Vote for your winner of the Wildlife Photographer People’s Choice Award of the Year 2024 | Travel News

Wildlife and photography enthusiasts are invited to cast their votes as 25 stunning images compete for the title of best in class.

From playful monkeys to a beluga whale exfoliating its skin, these captivating photos are contenders for the Wildlife Photographer People’s Choice Award of the Year, offering fascinating glimpses into the world of wild animals and nature.

The shortlisted images were selected from 59,228 entries submitted by photographers from 117 countries, showcasing both the beauty of wildlife and the challenges it faces today.

Dr. Douglas Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum, remarked, “The People’s Choice Award allows people from all over the world to join the jury and vote for their favorite image, inspiring a deeper connection with the natural world.”

This year’s finalists include moments such as a European roller defending its territory from a startled little owl, and a poignant image of a cheetah cub awaiting sale in Ethiopia.

Voting is open online or via digital screens at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London. The public has until Wednesday, 29 January 2025, to select their favorite.

Highlights of the Shortlisted Images:

 

• Scanning the Realm by Aaron Baggenstos (USA)
  A puma surveys the rugged landscape of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.

  

• Wolf Pack by Arvind Ramamurthy (India)
  Indian wolves play in fields in Bhigwan, India, a rare sight given their dwindling population of only about 3,000.

  

• Annoying Neighbour by Bence Máté (Hungary)
  A European roller fiercely defends its nest from a bemused little owl in Hungary’s Kiskunság National Park.

  

• The Arrival by Brad Leue (Australia)
  Floodwaters from distant rains pour into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, one of the world’s largest salt lakes in South Australia.

  

• Fallen from the Sky by Carlo D’Aurizio (Italy)
  A stream in Italy holds a collage of butterflies and moths trapped on the water’s surface tension.

  

• Evening Song by Christian Brinkmann (Germany)
  A Eurasian songbird is silhouetted against vibrant fairground lights in Münster, Germany.

  

• Spiked by David Northall (UK)
  A determined honey badger finishes a confrontation with a Cape porcupine despite being pierced by quills.

  

• Aspen Shadows by Devon Pradhuman (USA)
  Four grey wolves traverse a snow-covered aspen forest in Yellowstone National Park, USA.

  

• Sneak Attack by Erlend Haarberg (Norway)
  A polar bear cub attempts an underwater ambush on a northern fulmar.

  

• Earth and Sky by Francisco Negroni (Chile)
  Lava from Villarrica volcano illuminates lenticular clouds at nightfall in southern Chile.

  

• No Access by Ian Wood (UK)
  A Eurasian badger appears to acknowledge graffiti of a badger on a quiet road in England.

  

• Togetherness by Ivan Ivanek (Czech Republic)
  Two red-shanked douc langurs mate in the forests of Vietnam’s Sơn Trà peninsula.

  

• Edge of Night by Jess Findlay (Canada)
  A barn owl exits an old barn’s hayloft to hunt outside Vancouver, Canada.

  

• Unsold by Jose Fragozo (Portugal)
  A young cheetah cub hisses as it awaits sale in Ethiopia, having been transported days on a camel’s back.

  

• A Good Scratch by Mark Williams (UK/Canada)
  A beluga whale exfoliates its skin on a shallow riverbed, surrounded by others in a safe haven away from orcas.

  

• Meeting in the Marsh by Michael Forsberg (USA)
  A biologist disguised as a crane approaches an endangered whooping crane in Louisiana, USA.

  

• Whiteout by Michel d’Oultremont (Belgium)
  A stoat perfectly camouflaged in the snow surveys its surroundings in Belgium.

  

• Drifting Dinner by Noam Kortler (Israel)
  A decorator crab perches on a sea squirt, filtering the water for plankton.

  

• Curious Connection by Nora Milligan (USA)
  A chimpanzee pauses thoughtfully in Gabon’s Loango National Park.

  

• Snuffling Sengi by Piotr Naskrecki (Poland)
  A rare four-toed sengi forages among leaf litter in Mozambique.

  

• Forest of Dreams by Samuel Bloch (France)
  A northern giant petrel nests on Enderby Island, New Zealand.

  

• Slap Shot by Savannah Rose (USA)
  A beaver slaps the water with its tail to warn family of a newcomer.

  

• Icy Repose by Sue Flood (UK)
  A Weddell seal rests on an ice floe under a dramatic blue-grey sky.

  

• Concert in the Forest by Vincent Premel (France)
  A Surinam golden-eyed tree frog calls for a mate in the forest.

  

• The Brave Gecko by Willie Burger van Schalkwyk (South Africa)
  A giant ground gecko boldly confronts a southern pale chanting goshawk in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

  

Vote for your favorite image online or at the exhibition in London. Voting closes on 29 January 2025.