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Stunning images unveiled as 51st Wildlife Photographer of the Year arrives at National Museum Cardiff
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2016-02-25The world-renowned exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at National Museum Cardiff on 27 February until 24 April 2016, featuring 100 awe-inspiring images, from fascinating animal behaviour to breath-taking wild landscapes.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for over 50 years. Launching in 1965 and attracting 361 entries, today the competition receives over 42,000 entries from 96 countries highlighting its enduring appeal. This year’s 100 award-winning images will embark on an international tour that allows them to be seen by millions of people across six continents.
Wrestling komodo dragons, ethereal egrets and thirsty squirrels, the exhibition will feature the much-anticipated shortlisted and winning images, which reveal the richness and diversity of life on our planet and challenge the way we think about the natural world.
Judged by a panel of industry-recognised professionals, the images are selected for their creativity, artistry and technical complexity.
Canadian amateur photographer Don Gutoski was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 by a panel of international judges for his image Tale of two foxes, a beautiful but haunting portrait of the struggle for life in the subarctic climes of Cape Churchill, Canada.
Fourteen-year-old Ondrej Pelánek from the Czech Republic won the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 title for his image Fighting ruffs. The image was taken in Norway, on Varanger’s tundra.
The two images were selected from 18 individual category winners, depicting nature at its finest, from displays of extraordinary animal behaviour to sublime landscapes.
National Museum Cardiff’s exhibition and activity programme has been supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Admission to National Museum Cardiff is free thanks to the support of the Welsh Government.
Amgueddfa Cymru operates seven national museums across Wales. These are National Museum Cardiff, St Fagans: National History Museum, National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, Big Pit: National Coal Museum, Blaenafon, National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, National Slate Museum, Llanberis and the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.