2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, British Museum of Natural History

Environmental & Science Education, Nature, Wildlife, Biodiversity, Art&Environment

Ed Hessler

Rachel Treisman and Catie Dull have posted a sample of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year images in an NPR photo story.

"The annual competition is organized by London's Natural History Museum and is recognized as the world's longest-running and most prestigious nature photography competition." This is the 57th in the competition.

If you'd like to see more of the winning images there is a link. There are 19 category winners selected from more than 50,000 entries from 95 countries. There was a 17-and-under competition--Young Photographer of the Year. The winner was a 10-year old, Vidyun R. Hebbar of Bengaluru, India. He was first featured in the competition when he was 8yo.

The 2022 competition will is accepting entries with a close date of December 9, 2021.