The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide, recently announced their 50 finalists of the year, fitting as 2014 marks the 50th year of the worldwide event.
This year's finalists were chosen from a whopping selection of over 41,000 entries. Photographs were selected for their "artistic composition, technical innovation and truthful interpretation of the natural world," according to the competition's official website.
Winning image are toured around the world in a major Natural History Museum exhibition, and will be published on the official site, BBC Wildlife Magazine, and a variety of publications. Photographers will have their work viewed by millions of people.
Please enjoy some of the most stunning selections, and SHARE them with your friends and family!
"Australian Sea Lion Pups"
"Great Peacock Moth Caterpillar"
"Caiman Night"
"Feel Safe"
"Barracuda Swirl"
"Innocents Betrayed"
"Move!"
"Piraputangus"
"Red Deer and Cranes"
"Heavy Rain"
"Bad Hair Day"
"Facebook Update"
"Stretching"
"One Eye On You"
"Apex Predators"
"Flirting Bearded Seal"
"Bat Festival"
"Dantes Inferno"
"Diamonds"
"Dawn Lift-Off"
"Moonlight Climber"
"Helical"
"Kings into the Dark"
"Big Mouth"
"Hide Away"
"King Penguins and Fur Seals"
"Ladybird Spider"
"Leaping Gentoo Penguin"
"Las Fauces de la Noche"
"Pure Magic"
"Old Cloths"
"Sentry Duty"
"Beechnuts Rhythm"
"Red Kangaroos at Waterhole"
"Sea Lion Dreams"
"Shoulder Check"
"Shoaling Reef Squid"
"Startled by Stargazer"
"Winter Hares"
"Whats This"
"Too Big But So Tasty"
"View of Tokyo"
"Yellow-Necked Mouse"
Please SHARE these fabulous entries, and wish good luck to all of the finalists!
