Shane Gross has been awarded the top prize for his stunning image of a swarm of western toad tadpoles. Gross captured the shot whilst snorkelling through carpets of lily pads in Cedar Lake on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Selected from a record-breaking 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories, the winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition also included Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, who was awarded the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 prize for his image of a minuscule springtail eyeing up some slime mould.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 winners
'Under the waterline' – Winner: Underwater/Matthew Smith, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'Old man of the glen' – Winner: Plants and Fungi/Fortunato Gatto, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'The demolition squad' – Winner: Behaviour, Invertebrates/Ingo Arndt, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'Life under dead wood' – Winner: 15-17 Years/Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'Dolphins of the forest' – Winner: Photojournalist Story Award/Thomas Peschak, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'A tranquil moment' – Winner: Behaviour, Mammals/Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'Rubies and gold' – Winner: Rising Star Portfolio Award/Sage Ono, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'An evening meal' – Winner: 11-14 Years/Parham Pourahmad, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'Wetland wrestle' – Winner: Behaviour, Amphibians and Reptiles/Karine Aigner, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'On watch' – Winner: Animal Portrait/John Marriott, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'The artful crow' – Winner: Natural Artistry/Jiri Hrebicek, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'Practice makes perfect' – Winner: Behaviour, Birds/Jack Zhi, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'Free as a bird' – Winner: 10 Years and Under/Alberto Román Gómez Hombre, Wildlife Photographer of the Year'The swarm of life' – Winner: Grand Title | Winner: Wetlands, The Bigger Picture/Shane Gross, Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London.
Danny is the outdoors editor of BBC Countryfile Magazine, responsible for commissioning, editing and writing articles for the Great Days Out section, which offers ideas and inspiration for exploring the UK countryside. After completing Dartmoor’s Ten Tors challenge as a teenager, walking has shaped Danny’s life. Over the past 15 years he has wandered many great trails, short and long, including a 2,000-mile journey through central Europe, a 500-mile exploration of the Scottish Highlands and, most recently, a 300-mile south-to-north passage through the beautiful mountains and valleys of Wales along the Cambrian Way. He has an unhealthy obsession with maps and has tested hundreds of Ordnance Survey walking routes around the UK, sampling and reviewing boots, rain jackets and the odd pair of socks as he goes.
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