Breathtaking animal photos from around the world will amaze and delight Albertans once again as the latest installment of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition comes to the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton.
Open to the public and running through January 9, 2011, this exhibition showcases award-winning and commended photos from the 2009 edition of the world’s most prestigious photography competition, organized by the Natural History Museum in London, England, and BBC Wildlife Magazine, and sponsored by Veolia Environnement.
Visitors will experience 60 extraordinary photographs, including the 17 overall category winners chosen from more than 43,000 entries from 94 countries. Just as fascinating as the shots themselves are the first-hand accounts by each photographer of how they were able to capture these incredible images of our natural world and its inhabitants.
Now in its 46th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is open to both amateur and experienced photographers, challenging them to produce uncommon photographic interpretations of nature.
Awe-inspiring in its examination of the diversity of life on earth, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition will inspire Albertans to explore nature’s beauty with their cameras and submit their own photographic art to next year’s competition.
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