Beautiful Photos Of People’s Choice Award For Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2021

Monkey cuddle by Zhang Qiang, China

Here are the 25 stunning photos that are now up for the People’s Choice Award by the Natural History Museum for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year positions itself as a global platform for amateur and professional photographers and the photos featured in its competition are seen by millions of people worldwide. The 2021 competition saw over 50,000 photos entered from 95 different countries. The 25 images below are currently on display at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, until the voting ends on February 2, 2022. The winner will then be showcased until the exhibition closes on June 5, 2022.

The top five People’s Choice Award images will also be displayed online, joining the winners of the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition chosen by the panel of judges and announced earlier this year.

More: NHM, Instagram h/t: 121clicks

Dancing in the snow by Qiang Guo, China

Life in black and white by Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador

Breath of an Arctic fox by Marco Gaiotti, Italy

Stay close by Maxime Aliaga, France

Bonds of love by Peter Delaney, Ireland / South Africa

Dolphin hug by Jaime Rojo, Spain

Lynx cub licking by Antonio Liebana Navarro, Spain

Shelter from the rain by Ashleigh McCord, USA

The ice bear cometh… by Andy Skillen, UK

Jaguar of ashes by Ernane Junior, Brazil

Living together by Dhritiman Mukherjee, India

Lake of ice by Cristiano Vendramin, Italy

Building an egg case by Javier Aznar González de Rueda by Spain

The eagle and the bear by Jeroen Hoekendijk, The Netherlands

The future in her hands by Joan de la Malla, Spain

Blackbird backyard by Jan Leßmann, Germany

Hitching a ride by Wim van den Heever, South Africa

Hope in a burned plantation by Jo-Anne McArthur, Canada

The jump by Karl Samitsch, Austria

All together by Ly Dang, USA

Peek a boo by Michiel Van Noppen, The Netherlands

Barracudas by Yung Sen Wu, Taiwan

Working together by Minghui Yuan, China

Meercats put on a pose by Thomas Peschak, Germany / South Africa

If you want more awesome content, subscribe to Design You Trust Facebook page.

More Inspiring Stories

Spectacular Winning Images From The Ecology Photo Contest 2025

Edwardian Angels: The Pure Beauties From The 1900s

Wonderful Photos That Prove People Had More Class In The Past

Spectacular Mountain & Nature Photos From The 2026 Memorial Maria Luisa Awards

1980s: The Period Of Women Rock Hairstyle Boom

Beautiful Winning Photos from the 2025 Nature inFocus Photography Awards

Stunning Winning Photos Of Wellcome Photography Prize 2021

Delightful And Rare Photographs Of The Year 1890 In Colour

Amazing Winners of the 2025 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition

Photos Show What Life of American Teenagers Looked Like in the 1980s

Art in A Petri Dish: The Agar Art Awards 2020

2014 National Geographic Photo Contest, Week 9, Part 1

Scenes From A Tiny World Where Everything Could Happen: Photograher Turns Everyday Objects Into Fun Miniature Worlds

Photographer Philippe Echaroux Used A McDonald’s Big Mac Box To Create Stunning Portraits

Spectacular Award-Winning Photos from the 2025 DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition

Breathtaking Macro Photography Highlights from The Garden Photographer of the Year Awards

The Rolling Stones: Charlie is my Darling

“The Lonely Astronaut”: Whimsical And Surreal Photography Series By Karen Jerzyk

To Change People’s Negative Perceptions Of Rats, Photographer Started Picturing Them In A Nice Way

September 16: This Day In Photos From The Past

Beautiful Wildlife Winning Photos From The NBP International Awards 2023

American Artist Captured Stunning Monochromatic Photos Of Tokyo Cityscapes At Night

Jungbauernkalender 2020: A New Bavarian Calendar For Young Farmers Has Arrived

Controversial Walking Dead Photo Shoot Gets People Talking

Spectacular Award-Winning Portraits from the 2025 AAP Magazine Awards

1946 New York Subway Photographed by 17-Year-Old Stanley Kubrick

The Funniest Finalists For Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018

Pretty Power Plants

Urban Photographer Roman Robroek Spent 5 Years Scouring The Continent For The Grandest Examples Of Forgotten Architectural Beauty

Guardian Readers' Travel Photography Competition: March 2017