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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60
Friday 6th Jun 2025 — Sunday 20th Jul 2025, The Base Gallery
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. . . . . . .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.
The People's choice award
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition gets more than 50,000 entries every year, but the judges can only select 100 finalists.
They have picked another 25 photographs to put to a public vote.
Browse the gallery below and vote for your favourite. Voting closes at 14.00 GMT on Wednesday 29 January 2025.
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Find out moreOpen Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 5pm
Songs & Stories in the Gallery: Dates TBC
Relaxed Day: (Click hereto find out about our Relaxed days)
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.
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
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