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View the Wildlife Photographer of the Year images from the current and previous years' competitions. These images were awarded for their artistic composition, technical innovation and truthful interpretation of the natural world.

Frontier of the Lynx Winner
Strength in Numbers
Going with the Floe
On the Sands of History
Spring's Winged Return
Hope for the Ninu
Elephant Slumber
On Watch Winner
Preening Hornbills
The Watchful Cat
Snipe Sentries
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Late Night Fishing
Practice Makes Perfect Winner
Food Fight
The Blue Bower
Ruff and Tumble
Too Close for Comfort
Precious Rocks
The Bat Snatchers
A Tranquil Moment Winner
The Unlucky Mouse
Twist and Jump
Don't Look Down
Deadly Bite
Stormy Scene
Moonlight Hunter
For One Night Only
Wetland Wrestle Winner
Fishing Snakes
Duel at the Den
Frog Eat Frog
New Life in the Moss
The Demolition Squad Winner
The Scent Collector
Ziggy Spider
Blooming Butterflies
Centre of Attention
A Diet of Deadly Plastic Winner
Picking Through the Bones
The Disappearing Ice Cap
Hooked
Old Man of the Glen Winner
A Woodland Carpet
High-Tide Marker
Páramo Sunset
The Artful Crow Winner
The Last Resting Place
Sea of Imagination
Dewdrop Flamingo
Chamois Snow Circle
Under the Waterline Winner
As Clear as Crystal
Lumpy Lamprey Huddle
Poached Egg with a Twist
Green, Lean and Rarely Seen
Tiger in Town Winner
Midnight Ramblers
Curfew in Livingstone
The Swarm of Life Overall Winner
Cotton Mist
Waterfall Wonder
The Vanishing Mire
Dusting for New Evidence Winner
The Last to Die
Ghost Net Victim
See No Evil
When Worlds Collide
Among the Trees Winner
Underwater Wings Winner
Tree of Skulls Winner
Caught in the Act Winner
Creatures of the Night Winner
The Hunter's Teeth Winner
Open and Shut
A Changing View
Machine Learning
More than a Number
Overnight Stop
Classroom Conservation
In a Different Light Winner
Rubies and Gold Winner
Curious Cormorants Winner
Purple Patch Winner
Underwater Sanctuary Winner
Mane Attraction Winner
No Access Winner
Spiked
Earth and Sky
Whiteout
Edge of Night
Free as a Bird Winner
In the Spotlight
Leaving the Nest
Butterfly Symmetry
An Evening Meal Winner
The Clever Cuttlefish
Double Helping
Recording by Hand
Sparring Godwits
Life Under Dead Wood Overall Winner
Wetland Mystique
Summer Gathering
Dangerous Crossing
Skimming the Waves
Selected 105 photos

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