The 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s Most Commended Photos

Treefrog pool party by Brandon Güell, Costa Rica/USA | Highly commended, Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles

The Natural History Museum has shared an early look at the top photos from its 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition through a set of its “most commended” entries.

The Museum is set to unveil a new and redesigned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition that will take place on October 14, 2022 in London. The organization says it will feature 100 photos that illustrate the beauty of the planet.

This year, the competition says that it attracted entries from photographers of all ages and experience levels from 93 countries. All were judged anonymously on creativity, originality, and technical excellence by an international panel of industry experts and the winning images will be announced on October 11.

Ahead of that time, the Natural History Museum has shared these most commended entries, including Tiina Törmänen’s otherworldly encounter with fish “flying” through cloud-like algae and 7-year-old Joshua Cox’s portrait of a stag in Richmond Park, U.K.

2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wanted! By Britta Jaschinski, Germany/UK | Highly commended, Photojournalism
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Polar frame by Dmitry Kokh, Russia | Highly commended, Animal Portraits
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Dipper dispute by Heikki Nikki, Finland | Highly commended, Behaviour
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The lost floods by Jasper Doest, The Netherlands | Highly commended, Wetlands – The Bigger Picture
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Life and death in fur farming by Jo-Anne McArthur, Canada | Highly commended, Photojournalism
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The disappearing giraffe by Jose Fragozo, Portugal | Highly commended, Natural Artistry
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The snow stag by Joshua Cox, UK | Highly commended, 10 Years and Under
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Burrow mates by Morgan Heim, USA | Highly commended, Animals in their Environment
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The right look by Richard Robinson, New Zealand | Highly commended, Animal Portraits
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The octopus case by Samuel Sloss, Italy/USA | Highly commended, 15-17 Years
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Just one day’s catch by Srikanth Mannepuri, India | Highly commended, Oceans: The Bigger Picture
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Sloth dilemma by Suzi Eszterhas, USA | Highly commended, Urban Wildlife
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Underwater wonderland by Tiina Törmänen, Finland | Highly commended, Under Water

After the launch of the flagship exhibition at the Natural History Museum, the exhibition will embark on a U.K. and international tour. The London exhibition opens on October 14, 2022 and will close on July 2, 2023. Tickets for the exhibition can be found on the Natural History Museum’s website.


Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. All photos are individually credited and provided courtesy Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

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