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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Unveils Highly Commended Images From Record Field

The shortlist blends technical artistry with urgent conservation storytelling.

Jamie Smart portrays a red deer stag as it gives a mighty bellow during the autumn rut in Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, England.
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Overview

  • The Natural History Museum released the 'highly commended' set for the 61st competition after receiving a record 60,636 entries.
  • Judges are narrowing selections to 100 photographs for the museum show, with category, Grand Title and Young Grand Title winners due on October 14.
  • The exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum in London on October 17 and runs through July 12, 2026.
  • Highlighted scenes range from a lion facing a cobra and penguin chicks edging off an ice shelf to a sloth on a fencepost and an elephant traversing a Sri Lankan landfill.
  • Photographers described arduous methods and conditions, including two months with emperor penguins, petroleum jelly to endure jellyfish stings, minus-35°C shoots and work in total darkness.