{"id":4337,"date":"2026-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:00:00","slug":"vote-for-the-2025-wildlife-photographer-of-the-years-peoples-choice-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=4337","title":{"rendered":"Vote for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year\u2019s People\u2019s Choice Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Vote for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year\u2019s People\u2019s Choice Award\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From more than 60,000 entries submitted by photographers around the globe, the jurors of the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/a> competition had their work cut out for them. They selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/10\/2025-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100 images<\/a> that tell powerful stories and represent diverse regions and types of animals in a huge range of habitats, including areas heavily impacted by human activity. Now, 24 photographers have the chance to win the contest\u2019s People\u2019s Choice Award, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\/peoples-choice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you can vote for<\/a> until March 18. Contenders include a cozy baby sloth, polar bears relaxing on a sunny day, baby kestrels about to take flight, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to casting your vote, visit the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at London\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natural History Museum<\/a> through July 12. And photographers interested in entering the 2026 contest can submit entries through December 4.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-4.jpeg\" alt=\"The striking eyes of a curious lion-tailed macaque and its infant are on display as it races along a path.\" class=\"wp-image-469170\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lalith Ekanayake, \u201cBond in Motion\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A polar bear and her three cubs pause in the summer heat, resting after their long journey north along the Hudson Bay coast in Canada.\" class=\"wp-image-469168\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christopher Paetkau, \u201cFamily Rest\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-7.jpeg\" alt=\"Three young kestrels prepare to leap from their nest to a nearby beam.\" class=\"wp-image-469173\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter Lindel, \u201cA Leap into Adulthood\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-8.jpeg\" alt=\"An ambush bug nymph waits motionless on a flower for prey to wander within reach.\" class=\"wp-image-469174\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Ferraro, \u201cReady to Pounce\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-6.jpeg\" alt=\"Flamingos stand out against a stark industrial backdrop.\" class=\"wp-image-469172\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alexandre Brisson, \u201cBeauty Against the Beast\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-5.jpeg\" alt=\"An elusive rufous-vented ground cuckoo plucks up a cicada in the depths of the rainforest in Costa Rica.\" class=\"wp-image-469171\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lior Berman, \u201cA Fleeting Moment\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-3.jpeg\" alt=\"A pangolin pup nestles into the warmth of a blanket at a rescue centre in South Africa. Pangolins are among the world\u2019s most trafficked animals.\" class=\"wp-image-469169\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lance van de Vyver, \u201cA Fragile Future\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-9.jpeg\" alt=\"A male marvellous spatuletail hummingbird shows off its long tail while it feeds on flowers.\" class=\"wp-image-469165\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dustin Chen, \u201cMarvellous Spatuletail\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-10.jpeg\" alt=\"A sarus crane shares an intimate moment with its one-week-old chick.\" class=\"wp-image-469166\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ponlawat Thaipinnarong, \u201cBeak-to-Beak\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/02\/peoples-choice-award-2025-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-contest\/\">Vote for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year\u2019s People\u2019s Choice Award<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From more than 60,000 entries submitted by photographers around the globe, the jurors of the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition had their work cut out for them. 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