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Posted on 02/08/2026 12:33:21 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
From a tender moment between a crane and her chick to a heartbreaking image of a polar bear cub’s final moments, the finalists for the Nuveen People’s Choice Award of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest stun.
Photographers from 113 countries and territories submitted more than 60,000 images for consideration. A judging panel of photography, wildlife, conservation and science experts whittled the finalists list down to 24 photographs that are now competing for votes from the public.
“No matter where you are in the world, it’s time to join the jury and vote in the Nuveen People’s Choice Award to select the photograph set for display in our flagship exhibition here at the Natural History Museum,” Dr Douglas Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum, London said in a statement. Whether showcasing fascinating behaviour or platforming a powerful story, this year’s selection of images is truly exceptional, and we can’t wait to see which one will be chosen as the public’s favourite!”
Voting closes March 18. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London.
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Wow.
This type of scene is getting rarer. The sun is high, the land wide and open. The polar bears rest after their long journey north along the Hudson Bay coast in Canada. Shrinking sea ice is making it harder for polar bears to hunt and find food to survive in summer.
As I understand it, the population is increasing, not decreasing.
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Crane with its baby...
Though the bear cubs playing in traffic are neat.
It looks like AI.
Why do you say that? Fabulous photos have been taken ever since the technology was developed; nature film, too.
I’ve heard that, too.
perhaps Popular AI rahter than Popular Science.
Something looks off to me. I have seen mountain lions several times. And their little cousins and houecats.
I’m thinking the front left should be grounded at the same time the back right is....?????
North Equity owns popular science...another woke global equity firm
Because I know several photographers. That enter such contests. They use photo editing to enhance their photographs to win
It depends on what they do.
Photos have always been manipulated or enhanced in one way or another, using filters or settings or developing techniques. That’s considered part of the art, and not the same as making a ‘fake’ photo.
Not much difference
So, should only simple ‘point and shoot’ photos be allowed in a competition? That wouldn’t take much expertise.
Then label them as enhanced.
Other wise it set forth a false reality.
I think most who understand serious photography realize that it employs technique, like any art.
But, you go ahead and label them as ‘fake’.
Those are nice.
But a photograph can look very different depending on things like film speed, aperture setting; focal length of the lens, etc. Even in black and white photography, color filters can make a big difference in the finished image. Something as simple as how a photo is cropped can change the message an image presents to the viewer.
It simply isn’t correct to say that photos using techniques like those are ‘fake’, ‘photoshopped’ or ‘AI’.
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