Celebrating some of the most talented wildlife photographers from around the world for the past 61 years, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition returns next year, coming to Gloucester’s Nature in Art in February 2026.
Running from Tuesday 3 February to Sunday 12 April 2026, visitors to the beautiful Georgian museum and art gallery — which is the world’s first dedicated to art inspired by nature — can view a collection of exceptional images from over 100 countries, which capture fascinating animal behaviour, rare species and the diversity of the natural world.
The magical underwater world of peppered moray eels, an orb-weaver spider curled up inside its silken hideaway and a brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement are just a few of the awe-inspiring images featured in the 61st competition.
The world-renowned exhibition is on loan from the Natural History Museum in London and aims to engage and inspire audiences using the unique, emotive power of photography, shining a light on stories and animals around the world to encourage advocating for the planet.
What's more, this year’s award-winning images are embarking on an international tour that will allow them to be seen by well over a million people.
Dr Doug Gurr, director of the Natural History Museum sums up the exhibition saying: 'Now in its 61st year, we are thrilled to continue Wildlife Photographer of the Year as a powerful platform for visual storytelling, showing the diversity, beauty and complexity of the natural world and humanity's relationship to it.
'With the inclusion of our Biodiversity Intactness Index, this year’s exhibition will be our best combination of great artistry and groundbreaking science yet, helping visitors to become inspired to be advocates for our planet.'
Visitors can see the exhibition when it's at Nature in Art from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 4pm every week.
