Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 Winners Announced
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 award winners have been announced, with striking images capturing the essence of wildlife and its relationship with humanity. The exhibition opens this Friday at the Natural History Museum in London, marking the sixty-first year of this prestigious event.
Brazilian photographer Fernando Faciole won the Impact Award for his heart-wrenching image of an orphaned giant anteater pup. Meanwhile, 17-year-old Italian Andrea Dominizi took home the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year title with a captivating image of a longhorn beetle in Italy's Leppini Mountains.
South African photographer Wim van den Heever was crowned the overall winner with 'Ghost Town Visitor'. The photograph, taken using camera trap technology over a decade, shows a rare brown hyena exploring the abandoned human settlement of Kolmanskop in Namibia. According to jury chair Kathy Moran, the image beautifully illustrates wildlife reclaiming spaces left behind by humans.
The winning images, along with other shortlisted images, will be on display at the Natural History Museum in London from Friday. They serve as a testament to the power of photography in telling stories about our natural world and our place within it.
