© Wim van den Heever / Wildlife Photographer of the YearGhost Town Visitor . Winner, Urban Wildlife. A brown hyena wanders among the skeletal remains of a long-abandoned diamond mining town in South Africa. © Simone Baumeister / Wildlife Photographer of the YearCaught in the Headlights . Winner, Natural Artistry. Simone Baumeister shows an orb weaver spider on its web on a pedestrian bridge, silhouetted by lights from the cars below. © Qingrong Yang / Wildlife Photographer of the YearSynchronised Fishing . Winner, Behavior: Birds. Qingrong Yang perfects photographic timing to show a ladyfish snatching its prey from right under this little egret’s beak. Location: Yundang Lake, Fujian Province, China. © Quentin Martinez / Wildlife Photographer of the YearFrolicking Frogs . Winner, Behavior: Amphibians and Reptiles. Quentin Martinez discovered a gathering of lesser tree frogs in a breeding event. Location: Kaw Mountain, French Guiana. © Dennis Stogsdill / Wildlife Photographer of the YearCat Amongst the Flamingos . Winner, Behavior: Mammals. Dennis Stogsdill witnessed a caracal hunting a lesser flamingo in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. © Lubin Godin / Wildlife Photographer of the YearAlpine Dawn . Winner, 11–14 Years. Lubin Godin found himself in mist-shrouded mountains with silhouetted ibex. Godin spotted the Alpine ibex resting above a sea of clouds during an early morning ascent. As the mist rose and the sun broke over the crags, he retraced his steps to capture this ethereal moment before fog thickened and the light faded. Location: Col de la Colombière, Haute-Savoie, France. © Fernando Faciole / Wildlife Photographer of the YearOrphan of the Road . Highly Commended, Photojournalism Impact Award Winner 2025. Fernando Faciole watched an orphaned giant anteater pup follow its caregiver after an evening feed at a rehabilitation center. Faciole wanted to highlight the consequences of road collisions, a leading cause of the decline in giant anteater numbers in Brazil. This pup’s mother was killed by a vehicle, and the hope is that it will be released back into the wild after being encouraged to develop crucial survival skills by its caregiver. © Chien Lee / Wildlife Photographer of the YearDeadly Allure . Winner, Plants and Fungi. Chien Lee used an ultraviolet light to reveal the fluorescent world of an insect-attracting pitcher plant in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. © Luca Lorenz / Wildlife Photographer of the YearSole Survivor . A selection from from the portfolio Watchful Moments by Luca Lorenz, Winner, Rising Star Award. Lorenz had been watching a tree hole where this Eurasian pygmy owl and its mate were nesting. When one disappeared, the other continued feeding the chicks. On this day, the remaining bird returned clutching the chicks’ breakfast in its claws, and called for its mate, but there was no reply. © Luca Lorenz / Wildlife Photographer of the YearSeal Serenity . A selection from from the portfolio Watchful Moments by Luca Lorenz, Winner, Rising Star Award. When the heavens opened, Lorenz was out with his camera. He minimized the lens aperture to ensure the full expanse of the sea was in focus and framed an inquisitive harbor seal enjoying the patter of the rain. © Georgina Steytler / Wildlife Photographer of the YearMad Hatterpillar . Winner, Behavior: Invertebrates. Georgina Steytler showcases the strange headgear of a gum-leaf skeletonizer caterpillar. This caterpillar’s unusual headgear is made up of old head capsules, each retained with every molt. The resulting tower is believed to help deflect attacks by predators. Location: Torndirrup National Park, Western Australia, Australia. © Luca Lorenz / Wildlife Photographer of the YearDawn Watch . A selection from from the portfolio Watchful Moments by Luca Lorenz, Winner, Rising Star Award. Lorenz was lying flat on the dewy grass for a better perspective of one of this park’s ubiquitous blackbirds when four deer emerged from the mist and stopped to assess the situation.
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