Wildlife Photography Awards 2023

The 2023 Wildlife Photography Awards was hosted by the Natural Museum of History in London. A total of nineteen photographers were honoured, including six from India.

Sriram Murali won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his beautiful photo of fireflies lighting up the Annamalai Tiger Reserve forest in Tamil Nadu. Young photographer Vihaan Talya received the award in the ’10 Years and Under’ category for his shot of a tree trunk spider.

Nejib Ahmed’s image captured a lioness who walked into a field near Assam’s  Orang National Park, scaring the villagers. Vishnu Gopal clicked a Tapir (a large pig-like animal) in the Brazillian Forest. Lastly, Vinod Venugopal’s photo of a unique Spider and Raj Mohan’s bird-eye shot of the Pallikaranai marshland covered in flames due to burning garbage received a lot of praise.

The competition hosted by the Natural Museum of History provides a platform for all the talented wildlife photographers to show their talents and skills.