Here are the 25 stunning photos that are now up for the People’s Choice Award by the Natural History Museum for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year positions itself as a global platform for amateur and professional photographers and the photos featured in its competition are seen by millions of people worldwide. The 2021 competition saw over 50,000 photos entered from 95 different countries. The 25 images below are currently on display at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, until the voting ends on February 2, 2022. The winner will then be showcased until the exhibition closes on June 5, 2022.

The top five People’s Choice Award images will also be displayed online, joining the winners of the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition chosen by the panel of judges and announced earlier this year.

The 25 photos below are up for a public vote on the Natural History Museum’s website.

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#1 Monkey cuddle by Zhang Qiang, China

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#2 Dancing in the snow by Qiang Guo, China

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#3 Life in black and white by Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#4 Breath of an Arctic fox by Marco Gaiotti, Italy

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#5 Stay close by Maxime Aliaga, France

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#6 Bonds of love by Peter Delaney, Ireland / South Africa

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#7 Dolphin hug by Jaime Rojo, Spain

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#8 Lynx cub licking by Antonio Liebana Navarro, Spain

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#9 Shelter from the rain by Ashleigh McCord, USA

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#10 The ice bear cometh… by Andy Skillen, UK

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#11 Jaguar of ashes by Ernane Junior, Brazil

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#12 Living together by Dhritiman Mukherjee, India

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#13 Lake of ice by Cristiano Vendramin, Italy

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#14 Building an egg case by Javier Aznar González de Rueda by Spain

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#15 The eagle and the bear by Jeroen Hoekendijk, The Netherlands

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#16 The future in her hands by Joan de la Malla, Spain

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#17 Blackbird backyard by Jan Leßmann, Germany

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#18 Hitching a ride by Wim van den Heever, South Africa

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#19 Hope in a burned plantation by Jo-Anne McArthur, Canada

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#20 The jump by Karl Samitsch, Austria

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#21 All together by Ly Dang, USA

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#22 Peek a boo by Michiel Van Noppen, The Netherlands

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#23 Barracudas by Yung Sen Wu, Taiwan

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#24 Working together by Minghui Yuan, China

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

#25 Meercats put on a pose by Thomas Peschak, Germany / South Africa

People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021


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