Selected from a record 59,228 entries, these are the overall winners and the 18 category winners of this prestigious competition by London’s Natural History Museum.

From western toad tadpoles to glowing wetlands, this year’s winners capture nature’s beauty—and its fragility.

Pink dolphins, yawning lynx and swarms of tadpoles - check out this year's best wildlife photographers, according to the Natural History Museum.

Wildlife photography is a gripping blend of science and art. The science lesson comes from the subjects: Each image is a study of the natural world and all that can be learned from it. The art is in the otherworldly magic within the pictures—the majesty of a wolf’s face,

An army of tadpoles and a stretching lynx are just some of the incredible photos winning accolades at the annual competition

The Natural History Museum, London, has announced the winners of this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year, with the top prize going to Canadian marine conservation photojournalist Shane Gross. Gross's photo,