Wildlife Photographer of the Year launches the LUMIX People’s Choice Award

Wildlife Photographer of the Year launches the LUMIX People’s Choice Award

Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite image from the shortlisted images in Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

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Megan Shersby

Published: December 4, 2018 at 2:41 pm

Online voting is now open for the LUMIX People’s Choice Award, a category of the renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitionjudged by the public.

There are 25 images to choose from, shortlisted by the Natural History Museum (NHM) from more than 45,000 submissions from 95 countries.

Red, silver and black. © Tin Man Lee/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Red, silver and black. © Tin Man Lee/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

“Inspiring audiences to connect with the natural world is at the heart of what we do as a museum, and that’s why we’re so proud to run this competition,” says Ian Owens, director of science at the NHM.

“The LUMIX People’s Choice Award is special to us because it gives the public the chance to choose the winner, and I’m looking forward to seeing which of these beautiful photographs emerges as the favourite.”

The shortlisted images are currently on display at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the NHM, and can also be viewed and voted for online.

The orphaned beaver. © Suzi Eszterhas/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The orphaned beaver. © Suzi Eszterhas/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Family portrait. © Connor Stefanison/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Family portrait. © Connor Stefanison/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Last year’s winning image in this award (below) depicted a lowland gorilla called Pikin with her rescuer Appolinair Ndohoudou, by Canadian photographer Jo-Anne McArthur.

Pikin and Appolinaire. © Jo-Anne McArthur/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Pikin and Appolinaire. © Jo-Anne McArthur/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Megan Shersby

Naturalist, writer and content creator

Megan is a naturalist, writer and content creator. She is also a bookworm and a keen board gamer. She is the former editorial and digital co-ordinator at BBC Wildlife, and wrote features and sections for both the print magazine and discoverwildlife.com, including the Q&A and Go Wild sections, Poo Corner and News Species Discovery, the weekly e-newsletter and the social media accounts. Her features have included olms (cave salamanders) in Slovenia, arapaima (very big fish) in Guyana, and the role of hippos as ecosystem engineers in Zambia. She has also contributed to the website and magazine of BBC Countryfile Magazine, and has hosted some its podcast episodes. Prior to joining BBC Wildlife in 2016, she gained a degree in BSc(Hons) Animal Science, undertook behavioural research on zebras and dwarf mongooses, and worked in environmental education for a number of conservation charities.
<em>Three kings. © Wim Van Den Heever/Wildlife Photographer of the Year</em>

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