Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Staff · Issue 69, Nov/Dec 2012 · pp. 35–40

Now in its 48th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is an international showcase for the very best nature photography. The competition is owned by two UK institutions that pride themselves on revealing and championing the diversity of life on Earth - the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide. Being accepted into this competition is something to which wildlife photographers across the world aspire. Professionals win many of the prizes but amateurs succeed too. Each year, tens of thousands of entries are received and judged by an international jury of photography experts. The origins of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition go back as far as 1965, when BBC Wildlife Magazine was called Animals and there were just three categories and about 600 entries. But even then, it was the leading event of its kind for nature photographers. It grew in stature over the…