Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is one of the world’s top wildlife photography honours – it’s kind of like the Oscars™ of the photography world!

So if you’re a budding young photographer who loves wildlife, get out into nature and take some sensational snaps! Your images can cover any aspect of wildlife and the natural world – from creepy crawlies and terrific trees to interesting habitats and urban wildlife. This year’s competition is the 60th edition so it’s extra special!

Meet some previous winners

Vidyun R Hebbar – Dome home

Vidyun R Hebbar scooped the prize in 2021, aged 12. He snapped his spooky winning entry, Dome home (pictured below) in a theme park near his home in India. He found an occupied spider’s web in a gap in a wall and took the snap just as a tuk-tuk vehicle passed by, creating a cool colourful backdrop. Awesome!

Vidyun says:

“I took this picture while I was exploring my busy city, a walkable distance from my house! This world of tiny creatures is fascinating – even your own neighbourhood can take you to Wildlife Photographer of the Year!”

Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn – The beauty of baleen

Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn won the prize in 2022, aged 16. He took his close-up winning entry, The beauty of baleen (pictured below), from a tour boat in Thailand. Baleen is a comb-like structure found in the mouths of some whales that they use to capture and filter small organisms from the water. Unbaleenable!

Katanyou says:

“The Wildlife Photographer of the Year award ceremony was the best experience of my life! I met photographers from around the world and we shared our experiences – it was amazing.“

The Prizes

The 2023 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year will receive:

• – £1,500
• – A special trophy
• – A personalised certificate
• – A two-day Masterclass with a professional photographer
• – An article in the Natural History Museum’s WILD WORLD magazine

The other Young Category winners will receive £500, a personalised certificate, a trip to London for the awards ceremony and their image published in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio. Whoa!

Winners will have a whale of a time at the awards ceremony. Literally! The ceremony takes place underneath Hope the whale at the Natural History Museum in London…

How to enter

For Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, you can submit up to TEN photos into one of the three age groups:

10 Years and Under

11-14 Years

15-17 Years

Entry is FREE! The winner of each age category will be considered for the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year title.

Good luck! We can’t wait to see your entries…

Head to nhm.ac.uk/wpy to find out more and submit your entry!

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