{"id":320688,"date":"2026-02-05T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/320688\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:00:09","slug":"vote-for-the-2025-wildlife-photographer-of-the-years-peoples-choice-award-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/320688\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#8217;s People&#8217;s Choice Award \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<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 nofollow\">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 nofollow\">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 nofollow\">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 nofollow\">Natural History Museum<\/a> through July 12. And photographers interested in entering the 2026 contest can submit entries through December 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-4.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Lalith Ekanayake, \u201cBond in Motion\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Lalith Ekanayake, \u201cBond in Motion\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Lalith Ekanayake, \u201cBond in Motion\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/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\"  \/><\/a>Lalith Ekanayake, \u201cBond in Motion\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-2.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Christopher Paetkau, \u201cFamily Rest\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Christopher Paetkau, \u201cFamily Rest\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Christopher Paetkau, \u201cFamily Rest\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/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\"  \/><\/a>Christopher Paetkau, \u201cFamily Rest\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-7.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Peter Lindel, \u201cA Leap into Adulthood\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Peter Lindel, \u201cA Leap into Adulthood\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Peter Lindel, \u201cA Leap into Adulthood\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/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\"  \/><\/a>Peter Lindel, \u201cA Leap into Adulthood\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-8.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Joseph Ferraro, \u201cReady to Pounce\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Joseph Ferraro, \u201cReady to Pounce\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Joseph Ferraro, \u201cReady to Pounce\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/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\"  \/><\/a>Joseph Ferraro, \u201cReady to Pounce\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-6.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Alexandre Brisson, \u201cBeauty Against the Beast\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Alexandre Brisson, \u201cBeauty Against the Beast\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Alexandre Brisson, \u201cBeauty Against the Beast\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-6.jpeg\" alt=\"Flamingos stand out against a stark industrial backdrop.\" class=\"wp-image-469172\"  \/><\/a>Alexandre Brisson, \u201cBeauty Against the Beast\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Lior Berman, \u201cA Fleeting Moment\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Lior Berman, \u201cA Fleeting Moment\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Lior Berman, \u201cA Fleeting Moment\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/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\"  \/><\/a>Lior Berman, \u201cA Fleeting Moment\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Lance van de Vyver, \u201cA Fragile Future\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Lance van de Vyver, \u201cA Fragile Future\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Lance van de Vyver, \u201cA Fragile Future\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/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\"  \/><\/a>Lance van de Vyver, \u201cA Fragile Future\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-9.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Dustin Chen, \u201cMarvellous Spatuletail\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Dustin Chen, \u201cMarvellous Spatuletail\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Dustin Chen, \u201cMarvellous Spatuletail\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/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\"  \/><\/a>Dustin Chen, \u201cMarvellous Spatuletail\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wpoty-10.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469164\" title=\"Ponlawat Thaipinnarong, \u201cBeak-to-Beak\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Ponlawat Thaipinnarong, \u201cBeak-to-Beak\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Ponlawat Thaipinnarong, \u201cBeak-to-Beak\u201d\" data-rl_><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/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\"  \/><\/a>Ponlawat Thaipinnarong, \u201cBeak-to-Beak\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From more than 60,000 entries submitted by photographers around the globe, the jurors of the 2025 Wildlife Photographer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[267],"tags":[100,365,362,363,364,8458,49612,366,18,117,19,14009,17,22708],"class_list":["post-320688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-animals","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-birds","tag-contests","tag-design","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-insects","tag-ireland","tag-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116015086063352935","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}