Overview
- “Ghost Town Visitor” also topped Urban Wildlife, depicting a brown hyena in Kolmanskop, a long-deserted diamond-mining settlement.
- The Natural History Museum displays the 19 category winners in London from Oct. 17 before sending the show on a global tour.
- Seventeen-year-old Andrea Dominizi won Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (15–17) for “After the Destruction,” becoming the first Italian to take the title.
- The Impact Award went to Fernando Faciole for “Orphan of the Road,” portraying a giant anteater pup in rehabilitation after a road collision and pointing to mitigation work in Brazil.
- Judges selected the 61st edition’s winners anonymously from photographers in 113 countries, emphasizing stories of loss, resilience and wildlife in human-shaped landscapes.