US EditionGhostly Shot of Hyena Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award
- On October 14, 2025, South African wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever won the grand prize for `Ghost Town Visitor`, showing a rare brown hyena in Kolmanskop, Namibia.
- The photograph frames wildlife reclaiming abandoned human spaces in Kolmanskop, Namibia, with jury members describing it as a layered story of loss, resilience, and a new urban twist.
- Using a camera trap, Wim van den Heever captured the image after spotting fresh hyena tracks and pursuing the animal for ten years.
- On Friday , the exhibition opening at the Natural History Museum, London will run until July 12 next year and then tour UK and internationally to inspire millions.
- The competition, run by the Natural History Museum, received a record-breaking 60,636 entries from 110 countries this year, with winners including Fernando Faciole and Andrea Dominizi.
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South African photographer Wim van den Heever was awarded the prestigious London Museum of Natural History award on the evening of October 14.
South African photographer Wim van den Heever has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for a photo of a rare brown hyena. He told the BBC that it took him ten years to capture the animal, which lives alone and not in a pack. The winning photo was taken in Kolmanskop, an abandoned mining town in Namibia. To capture the animal, he set up his camera after discovering hyena tracks there. "I knew they were there, but actually photographing…
Her photos show us nature and its animal inhabitants in all their beauty. In London, the "Wildlife Photographer 2025" was awarded.
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