Natural History Museum Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Create a free account to applyCapture wildlife creatively, honestly and ethically in an international photography competition for photographers aged 17 and under. Follow strict rules on authenticity and image processing; shortlisted entries may be checked against original files, and successful photographs can be exhibited and published.
Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the Natural History Museum’s international photography competition for photographers aged 17 and under. Entrants submit original wildlife photographs that capture the natural world in a creative, honest and ethical way, with separate age categories for younger and older entrants.
The competition is entered online through the Wildlife Photographer of the Year portal. Entries must follow strict rules on authenticity, caption accuracy and image processing, and photographs of captive animals, baiting, interference or AI-generated content are not allowed.
Shortlisted images may need to be authenticated with original files, and successful photographs can be awarded, exhibited and published by the Museum.
19 October 2026
3 December 2026
Entries close on 3 December 2026 at 11:30 GMT.
19 October 2026, 10:30 – 3 December 2026, 11:30
Competition 2026
Location
- You must be aged 17 or under on the competition closing date.
- You must enter the age category that applies to you: 10 and under, 11-14, or 15-17.
- Your entry must be an original photograph captured by a camera.
- The photograph must have been taken within the past five years.
- Entries must be of non-captive wild animals, plants, fungi, landscapes or habitats.
- You must not submit photographs of farm animals, family pets, or cultivated plants or fungi.
- You must not use AI-generated images or any prohibited image processing.
- Young people with a family member involved in the organisation or judging, or employed by the Natural History Museum Trading Company Limited, the Trustees of the Natural History Museum, or the official sponsor if known during the entry period, are not eligible.
Entry is free.
Comments
Loading comments...