Wildlife Photographer of the Year, an international wildlife photography competition, is held every year by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife. Sponsored by Veolia Environment, this world’s most prestigious competition first took place in 1964 with three categories and nearly 600 entries. The 46th exhibition will debut at the Natural History Museum of London on October 22nd 2010. The following photos on wildlife are among 100 prize-winning photographs including the overall winning images. It can be seen that photographers all over the world wish to win this prize. Remarking about the competition, Chairman of the judges Mark Carwardine said: “Nothing speaks louder than an evocative photograph that stirs the imagination, tugs at the heart strings and engages the mind. The competition plays a crucial role in raising the profile of wildlife photography and generating awareness of conservation.”
The image taken in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire by English photographer Matt Cole shows an ant and its little flock.
Jordan Calame from the USA and his photo “Catch of the Day”
A flock of pelicans are spotted by Finnish photographer Jari Peltomki.
A lion is eating its prey at Kruger National Park in South Africa. The author of the photo is German photographer Juergen Ross
Austria photographer Thomas Haider managed to capture the image of desecration in Paradise
Two owls on the top of a dead branches, which is recorded by Ilia Shalamaev of Israel
A baboon is holding a dead bird at Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. The photo is captured by photographer Adrian Bailey.
A langur is admiring the sunset in Maharashtra, western India taken by French photographer Olivier Puccia.
Frog corpses lie belly-up in the Sixty Lakes basin area of the Sierra Nevada taken by Joel Sartore.
Photographer Tomasz Racznyski from Poland captures the image of albatrosses striving for a fish.
Andrew Parkinson pictures a seabird swooping over a cliff.
Kent Miklendra from Australia joins the competition with the photo “Celestial Cathedral”
The image “Tears of Blood” is taken by photographer Brian Skerry from the U.S.A.
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