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See 16 Stunning Animal Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

The preview features 100 winning images selected from a record 65,403 entries and judged on creativity, originality, technical excellence and storytelling.

  • On Wednesday, the Natural History Museum in London released a sneak peek of winning images from the 62nd Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which received a record-breaking over 65,000 entries.
  • Now running in its 62nd year, the world-leading contest provides rare insights into animal lives, with an international panel of experts judging entries anonymously based on creativity, originality, and technical excellence.
  • Previewed images include young photographer Jack Crockford's swift silhouette against a plane at Heathrow Airport and Ralph Pace's sea hare gliding through an eelgrass meadow in Monterey Bay, California.
  • The full set of 100 winning images will be exhibited at the South Kensington museum from October 16 to July 11, 2027, with Grand Title and Young Grand Title awards announced October 13.
  • Beyond the photographs, visitors can explore the museum's biodiversity intactness index, which tracks natural biodiversity on a scale of zero to 100% to support global decision-making around conservation goals.
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This article was originally published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Audun Rikardsen's polar bear photograph was among the entries that received "high praise" in this year's competition. This story was published on the Cedarnews website. For more breaking news and exclusive reports, visit our official website.

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A polar bear from the perspective of a seal - the work of Norwegian wildlife photographer Audun Rikardsen has been shortlisted for this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award, organized by the British Natural History Museum in London.

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By Jack Guy, CNN Amazing photographs, like that of a polar bear sleeping in a hole in an ice sheet, are among the 100 images pre-selected for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 contest.The selected images were selected from more than 65,000 participants from 121 countries and territories, according to reports on Wednesday The post The incredible images pre-selected for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest appeared first on KVIA.

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ITV broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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