13 memorable and metal Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 is now on display at the Natural History Museum , London , through June 29, 2025 .

Robin Darius Conz captured a compelling image of a tiger in India ’s Western Ghats that illustrates the ongoing clash between humans and wildlife.

Canadian marine conservation photojournalist Shane Gross captured a dazzling underwater image of western toad tadpoles swimming through Cedar Lake on Vancouver Island , British Columbia .

Photographer of the Year Igor Metelskiy captured a caiman wrestling with a yacaré caiman.

Ingo Arndt documents the efficient dismemberment of a blue ground beetle by red wood ants.

Matthew Smith photographs a curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice .

Studies found that three quarters of adult flesh-footed shearwaters breeding on Lord Howe Island and 100% of fledglings contained plastic. The team, including a Natural History Museum scientist, discovered it causes scarring to the lining of the digestive tract, a condition called plasticosis. Credit: Justin Gilligan / Wildlife Photographer of the Year View comments.