlip offers a sophisticated alternative for non-alcoholic options & is served around the world in over 40 countries. Available in three expressions, Seedlip Garden 108 captures the essence of the English countryside with sophisticated top notes of peas & hay blended with herbs (Rosemary, Thyme & Spearmint). Seedlip Spice 94is aromatic with strong spice (All Spice Berries & Cardamom) & citrus (Lemon & Grapefruit peel) top notes & a long bitter finish from the highest quality barks (Oak & Cascarilla). The latest addition to the range is Seedlip Grove 42, a celebration of the Orange; an adult, citrus blend of distillates including three varieties of Orange and uplifting spices (Lemongrass & Ginger).Seedlip is best mixed with tonic or as the base for non-alcoholic cocktails. Seedlip contains zero alcohol, zero sugar, zero calories and is free from allergens and artificial flavours.
For more information, please visit www.seedlipdrinks.com, Facebook at www.facebook.com/seedlipdrinks/, or Instagram at @SeedlipDrinks
Media contact
For access to high-resolution images or to arrange interviews with photographers, jury members, or Museum spokespeople, please contact Josephine Higgins at the Natural History Museum Press Office.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5106
Mobile: +44 (0) 7799 690151
Email: wildpress@nhm.ac.uk
About Wildlife Photographer of the Year:
Wildlife Photographer of the Year was founded in 1965 by BBC Wildlife Magazine, then called Animals. The Natural History Museum joined forces in 1984 to create the competition as it is known today. The competition is now run and owned by the Natural History Museum, London.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 31, edited by Rosamund Kidman-Cox and witha foreword by Chris Packham, is published by the Natural History Museum and will be on sale as of 14 October 2021, priced £25.
About the Natural History Museum:
The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most-visited natural history museum in Europe. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity’s needs with those of the natural world.
It is custodian of one of the world’s most important scientific collections comprising over 80 million specimens. The scale of this collection enables researchers from all over the world to document how species have and continue to respond to environmental changes -which is vital in helping predict what might happen in the future and informing future policies and plans to help the planet.
The Museum’s 300 scientists continue to represent one of the largest groups in the world studying and enabling research into every aspect of the natural world. Their science is contributing critical data to help the global fight to save the future of the planet from the major threats of climate change and biodiversity loss through to finding solutions such as the sustainable extraction of natural resources.The Museum uses its enormous global reach and influence to meet its mission to create advocates for the planet -to inform, inspire and empower everyone to make a difference for nature. We welcome over five million visitors each year; our digital output reaches hundreds of thousands of people in over 200 countries each month and our touring exhibitions have been seen by around 30 million people in the last 10 years.
