October 23, 2025
Nature
Photography
Grace Ebert

Qingrong Yang, “Synchronised Fishing.” All images © the photographers, courtesy of the National History Museum

From a record-breaking 60,636 submissions, the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (previously) has selected 100 images that capture the breadth of life on Earth. The 61st annual contest, helmed by Natural History Museum, London, features a diverse array of habitats, from a brown hyena skulking through an abandoned Namibian diamond mine to an orb weaver spider illuminated by the kaleidoscopic glow of headlights. Together, the photos present a timely consideration of our impact on the environment, along with an astounding glimpse at the planet’s many gems. […]

Simone Baumeister, “Caught in the Headlights”

Quentin Martinez, “Frolicking Frogs”

Luca Lorenz, “Dawn Watch”

More: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/10/2025-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year/