Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year and 15-27 Years Old category winner:The Good Life, Daniël Nelson (Netherlands). Captured at Odzala National Park, Republic of the Congo.
11-14 Years Old category winner:Stuck In, Ashleigh Scully (USA). Captured at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Animal Portraits category winner: Contemplation, Peter Delaney (Ireland/South Africa). Captured at Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Behaviour: Birds category winner: The Incubator Bird, Gerry Pearce (UK/Australia). Captured at Garigal National Park, Sydney.
Behaviour: Amphibians category winner: The Ancient Ritual, Brian Skerry (USA). Captured at Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, St Croiz, US Virgin Islands.
Behaviour: Mammals category winner: Giant Gathering, Tony Wu (USA). Captured in Sri Lanka.
Animals in Their Environment category winner: The Night Raider, Marcio Cabral (Brazil). Captured at Emas National Park, Brazil.
Black and White category winner: Polas Pas de Deux, Eilo Elvinger (Luxembourg). Captured in Svalbard, Arctic Norway.
Earth’s Environments category winner: The Ice Monster, Laurent Ballesta (France). Captured at Dumont d’Urville scientific base, Antarctica.
The winners of the London Natural History Museum’s annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest have been revealed, with breathtaking moments from all over the planet captured by photographers as young as 11 years old. An exhibition celebrating this year’s winners opens at the Natural History Museum on October 20, 2017, before touring across the UK and internationally to locations such as Canada, Spain, the USA, Australia and Germany. Click through to see some of our favourites from this year’s competition.
