The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2027 competition is now open for entries \u2013\u00a0and for its 63rd year, there is a new category to enter.<\/p>\n
Nature photography professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts across the world have until Thursday 3 December to enter their photos across a range of categories to the competition, which is run by the Natural History Museum in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of these is the new category, Positive Action. Photographs in this category should “highlight a conservation success, a moment of connection or an optimistic reflection of change or engagement with the natural world,” states a press release on the competition\u2019s website.<\/p>\n As well as this, The Bigger Picture category now combines two environments to highlight the unique role of marine and freshwater environments, Oceans and Wetlands. This has previously been separated into two distinct categories.<\/p>\n The prize pot for the overall winner has also been boosted and now stands at \u00a315,000 (from \u00a310,000).<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so exciting to launch the competition once again to find the very best in wildlife photography,\u201d says Kathy Moran, chair of the competition\u2019s jury panel.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a great honour to serve on the Wildlife Photographer of the Year jury, particularly with the trust the photographic community shares with us and how we endeavour to hold the competition to the highest standards.\u202f I can\u2019t wait to see what this year\u2019s entries will amaze us with.\u201d<\/p>\n Entrants aged 26 years old and under will continue to receive free entry to the competition. The competition will also continue its waived fee for photographers from 114 countries across Africa, southeast Asia, and Central and Southern America that have historically been underrepresented in the competition.<\/p>\n To enter, and to find out more about the entry process, visit the Natural History Museum\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n