'World-renowned' photo exhibition returns to city
Ralph Pace/Wildlife Photographer of the YearA museum has said that a world-renowned exhibition has returned to its gallery on loan from the Natural History Museum.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which is in its 61st year, is on show at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery from 9 May until 6 September.
The round of the competition, which was displayed in London in 2025, received more than 60,000 entries from photographers of all ages and experience levels from 113 countries and territories.
Hedley Swain, Brighton and Hove Museums chief executive, said: "It is an honour to host such prestigious work that resonates so deeply with our city's passion for creativity and conservation."
During a week at the Natural History Museum, entries were judged anonymously on their creativity, originality and technical excellence by an international panel of industry experts.
Photographer Wim van den Heever was given the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his picture of a brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement.
A Brighton Museum and Art Gallery spokesperson said: "The exhibition shines a light on powerful and fascinating images that capture hidden animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world.
"Using photography's unique emotive power to engage and inspire audiences, the images share stories and species from around the world, encouraging a future of advocating for the planet."
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