There were a record number of entries for the 57th edition of the competition, which is being organized by the Natural History Museum in London, and a selection of “highly praised” images was published on Tuesday evening.
“It was the overall quality of the tickets that surprised us,” court president Roz Kidman Cox said in a press release.
“With most travel plans canceled over the last year, photographers seem to have spent more time considering what gems to present. The result is a collection of images that provoke reflections and others that, in these dark times, they remind us of the joy and wonder of nature. “
According to the press release, industry experts selected from 50,000 presentations by photographers from 95 countries, judging by “creativity, originality and technical excellence”.
“These extraordinary images show the rich diversity of life on Earth and provoke curiosity and wonder,” Doug Gurr, director of the Museum of Natural History, said in the press release.
“By telling the story of a planet under pressure, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition illuminates the urgent challenges we face and the collective action we must take.”
The winners of the category will be announced on October 12 and will appear in an exhibition that will open on October 15 and run until June 5, 2022.