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Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025
Overall Winners

Browse the 2025 Wildlife Artist of the Year overall, sponsored, and category winners. 

Abstract World, Animal Behaviour, Earth’s Wild Beauty, Environmental Artivism, Facing Extinction, Into The Blue, Wings, and Youth Exclusive.

Gentle Little Baza
Michelle Lee Howk First Time Entrants Award
Gentle Little Baza
Aniruddha Gupte
Boys of Lolldaiga
Elizabeth Hosking Watercolour Award
Boys of Lolldaiga
Julia Cassels
The Undertaker
The Painters Online Award
The Undertaker
Andrew Pledge
Beloved
Overall Winner 2025
Beloved
Waiting on the World to Change
Overall Runner-Up 2025
Waiting on the World to Change
Matthew Polluk
First Dance
Into The Blue Winner 2025
First Dance
Sarah Jackson
How to Crawl While Stuck in the Darkness
Youth Exclusive Winner 2025
How to Crawl While Stuck in the Darkness
Sunghyun Chun
Strike a Pose
Wings Winner 2025
Strike a Pose
Emma Swift
96 Elephants a Day – the Daily Poaching Rate in Africa
Facing Extinction Winner 2025
96 Elephants a Day – the Daily Poaching Rate in Africa
Holly Budge
In the Compass of the Oceans
Environmental Artivism Winner 2025
In the Compass of the Oceans
Derek Robertson
Iguazu Falls
Earth’s Wild Beauty Winner 2025
Iguazu Falls
Hazel McNab
Into the Light
Animal Behaviour Winner 2025
Into the Light
Phillip Allder
A Dazzle of Zebra
Abstract World Winner 2025
A Dazzle of Zebra
Jonathan Truss
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Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025
Highly Commended

Selected by our panel of expert judges, these highly commended pieces have been specially selected.

JAVA java
Highly Commended
JAVA java
Alison Pink
The Crown Deep Purple
Highly Commended
The Crown Deep Purple
Antoine Savolainen
Kaimana
Highly Commended
Kaimana
Sarah Lake
Adrift
Highly Commended
Adrift
Long Arm
Highly Commended
Long Arm
Casey Nadine Banwell
Fading Fast
Highly Commended
Fading Fast
Alison Nicholls
On Scarlet Wings
Highly Commended
On Scarlet Wings
Caroline Von Broembsen
Warrior
Highly Commended
Warrior
Naomi Jenkin
Silent Grass
Highly Commended
Silent Grass
Nicole Kolekova
Big Silver
Highly Commended
Big Silver
Sarah Rhiannon
Snuggled In
Highly Commended
Snuggled In
Zenith
Highly Commended
Zenith
Carina Kramer
Elegance In Ruin
Highly Commended
Elegance In Ruin
The Good Lands
Highly Commended
The Good Lands
On Thin Ice
Animal Behaviour Luminary Choice
On Thin Ice
Sarah Holmes
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Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025
Luminary Choice

Browse the 2025 Wildlife Artist of the Year luminary choice winners. 

Nominated by: The Cameron Twins – Abstract World, Andy Parkinson – Animal Behaviour, Amechi – Earth’s Wild Beauty, Ped Millichamp – Environmental Artivism, Wawa Gatheru – Facing Extinction, Alfredo Barroso and Liisa Juuti – Into the Blue, Mya-Rose Craig (Bird Girl) – Wings, Max Denison-Pender – Youth Exclusive.

Essential Coexistence
Youth Exclusive Luminary Choice
Essential Coexistence
Soomin Chang
Liquid Gold
Wings Luminary Choice
Liquid Gold
Madeline Downham (M. Winter)
Glacier Polar Bear Portrait
Into the Blue Luminary Choice
Glacier Polar Bear Portrait
Tanya Russell
A Contract with Nature
Facing Extinction Luminary Choice
A Contract with Nature
Broken Home
Environmental Artivism Luminary Choice
Broken Home
Zoe Fitchet
The Song of Nature 5
Earth’s Wild Beauty Luminary Choice
The Song of Nature 5
Ze Ze Lai
On Thin Ice
Animal Behaviour Luminary Choice
On Thin Ice
Sarah Holmes
Galapagos Penguin
Abstract World Luminary Choice
Galapagos Penguin
Ruby Addison

Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025 Finalists