NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 – 50 years of award-winning wildlife photography

Sat. January 27, 2024, 4:40 p.m. CET

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The international nature and wildlife photography competition celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014. The winners were officially announced on October 21, 2014. The winning entries were exhibited in London from October 24, 2014, to August 30, 2015.

The prestigious photography competition is owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine and sponsored by Veolia Environnement. It is an international leader in the artistic representation of nature , and the award is highly coveted by photographers from all over the world. No wonder, as it represents a selection of breathtaking and incredibly detailed nature documentation of the highest caliber.

This year, American Michael Nichols impressed the jury and took first place with a black and white photograph of resting lionesses with their cubs in Serengeti National Park. He prevailed against competitors from 96 countries, who submitted a total of 42,000 photos to the competition.

A nice and welcome side effect of this competition is that the photographers repeatedly draw attention to endangered animal species, controversial topics concerning flora and fauna, and injustices.

A selection of the most spectacular photos

Winning photo 2014: A pride of lions on a rock in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park
© Michael “Nick” Nichols/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

Jan van der Greef captured this animal spacer from the Ecuadorian jungle in a photograph. — Jan van der Greef captured this animal spacer from the Ecuadorian jungle in this photograph
© Jan van der Greef/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

When the Puyehue volcano became active, Francisco Negroni traveled to southern Chile to photograph the eruption
© Francisco Negroni/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

In the under-10 age group, Spaniard Carlos Perez Naval won with this photograph of a yellow scorpion
© Carlos Perez Naval/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

Lukasz Bozycki photographs water bats in German bunkers, where they endure even sub-zero temperatures — Lukasz Bozycki photographs Daubenton's bats in German bunkers, where they endure sub-zero temperatures
© Lukasz Bozycki/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

Will Jenkins, who took this photo of an iguana in Costa Rica. He was a finalist in the 11-14 year old age group with this image — Will Jenkins captured this image of an iguana in Costa Rica. He was a finalist in the 11-14 year old category with this picture.
© Will Jenkins/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

The tear on the underside of the young great white shark is evidence of a struggle against a longline. Rodrigo Friscione Wyssmann captured the sad sight off the Pacific coast of Baja California in Mexico. — The tear on the underside of the young great white shark is evidence of a struggle against a longline. Rodrigo Friscione Wyssmann captured the sad sight off the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico.
© Rodrigo Friscione Wyssmann/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

In the group of 15-17 year old photographers, the Swede Anton Lilja stood out with his photograph of fertilization among frogs. — Among the 15-17 year old photographers, the young Swede Anton Lilja stood out with his photograph of fertilization among frogs.
© Anton Lilja/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

More Wildlife Photographer of the Year from recent years:

The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

You can find out more about the “Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014” photo competition, all winning images, and about the Natural History Museum at the following web links:

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD, UK
www.wildlifephotographeroftheyear.com
www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy

facebook.com/wildlifephotographeroftheyear

Joachim Rodriguez y Romero

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