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First Glimpse Of 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Images Captured By Finalists

Take a look at 10 of the stunning images captured by finalists in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Posted: 02/09/2015 - 11:17

Wrestling Komodo dragons, ethereal egrets and thirsty squirrels are among the creatures captured on camera by this year’s finalists of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015, ran by the National History Museum in London.

Judged by a panel of industry-recognised professionals, the images are selected for their creativity, artistry and technical complexity. 10 of the images captured by finalists can be seen below and an exhibition, which opens on 16 October 2015 at the National History Museum, will also be showcasing the 100 shortlisted entries as well as the winning images. There will also be an international tour spanning 6 continents. 

To book tickets for the exhibition, visit the National History Museum website. Adult tickets are priced at £12.60 while children and concessions tickets are available for £6.30. 

Last year, American photographer Michael ‘Nick’ Nichols took the overall title with his black-and-white image of lions resting with their cubs in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park.

Squirrel drinking water

To drink or not - © Carlos Perez Naval, Finalist, 10 Years and Under category, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

Snow hare

Snow hare © Rosamund Macfarlane, Finalist, Mammals  category, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

Great egrets

Great egret awakening © Zsolt Kudich, Finalist, Birds category, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

Komodo Dragons

Komodo judo © Andrey Gudkov, Finalist, Amphibians & Reptiles category, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

zooplankton

It came from the deep © Fabien Michenet, Finalist, Underwater category, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

Snowy landscape

Jagged peace © Floris van Breugel, Finalist, Land category, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

Urban Wildlife

Stork art © Francisco Mingorance, Finalist, Urban Wildlife category, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

Elephant

Natural frame © Morkel Erasmus, Finalist, Black & White category, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

Shark

The shark surfer  © Thomas P Peschak Finalist, Photojournalism Award: Single Image, 2015 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year.

 

autumnlight
Posted 02/09/2015 - 22:49 Link
Wow, fantastic images, i especially like the Egrets
davidwozhere
Posted 02/09/2015 - 23:48 Link
Fantastic indeed. How long did she sit in the cold to get the snow hare?
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

My page on Photocrowd
wozfromcov
Posted 03/09/2015 - 01:00 Link
its the bunny for me.
drofmit
Posted 03/09/2015 - 06:45 Link
Egrets... No.1 for me, too...
Snow Hare... No.2
All the others... just... wow!

But, the future of photography looks to be in good hands...
the first pic was taken by someone aged ten or less!!
You see youngsters of all ages with "hand-me-down" digitals...
the top picture shows that some of them know how to use the things!

The only problemo I can see with that...
is when Dad or Mum go to get out their K3-II with the 100 macro lens on...
only to find it with the dust cap on the body...
sprog has borrowed it to use on their *istD...
vunderbar!!
Never be afraid to talk about your techniques...
"Give a thousand photographers...
the same camera, lens and scene...
and you'll always get a thousand different takes!!"
Anon.

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