natural history museum announces wildlife photographer of the year 2014

natural history museum announces wildlife photographer of the year 2014
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winner 2014 — new special award: people’s choice
marsel van oosten, the netherlands

the top awards for the 50th wildlife photographer of the year competition have been announced at london’s natural history museum. more than 42,000 entries from 96 countries have been submitted to the 2014 edition, which have been chosen for their artistic composition, technical innovation and truthful interpretation of the natural world. from a poignant, black and white shot of the vumbi pride in tanzania’s serengeti national park — awarded the grand title winner — to a photo of a japanese monkey using an iphone, the images reveal a scope of the natural world otherwise unseen by the everyday person. an exhibition will embark on an international tour across six continents, giving millions of people the chance to see some of the world’s wildest wildlife photography.

‘touché’
finalist 2014 — birds
jan van der greef, the netherlands

‘divine snake’
winner 2014 — amphibians and reptiles
raviprakash S S, india

‘night of the deadly lights’
winner 2014 — invertebrates
ary bassous, brazil

‘glimpse of the underworld’
winner 2014 — plants and fungi
christian vizl, mexico

‘passing giants’
winner 2014 — underwater species
indra swari wonowidjojo, indonesia

‘apocalypse’
winner 2014 — earth’s environments
francisco negroni, chile

‘the last great picture’
grand title winner — wildlife photographer of the year 2014
winner 2014 — black and white
michael ‘nick’ nichols, USA

‘the price they pay’
winner 2014 — world in our hands
bruno d’amicis, italy

‘the mouse, the moon and the mosquito’
winner 2014 — mammals
alexander badyaev, russia/USA

‘communal warmth’
finalist 2014 — mammals
simone sbaraglia, italy