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NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

by Abi Smigel Mullens

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Last night the winners of the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year were announced at an impressive awards ceremony in the museum.

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Winner of the Underwater Worlds category - Brian Skerry’s Feast of the Ancient Mariner

Wetpixel member Julian Cohen captured some images of the memorable evening we’d like to share with you here.

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Winner of the World in Our Hands category - Mike Veitch with Fish Trap

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Winner of Cold Blooded Animals Behavior category - Luis Javier Sandoval with Dive Buddy

Tattersal
Runner up of Underwater Worlds category - Alex Tattersall with Lionfish Bait

Julian
Runner up of Cold Blooded Animals Behavior category - Julian Cohen with Confusing Beauty

Seifert
Douglas Seifert’s Dugong images were commended in three categories

Mustard
Alex Mustard’s Giant with Sunbeams was commended in Nature in Black & White

This year the underwater world was well represented in stunning imagery. We’d like to congratulate all of the winners of this year’s WPY awards and especially our very own Wetpixel members.

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from left: Mike Veitch, Alex Tattersall and Julian Cohen

Browse the full gallery of winners on the Wildlife Photographer of the Year website here.