The world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, features over 100 awe-inspiring images, from fascinating animal behaviour to breath-taking wild landscapes and this 51st exhibition will open at the Chavonnes Battery Museum at the Clocktower in the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.
The most prestigious photography event of its kind, which has been providing a global platform that showcases the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for over 50 years, receives over 42,000 entries from 96 countries. This year there are 13 images by South African Finalists and Winners for the various categories featured.
Categories within the exhibition include the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award, with incredible wildlife images taken by children in 3 categories: 10 years and under, 11 - 14 yrs old and 15 - 17yrs old.
Other categories include: Mammals, Plants, Birds, Under Water, Black And White, Rising Star Portfolio Award, Wildlife Photojournalist Award (Story and Single Image), Impressions, Details, Urban, From The Sky, Land, Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Portfolio Award, Time-lapse Award.
On certain Wednesday evenings from 6pm-8pm, branded ‘Wildlife Wednesdays’, the exhibition will host a wildlife photographer presenting their work and inspiring an audience with their stories and photographs from the field.
Photo: Komodo Judo / Photographer – Andrey Gudkov / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015
The exhibition will be in Cape Town until 15 April and from there it will move onto Johannesburg and Durban later in 2016.
Entry by ticket only. Tickets available at Webtickets.co.za www.webtickets.co.za
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. This prestigious event is proudly sponsored by Nedbank Private Wealth, The Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust, Pangolin Safaris, Themba Trees, Painted Wolf Wines.
Main Photo: Turtle Flight / Photographer - David Doubilet / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015