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Here’s how you can vote for the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People’s Choice Award

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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Judges have whittled down a shortlist of 24 phenomenal images from 60,636 entries for this year’s competition. Submissions were made from around the world and online voting is now open. Not only do these images showcase technical ability and a creative eye, but they highlight important themes imp...

EMBARGOED TO 0001 GMT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4 FOR ONLINE USE. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING. CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2026 All coverage must include a link to the online voting page for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026: https://bit.ly/NuveenPeoplesChoiceAward202 MANDATORY CREDIT MUST APPEAR ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE: Christopher Paetkau/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Copyright in this image is retained by the photographer. THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. USAGE RESRICTIONS: Maximum number of images within a publication or website is up to 24 (twenty four) images across multiple editions and pages unless otherwise agreed in writing between the publication and the Natural History Museum. All front cover requests must be approved by the Natural History Museum and the photographer. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of Family Rest by Christopher Paetkau, from Canada, of a mother polar bear and her three cubs pause peacefully in the summer heat along the Hudson Bay coast in Canada, one of the nominees in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026. Issue date: Wednesday February 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Christopher Paetkau/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Judges have whittled down a shortlist of 24 phenomenal images from 60,636 entries for this year’s competition. Submissions were made from around the world and online voting is now open. Not only do these images showcase technical ability and a creative eye, but they highlight important themes impacting the natural world today. Several entries draw attention to issues such as poaching, pollution and illegal wildlife trade. Take a look at some of the nominations in this gallery and don’t forget to cast your vote here. Voting closes on March 18 (Picture: Christopher Paetkau/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 GMT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4 FOR ONLINE USE. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING. CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2026 All coverage must include a link to the online voting page for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026: https://bit.ly/NuveenPeoplesChoiceAward202 MANDATORY CREDIT MUST APPEAR ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE: Josef Stefa/Wildlife Photographer of the Year /Wildlife Photographer of the Year Copyright in this image is retained by the photographer. THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. USAGE RESRICTIONS: Maximum number of images within a publication or website is up to 24 (twenty four) images across multiple editions and pages unless otherwise agreed in writing between the publication and the Natural History Museum. All front cover requests must be approved by the Natural History Museum and the photographer. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of Flying Rodent by Josef Stefan, from Austria, of a young lynx playfully throws a rodent into the air before killing and devouring it in Torre de Juan Abad, Ciudad Real, Spain, one of the nominees in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026. Issue date: Wednesday February 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Josef Stefan/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Photographer Josef Stefan spent two weeks observing lynx from a hide at Torre de Juan Abad, Ciudad Real, Spain. This particular young lynx played with its prey for 20 minutes, throwing it up into the air multiple times before eating it (Picture: Josef Stefan/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 GMT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4 FOR ONLINE USE. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING. CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2026 All coverage must include a link to the online voting page for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026: https://bit.ly/NuveenPeoplesChoiceAward202 MANDATORY CREDIT MUST APPEAR ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE: Lance van de Vyver/Wildlife Photographer of the Year /Wildlife Photographer of the Year Copyright in this image is retained by the photographer. THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. USAGE RESRICTIONS: Maximum number of images within a publication or website is up to 24 (twenty four) images across multiple editions and pages unless otherwise agreed in writing between the publication and the Natural History Museum. All front cover requests must be approved by the Natural History Museum and the photographer. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of A Fragile Future by Lance van de Vyver, from South Africa, of a pangolin pup nestles into the warmth of a blanket at a rescue centre in South Africa, one of the nominees in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026. Issue date: Wednesday February 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lance van de Vyver/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Shortly after this pangolin pup was born, its mother died. She was a victim of poaching and lived in appalling conditions. Pangolins are one of the worlds most trafficked animals, often sought after for their scales which are used in traditional medicine (Picture: Lance van de Vyver/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 GMT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4 FOR ONLINE USE. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING. CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2026 All coverage must include a link to the online voting page for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026: https://bit.ly/NuveenPeoplesChoiceAward202 MANDATORY CREDIT MUST APPEAR ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE: Adam Oswell/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Copyright in this image is retained by the photographer. THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. USAGE RESRICTIONS: Maximum number of images within a publication or website is up to 24 (twenty four) images across multiple editions and pages unless otherwise agreed in writing between the publication and the Natural History Museum. All front cover requests must be approved by the Natural History Museum and the photographer. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of Portrait of Extinction by Adam Oswell, from Australia, of a mountainous pile of confiscated snares lies behind Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, one of the nominees in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026. Issue date: Wednesday February 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Adam Oswell/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
These animal snares were confiscated over a one year period. It was shot by photographer Adam Oswell in the Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. He helped park rangers and volunteers to build the enormous pile in order to highlight the continued effort to combat poaching syndicates in the area (Picture: Adam Oswell/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 GMT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4 FOR ONLINE USE. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING. CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2026 All coverage must include a link to the online voting page for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026: https://bit.ly/NuveenPeoplesChoiceAward202 MANDATORY CREDIT MUST APPEAR ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE: Cecile Gabillon/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Copyright in this image is retained by the photographer. THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. USAGE RESRICTIONS: Maximum number of images within a publication or website is up to 24 (twenty four) images across multiple editions and pages unless otherwise agreed in writing between the publication and the Natural History Museum. All front cover requests must be approved by the Natural History Museum and the photographer. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of Swirling Superpod by Cecile Gabillon, from France, of a superpod of spinner dolphins herds lanternfish towards the surface of the ocean in the Pacific Ocean, near Costa Rica, one of the nominees in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026. Issue date: Wednesday February 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Cecile Gabillon/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
This image captures a superpod of spinner dolphins herding their prey, superpods of this size are becoming increasingly rare due to overfishing and pollution. Photographer Cecile Gabillon said that her fisheye lens wasn’t even wide enough to take in the full scene and that she was so amazed by the encounter that she almost forgot to come up for air (Picture: Cecile Gabillon/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 GMT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4 FOR ONLINE USE. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING. CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2026 All coverage must include a link to the online voting page for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026: https://bit.ly/NuveenPeoplesChoiceAward202 MANDATORY CREDIT MUST APPEAR ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE: Dustin Chen/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Copyright in this image is retained by the photographer. THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. USAGE RESRICTIONS: Maximum number of images within a publication or website is up to 24 (twenty four) images across multiple editions and pages unless otherwise agreed in writing between the publication and the Natural History Museum. All front cover requests must be approved by the Natural History Museum and the photographer. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of Marvellous Spatuletail by Dustin Chen, from the UK, of a male marvellous spatuletail hummingbird shows off its long tail while it feeds on flowers at Huembo Lodge in Pomacochas, Peru, one of the nominees in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026. Issue date: Wednesday February 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Dustin Chen/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Due to deforestation, the natural habitat of these marvellous spatuletail hummingbirds has become smaller and smaller. They now only exist in a small area of the Andes in norther Peru. Photographer Dustin Chen was lucky enough to encounter one showing off it’s long tail while feeding on flowers (Picture: Dustin Chen/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 GMT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4 FOR ONLINE USE. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING. CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2026 All coverage must include a link to the online voting page for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026: https://bit.ly/NuveenPeoplesChoiceAward202 MANDATORY CREDIT MUST APPEAR ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE: Nima Sarikhani/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Copyright in this image is retained by the photographer. THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. USAGE RESRICTIONS: Maximum number of images within a publication or website is up to 24 (twenty four) images across multiple editions and pages unless otherwise agreed in writing between the publication and the Natural History Museum. All front cover requests must be approved by the Natural History Museum and the photographer. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of The Final Portrait by Nima Sarikhani, from the UK, of a polar bear cub looks into the camera as it accompanies its mother on an unsuccessful hunting tri on the coast of Svalbard archipelago, one of the nominees in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026. Issue date: Wednesday February 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nima Sarikhani/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Photographer Nima Sarikhani has said that this image is likely the last photo taken of this polar bear cub. Shortly after it was taken, the polar bear and its family were hunting for food too close to an area of huts and were chased away by people. The mother was sadly found dead by a nearby shore of the Svalbard archipelago, and the cub was then shot by police who claimed it was acting aggressively (Picture: Nima Sarikhani/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
EMBARGOED TO 0001 GMT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4 FOR ONLINE USE. NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING. CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2026 All coverage must include a link to the online voting page for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026: https://bit.ly/NuveenPeoplesChoiceAward202 MANDATORY CREDIT MUST APPEAR ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE: Mogens Trolle/Wildlife Photographer of the Year Copyright in this image is retained by the photographer. THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. USAGE RESRICTIONS: Maximum number of images within a publication or website is up to 24 (twenty four) images across multiple editions and pages unless otherwise agreed in writing between the publication and the Natural History Museum. All front cover requests must be approved by the Natural History Museum and the photographer. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of Into the Furnace by Mogens Trolle, from Denmark, of sun bear shelters from the rain in a furnace in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand, one of the nominees in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026. Issue date: Wednesday February 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Mogens Trolle/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
This sun bear was found sheltering from the rain in a furnace just as a butterfly came to land on its nose. It was taken in the Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand where an increasing number of sun bears have been seen entering campsites looking for food (Picture: Mogens Trolle/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

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