Winners announced: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018
The universally adored Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is back and better than ever.
This year the international competition received over 45,000 entries from 95 countries. The winning photographs reflect this international reach, transporting you from the rainforests of China to the ice caps of the Antarctic.
You can marvel at 100 shortlisted photographs alongside the winning entries at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington from Friday 19 October until Summer 2019 (click here to book tickets).
Travel the world this winter with our gallery of winning highlights.
Winner 2018, Animals in their environment
A group of Crabeater seals rest on a stranded patch of sea ice, floating in the Errera Channel at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. These seals rely on sea ice for breeding, resting and avoiding predators, but as summer draws to a close in the Antarctic, ice is in short supply. In order to capture this image, Spanish photographer Cristobal Serrano launched a low-noise drone from a rubber dinghy beside the ice floe. This birds-eye photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the potential consequences of global warming.