Wildlife Photographer of the Year – People’s Choice Award 2026 | The Guardian

A shortlist of 24 images has been selected for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. You can vote for your favourite image online. The winner will be announced on 25 March and shown from that date as part of the overall Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which runs until 12 July at the Natural History Museum in London.

About the image:

Solar Waves: Rows of solar panels stretch across the landscape like ripples on a water’s surface. This solar farm is in the land surrounding the hamlet of Cambridge in Gloucestershire, England, UK. The panels had to be carefully organised around the divisions between pastures. The result is a pattern that resembles the shapes of bodies of water. This image is part of a project to document the relationship between nature and industry along the River Severn, which flows near this solar farm. It shows clearly the effects of human activities on the environment.

Source: Wildlife photographer of the year – people’s choice 2026 | The Guardian