The Natural History Museum in London has provided a first look at a shortlist of highly commended entries for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. The photographs are stunning, moving, interesting, and/or thought provoking.
It’s the 60th year this contest has run. Each year, it celebrates the beauty of the natural world and encourages viewers to appreciate and protect it. In this group of entries, photographers capture a variety of scenes, ranging from a squishy manatee baby looking like a floating sausage to a fierce and intense moment between two lions as they were mating.
See the highly commended photos on the Wildlife Photographer of the Year shortlist here.
Two tawny owls nuzzle on a branch in Munich:
A Pallas’s cat on the Mongolian Plateau:
A jaguar delivers a skull-crushing bite to a caiman in The Pantanal in Brazil:
A mother manatee and her calf in Florida:
A mule deer’s body covered by frost and snow in California:
Two peahens in Keoladeo National Park, India:
A tense moment between two mating lions:
Which one is your favorite from this shortlist of entries?
The Natural History Museum in South Kensington will offer a photography exhibition featuring winning photos from the 2024 contest from October 11, 2024 to June 29, 2025.