Incredible winning images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 20262026年度野生动物摄影师大赛的精彩获奖作品
A heartbreaking image of an elephant carrying a dead calf has been named the overall winner of the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Federico Veronesi/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Francisco Negroni/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
James Lewin/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Kutub Uddin/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Seth Forestson/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Alex Visbal/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Oscar Whitfield/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Anton Sorokin/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Tony Wu/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Amelie Davis/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Agorastos Papatsanis/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Michał Michalski/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Loren Elliott/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Alex Lindbloom/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Konrad Gräeter/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Isak Pretorius/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Sitaram Raul/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Aaron Sanders/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A heartbreaking image of an elephant carrying a dead calf has been named the overall winner of the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
The image, named “The Aftermath,” was taken by Italian photographer Federico Veronesi. It shows a female elephant carrying the calf in Namibia, according to a statement from the Natural History Museum, which organizes the competition, on Tuesday.
“This photograph works on so many levels. Emotionally it’s a gut punch, heartbreakingly poignant. Intellectually it’s proof that animals have cognition,” said Kathy Moran, chair of the competition’s jury, in the statement.
Meanwhile, Oscar Whitfield won the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his photo of a dung beetle pushing its prize.
Named “Labour of Love,” Whitfield captured the image by lying flat on the ground as the beetle moved past his lens.
“This is exceptionally well done. Photographing such a small, constantly moving subject is challenging, yet the image feels so intentional,” said jury member Jasper Doest in the statement.
“The composition reveals an entire story and by doing so the photograph quietly reveals how life cycles depend on what we often overlook or dismiss,” Doest added.
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The jury also selected winners in more than a dozen other categories, all of which will form part of an exhibition that opens on October 16 at the Natural History Museum in London, England.
The competition received a record-breaking 65,403 entries from 121 countries and territories around the world, organizers said.
“This year’s winning photographs demonstrate the extraordinary power of wildlife photography to help us see nature differently,” said Doug Gurr, director of the museum, in the statement.
“Together they remind us that every species plays a role in the complex web of life, and why understanding and protecting the natural world has never been more important.”
费德里科·韦罗内西/年度野生动物摄影师
弗朗西斯科·内格罗尼/年度野生动物摄影师
亚历克西斯·廷克-察瓦拉斯/年度野生动物摄影师
詹姆斯·莱文/年度野生动物摄影师
库图布·乌丁/年度野生动物摄影师
塞思·福雷斯特森/年度野生动物摄影师
亚历克斯·维斯巴尔/年度野生动物摄影师
奥斯卡·惠特菲尔德/年度野生动物摄影师
安东·索罗金/年度野生动物摄影师
托尼·吴/年度野生动物摄影师
阿梅莉·戴维斯/年度野生动物摄影师
阿戈拉斯托斯·帕帕萨尼斯/年度野生动物摄影师
Michał Michalski/年度野生动物摄影师
洛伦·艾略特/年度野生动物摄影师
亚历克斯·林德布鲁姆/年度野生动物摄影师
康拉德·格雷特/年度野生动物摄影师
伊萨克·普雷托里乌斯/年度野生动物摄影师
西塔拉姆·劳尔/年度野生动物摄影师
亚伦·桑德斯/年度野生动物摄影师
一张令人心碎的照片——一头大象驮着一头死去的幼象——被评为 2026 年度野生动物摄影师大赛的总冠军。
这张名为《余波》的照片由意大利摄影师费德里科·韦罗内西拍摄。据组织此次摄影比赛的自然历史博物馆周二发布的声明称，照片显示的是一头雌象在纳米比亚驮着幼象的场景。
“这张照片在很多层面上都极具感染力。从情感上来说，它令人心碎，无比动人。从理智上来说，它证明了动物也具有认知能力，”比赛评审团主席凯西·莫兰在声明中说道。
与此同时，奥斯卡·惠特菲尔德凭借一张蜣螂推着奖品的照片，赢得了年度青年野生动物摄影师奖。
这幅名为“爱的劳动”的照片，是惠特菲尔德平躺在地上，看着甲虫从他的镜头前经过时拍摄的。
“这幅作品非常出色。拍摄如此小巧且不断移动的物体极具挑战性，但照片却给人一种精心构图的感觉，”评委贾斯珀·多斯特在声明中说道。
“这幅构图展现了一个完整的故事，照片也因此悄然揭示了生命周期是如何依赖于我们经常忽视或轻视的事物的，”杜斯特补充道。
Jan Wittmer/Nikon喜剧野生动物奖
今年喜剧野生动物奖的搞笑动物照片
评审团还评选出了十几个其他类别的获奖者，所有这些奖项都将作为展览的一部分，该展览将于 10 月 16 日在英国伦敦自然历史博物馆开幕。
组织者表示，本次比赛共收到来自全球 121 个国家和地区的 65403 份参赛作品，创下历史新高。
“今年的获奖照片展现了野生动物摄影的非凡力量，它能帮助我们以不同的视角看待自然，”博物馆馆长道格·格尔在声明中说道。
“它们共同提醒我们，每个物种都在复杂的生命网络中扮演着重要角色，也正因如此，了解和保护自然世界才显得尤为重要。”