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

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.

The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 competition have been announced, and this year’s overall winner is an underwater image of tadpoles by Canadian Marine Conservation Photojournalist,

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

This year, the museum received a record-breaking 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories and granted awards to 100 photos. The two Grand Title winners were selected from 18 category winners.