Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London. Through the emotional power of photography, these inspiring and powerful images are sure to become the voice of our planet. The Natural History Museum and an international jury had the difficult task of selecting the 100 finalists for the 60th Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award from nearly 50,000 entries from 95 countries.
Here's your chance to judge and vote for the 2023 People's Choice Award for Wildlife Photographer of the Year, 25 stunning photographs that showcase the beauty and cruelty of the natural world.
While the 2023 winners will be announced in October, you still have the chance to vote for your favorite from a selection of 25 memorable shortlisted images carefully selected by the judges. All of the shortlisted images are outstanding, but we've chosen a few of our favorites that might help you decide.
Dr Douglas Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum, said: "The People's Choice Awards for Wildlife Photographer of the Year always feature stunning images and this year is no exception. We invite the public to join the jury and vote for their favorite; whether it's stunning beauty or a powerful story, it's sure to be a tough call!"
Daniel Dencescu spent hours tracking starlings in Rome and its suburbs, trying to find the best roosting spots to film their stunning aerial displays. He was not disappointed when he saw the starlings gathered together to form the shape of a giant bird and managed to capture it.
Ofer Levy filmed a tense confrontation between a mudskipper defending its territory and a crab. The mudskipper opens its mouth and raises its dorsal fin in an attempt to look more terrifying. However, the Crab seemed undeterred and neither side seemed to be backing down.
Love is love, including animal love. Here, two courting mountain hares bump nose in Scotland's Monadhliath Mountains. Andy Parkinson has been photographing hares in the area for 15 years, but he has never seen such an intimate scene. Typically, female hares will use some fiery punching moves to reject the advances of male hares.
Ethiopian wolves are the rarest canids in the world, with only a few hundred remaining. Axel Gomille successfully captured a wolf resting among the vegetation on the plateau of Mount Bale National Park in Ethiopia. The greens and blues of summer provided the perfect backdrop for the maroon wolf.
You can vote online for your favorite 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award image here:
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-choice
The deadline for voting is January 31, 2024. The winner and four runners-up will be announced on February 7, 2024. Browse through the gallery of all 25 photos and choose your favorite.