Dream of being Sir David Attenborough for a day? Same. While we can’t all narrate nature docs in hushed tones, we can live vicariously through the world’s best wildlife photography.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is back for its 61st edition – and it’s bigger than ever, with a record 60,636 entries from across the globe. Out of that wild bunch, just 100 jaw-dropping shots have made the cut, and they’ll be on show at London’s Natural History Museum from Friday, October 17.
Expect drama from the get-go. Just look at the newly released first batch of images, which includes cheetahs catching a Günther’s dik-dik and Arctic wolves caught mid-stare. Nature at its fiercest, and your camera roll could never. Enjoy.
© Sitaram Raul / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Ralph Pace / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Parham Pourahmad / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Marina Cano / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Leana Kuster / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Kutub Uddin / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Kesshav Vikram / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Jassen Todorov / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Jamie Smart / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Isaac Szabo / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Emmanuel Tardy / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Bidyut Kalita / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Bertie Gregory / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
© Amit Eshel / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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