The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed at a ceremony at the Natural History Museum, London, which develops, produces and exhibits the international competition.
Hailing from the Chinese province of Qinghai, Yongqing Bao has won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019 title for his extraordinary image, The Moment, which frames the standoff between a Tibetan fox and a marmot, seemingly frozen in life-or-death deliberations. A powerful frame of both humour and horror, it captures the drama and intensity of nature.
Beating over 48,000 entries from 100 countries, Yongqing’s image will be on show in stunning lightbox displays with 99 other spectacular photographs. The exhibition at the Natural History Museum opened on 18 October 2019 and will tour across the UK and internationally to locations such as Canada, Spain, the USA, Australia and Germany.
See the winning images below:
Overall winner, and behaviour – mammals joint winner – The Moment by Yongqing Bao, China | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Mammals behaviour joint winner- The Equal Match by Ingo Arndt, Germany | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Birds behaviour winner – Land of the Eagle by Audun Rikardsen, Norway | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019
Wildlife Photographer of the Year portfolio award winner- The Huddle by Stefan Christmann, Germany | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Animal portraits winner- Face of Deception by Ripan Biswas, India | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Wildlife photojournalism, single image winner- Another Barred Migrant by Alejandro Prieto, Mexico | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019
Invertebrates behaviour winner- The Architectural Army by Daniel Kronauer, US | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Animals in their environment winner- Snow-Plateau Nomads by Shangzhen Fan, China | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019 Under water winner- The Garden of Eels by David Doubilet, US | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Amphibians and reptiles behaviour winner- Pondworld by Manuel Plaickner, Italy | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019
Black and white winner- Snow Exposure by Max Waugh, US | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 201915-17 years category winner- Early Riser by Riccardo Marchegiani, Italy | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Rising star portfolio award winner- Frozen Moment by Jérémie Villet, France | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Young wildlife photographer of the year and 11-14 years winner- Night Glow by Cruz Erdmann | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019Urban wildlife winner- The Rat Pack by Charlie Hamilton James, UK | NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019