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Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a global platform for amateur and professional photographers alike that uses photography's unique emotive power to shine a light on the beauty and diversity of the natural world — and to call for its protection. “The People’s Choice Award offers striking observations of nature and our relationship with it, sparking our curiosity and strengthening our connection with the natural world,” says Dr Natalie Cooper, researcher at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel. “It’s an incredible challenge to pick just one of these images, so we’re looking forward to discovering which wild moment emerges as the public’s favourite.” Dancing in the snow, Male golden pheasants at Lishan Nature Reserve in Shanxi Province, China. Photo: Qiang Guo, China - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Qiang watched as two male golden pheasants continuously swapped places on this trunk – their movements akin to a silent dance in the snow. The birds are native to China, where they inhabit dense forests in mountainous regions. Although brightly colored, they’re shy and difficult to spot, spending most of their time foraging for food on the dark forest floor, only flying to evade predators or to roost in high trees during the night. Life in black and white: zebras showed up to drink at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha National Park, ... [+] Namibia. Photo: Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador - Wildlife Photographer of the Year Dozens of plains zebras had appeared to...