{"id":448229,"date":"2025-01-10T20:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T02:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=448229"},"modified":"2025-01-13T09:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:29:01","slug":"wildlife-photos-peoples-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/01\/wildlife-photos-peoples-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Choose the Winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People&#8217;s Choice Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Surinam golden-eyed tree frog puffs out its cheeks to look like giant bubbles as it prepares to call for a mate.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vincent Premel, &#8220;Concert in the Forest.&#8221; All images \u00a9 the photographers, courtesy of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, shared with permission\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Help Choose the Winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People&#8217;s Choice Award<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-10T20:26:13-06:00\">January 10, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Help%20Choose%20the%20Winner%20of%20the%20Wildlife%20Photographer%20of%20the%20Year%20People%27s%20Choice%20Award&#038;body=Help%20Choose%20the%20Winner%20of%20the%20Wildlife%20Photographer%20of%20the%20Year%20People%27s%20Choice%20Award%20&mdash;%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F01%2Fwildlife-photos-peoples-choice%2F\" aria-label=\"Email\"  class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"448229\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\" style=\"\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/a> contest received nearly 60,000 entries from 117 countries for its 2024 competition, an immense pool from which judges choose just 100 finalists. To bring the public into the selection process, the Natural History Museum, which develops and produces the annual event, has launched the People&#8217;s Choice Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-five stunning images are eligible for votes and capture a wide range of biological happenings around the globe. In Botswana, David Northall came upon an overly tenacious honey badger determined to snack on a porcupine despite the spiny creature&#8217;s pointed attack. And in Bhigwan, India, Arvind Ramamurthy stumbled upon five wolves\u2014a species with dwindling numbers given human encroachment\u2014playing in a lush meadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contest is open through January 29, so check out all 25 photos and cast your vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\/peoples-choice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the museum&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-5-960x480.jpg\" alt=\"A bloodied yet determined honey badger covered in spines returns to finish off a Cape porcupine, which earlier had tried to defend itself. \" class=\"wp-image-448234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-5-960x480.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-5-640x320.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-5-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-5-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Northall, &#8220;Spiked&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-2-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"a mouse-like animal with a long nose sniffs the forest floor\" class=\"wp-image-448231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-2-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piotr Naskrecki, &#8220;Snuffling Sengi&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-10-960x768.jpg\" alt=\"A chimpanzee pauses and looks down as its family moves across the forest floor of Loango National Park, Gabon\" class=\"wp-image-448245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-10-960x768.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-10-640x512.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-10-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-10-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-10.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nora Milligan, &#8220;Curious Connection&#8221; 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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-7-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"A bright blue and purple European roller defends its territory from a bemused-looking little owl in Kiskuns\u00e1g National Park, Hungary\" class=\"wp-image-448236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-7-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-7-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-7.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bence M\u00e1t\u00e9, &#8220;Annoying Neighbour&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-8-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"A decorator crab perches on top of a sea squirt to comb the water for drifting plankton against a deep blue background\" class=\"wp-image-448237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-8-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-8-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-8.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Noam Kortler, &#8220;Drifting Dinner&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-9-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"A giant ground gecko stands fast against a pale chanting goshawk in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.\" class=\"wp-image-448238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-9-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-9-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wildlife-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Willie Burger van Schalkwyk, &#8220;The Brave Gecko&#8221;<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-five stunning images capturing myriad creatures around the globe are eligible for votes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":448230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3045,496],"tags":[176,680,3627],"class_list":["post-448229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature","category-photography","tag-animals","tag-contests","tag-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year"],"acf":{"acf_sponsor_post":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Help Choose the Winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People&#039;s Choice Award &#8212; 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