Culture Vulture

The 44th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is held at London’s Natural History Museum from 31 October to 26 April. Here’s a selection of our favourite entries

NIGHT GRIFFON
Safie Al Khaffaf | Russia
‘I was shocked – and impressed by the striking beauty of this bird,’ says Safie, who spotted and
snapped it by chance at the Kirtik River.

SANDPIPER CONGREGATION
Arthur Morris | Cordova, Alaska
6,000 snoozing sandpipers greeted Arthur when he took a walk to the beach, giving him the chance to get this shot. He’d hoped at best to take a few close-up shots.

LAST BREATH OF AUTUMN
Michal Budzynski | Pieniny mountains, Poland
‘The snow must have slid off the branches of the beech trees but stuck to the firs,’ says Michal. The result was this most striking of images.

DADDY LONG LEGS
Jordi Chias | Canary Islands
Jordi spotted these arrow crabs backed against sea urchins while on a dive in Puerto de Mogán.

LITTLE BIG MOUTH
Fergus Kennedy | East Sussex, UK
‘The bold shapes and textures were perfect,’ says Fergus. ‘I waited until the shark reached a point where its head was lit by the late afternoon sunbeams. I knew I captured an image that