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Record 60,636 Entries for 2025 Wildlife Photography Contest

8/29/2025

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Wildlife Photography Competition

The 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition attracted a record 60,636 entries.
Featured images include a sloth on barbed wire in Costa Rica and a lion facing a cobra in Tanzania.
Winners will be announced on October 14, 2025, with the exhibition opening on October 17 at the Natural History Museum in London.
The competition focuses on human-wildlife relationships and conservation challenges.

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Nature Photography Winners

The 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition announced winners on August 28, featuring 99 shortlisted images from 1,864 entries.
Overall Winner: "Fractal Forest" by Ross Gudgeon; Junior Winner: "Perched" by Isabella Rogers.
The exhibition is open from August 30, 2025, to February 1, 2026, at the South Australian Museum.
The competition showcases advancements in photography technology and the significance of observing nature's beauty and vulnerability.

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Wildlife Photography Competition

The 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition attracted a record 60,636 entries.
Featured images include a sloth on barbed wire in Costa Rica and a lion facing a cobra in Tanzania.
Winners will be announced on October 14, 2025, with the exhibition opening on October 17 at the Natural History Museum in London.
The competition focuses on human-wildlife relationships and conservation challenges.

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