Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Portfolio 31

"This commemorative portfolio displays the full gallery of all 100 pictures awarded in the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. It also tells the stories of how they were created and what they reveal about the subjects depicted. Representing the work of photographers from 30 countries, they illustrate both the beauty and the drama of the natural world and our so-often conflicted relationship with it."--Back cover.

"The funniest photographs of wildlife from around the world collected here in one ... book [intended] for animal lovers of all stripes"--

"All 100 images awarded in the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are displayed in this powerful portfolio collection. ... Adding depth are the background stories - not just about how the pictures were made and the equipment used but also information about the subjects and why the photographers chose them."--Book jacket.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the international showcase for the very best photography featuring natural subjects. The Museum's 2022 week-to-view diaries feature stunning photographs of the natural world from past years of the competition. The perfect gifts for wildlife enthusiasts, they offer a specially selected photograph each week, accompanied by a caption explaining where and how it was taken. There is a ribbon marker for easy reference, and there are details of national and religious holidays.

Each year the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is seen by millions through a global tour and international media coverage. Portfolio 28 displays the full collection of 100 images awarded in the 2018 competition. Selected by an international jury for their artistic merit and originality from over 45,000 entries, they represent the work of 95 nationalities. Displaying different styles, techniques and ways of seeing, the collection is both a showcase for photographers who specialize in documenting the natural world and a celebration of nature. Each picture is accompanied by the story of how it was taken and what it reveals. The divisions are by subject - whether plants or animals, environment or landscape - and photographic genre, including portraiture, black and white and underwater. There are also special awards for young and up-and-coming photographers and, most important, for environmental and conservation stories, reminding us of our dependence on and conflicting attitudes towards nature.

This collection presents the most memorable and beautiful pictures from 50 years of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the world's most prestigious wildlife photography competition. It is a landmark collection that captures the diversity of the natural world and presents the many different ways of seeing and interpreting life on earth.

Featuring many of the greatest nature photographs of all time, this book charts the development of nature photography, from the first hand-held cameras and the color film revolution of the 1960s, to the increasingly sophisticated photographs of wild animals and unexplored places that are taken today. The prize-winning images include ground-breaking portraits, breathtaking aerial shots, underwater photography, close-up imagery, and much more. The images are accompanied by captions that put the photographs in context, explaining their importance, and revealing the vision, talent, passion, and technique of the world's leading wildlife photographers. All those who are passionate about photography and who have followed this compelling competition since its inception 55 years ago will treasure this magnificent volume.

Eye to Eye, the first personal portfolio by master photographer Frans Lanting, presents an extraordinary collection of animal images by an award-winning photographer and naturalist who has set the standards for a whole generation of wildlife photographers. More than 140 photographs, made over a period of twenty years, reveal the unique personal aesthetic Frans Lanting brings to wildlife photography. This book's exquisite images are accompanied by personal stories and observations from a lifetime of working with wild animals around the world, ranging from orangutans in the rain forests of Borneo to emperor penguins in Antarctica. More than 70 species are represented in this astonishing portrait gallery celebrating the diversity of life on earth. Frans Lanting work has been lauded by designers as art, by biologists as science, and by others as a new vision of the relationship between animals and people.