Now in its 60th year the Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. This remarkable exhibition offers a window into the astonishing variety of life on our planet—and the critical importance of preserving it.
This year’s competition drew an incredible 59,228 entries from 117 countries, showcasing the finest in wildlife photography. From captivating animal behaviour and majestic landscapes to compelling photojournalism, each photograph reflects the skill, patience, and passion of photographers across the globe.
Springtails are barely two millimetres long (less than a tenth of an inch).
They are found alongside slime moulds and leaf litter all over the world.
They feed on microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, improving soil by helping organic matter to decompose.
With 100 breathtaking images spanning categories such as Animals in Their Environment, Underwater, and Photojournalism, the exhibition promises an unforgettable visual journey through some of nature’s most powerful and poignant moments.
Capture and Australian Photography magazines are proud media sponsors for this exhibition that will be displayed at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney from May 15 until October 19, 2025.
You can find out more about the exhibition on the Australian National Maritime Museum website.
It took more than six months of waiting to achieve this relaxed image of the elusive lynx.
A survey carried out in 2013 estimated the entire Russian lynx population was around 22,500 individuals, with numbers for the Russian Far East, including those in Primorsky Krai, at 5,890.
Caimans are generalist feeders and will eat snakes. As anacondas get larger, they will include reptiles in their diet.
It’s hard to determine who is the aggressor here. On the snake’s back are two tabanids, blood-sucking horseflies that are known to target reptiles.
The protected areas in the Western Ghats, where tigers are carefully monitored, are some of the most biodiverse landscapes in India and have a stable population of tigers.
Outside these areas, where development has created conflict between humans and wildlife, tiger occupancy has declined.
Should this young peregrine falcon make it to adulthood, tests have shown it will be capable of stooping, or dropping down on its prey from above, at speeds of more than 300 kilometres per hour (186 miles per hour).
The Amazon river dolphin is one of two freshwater dolphin species living in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
Only this species has evolved to explore the seasonally flooded forest habitat.
Western toad tadpoles swim up from the safer depths of the lake, dodging predators and trying to reach the shallows, where they can feed.
The tadpoles start becoming toads between four and 12 weeks after hatching. An estimated 99% will not survive to adulthood.
Much of the red wood ants’ nourishment comes from honeydew secreted by aphids, but they also need protein.
They are capable of killing insects and other invertebrates much larger than themselves through sheer strength in numbers.
Glen Affric is home to the highest concentration of native trees in the UK, making it a vital ecosystem.
Analysis of pollen preserved in the layered sediments shows that the forest has stood here for at least 8,300 years.