Recently updated on January 14th, 2020 at 03:50 pm
This weekend I was lucky enough to visit the Natural History Museum in London to see the brilliant Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. As a big animal fan, for me, the winning and commended images from the 2010 competition were simply stunning.
From a disused house in Finland that has been overrun with adorable squirrels, owls and a badger family that were born under the floorboards and use the fireplace as a front door, to ariel shots of vast swathes of manta rays and more, the exhibition was incredibly inspiring.
Whether you’re a keen traveller looking to admire desolate snowscapes and arty mountain shots, or you’re a huge wildlife fan, you’re sure to be blown away by the amazing talent on show at the exhibition. Most impressive was the collections of photos by the youngest category, the ‘under 10s’. That’s right, some of these staggering images are by very young photographers, and the Overall Young Photographer Winner was in that very youngest category!
The winning photo was of leaf-cutter ants in Costa Rica, taken by Bence Mate from Hungary and can be viewed here. Although the winning group of photos are striking, I highly recommend a trip to the Natural History Museum to appreciate all of the entrants. And if you can’t get to London? Easy, just visit the Wildlife Photographer of the Year online gallery.
What do you think of the winners and commended photos? Let us know below!