Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition Returns to Nature in Art in 2026
An Early Look as Wildlife Photographer of the Year Returns in 2026
The world’s finest nature images are revealed as Wildlife Photographer of the Year arrives once again at Nature in Art.
The world-renowned exhibition, now in its sixty-first year and on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at Nature in Art on 3 February to 12 April 2026, featuring some of the most exceptional nature photography taken today from across the globe.
The exhibition shines a light on powerful and fascinating images that capture hidden animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world. Using photography's unique emotive power to engage and inspire audiences, the images share stories and species from around the world, encouraging a future of advocating for the planet.
Photograph @ Amit Eshel
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind. Launching in 1965, today the competition receives entries from 113 countries and territories all over the world, highlighting its enduring appeal. This year’s award-winning images will embark on an international tour that will allow them to be seen by well over a million people.
The sixty-second Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition opened for entries on Monday 20 October and closed on Thursday 4 December 2025.
Photograph @ Ralph Pace
This year’s competition attracted over 60,000 entries from photographers of all ages and experience levels from 113 countries and territories. During an intense week at the Natural History Museum in London, entries were judged anonymously on their creativity, originality, and technical excellence by an international panel of industry experts.
Kathy Moran, Chair of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Jury, says: “Selected from a record-breaking over 60,000 images, this preview presents just a small insight into the 100 awe-inspiring, impactful and moving images in store for visitors to our exhibition in October. As an advocate for the power of photography, there is nothing more rewarding or moving than seeing our relationship to the natural world, in all its complexity and splendour, shared on the world’s biggest platform for wildlife photography.”
Dr Doug Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum, says: “Now in its sixty-first year, we are thrilled to continue Wildlife Photographer of the Year as a powerful platform for visual storytelling, showing the diversity, beauty and complexity of the natural world and humanity's relationship to it. With the inclusion of our Biodiversity Intactness Index, this year’s exhibition will be our best combination of great artistry and groundbreaking science yet, helping visitors to become inspired to be advocates for our planet.”
Wildlife Photographer of the Year will be on display at Nature in Art from 3 February to 12 April 2026. Nature in Art is located at Wallsworth Hall, just off the A38 near Twigworth, a short drive north of Gloucester.
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