{"id":32485,"date":"2025-08-30T07:54:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T07:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/32485\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T07:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T07:54:24","slug":"first-batch-of-stunning-images-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/32485\/","title":{"rendered":"First Batch of Stunning Images Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Dream of being Sir David Attenborough for a day? Same. While we can\u2019t all narrate nature docs in hushed tones, we can live vicariously through the world\u2019s best wildlife photography.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wildlife Photographer of the Year<\/a> is back for its 61st edition \u2013 and it\u2019s bigger than ever, with a record 60,636 entries from across the globe. Out of that wild bunch, just 100 jaw-dropping shots have made the cut, and they\u2019ll be on show at London\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/museums\/natural-history-museum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Natural History Museum<\/a>\u00a0from Friday, October 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Expect drama from the get-go. Just look at the newly released first batch of images, which includes\u00a0cheetahs catching a\u00a0G\u00fcnther&#8217;s dik-dik and Arctic wolves caught mid-stare. Nature at its fiercest, and your camera roll could never. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"a38895ce-05ba-7361-76f1-38260b0af00e\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\" data-width-class=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"9ee82353-821b-8cba-1b21-968e08a5ae16\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540449_607_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Bats with their wings extended\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Sitaram Raul \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311763\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Sitaram Raul \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ead4e9fa-5e43-18e7-7660-93df44e5eff9\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540450_560_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Pacific sea nettles gliding throught the water \" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\" \u00a9 Ralph Pace \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311759\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Ralph Pace \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ba3ff94a-9cdb-815e-aca0-61d48454ad52\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540451_707_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"A fox with a tail curled up \" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Parham Pourahmad \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311758\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Parham Pourahmad \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"ceb54513-aa16-1d75-f464-8a0aa647d45b\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\" data-width-class=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<img id=\"9ddfc084-37b4-dbde-93ad-cefec7941a03\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\" data-width-class=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"c18b52c7-85af-06ca-2e8d-44a44046d1d9\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540452_226_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Leopards holding onto a baby goat\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Marina Cano \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311756\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Marina Cano \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"bfbd1b75-6b44-d744-02ee-45cd005e8daa\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540453_737_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"A close-up of a flamingo\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Leana Kuster \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311753\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Leana Kuster \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"615810e9-fe92-f6aa-d7bc-f2e15e9c2dde\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\" data-width-class=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"4fa03141-7ca9-073f-538e-ac292880e633\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540455_709_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"A plant with a bulbous blue tip\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\" \u00a9 Kutub Uddin \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311737\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Kutub Uddin \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"78f8f896-367f-64d9-5495-68d9ca29a26b\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540456_296_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"A bear walking by a mountain\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"  \u00a9 Kesshav Vikram \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311732\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Kesshav Vikram \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"924c8deb-a034-19aa-0f99-d19bb948c771\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540457_344_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"An aerial shot of a town covered by clouds\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Jassen Todorov \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311729\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Jassen Todorov \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"c12f52c3-2655-78e4-217d-c317f5f4b9fc\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540458_609_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"A moose tilting its head up \" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"  \u00a9 Jamie Smart \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311724\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Jamie Smart \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"b67f6426-261d-2ae3-72ca-c506b25f2434\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\" data-width-class=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"b76c4160-bbee-1945-1c5d-7fd3222bf743\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540460_372_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"A large female Longnose Gar is chased by a group of smaller male\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\" \u00a9 Isaac Szabo \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311721\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Isaac Szabo \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"dbe77410-c023-b183-b288-cfb60d17b38c\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540461_301_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"A sloth wrapped around a barbed wire fence\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"  \u00a9 Emmanuel Tardy \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311711\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Emmanuel Tardy \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"24bb255c-ed56-71ab-ae73-a4a2e0c3555a\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540462_568_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"An insect clinging onto a plant\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Bidyut Kalita \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311707\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Bidyut Kalita \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"91e3681f-8401-c94e-278d-1075aa6629a9\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540463_568_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Penguins walking on a cliff\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Bertie Gregory \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311702\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Bertie Gregory \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"0540e78f-b569-9307-b65f-bbfe8748f016\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756540464_195_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Polar bears walking on snow\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Amit Eshel \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311698\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a9 Amit Eshel \/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you see that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/news\/the-worlds-longest-climate-neutral-cruise-is-launching-in-europe-this-year-082825\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the world\u2019s longest climate-neutral cruise is launching in Europe<\/a><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/news\/16-exhibitions-worth-travelling-to-paris-for-this-autumn-082925\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">16 exhibitions worth travelling to Paris for this spring<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay in the loop: sign up to our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>free Time Out Travel newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0for all the latest travel news.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dream of being Sir David Attenborough for a day? 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