Selected from over 49,000 entries from around the world, the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were revealed during an online awards ceremony live-streamed from the Natural History Museum, London on 13 October. Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of the Museum, announced Sergey Gorshkov as this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his magnificent image, The Embrace, of an Amur tigress hugging an ancient Manchurian fir in the Russian Far East.
The fifty-sixth Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens on Friday 16 October 2020 and will immerse you in the breathtaking diversity of the natural world. It is essential that all visitors book a ticket in advance at www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy.
Prices from: Adult £14.95, child £9.95, concession £11.95. Free for Members, Patrons and children under four. The exhibition closes on Sunday 6 June 2021.
From 16 October 2020, the Natural History Museum will return to regular opening hours, Monday – Sunday, 10.00-17.50 (last admission 17.15)
For more information and to purchase products shop in store, or visit: www.nhmshop.co.uk/souvenirs/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2020-souvenirs.html
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