US EditionSee Shortlisted Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2026
Public voting is open to select the winner from 24 shortlisted photos in a contest with 60,636 entries from 113 countries, highlighting wildlife conservation themes.
- The Natural History Museum is inviting the public to vote now for the Nuveen People’s Choice Award 2026, with online voting open until March 18, 2026, from 24 shortlisted images.
- The Natural History Museum, London, and an international expert panel selected the two dozen shortlisted photos from a record 60,636 entries by photographers from 113 countries in 2025.
- Other entries capture startling natural behaviour and unusual animal interactions, including a pangolin pup orphaned after poaching, a Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger before illegal snares, a sika deer with a severed rival’s head, and a juvenile swimming crab riding a jellyfish.
- On March 25, the winner and four runners-up will be announced, and the winning image will join the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which tours internationally to countries including Australia, Canada, and the UAE.
- Featuring subjects from minuscule insects to polar bears, the images document the natural world and threats it faces, using imagery to shed vital light on conservation topics and broaden public engagement.
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See shortlisted images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2026
A flamboyance of flamingos dazzling against a backdrop of power lines, a crafty crab hitching a ride on a jellyfish and a young sloth safe in his mother’s embrace are among the shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2026.
The Final 24 Images of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
Photographers from 113 different countries entered a record-setting 60,636 photos to the 61st Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition in 2025. The outstanding contest winners were unveiled last fall, but now it's time for the people to have their say. One of these 24 beautiful wildlife photos will win the prestigious People's Choice Award, and voting is open now.
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Public to choose favourite nature image from ‘truly exceptional’ list
The shortlist for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award has been unveiled.
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