59th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is now open for entries

28 October 2022

Entries are now open for the 59th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which is run by the Natural History Museum.

© Stefano Unterthiner (Italy). Head to head. Winner, Behaviour: Mammals. Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021. Stefano followed these reindeer during the rutting season. Watching the fight, he felt immersed in ‘the smell, the noise, the fatigue and the pain’. The reindeer clashed antlers until the dominant male (left) chased its rival away, securing the opportunity to breed. Reindeer are widespread around the Arctic, but this subspecies occurs only in Svalbard. Populations are affected by climate change, where increased rainfall can freeze on the ground, preventing access to plants that would otherwise sit under soft snow.
© Stefano Unterthiner (Italy). Head to head. Winner, Behaviour: Mammals. Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021. Stefano followed these reindeer during the rutting season. Watching the fight, he felt immersed in ‘the smell, the noise, the fatigue and the pain’. The reindeer clashed antlers until the dominant male (left) chased its rival away, securing the opportunity to breed. Reindeer are widespread around the Arctic, but this subspecies occurs only in Svalbard. Populations are affected by climate change, where increased rainfall can freeze on the ground, preventing access to plants that would otherwise sit under soft snow.

Regarded as one of the most prestigious and long-running wildlife competitions in the world, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global showcase for nature photography and environmental photojournalism. Australians featured on the honour roll for the 58th edition. How will they perform this year? Last year, the competition attracted over 40,000 entries from 93 countries.

Like last year, entry fees have been waived for 50 countries to further encourage submissions from global regions that are currently under-represented in the competition, and which have been identified by multiple factors indicating that the competition entry fee might be an economic barrier to entry.

The jury

Meet this year's international panel.

  • Kathy Moran (USA) Chair of the Jury, Editor
  • Lucas Bustamante (Ecuador) Wildlife Photojournalist and Conservation Biologist
  • Celina Chien (The Netherlands/Canada) Artist and Storyteller
  • Melissa Groo (USA) Wildlife Photographer
  • Miranda Lowe (UK) Principal Curator of Crustacea and Cnidaria, Natural History Museum
  • Dhritiman Mukherjee (India) Wildlife and Conservation Photographer
  • Stefano Unterthiner (Italy) Wildlife and Conservation Photographer

Follow this link to learn more abpout the jury.

Entry fees are £30 per Adult entry, and up to 25 images can be entered. The closing date for the competition Thursday, 8 December, 11.30am GMT).

Check out the results of the 58th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition at this link.

All the details can be found at this link.

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