Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60
Friday 6th Jun 2025 — Sunday 20th Jul 2025, The Base Gallery
Base Pass Holder £0* / Full Price £10.95 / Concessions** £9.25 / Groups 10+ £8.75 / Under-16s £6.75 (including booking fees) / Under-5s Free
The 60th instalment of the world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, comes to The Base summer 2025.
Stunning images unveiled as Wildlife Photographer of the Year returns to The Base Gallery with 100 stunning photographs showcasing Earth’s extraordinary diversity and highlighting the fragility of wildlife on our planet.
The world-renowned exhibition, now in its sixtieth year and on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at The Base on Friday 6 June, featuring exceptional images that capture fascinating animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world. Using photography’s unique emotive power to engage and inspire audiences, the images shine a light on stories and species around the world and encourage a future of advocating for the planet.
Established in 1965, it highlights exceptional talent worldwide. With 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories all over the world, winning images are chosen for their creativity, originality and technical excellence by international experts.
Discover the winners of this year's 'My Wild Life' Competition
Thank you to those who entered this year's competition. The response was fantastic (with over 400 entries!) and our judging panel faced the tough task of selecting just twenty finalists in each category.
You can view the final exhibition featuring all 40 finalists' images at Honesty Parkway and our Runway Gallery. You can enter both exhibitions for free.
- Honesty Parkway (EXTENDED UNTIL 20 Jul)
- Runway Gallery (Returning 24 June – 20 July)
Base Pass
*Purchase a Base Pass and enjoy unlimited gallery access for 12 months from £25. You can even gift a Base Pass to your friends and family - the perfect gift for the culture vulture in your life!
Please note: Base Pass holders are not required to pre-book for this exhibition.
Find out morePrepare for your visit...
- WPY60 Visual Story
WORD 5.59MB
- WPY60 Visual Story
PDF 1.82MB
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 5pm
Songs & Stories in the Gallery: Thu 12, Sat 21 Jun, Thu 3 Jul & Sat 12 Jul, 9.30am - 10.30am
Relaxed Day: Thu 19 Jun & Thu 17 Jul, 10am - 5pm (Click here to find out about our Relaxed days or download the visual story above to prepare for your visit)
Family Day: Sat 12 Jul, 10am - 5pm
PLEASE NOTE: We recommend booking online in advance of your visit – the exhibition can get busy at times and we can’t always guarantee availability for walk-ups.
**Concessions Price: Concessionary rate tickets are available to students, Blue Light Card Holders and Universal Credit claimants. The Blue Light Card concessionary rate is only valid for the card holder’s ticket. The card holder must be in attendance and may be asked to show their card when they arrive at the exhibition.
Content warning: Visitors may find some images distressing due to images of animal cruelty and animal death. If you prefer not to view this content, please steer clear of the ‘Photojournalism’ and ‘Photojournalist Story Award’ sections.
Main Image Credit: © William Fortescue, Wildlife Photographer of the Year