Wildlife pictures preview at Natural History Museum

Every yr, the Natural History Museum in London dazzles wildlife lovers with the best-of-the-best images of the pure world. This yr isn’t any exception, and we have got a riveting preview for you forward of October’s award ceremony.

Now in its 61st yr, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitors showcases 100 of the world’s finest nature images on the museum and crowns a collection of shooters in quite a lot of classes, in addition to awarding one Grand Title and one Young Grand Title. This yr’s competitors noticed a whopping 60,636 entries from which the previews in our gallery have been chosen.

“Selected from a record-breaking over 60,000 images, this preview presents just a small insight into the 100 awe-inspiring, impactful and moving images in store for visitors to our exhibition in October,” says Kathy Morgan, who is the chair of the jury tasked with selecting all of the winners. “As an advocate for the power of photography, there is nothing more rewarding or moving than seeing our relationship to the natural world, in all its complexity and splendour, shared on the world’s biggest platform for wildlife photography.”

Gabriella Comi

The 100 profitable entries might be introduced on October 14 on the museum and on an accompanying broadcast on its YouTube channel. The pictures will then be exhibited at the museum from October 17 via July 12 earlier than they embark on a UK and worldwide tour. This yr, a few of the pictures featured within the exhibit might be accompanied by the museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index, a proprietary rating system that signifies how a lot of a area’s pure biodiversity stays, on a scale from zero to 100%.

“Now in its sixty-first year, we are thrilled to continue Wildlife Photographer of the Year as a powerful platform for visual storytelling, showing the diversity, beauty and complexity of the natural world and humanity’s relationship to it,” says Natural History Museum director, Doug Gurr. “With the inclusion of our Biodiversity Intactness Index, this year’s exhibition will be our best combination of great artistry and groundbreaking science yet, helping visitors to become inspired to be advocates for our planet.”

We’ll showcase a few of the winners later this yr after they’re introduced. For now, get pleasure from an unparalleled take a look at the pure world via the preview featured within the above gallery.

Source: National History Museum