The top prize for Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 has gone to Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn from Thailand for his extraordinary picture of a feeding Bryde's whale.
The image, titled The Beauty of Baleen, captures the moment the whale surfaced, feeding on anchovies close to the boat Katanyou was travelling on. Intrigued by the contrasting colours and textures of the whale's baleen, gums and skin as it breached the surface, Katanyou caught this almost abstract image of the gentle giant.
'Out of the jaws of a Bryde's whale comes this dazzling creation,' says Roz. 'The pin-sharp detail of the tiny anchovies is set against an abstraction of colour with the weave of brown baleen hair rimmed by a cascade of water drops.'
Visit the exhibitionThe two winning images were selected from 19 category winners, which won out against some 38,575 entries from 93 countries to the fifty-eighth Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition.
From the rainforests of Central Africa to the oceans off the coast of New Zealand, the exhibition showcases the best in nature photography, capturing rarely seen animals, incredible behaviours and striking landscapes.
All winning and runners up images will be on display in a freshly redesigned exhibition at the Museum from Friday 14 October.聽