World’s best nature photographs revealed with Wildlife Photographer of the Year arriving in Wolverhampton

It will run till Sunday 25 January, 2026, that includes a few of the most distinctive nature pictures from throughout the globe, displayed on lightboxes to create an immersive expertise.

The exhibition shines a light-weight on highly effective and interesting photographs that seize hidden animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking range of the pure world. Using pictures’s distinctive emotive energy to have interaction and encourage audiences, the pictures share tales and species from around the globe, encouraging a way forward for advocating for the planet.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is probably the most prestigious pictures occasion of its type. Launching in 1965, in the present day the competitors receives entries from 113 nations and territories all around the world, highlighting its enduring enchantment. This 12 months’s award profitable photographs will embark on a global tour that can permit them to be seen by nicely over 1,000,000 folks.  

The 62nd Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitors opens for entries on Monday 20 October and closes on Thursday 4 December, 2025.

This 12 months’s competitors attracted over 60,000 entries from photographers of all ages and expertise ranges. During an intense week on the Natural History Museum in London, entries had been judged anonymously on their creativity, originality, and technical excellence by a global panel of business consultants.

The profitable photographs, together with the distinguished Grand Title Award winners, will probably be introduced on Tuesday 14 October, 2025, throughout a extremely anticipated awards present hosted by wildlife presenters Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin.

Kathy Moran, Chair of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Jury, mentioned: “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. 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.”

Dr Doug Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum, mentioned: “Now in its 61st 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. 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.”

Councillor Chris Burden, City of Wolverhampton Cabinet Member for City Development, Jobs and Skills, mentioned: “We’re incredibly proud to welcome back the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition to Wolverhampton Art Gallery. These breathtaking images celebrate the beauty and diversity of our planet encouraging vital conversations about current environmental issues. Hosting this world renowned exhibition right here in our city is a testament to Wolverhampton’s growing reputation as a cultural destination, and I encourage everyone, especially our young people – who can visit free of charge – to come and be inspired by the power of photography and the urgency of protecting our natural world.”

Tickets are on sale now for the 61st version of Wildlife Photographer of the Year at Wolverhampton Art Gallery ranging from simply £4.40, out there at Events for 25/10/2025.

Young folks underneath the age of 21 can acquire entry freed from cost. Wolverhampton Art Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10.30am to 4.30pm and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. For extra data, please go to Wolverhampton Arts and Culture.